Editor’s note: This is the first part of a three-part series on the Save the Union Plaza efforts. The quotes from Salvador Ortiz have been translated from Spanish. Just south of the Chihuahuas’ Southwest University Park and the Union Plaza bar scene...

Within a week, the next president of the United States will be announced, and in the state of Texas, El Paso is breaking records in voter turnout in the first days of early voting. Early voting started Monday, Oct. 17, and as of Sunday almost 91,000...

As part of homecoming week, various student organizations took part in the RSO olympics, a week filled with different competitive events. The arcade tournament took place at the Union on October 28th. Students played games that varied from Pandora to...

On October 26th at 5:30 a.m, the moon was up and most of El Paso was still sleeping, but the UTEP homecoming court, band, cheerleaders, GoldDiggers, alumni and students gathered together in the P-9 parking lot to take part in Miner Morning Mania, a pep-rally...

Sunday night’s 2016 homecoming pageant was a test of endurance for hosts, audience and contestants alike, but the almost four-hour competition proved to be worth the time for this year’s court. Included in the competition was a talent portion and...

When the national anthem is played at Saturday’s UTEP football homecoming game, a portion of the audience will either be on one bent knee or raising their fist in protest. In conjunction with a local organization called Radical Soup, a group of UTEP...

Sandra Salas, a UTEP alumna who double majored in graphic design and mass communication media, crossed the international bridge every day to attend school. At the end of the school day, she would cross back to Mexico to sleep and do homework. The next...

Early voting started Monday, Oct. 24, and since they don’t teach you how to vote in school here is what you need to fulfill your civic duty. First off, make sure you are registered to vote. Registration is over so if you haven’t yet you are out of...

UTEP's homecoming week started early Sunday morning Oct. 23 with the 7th annual miner dash 5k run/3k walk, followed by the family fitness fiesta at Centennial Plaza. Participants were able to take on the fitness challenges which included push-ups, sit-ups,...

Disfrazarse en Halloween ha llegado a ser más que tradición. Este acto representa una oportunidad para disfrazarse de superhéroes favoritos o de grandes pesadillas. Sin embargo, algunos disfraces se enfocan menos en la fantasía y más en personificar...

Halloween is fast approaching and the clowns have come out to play. At least that is what headlines have been warning readers since late August when the first clown sighting occurred in Greenville, South Carolina. The Greenville County sheriff’s office...

Green Party presidential candidate, Jill Stein, visited El Paso Friday, Oct. 14, along with other Texas Green Party candidates while touring across the state as part of a final effort to get their names out. At a packed Café Mayapan, Stein railed against...