editorial

Submitted by editorial on May 31, 2009 - 9:32am

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Patriot Talon staff wins TIPA awards
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Monday, April 20th, 2009

DALLAS — Members of the Patriot Talon, the student newspaper at The University of Texas at Tyler, earned 20 awards from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association during the organization’s annual awards ceremony April 11 in Dallas.

The Talon earned a second place in overall points against 14 other Division 2 schools including the winner, Tarrant County College.

Madea isn’t worth the time or money, do not bother
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Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Is that Oscar nominee Viola Davis playing a straight-talking prison preacher in Tyler Perry’s latest, "Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail"?

And Dr. Phil? And Tom Joyner? Steve Harvey? Judge Mathis? The cast of "The View"?

Perry, the Atlanta-based comedy factory, pulls out all the stops to stimulate his box office (it’s been sliding in recent years) with this "Madea" farce. His growing savvy as a movie-maker runs smack dab into his need to pander in this, his broadest farce to star his cross-dressed alter ego, the auntie the world knows as Madea.

The formula hasn’t changed, not much.

Patriot Talon selects business coordinator
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Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Jacque Hilburn-Simmons, an award-winning East Texas journalist, has been named the new business coordinator for the Patriot Talon, the student newspaper at the University.

As coordinator, her duties involve overseeing the advertising and circulation departments for the weekly newspaper that serves Tyler, Longview, and Palestine campuses.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to support young people as they carve out a niche for themselves in a very dynamic and challenging career path,” Hilburn-Simmons said.

Hilburn-Simmons, 45, of Tyler, has been a professional reporter/writer for m

Alcohol policy: leave parents out, let students grow
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

College is a time when teenagers become adults, and immaturity brings consequences. However, the only way students grow and learn is by making mistakes.

College is not the time for excessive parenting and “helicopter parents.” Students need to understand the choices they’re making and take responsibility for them.

In the past couple weeks, information about a campus alcohol policy filtered through the student body.

SGA needs more openness, agendas posted
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Monday, September 29th, 2008

In order to have an open and honest student government on campus, the Student Government Association must post their agendas and meeting times at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

The Texas Open Meetings Act’s purpose is to maintain an open government, where the public has knowledge on issues and pending legislation.

Even though it’s unclear if the TOMA applies to the SGA, meeting times and agendas are important to the student body for several reasons.

For University students, the SGA is the primary student organization that has the ear of President Rodney Mabry.