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What is the East Texas Watch Dog? UT Tyler’s Beloved Turtle

January 23, 2024 Larry Bonilla

By LARRY BONILLA/Staff Writer Between the University’s twin lakes, hugging the pathway that connects the Library and Administration building, there rests a giant steel turtle. Matted in bronze, it faces northward with an agape jaw [Read More…]

Shannon Decraene: A Woman of Many Hats

December 4, 2023 Barbara Martin Moro

By BARBARA MARTIN MORO/Staff Writer From being in the corporate world for 25 years to having a life of horse-showing competitions to helping students at UT Tyler grow in their faith, Shannon Decraene, the general [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…]

Capturing Change – Lisa Horlander’s ‘Rite of Way’ Art Exhibition

November 9, 2023 Paulina Mata

By PAULINA MATA/Social Media Editor On the very edge of campus, a white room filled with floating structures stands still. That is, until someone steps in. Slowly, the pink and white shapes that hang from [Read More…]

PHOTO ESSAY: Midnight Breakfast 2023

November 2, 2023 Megan Williams

Murder Mystery Night at UT Tyler

October 30, 2023 Jim Rasberry

By JIM RASBERRY/Staff Writer Students will gather this Halloween for a night of frightful fun at the University Center. The Office of Student Engagement will be hosting a Murder Mystery game in the University Center ballroom, [Read More…]

Career Success Conference Captivates Students

October 26, 2023 Porter

By PORTER STAGGERS/Staff Writer Thursday, Oct. 19, the Career Success Conference came for UT Tyler students. This year’s conference was the fifth to be held on campus, and included a wide variety of panels with many [Read More…]

The Clothesline Project: Gut-Wrenching Messages Are Voices of Abuse Victims

October 12, 2023 Ashley Worley

By ASHLEY WORLEY/Staff Writer EDITOR’S NOTE: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Rows of T-shirts hung from clotheslines: a rainbow of colors. Each one is a story captured in paint, expressing the inexpressible. Some spoke [Read More…]

“We just want to help out in any way that we can:” SGA a Student Resource

October 9, 2023 Danny Mogle

By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer Chloe Dix says her job as president of the Student Government Association is to serve as the primary liaison between students, faculty, and administrators. When the university made additional parking spaces [Read More…]

Take aim: Throwing pies for charity

October 5, 2023 Leigh Meyers

By LEIGH MEYERS/Staff Writer Despite the heat of the day, a crowd of students surround a line of chairs just outside of Harvey Lake deck. The students chat and laugh as one of their peers [Read More…]