The university opened a new Welcome Center and hosted a centennial kick-off party Sept. 23 on the front lawn of the Centennial Museum to commemorate the 100-day countdown to 2014. Students, faculty and staff were invited to attend the event and free...

Getting fresh greens is sometimes hard to come by in El Paso. While many restaurants do offer vegetarian plates, an all-green vegetable menu has been introduced to the downtown area, located inside the Chase Tower building at 201 E. Mills. The Green...

In the past several years, there has been a trend of smart fitness trackers that can be used by athletes, trainers and fitness enthusiast. Examples of these devices are Nike+ FuelBand, Fitbit Flex and Up by Jawbone. These devices all monitor your physical...

With Netflix and Hulu, we love to pay one flat rate and gain access to the entertainment we want. It’s been becoming more popular to do the same with music. How do you sift through the list of music subscription services and decide which one is right...

The Rio Podcast Company is a weekly video podcast show that promotes El Paso and brings a local perspective to national news, art and sports. Member of Rio Pod Co. Joseph Brooks said that the Rio Pod Co. is an umbrella for other podcasts. “It is...

The original “Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker” was released in 2003 for the Nintendo GameCube, and after a decade its well-deserved HD remake is finally here for the Wii U. The game is by far the most beautiful game in the series. The original...

Currently celebrating the Hispanic Heritage Month, UTEP has offered many opportunities in which students and the general public can learn more about the Latin American decent. As a result, a special talk on the fresco process by artist, Frederico Vigil,...

This whole week felt like I was entering college all over again, but in an upgraded fashion. When I entered the University of Texas at El Paso I did not feel anything special or meet a whole group of new, cool people. Instead I took on five courses, two...

Water, earth, fire, air: a familiar beginning to a hit television series on Nickelodeon returned with its second season, “Avatar: Legend of Korra” on Friday. The sequel to “The Last Airbender” continues to follow Avatar Korra as she navigates...

The UTEP student chapter of American String Teacher’s Association (ASTA) presents the fourth-annual All-Region Clinic on Sept. 21 from 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. at the Fox Fine Arts Center. “The clinic serves as a way to help those students prepare for...

As an artist, Luis C. Rodriguez felt that the possibilities of a prolonged and successful career would be many as he decided to pursue those options here in El Paso. According to Rodriguez, who graduated from UTEP in 2010 with a multidisciplinary arts...

Having opened this past June on the West side of El Paso, New You Gym, a Christian based gym, has currently trained 300 members with the hope of expanding further. Owner and former UTEP student, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Martinez, said she had always exercised...