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The UTEP Dinner Theatre rent costumes at the Union Breezeway.

UTEP Dinner Theatre lends Halloween costumes to students and the public

Anahy Diaz, Contributor October 28, 2019

Halloween festivities call for costumes. From partying to going trick-or-treating, the season invites people to dress up in their favorite characters. UTEP’s Dinner Theatre Costume Shop is further extending this invitation by renting out its own custom-made pieces...

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A student reads one of the audience lines during the play Queer as a Second Language from the Queer(in)g Our Classrooms event held Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.

Students, faculty promote queer inclusiveness in classrooms

Exodis Ward, Contributor October 22, 2019

UTEP students and faculty from the UTEP’s College of Education hosted the second annual Queer(in)g Our Classrooms Oct. 14 at the El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center.    As implied by the title, the event’s theme was discussing LGBTQ topics...

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‘Real Women Have Curves’ celebrates Latina empowerment

Alejandra Molina, Contributor October 21, 2019

Written by Josefina Lopez and directed by Adriana Dominguez, the UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance performed a two-hour long play between its Oct. 10 debut until its conclusion Oct. 20 to shine a spotlight on Latina women, their power and the...

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Team Capitan Cadet Alexander Greenman, Junior, runs through the finish line the fastest on the UTEP team at the end of the Army Ten-Miler race.

ROTC competes in national race

Daniel Rey Perez, Contributor October 21, 2019

More than a hundred universities and military academies entered the “The Army Ten-Miler” race, including UTEP’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Oct. 13 in Washington D.C. UTEP ROTC placed 17 out of 103, finishing with times faster...

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RBT's Prima Principals Olga Kifyak, Evgeny Svetlitsa and Corps de Ballet 12.

Russian Ballet Theatre charms El Paso with stunning rendition of Swan Lake

Rebecca Reza, Contributor October 21, 2019

The physically demanding yet graceful form of dance by “Russian Ballet Theatre” drew a small but lively crowd Oct. 15 at the Abraham Chavez Theatre, as it performed Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.”    Patrons were beguiled and enthralled...

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El Pasoans shop at the Hello Kitty Car Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019.

Kawaii ‘Hello Kitty Café Truck’ excites local enthusiasts

Maria Salette Ontiveros, Contributor October 21, 2019

The traveling Hello Kitty Café Truck made a stop in El Paso to entice the Japanese character’s diehard fans with a variety of Hello Kitty merchandise and treats Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Cielo Vista Mall.    The truck officially opened shop at...

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Turkish Groceries at the Turkish Food and Crafts Festival Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019.

Turkish food festival embodies peace and positivity

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter October 21, 2019

 The “El Paso Strong Turkish Food and Crafts Festival,” a fundraising event to benefit the Walmart shooting victims, took place Oct. 19 at the Raindrop Turkish House in east El Paso. The festival featured an abundance of authentic Mediterranean dishes accompanied by Turkish...

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Events happening this week

Jaqueline Martinez, Staff Reporter October 21, 2019

Glass Gallery Talks: From Chaos to Clarity   5-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24   UTEP Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts 500 W. University Ave.  The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts presents a warrior...

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El Paso Pro-Musica season opener set for Tuesday

El Paso Pro-Musica season opener set for Tuesday

Rebecca Reza, Contributor October 21, 2019

El Paso Pro-Musica season will kick-off with American virtuoso pianist Bryan Wallick at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall after a performance in Mesilla, New Mexico Oct. 21.  The gold medal recipient at the 1997...

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Kiyohsi Ito, sixth grader at Michael E. Fossum Middle School in McAllen, Texas presents his talk, “A Challenge to Be Thankful.”

TEDxEl Paso unites the community’s brightest minds

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter October 15, 2019

“The New Now” was the theme of TEDxElPaso’s annual conference, where local speakers aimed to inspire people to “make a dent in the universe and leave (their) own unique footprint,” said event curator Kassi Foster.    The conference...

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UTEP’s ACM-W WICS hosted a “Super Smash Bros.

‘Super Smash Bros.’ tournament: a virtual fight to the death

Jaqueline Martinez, Staff Reporter October 14, 2019

UTEP’s Association for Computing Machinery – Women, Women in Computer Science (ACM-W WICS) hosted a “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” tournament in collaboration with the El Paso Honey Badgers and UTEP’s GAIA Makerspace Friday,...

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Texas Rangers at the Brite Ranch in Presidio County, 1918.

Discussion on the massacre of Porvenir, Texas held at YISD HQ

Daniel Rey Perez, Contributor October 14, 2019

The community convened to watch the film “Porvenir, Texas” and engage in a fruitful discussion Friday, Oct. 4 at the Ysleta Independent School District Headquarters.   After the 52-minute screening, a discussion panel was held where viewers...

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