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‘Todos Pueden Beneficiarse de la Acesibilidad’: La Acesibilidad de UT Tyler

December 20, 2024 Paulina Mata

By PAULINA MATA/Social Media Editor Subir un tramo de escaleras, abrir puerta tras puerta y cruzar corriendo el campus para llegar a clase son sucesos cotidianos y sin sentido para el estudiante universitario promedio. Sin [Read More…]

Abuse Victims Find Help at ET Crisis Center

December 14, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer Every year, thousands of children in East Texas grow up in abusive homes. When Jeremy Flowers was a kid, his home wasn’t out of the ordinary or strange – it was [Read More…]

Tyler Day Nursery Continues 90-Year Legacy of Caring

December 13, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By ABIGAIL SMITH/Staff Writer The hum of a CD player filling the room is a joyful melody echoing off the brightly colored walls of a classroom. The room is alive with the vibrant energy of [Read More…]

The Power of Calm: New Wellness Center Offers Relief for Overwhelmed Students

December 12, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By MEGAN FOLK/Contributor Blue is a calming color. Water is calming. This is why the new Wellness Center is blue and watery — for calm and comfort. “The Wellness Center is a place I want [Read More…]

UT Tyler Sets AI Guidelines as Use of Technology Grows

December 12, 2024 Nayeli Carrillo

By NAYELI CARRILLO/Staff Writer While hearing keyboard clatter and seeing students on their phone at universities is not uncommon, now unlike years past, AI or Large Language Models are a fingertips’ reach away. OpenAI, an [Read More…]

DOCUMENTARY: “Street Kitties”

December 2, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By ANDREW STAPLES/Contributor Andrew Staples chronicles how residents at a Tyler apartment complex interact and take care of a large population of stray cats on the property. His documentary is called “Street Kitties.”

Con Muertes de Fentanilo Subiendo, UT Tyler Lanza Iniciativa de Acceso Narcan

November 29, 2024 The Patriot Talon

Editor’s Note: This is part of a reporting project drawing attention to the rising number of fentanyl deaths, use of Narcan to save lives and UT Tyler’s new Narcan Access Initiative. This story is in [Read More…]

BREAKING NEWS: UT Tyler Breezeway Collapses During Planned Demolition, Injures 3 Workers, Hospitalizes 1

November 25, 2024 Larry Bonilla

By LARRY BONILLA/Copy Editor The breezeway between the Hudnall-Pirtle-Roosth Building and Stewart Hall collapsed this Monday afternoon. Three ambulances and two fire engines arrived at the scene after a call at about 12:30 p.m. The [Read More…]

Images of Fentanyl Victims, Bring Students Face to Face with Problem

November 22, 2024 The Patriot Talon

This is part of a reporting project drawing attention to the dangers of fentanyl, use of Narcan to save lives and UT Tyler’s Narcan Access Initiative. See at The Patriot Talon on Instagram for more [Read More…]

Relatives of Victims Say Awareness Key to Slowing Fentanyl Deaths

November 22, 2024 The Patriot Talon

This is part of a reporting project drawing attention to the danger of fentanyl, use of Narcan to save lives and UT Tyler’s Narcan Access Initiative. See more coverage at The Patriot Talon on Instagram. [Read More…]