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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…]
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University of Texas at Tyler’s new steps received positive feedback

September 25, 2025 The Patriot Talon
By CIERRA RAYNER/Contributor After construction in the summer of 2025, the new concrete steps at the University of Texas at Tyler are finally finished. A view of Harvey Lake and the Harvey Deck can be [Read More…]
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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…]
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Mark Your Calendar: SGA Fall Election Sign-Up Now Open

August 28, 2025 Mateus Ferreira
By MATEUS FERREIRA/Head Writer Student Government Association’s Fall Election is now open for sign-up. The SGA is a forum for student opinion at UT Tyler, according to the UT website. The association elects officers and representatives [Read More…]
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Brynna: The Vice Editor-in-Chief Graduateth

May 3, 2024 Brynna Williamson
By BRYNNA WILLIAMSON/Vice-Editor-in-Chief Well, my friends, today is the last day I write those words– “Vice Editor in Chief!” It’s been a long journey, and this post is the last one I’ll be making in my [Read More…]
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UT Tyler Honors College Holds Colloquium Event

April 22, 2024 Brynna Williamson
By BRYNNA WILLIAMSON/Vice Editor-in-Chief Multimedia journalist Brynna Williamson gives a first-hand report on the Honors College Colloquium event. Activities were designed to help students deal with stress while speakers and displays offered information about mental health [Read More…]
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Gen-X Jim Presents: How To Be A Rattlesnake Wrangler – American Edition

April 18, 2024 GenX Jim
By JIM CLAYTON/Staff Writer I was reading a story online earlier today. It was one of those “clickbait” pieces of entertainment fluff, designed not so much to inform as to shock. The story took place [Read More…]
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How Scary Is Studying Abroad?

April 18, 2024 The Patriot Talon
By WHITNEY WORLEY/Staff Writer  While some might find the idea of studying abroad glamorous or exciting, many students find the thought terrifying. UT Tyler student Jenna Brown summed up the most common feeling toward the [Read More…]
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Gen-X Jim presents: Shut Up! My Song Is On…

April 15, 2024 GenX Jim
By JIM CLAYTON/Staff Writer How are ya, folks? Hopefully, life isn’t slapping at you like a Becky with a purse dog walking through a spider web. To anyone out there named Becky, don’t get upset. It’s [Read More…]
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House Passes Bill for Potential Nationwide TikTok Ban

April 8, 2024 Whitney
By WHITNEY WORLEY/Staff Contributor UT Tyler student Makayla Villarreal’s TikTok page seems to know her well. It offers her penguins falling down a slide, people doing backflips and college lifestyle narratives. There’s also the curling [Read More…]

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