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(The rainbow flag waving in the wind at San Francisco's Castro District. // Photo by Benson Kua via Flickr) Dr. Kirk Calhoun, president of The University of Texas at Tyler, spoke about the university’s new diversity, equity and inclusion commitments, along with his approach to LGBTQ+ representation, in a meeting with student government on March 29. The president of the new UT-Tyler took questions from representatives in the officially recognized forum for student opinion during its weekly meeting. Among the possible topics for the representatives’ questions, Members asked more about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy than any other topic.   Sadly, my takeaway from this conversation is that UT-Tyler, if it wasn’t already, is now fully “woke” thanks to the advent of Dr. Calhoun’s administration. The university’s new DEI policy will mean future challenges to free speech, an increase in racial tension among students as individuals become more race-conscious, a dilution of...

The author is an opinion journalist and cannot guarantee objectivity in his reporting. Please read critically!  Landry Smith has won the race for student body president, according to The Student Government Association (SGA) at UT-Tyler who announced the results Thursday. Smith routed opponent Adan Govea with 555 votes to 172 votes. The election turnout was 737 students, above average in comparison to past spring elections. “With great gratitude and humility, I am happy to announce that I will be your Student Government President for 2022-2023!” Smith wrote on his Instagram page Thursday. “I want to say thank you to everyone who voted in the SGA elections and helped me throughout this whole process. I couldn’t have done it without y’all’s (sic) constant support and encouragement and I am eternally grateful for you all,” he wrote. The Candidates The current SGA Vice-President, Smith ran on what he called breaking barriers between student groups, fostering a new legacy of tradition a...