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“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…]

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…]

New Mass Communications Professor Teaches Creativity, Curiosity, and Kindness in the Classroom

November 27, 2023 Danny Mogle

By SANTIAGO NUÑEZ/Staff Writer The word “youth” is typically not associated with the mental image of a college professor — at least not at first thought. However, one of UT Tyler’s newest assistant professors subverts [Read More…]

UP ALL NIGHT: College students’ caffeine-fueled worlds of jobs, homework and social media leave little time for a good’s night rest

November 27, 2023 Danny Mogle

By TAIYA BEAN/Talon Contributor Sitting in a classroom at the UT Tyler campus at 8 a.m., Jessica Hale begins to yawn as the lecture starts. “I have ADHD, which affects my sleep,” Hale says later, [Read More…]

Kennedi Davis in the class where she teaches.

“Tough As a Nail” Biology Student Finds Life Purpose in Research Opportunities

November 27, 2023 Barbara Martin Moro

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…]

Treat People With Kindness: More Than a Mantra

November 23, 2023 Danny Mogle

By HANNAH BENSON/Staff Writer On a gloomy, cold, rainy day, UT Tyler student Carley Scroggins pulls her Kia Soul into a parking spot on campus. She stares at the rain trickling down her windshield and [Read More…]

A Passion for Pounding: How Drumming Drives Jameia Dew

November 23, 2023 Megan Williams

By MEGAN WILLIAMS/ Staff Writer Jameia Dews, a fitness instructor who was once a student learning pounding, is now the teacher Jameia Dews just finished instructing another exhilarating Zumba-type workout, but the catch is that [Read More…]

Patriot Pantry Provides Relief from Citations and Food Insecurity

November 20, 2023 Danny Mogle

By SANTIAGO NUNEZ/Staff Writer It is 30 minutes past noon, MaryJane Calderon, a junior art major, is holding a granola bar and a can of soda. They soon will be the only things she has eaten this [Read More…]

Numbers in Annual Crime Report Don’t Tell Whole Story

November 16, 2023 Nathan Witt

Talon Staff Special Although a rise in violence and stalking in the campus safety report looks alarming, officials say there is more to the story. Last year, more people than ever told authorities they believed [Read More…]

Students Study Bones in Mock Crime Scene

November 15, 2023 Brynna Williamson

By BRYNNA WILLIAMSON/ Vice Editor-in-Chief It’s 2 o’clock, Nov. 14, and crime scene tape and skulls littered the front lawn of the UT Tyler greens outside of CAS. Students will be relieved, however, to know [Read More…]