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How to Stop Being a Loser

Reagan King, Multimedia Journalist March 6, 2026

There are winners and losers. When you sit to play chess, you’re accepting the possibility you come out on top or are left to pick up the pieces. This isn’t so different from everyday life, where people...

Photo taken by Imogen Brown. A person shown being silenced by the divide in free speech. Photo taken on October 17, 2025.

We Have A Problem

Britton McCool, Article Managing Editor November 5, 2025

While speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, renowned conservative activist and founder of the conservative non-profit activist organization, “Turning Point USA,” Charlie Kirk was shot and killed....

Soy hija de inmigrantes

Soy hija de inmigrantes

Victoria Olivares February 7, 2025

Cuando me miras solo miras el color de mi piel y el lenguaje que ando hablando. Yo soy hija de inmigrantes. Las historias de mis padres son guerras que nunca pude imaginar hacer solo para vivir una vida...

I am the daughter of immigrants

I am the daughter of immigrants

Victoria Olivares February 7, 2025

When you look at me you only see the color of my skin and the language I speak. I am a daughter of immigrants. The stories of my parents are wars that I could never imagine waging just to live a good...

This photo is meant to depict how Black Women's voices have been silenced throughout history by showing a black women not only metaphorically but physically strangled by the American flag.

Brat: A Campaign in Review

Imogen Brown November 15, 2024

A Black Woman is not only being metaphorically restricted from her freedoms but is physically being strangled by the American flag and an unknown assailant. This Photo was taken by Imogen Brown with the...

Marching Freedom

Marching Freedom

Victoria Olivares October 18, 2024

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 there has been a strenuous discussion over women’s rights. Downtown Tyler is no exception to this as the Women’s March took place on Oct. 6 to protest...

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