By ASHLEY WORLEY/Staff Writer In 2015, Grayson Lackey stepped into the lobby of the historic Liberty Hall. It was filled with faces he didn’t recognize. He was 16, homeschooled, raised on an East Texas cattle [Read More…]
By MATEUS FERREIRA/Staff Writer UT Researchers and sororities support women during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Research in the Fisch College of Pharmacy Dr. May Abdelaziz, assistant professor at the Fisch College of Pharmacy, has been [Read More…]
By ASHLEY WORLEY/Staff Writer Under a wooden, thatched-roof platform overlooking the edge of a yellow field, people mill about watching, waiting. A mother holds her son, a boy of about 5 years of age in [Read More…]
By ABIGAIL SMITH/Staff Writer “Live like there’s no tomorrow—love like you’re on borrowed time.” — Jason Gray At 11 years old, Kenny Smith was diagnosed with failing kidneys. At that time, he didn’t know the [Read More…]
By LARRY BONILLA/Staff Writer Following an icy winter break, students and faculty returned to the university for the new semester expecting the campus to look the same as they left it. However, that’s not quite [Read More…]
By NATHAN WITT / Editor-in-Chief My grandmother’s guest room faced the sunrise. I remember, as a kid, feeling the sun’s rays washing over me while I clung to the last ounce of sleepiness. The white room [Read More…]
By MACY WEATHERFORD/Staff Writer Editor’s Note: The name of this interviewee has been changed for privacy reasons. She couldn’t help but lie. The label of being the “foster kid” felt humiliating and unwanted. Passed around from [Read More…]
By LARRY BONILLA/Staff Writer Between the University’s twin lakes, hugging the pathway that connects the Library and Administration building, there rests a giant steel turtle. Matted in bronze, it faces northward with an agape jaw [Read More…]
By BARBARA MARTIN MORO/ Staff Writer Editor’s note: This article is the second in a series about interesting research being done at UT Tyler. From taking care of ants as a lab volunteer to studying the [Read More…]
By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer Not long ago, Leilani Hurtado and Zach Stansbery were foes as stars on opposing high school debate teams. Today the two have joined forces to become one of UT Tyler’s top [Read More…]