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Dissecting the “Podcast Election”

January 13, 2025 Mateus Ferreira

By MATEUS FERREIRA/Staff Writer Amid the tumult of Trump’s victory speech on the night of the 2024 presidential election, CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship Dana White—a key figure in Trump’s campaign—stepped onto the stage to [Read More…]

The Joy of Running in Tyler State Park

November 22, 2024 David Chapek

Editor’s Note: David Chapek, a senior economics major, shares what happened when he went running on one of Tyler State Park’s many trails. By DAVID CHAPEK/Contributor There are a lot of great things about living [Read More…]

Controversial ‘Students for Justice in Palestine’ Arrives at UT Tyler

November 14, 2024 Mateus Ferreira

By MATEUS FERRIERA/Staff Writer Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student movement founded in 1993 that aims to get students involved in pro-Palestinian activism, has formed at UT Tyler. It has over 350 chapters [Read More…]

Tyler Filmmaker Finds Inspiration Close to Home

November 13, 2024 Ashley Worley

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…]

Breast Cancer Awareness Finds Support in Campus Volleyball and Research

October 25, 2024 Mateus Ferreira

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…]

PHOTO GALLERY: Local Zoo Ensures a Legacy of Joy

October 7, 2024 Ashley Worley

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…]

Borrowed Time: Post Kidney Transplant, Man Relishes Life and Family

September 26, 2024 The Patriot Talon

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…]

So… Why is the Lake Murky? And What are the Rats?

February 12, 2024 Larry Bonilla

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…]

Alumni Artist Comes Home Bringing Nostalgia

February 8, 2024 Nathan Witt

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…]

The Mission of Hope Haven

January 25, 2024 Macy Weatherford

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…]