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…]
By MATEUS FERRIERA/Staff Writer Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is a student movement founded in 1993 that aims to get students involved in pro-Palestinian activism. There are over 350 chapters in the U.S. and [Read More…]
By ASHLEY WORLEY/Staff Writer In 2015, Grayson Lackey stepped into the lobby of the historic Liberty Hall. It was filled with faces he didn’t recognize. He was 16, homeschooled, raised on an East Texas cattle [Read More…]
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…]
By BROCK BEARDEN/Contributor Collegiate athletes are concerned about suffering sport injuries and that injuries can have an extreme impact on their performance and mental health. “I have had lots of injuries over the course of [Read More…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
By AIDAN KING/Contributor Stanley’s Famous Pit Bar B-Q has been family owned and operated since 1958. Nick and Jen Pencis took over the business in 2006 after the death of founder JD Stanley. They kept [Read More…]