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The Last Blog – Tips for While You’re Abroad! Blog 3

January 19, 2024 Brynna Williamson

By BRYNNA WILLIAMSON/Vice Editor in Chief I’ll tell y’all up-top the “big message” for this final blog: DO NOT be afraid or worry about this whole process. As unlikely as it seems, you’ll pick up [Read More…]

4 Simple Tricks for Online Classes

January 18, 2024 David Chapek

By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer If college students love complaining about something, it’s online classes – and not without reason. One study published by the National Library of Medicine in 2022 concluded that students generally “preferred in-person [Read More…]

The Blog Post Where I Tell You To Be Two Completely Opposite Things — Study Abroad Blog 2

January 16, 2024 Brynna Williamson

By BRYNNA WILLIAMSON/Vice Editor in Chief Y’all, here’s the upshot for the actual preparing-to-go stage of studying abroad: be a prepare-aholic, but also remember to stop, rest and take a breather. That took me way too [Read More…]

Stuff I wish someone had told me before I studied abroad – Blog 1

January 11, 2024 Brynna Williamson

By BRYNNA WILLIAMSON/ Vice Editor in Chief Hey there students!! In the pages within, you will find a little bit of humour, a little bit of tears, and a whole lot of honesty. This is my [Read More…]

El Día de los Muertos: La Ofrenda de UT Tyler

December 21, 2023 Brynna Williamson

By BRYNNA WILLIAMSON/ Vice Editor-in-Chief and PAULINA MATA/ Social Media Editor Por el 1 de noviembre hasta el 2 de noviembre de este año, UT Tyler tenía una ofrenda por el Dia de los Muertos. [Read More…]

Encontrando La Manera: Alumna de Primera Generación Lizbeth Salazar Sanchez

December 11, 2023 Danny Mogle

By PAULINA MATA/Staff Writer A través de la pantalla de su iPad, ella escribe “World Text and Image Notes” en cursive. Esperando para clase a empezar, Lizbeth Salazar Sanchez habla amistosamente con sus compañeros de [Read More…]

The Tallies: The Talon Staff’s Favorite Music of 2023

December 7, 2023 Larry Bonilla

By TALON STAFF/ Organized by LARRY BONILLA Friends and Fellow Patriots, welcome to “the Tallies!” This is a special Talon Staff review to tally up the music that made us cry, had us enchanted, and shaped our [Read More…]

“With Love Fur All:” Therapet Visits UT Tyler

December 4, 2023 David Chapek

By DAVID CHAPEK/ Staff Writer About two dozen students had crowded into the second floor of the Muntz Library. The normally silent room was quietly buzzing as both students and staff filtered through the distinct groups [Read More…]

REVIEW: ‘Songbirds and Snakes’ Adds New Chapter to ‘Hunger Games’ Story

November 30, 2023 Danny Mogle

By NAYELI CARRILLO/Staff Writer Eleven years have passed since Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson graced the silver screen as Katniss and Peeta, District 12 tributes of the 74th Hunger Games. The long-awaited prequel to “The [Read More…]

Managing Emotions, Setting Boundaries, and Getting Support: Professor Anita Brown

November 30, 2023 Danny Mogle

By MEGAN WILLIAMS/Staff Writer Anita Brown enters a dimly lit classroom filled with computers. The lights create a soft, dusky glow that illuminates the room. She makes her way to a Mac computer keyboard. Click, [Read More…]