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UTEP welcomes students for in-person field day at Centennial Plaza

Noelia Gonzalez, Staff Reporter March 31, 2021

After over a year of online activities, the Student Engagement and Leadership Center (SELC) in partnership with Recreational Sports, and Housing & Residence Life welcomed students on campus for a field day at Centennial Plaza on Tuesday, March...

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“Machine Gun Kelly | 30/08/2019 | O2 Institute Birmingham” by Aliina S. is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

In Review: Machine Gun Kelly is a renaissance artist in 2021

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter March 23, 2021

A constant criticism in music is staleness or saturation, in that all music may sound the same. Machine Gun Kelly is not the case. Throughout his career, he has proven that musicians can evolve and expand their artform as time goes on. Machine Gun...

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The Latin American exhibit features paintings and sculptures from the Spanish Colonial Era.

Museum of Art “Refresh” its exhibitions

Andrea Valdez-Rivas, Contributor March 23, 2021

The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) renewed its second floor gallery in 2019. It was the first time in 20 years the museum had done something like this. The museum’s newest exhibition, “Refresh,” features more than 300 new art pieces in its second...

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Malenni is a locally owned brand of hand made purses. The online store is ran by three women, Malenna Melgoza, Lucia Rodriguez, and Karla Rodriguez.

Old family practice inspires new company

Julian Herrera, Staff Reporter March 23, 2021

Grappling with unemployment from the pandemic, a local family revived an old family practice to start its very own fashion company from home. The result was Malenni, a brand-new fashion company based in El Paso. The company specializes in crafting handmade...

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Sunny Folds Thrift is an online thrift store on Instagram in El Paso. It is ran by a young woman named Mimi, along with the help of her husband.

Sunny Folds El Paso Thrift encourages up-cycling

Alyson Rodriguez, Contributor March 23, 2021

Thrift shops have become popular in recent years. It not only helps local businesses, but it also helps the environment. According to experts, by buying recycled clothes, shoppers reduce waste in landfills. Mimi, a UTEP senior majoring in education, started...

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Ever Clay is a small brand in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, selling handmade jewelry by Genesis Valdez. In the photo, Ever Clay displays its jewelry collection in Luna Bazzar, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Ever Clay expands sale of handmade accessories

Noelia Gonzalez, Staff Reporter March 23, 2021

Ever Clay, a local business founded by UTEP kinesiology student, Genesis Valdez, has found a niche in El Paso’s homemade community. The company launched online on August 2020, focuses on polymer clay earrings and accessories.   Initially, Valdez...

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Master Gardeners keep El Paso Municipal Rose Garden blooming

Andrea Valdez-Rivas, Contributor March 12, 2021

Caring for more than 1,400 rose bushes at the El Paso Municipal Rose Garden can be challenging, but also therapeutic, said M.J. Tangney, Rose Committee Chair of the El Paso Rose Garden Association.   The garden, home to more than 430 different...

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Jaqueline Martinez stands in front of her art work featured at Casa Ortiz's Last Thursdays event on Feb. 25, 2021.

Casa Ortiz features an all-female art exhibition

Noelia Gonzalez, Staff Reporter March 11, 2021

Casa Ortiz, the new Socorro art gallery, featured an all-female group of artists Feb. 25 as part of the El Paso County’s monthly Last Thursdays event.   Among those featured were UTEP’s own Jaqueline Martinez and Gabriela Velasquez.    Martinez,...

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UTEP’s theatre department displays connectivity with ‘Love Song’

UTEP’s theatre department displays connectivity with ‘Love Song’

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter March 2, 2021

UTEP Theatre and Dance Department’s “Love Song” brings a production that strives to connect everyone in times of negativity. The production was written by John Kolvenbach and directed by UTEP senior Sarah Curtis with a goal to display love in its...

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The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, published in 1985.

‘Handmaid’s Tale’ dives into the history of women’s rights

Exodis Ward, Entertainment Editor March 2, 2021

Recently, I began watching The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu. My initial thoughts were, “Wow. This is bizarre. Like, really bizarre,” so I set out to go find the book and read it.   Some notes before I review the book: the author, Margaret Atwood...

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The crew of the good ship Rocinante: Naomi Nagata, Amos Burton, Alex Kamal and James Holden. The Expanse Season 2 Preview Gallery via Syfy

The Expanse season five kicks off slowly

Sven Kline, Contributor March 2, 2021

The Expanse, the hit sci-fi show set in humanity’s far future, returned to Amazon Prime in December 2020, with a new action-packed storyline and stunning visuals based on astronautic science.    In the hour-long episodes, The Expanse delivers  jaw-dropping...

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Marianne Karplus downloading data from a seismometer that she deployed in Nepal in Jan 2016.

Marianne Karplus connects UTEP students and scientists

Heriberto Perez, Staff Reporter March 2, 2021

Marianne S. Karplus, Ph.D., is a seismologist and geophysicist at UTEP Geological Sciences. Karplus researches the Earth’s structure and tectonics using recording and analyzing seismic waves traveling through Earth’s subsurface.  Karplus...

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