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UTEP student’s Rim Road sculpture ready for installation this week

UTEP student’s Rim Road sculpture ready for installation this week

Jaqueline Martinez, Contributor January 22, 2019

“The Rim,” a steel sculpture created by UTEP senior and graphic design major Denisse Ortega, is set to be installed on Jan. 23 during a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Rim Road and Hauge Road roundabout. The Rim Road Area Association...

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UTEP grad exhibits at El Paso Museum of Art

UTEP grad exhibits at El Paso Museum of Art

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor January 22, 2019

 UTEP graduate Anabel Nájera presented her figural installation “De la Vista Gorda” (From a Blind Eye) and held an artist talk on Jan.17 at the El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) about the creative process behind her work and her experience working on...

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iFLY prepares to make El Paso fly

iFLY prepares to make El Paso fly

Valeria Olivares, Contributor December 9, 2018

iFLY Indoor Skydiving invited the El Paso community to join them as they held their topping up ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 5, where they introduced the concept of indoor skydiving. Bill Adams, iFLY El Paso’s co-owner said in a statement, "We're thrilled...

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On Thursday, Dec. 6, the Hal Marcus Gallery will open its first inaugural annual Latina Arte exhibition

Latina Arte Exhibition set to take place at the Hal Marcus Gallery

Alexia Nava, Staff Reporter December 3, 2018

On Thursday, Dec. 6, the Hal Marcus Gallery will open its inaugural Latina Arte exhibition, the longest exhibition ever held at the gallery, featuring the artwork of several local Latina artists. Hal Marcus, the gallery’s owner, who has been a professional...

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Katie Harding in character during the 2016 'Westside Story' UTEP Dinner Theater production.

‘The House that Martha Built’ a final show by UTEP senior Katie Harding

Claudia Flores, Multimedia Editor December 3, 2018

As finals week approaches, for UTEP student, Katie Harding, it means taking a closer step to graduation and the plans that come after. As part of the Liberal Arts Honors Program, Harding is required to do an independent study for her last semester....

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UTEP senior Danielle Aguirre shows final portfolio in solo exhibit.

Aguirre completes solo exhibition

Catherine Ramirez, Staff Reporter December 3, 2018

After six years as an art student at UTEP, Danielle Aguirre is set to graduate this December as a double major in drawing and ceramics, hoping to continue her work as an artist. Like most students, Aguirre has been pushing through the last weeks of the...

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Edens-Perlasca's exhibition project meshes ceramics with photography.

Senior receives Templeton Endowment

Caterine Ramirez, Staff Reporter December 3, 2018

Graduating senior Dina Edens-Perlasca began her college career in 2004 at UTEP and will be graduating this December with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in ceramics and a minor in metals. Edens-Perlasca began as an engineering major but...

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El Paso Pro-Musica: A fuse of education and world-renowned performance

El Paso Pro-Musica: A fuse of education and world-renowned performance

Andrea Valdez-Rivas, Staff Reporter November 26, 2018

El Paso is no Vienna, but El Paso Pro-Musica (EPPM), a local non-profit organization, strives to do its best impression of the City of Music. EPPM aims to educate El Pasoans through annual concert seasons of chamber music, bringing world-renowned artists...

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UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance presents “A Christmas Carol, en la Frontera”

UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance presents “A Christmas Carol, en la Frontera”

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor November 26, 2018

The UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance brings a borderland version of Charles Dickens’ classic story “A Christmas Carol” to celebrate the community and ring in the Christmas season. The production of “A Christmas Carol, en la Frontera”...

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The Magic of 'The Nutcracker' comes to El Paso

The Magic of ‘The Nutcracker’ comes to El Paso

Claudia Flores, Multimedia Editor November 26, 2018

As part of their winter season and to commemorate their 10th anniversary, El Paso Ballet Theater brings the magic of “The Nutcracker” to El Paso.   With more than 100 dancers on stage and the music of legendary Russian Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky,...

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UTEP Choir at Holiday Revels 2018 at Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall on Monday Nov. 19th and 20th.

UTEP Choir ‘revels’ with holiday concerts

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor November 26, 2018

To kick-off the holiday season, the UTEP Choirs held their sixth-annual Holiday Revels concert at the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall on Nov. 19 and 20. This year’s theme of “T’was the Night Before Christmas” featured a diverse selection of students...

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El Paso WinterFest returns to the borderland

El Paso WinterFest returns to the borderland

Ashley Johnson, Contributor November 26, 2018

For the third year in a row, The Hospitals of Providence and Providence Children’s Hospital kicked off WinterFest in Downtown El Paso with the Scherr Legate Celebration of Lights Parade and Lighting Ceremony. On Nov. 18, El Pasoans gathered to enjoy...

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