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As Fentanyl Deaths Soar, UT Tyler Provides Free Narcan

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 the university’s Narcan Access Initiative. Also see The Patriot Talon on Instagram for more [Read More…]

UT System Set to Provide Undergraduate Texans from Low-Income Families Free Tuition

November 21, 2024 Larry Bonilla

By LARRY BONILLA/Copy Editor The University of Texas System Board of Regents’ Academic Affairs Committee gave preliminary approval to provide tuition free education to undergraduate Texans attending any of the UT System’s nine academic institutions, [Read More…]

PHOTO ESSAY: UT Tyler Celebrates First-Gen Students on National First Generation Day

November 18, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By AALIYAH FLORES/Staff Writer National First Generation Day celebrates and honors students who are the first in their families to graduate from college. Despite the various challenges and obstacles these students may face, they pave [Read More…]

UT Tyler Students Struggle with Sleep

November 13, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By CARTER PHILLIPS/Contributor College students often juggle heavy workloads, especially near deadlines. When this happens, one of the first things they tend to neglect is proper sleep. “Due to having a job and going to [Read More…]

High Debt Looms Over Students

November 11, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By ELLIE VALLERY/Staff Writer Many students find the excitement of earning a degree overshadowed by student loan debt at the University of Texas at Tyler. “I’m scared that I am going to have to pay [Read More…]

Smith County Combatting Rise in Sex Trafficking

November 11, 2024 David Chapek

By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer Nearly 600 active online ads for prostitution were posted from Tyler in just one week according to local Homeland Security Investigations data. This shocking number is just one indicator of the [Read More…]

Students Reject Rising Textbook Costs

November 11, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By DENISHA MIMS/Contributor College students face a financial hurdle every semester: the rising cost of textbooks. ”The school is already charging a high amount of tuition, room and board; and adding the high cost of [Read More…]

Coach Brockman Inspires Students Success

November 4, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By SYDNI BAXTER/Contributor Nyree Brockman coaches students to career success at UT Tyler, and she is inspired by a profound desire to support and nurture the growth of others. “Witnessing the transformative power of education [Read More…]

UT Tyler Art Department Recruits Incoming Students

November 4, 2024 Amelia Matecek

By AMELIA MATECEK/Contributor Many high school students search for a program and university that suits their needs during their transition to college. The annual UT Tyler Art Department High School Recruiting event assisted students with [Read More…]

Students Decorating Spooky, Scrumptious Cookies with Patriot Productions

November 1, 2024 Orion Baker

By ORION BAKER/Staff Writer Patriot Productions hosted a spooky cookie-decorating event Oct. 3 in the University Center in the spirit of Halloween with a sprinkle of creativity, It provided an opportunity for students to have [Read More…]