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UT Tyler Takes over East Texas State Fair

October 2, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By GENEVIEVE JACKSON/Staff Writer UT Tyler students, alumni and faculty filled the East Texas State Fairgrounds last Thursday for the annual UT Tyler Day at the Fair. The tradition brought the university’s community together off-campus, [Read More…]

Fall Fest Bings Tailgating, Full Slate of Home Games

October 2, 2025 Chase Upton

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor UT Tyler Athletics is gearing up for its annual Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct. 4, a day packed with sports, food, and community fun. All of the Patriot’s home games for the [Read More…]

University of Texas at Tyler’s New Steps Received Positive Feedback

September 25, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By CIERRA RAYNER/Contributor After construction in the summer of 2025, the new concrete steps at the University of Texas at Tyler are finally finished. A view of Harvey Lake and the Harvey Deck can be [Read More…]

BREAKING: UT Tyler Dismisses Three Top Administrators

September 17, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By KARLEIGH YANCY/Editor in chief On Tuesday, Sept. 16, Dr. Julie Philley, president of the University of Texas at Tyler, sent out an email stating that effective immediately, three members of the Division of Student [Read More…]

Mark Your Calendar: SGA Fall Election Sign-Up Now Open

August 28, 2025 Mateus Ferreira

By MATEUS FERREIRA/Head Writer Student Government Association’s Fall Election is now open for sign-up. The SGA is a forum for student opinion at UT Tyler, according to the UT website. The association elects officers and representatives [Read More…]

The Backstory of UT Tyler’s Tenure Scandal

August 21, 2025 Mateus Ferreira

By MATEUS FERREIRA/Head Writer In October of 2023, Dr. Mickie Mwanzia Koster was accused of secretly hiring a person from Kenya to do some of her job duties. The ensuing high-stakes case involved a firing, [Read More…]

“WE HAVE NO KINGS”: “No Kings” Protest Held in Tyler

June 17, 2025 Paulina Mata

By PAULINA MATA/Managing Editor and KARLEIGH YANCY/Editor-In-Chief Over 1,200 demonstrators gathered in Tyler on June 14 as a part of the “No Kings” movement being held across the country. The movement is an opposition to President [Read More…]

Providing Help to Student Veterans: ‘I Saw a Tremendous Need’

May 23, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By NICOLE ANDERSON/Contributor Editor’s Note: Nicole Anderson is a veteran. Chris Cox, coordinator of veteran’s affairs at the Military and Veterans Success Center at The University of Texas at Tyler, helps veterans with both their [Read More…]

Story Included Fabricated Quote Attributed to Gage Henson

May 21, 2025 The Patriot Talon

From the Editorial Board The Patriot Talon has learned that a story published on this website contained a fabricated quote. The story was then immediately removed. The story dealt with the topic of drinking alcohol [Read More…]

Patriot Baseball Sweeps Opening Round of LSC Tournament in Dominant Fashion

May 6, 2025 Chase Upton

By CHASE UPTON/Contributor The University of Texas at Tyler’s nationally ranked baseball team opened the Lone Star Conference Tournament May 4 with a near-perfect sweep of Texas A&M-Kingsville, winning the first game 10-1 and securing [Read More…]