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House Passes Bill for Potential Nationwide TikTok Ban

April 8, 2024 Whitney

By WHITNEY WORLEY/Staff Contributor UT Tyler student Makayla Villarreal’s TikTok page seems to know her well. It offers her penguins falling down a slide, people doing backflips and college lifestyle narratives. There’s also the curling [Read More…]

Are Tattoos unprofessional?

April 8, 2024 Noah Tew

By MACY MAXWELL/Contributor Do tattoos have an effect on professionalism in the workplace? Michael T. French of the University of Miami and his colleagues surveyed more than 2,000 people in the United States. They found [Read More…]

Inspired Minds: An artistic magazine for all students

April 4, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By GLADIS LUNA/Contributor The new edition of Inspiring Minds, UT Tyler’s literary magazine, recently hit the stands. This is the fourth volume of the Talon Student Media publication, and this year’s theme is “History Repeats [Read More…]

Military Band Visits UT Tyler

April 1, 2024 Barbara Martin Moro

By BARBARA MARTIN MORO/Staff Writer The Intrepid Winds, a woodwind quintet of one of the 20 regional bands of the U.S. Army, visited UT Tyler last Thursday to share their music expertise and talent. The [Read More…]

JP2 Ministry Hoping to Bring in More Students

April 1, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By NICO GENDROP/Staff Contributor A shrinking student-run ministry based near the UT Tyler campus has received less recognition and is seeking more involvement within its community. The students of St. John Paul II Catholic Campus [Read More…]

UT Tyler’s 2024 Homecoming: Fitness & Nutrition Expo

March 28, 2024 Megan Williams

By MEGAN WILLIAMS/Staff Writer and Photographer The University of Texas at Tyler held its 2024 homecoming health and nutrition expo on Tuesday, March 19 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the University Center second [Read More…]

UT Tyler and ETSO to give musical composition world premiere performance March 23

March 21, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By SYDNEY WILLIAMSON/Contributor Associate Professor of Music Kyle Gullings is the first UT Tyler faculty member to work in collaboration with East Texas Symphony Orchestra (ETSO). On March 23, ETSO will give the world premiere [Read More…]

UT Tyler hosts first ever Nerd Night

March 18, 2024 Karleigh Yancy

By KARLEIGH YANCY/Magazine Editor, PORTER STAGGERS/Staff Contributor, BARBARA MARTIN MORO/Staff Contributor Dungeons. Dragons. And dorks. On February 26th, students from across the UT Tyler campus gathered in the University Center Ballroom to enjoy the very [Read More…]

Gen-X Jim presents: Social Justice vs. Two Taquitos and a Diet Dr. Pepper

March 11, 2024 GenX Jim

By JIM CLAYTON/ Staff Writer Editor’s Note: This piece is the first in a new Patriot Talon column called “Gen-X Jim Presents.” We hope you like it! Let us know in the comments below. Okay, [Read More…]

Football Great Terry Bradshaw Talks Football, Acting

March 11, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By WHITNEY WORLEY/Staff Writer If NFL Hall-of-Famer Terry Bradshaw could talk to the Dallas Cowboys, he would tell them one thing: “Take it easy. If you’re comfortable, you open up and you see everything. When [Read More…]