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‘No Más Bebés’ to be screened at Union Cinema

Jasmine Aguilera, Copy Editor March 22, 2016

In 1970s Los Angeles, Mexican-American women went to the hospital to deliver their babies, but left unknowingly sterilized. This piece of women’s history will be examined during a Wednesday screening of the documentary film “No Más Bebés.” The...

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Women’s conference to cover relevant issues

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter March 22, 2016

The UTEP Women and Gender Studies Program will host the sixth-annual Women’s History Month Conference with a two-day event April 6-7, in congruence with National Women’s History month. On April 6, starting at 4 p.m. at the Tomas Rivera Conference...

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Freshman philosophy major Jorge Martinez poses as a student struggling from tuition increase.

UTEP’s tuition increase proposal approved

Amanda Guillen, Editor-In-Chief March 1, 2016

Cost of tuition and fees will be increasing effective immediately and over the next two years. The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the increase on Monday, all of the UT Systems academic institutions including UTEP will experience...

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Co-director of infectious disease and immunology of the Border Biomedical research center, Dr. Douglas M. Watts advises students to take precautionary steps while traveling to Mexico.

Zika virus may pose threat to those traveling to Mexico

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter March 1, 2016

During the coming spring break, many college students will flock to some of Mexico’s best vacation spots for a week of fun and relaxation, but with the continual spread of the Zika virus, vacationers heading to Mexico have been warned to take precautions...

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A student demonstrates the dangers of drinking and driving.

Uber safe alternative for spring break

Gloria Heredia, Contributor March 1, 2016

Some students plan to use Uber during the week of spring break festivities since they plan on drinking. Uber Technologies Inc. is an American multinational online taxi dispatch company that began in California in 2009 and started up in El Paso in June...

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Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., says Thursday that the H-1B visa program for foreign workers is hurting Americans.

Workers’ visa program, benefit or exploitation?

Luke Torrance, SHFWire March 1, 2016

WASHINGTON – In November 2014, the Walt Disney Company reported record $48.8 billion in sales. It was the fourth straight year of record profits. The theme parks – Walt Disney Land, Walt Disney World — generated $2.7 billion in profits, a 20 percent...

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President Barack Obama says his Precision Medicine Initiative will create research, technology and policies to produce better medicine at a cheaper cost. Dr. James Hamblin, moderated a panel discussion Thursday at the White House to discuss the president’s initiative.

Obama, doctors take steps to improve health care

Tia Rinehart, SHFWire March 1, 2016

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is asking for a donation of something other than money: He’s wants the medical records of a million people to improve health care. It’s part of a program to create medicines and treatments for individual patients. ...

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El Paso was ranked the No. 6 city in Texas with the highest cases of HIV infection, AIDS cases and people living with HIV.

UTEP teaches students about sexual health

Rene Delgadillo, Contributor March 1, 2016

UTEP officials worry that students may be misinformed about sexual health and the ways to avoid sexually transmitted diseases. “We want our students to be safe and make informed decisions about any kind of situations they may be in, especially if it’s...

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Natalicio released from hospital

Natalicio released from hospital

Amanda Guillen, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2016

Yesterday UTEP President Diana Natalicio returned home from The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus. Natalicio collapsed on Thursday, Feb. 18, at approximately 1:30 p.m., as she was on her way to vote at the student Union Building East. “I am...

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Students wait to have their portraits taken by Dear World photographers. They write messages on their skin, the trademark of Dear World's project.

Students get personal with powerful portraits by Dear World

Jasmine Aguilera, Copy Editor February 23, 2016

A project called Dear World, which features a series of portraits and messages taken all over the world by New Orleans photographers, visited UTEP on Tuesday, Feb. 23. The Dear World team took hundreds of portraits on campus at the Union Building East,...

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Ranked-choices, another perspective on GOP primary

Ranked-choices, another perspective on GOP primary

Luis Gonzalez, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Reporter February 23, 2016

WASHINGTON – As candidates drop out of the Republican presidential race and the field narrows, the comfortable lead Donald Trump enjoys over the rest of those vying for the Republican party’s presidential nomination could disappear. Supporters...

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Nearly 1.4 million Mexicans identified themselves Afro-Mexicans or Afro-descendants in Mexico's 2015 national survey.

Afro-Mexicans recognized in Mexico

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter February 23, 2016

At the tail end of 2015, in mid-December, the Mexican census bureau made history by recognizing their black citizens in their latest national census survey. The inclusion represents the first official recognition of African heritage within Mexico. In...

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