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PHOTO ESSAY: Ready, Set, Matcha at ASA’s Performative Male Contest

October 9, 2025 Orion Baker

By ORION BAKER/Multimedia Editor Assistant and HIMAANI RANKA/Staff Writer and ELIZABETH INION/Staff Writer On Sept. 30, UT Tyler’s Asian Student Association hosted the first ever Performative Male Contest at the Amphitheater by WT Brookshire Hall. [Read More…]

Patriot Athletics Ignite Season with Fun, Fans and Fierce Competition

September 12, 2025 Chase Upton

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor Patriots Kick Off Season with Tailgating, Giveaways, and more UT Tyler athletics came alive Thursday evening as fans gathered for tailgating and pregame festivities ahead of the season openers for men’s soccer [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…]

Annual Zombie Run to Begin Oct. 27

October 26, 2023 Paulina Mata

By PAULINA MATA/Staff Writer UT Tyler’s most ghoulish intramural is approaching. On Oct. 27, the annual Zombie Run will begin. Runners will attempt to make it through the finish line without being “zombified.” The Zombie [Read More…]

PHOTO ESSAY: Afrobeats, A Night of Fun and Funk

October 19, 2023 Porter

By PORTER STAGGERS/Staff Writer Wednesday, October 4th, the African Student Organization and Black Student Association collaborated to throw the “Afrobeats Party” in the Patriot Zone. The evening consisted of party games, delicious food and music [Read More…]

5 Events You Don’t Want To Miss

August 21, 2023 Nathan Witt

By NATHAN WITT/Editor in Chief Between quizzes, projects, reading assignments and tests, it can be easy to get so busy you forget the other part of the college experience. We understand the feeling. That’s why [Read More…]

Image of the movie poster for the The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’: Level Up or Game Over?

April 13, 2023 Elaina Gonzalez

By ELAINA GONZALEZ/Opinion Editor On April 5, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” debuted in theaters. The PG-rated film features several favorite Mario Bros. characters alongside countless Nintendo references and flawlessly smooth animation. Yet, reviews for [Read More…]

GALLERY: Midnight Breakfast Offers Chance to Relax

November 2, 2022 Megan Williams

By MEGAN WILLIAMS/Staff Writer The Student Government Association brought back their semi-annual breakfast that provided students who attended, free stuff such as food, T-shirts and more! Furthermore, some of the student organizations that were able [Read More…]

Students Compete in First Delek US Ratliff Relay

October 31, 2022 Andrew Velarde

By ANDREW VELARDE/Staff Writer On. Oct. 22, 400 students from engineering majors participated in the first Delek US Ratliff Relay. In this Olympic-style event which showcased their various majors, students competed in a catapult contest, [Read More…]