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Sophomore theater major Jared Berry hops on the back of senior theater major Katherine Daniel as part of a sneak peak to upcoming play, "The House on Mango Street," at the UTEP Dinner Theater.

Students begin fall semester at UTEP

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor August 22, 2016

PHOTOS: Campus was filled with activities and interactions between students on Monday, Aug. 22.  

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Mexico’s president is accused of plagiarizing his thesis

Mexico’s president is accused of plagiarizing his thesis

Rene Delgadillo, Staff reporter August 22, 2016

Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, has been accused of plagiarizing his undergraduate law thesis. Carmen Aristegui, a Mexican journalist who has followed and investigated Peña Nieto’s presidency, first reported the scandal. Aristegui’s...

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Zita Arocha on stage at the 2016 NAB/NAHJ national convention as she is inducted into their Hall of Fame.

Arocha inducted into NAHJ Hall of Fame

Rene Delgadillo, Reporter August 6, 2016

UTEP senior lecturer Zita Arocha was inducted to the NAHJ 2016 Hall of Fame on Friday, Aug. 5, for her journalism career and for serving Hispanic and Latino students. “I think it is a huge honor for UTEP because it really focuses attention on what...

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Boarder City Game Convention attendees play a zombie board game the second day of the convention.

Meeple Game Society hosts first gaming convention

Gaby Velasquez, Staff Photographer August 4, 2016

The Meeple Board Game society, a gaming club at UTEP, held the very first Boarder City Game Convention from July 29 - 31 at the Tomás Rivera Conference Center. The club’s co-founder Rogelio Long, a doctoral student in computational science, said...

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UTEP grad student shows her support for no guns on campus back in October of 2015.

UTEP students show mixed emotions on concealed carry

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter August 1, 2016

Starting Monday, Aug. 1, public universities across Texas will allow individuals to bring handguns on campus if they have a concealed carry license. The law, known as Senate Bill 11, also lets universities set exclusion zones where handguns will not be...

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Professor Rajesh Tahiliani died after collapsing near his office on Tuesday, July 26.

College of Business lecturer dies on campus

Michaela Román, Editor-in-Chief July 27, 2016

UPDATE: Rajesh Virendra Tahiliani, 55, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016 in El Paso. He is survived by his wife, Karuna and their two children, Shreja and Krishn. Memorial services will be held on Friday, July 29, 2016 at Martin Funeral Home West...

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The Juneteenth and Loving Day exhibit will be up at the Glass Gallery in the Fox Fine Arts building until July 29.

Juneteeth and Loving Day Poster Exhibition honors Maceo Dailey

Shericka Lawrence, Reporter July 27, 2016

The Department of Art in the College of Liberal Arts recently dedicated an exhibit in honor of the late Maceo C. Dailey Jr., who was director of the African American Studies Program. The Juneteeth and Loving Day Poster Exhibition is located at the...

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‘Pokémon Go’: Entertainment or Menace?

‘Pokémon Go’: Entertainment or Menace?

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 19, 2016

It may be over 100 degrees under the blistering sun during the late afternoon, but crowds of hunters will be out trying to find a Pokémon to brag about to the rest of their friends. While some of the huddles vanished when wind speeds intensified and...

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UTEP creative writing assistant professor Sasha Pimentel’s poem runs across the new terrazzo floor at the El Paso International Airport.

UTEP talent present at El Paso International Airport

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter July 19, 2016

Two UTEP staff members recently contributed their work to enhance the El Paso International Airport’s new three-story, 18-acre expansion that now houses the airport’s rental car operations in one location. Mitsumasa Overstreet, art director for UTEP’s...

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A Call for Change

A Call for Change

Michaela Roman and Christian Vasquez July 12, 2016

As the sun sets in downtown El Paso, a row of people on a small stage hold up photos of the black men and women police have killed. In front, candles burn brightly behind a large sheet of paper that holds dozens of names of people whose light is no...

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UTEP will hold the third-annual Rookie Entrepreneurship Program from July 18-23 for high school students interested in business.

UTEP helps high school students take first steps into the world of business

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter July 12, 2016

The University of Texas at El Paso will host the third-annual Rookie Entrepreneurship Program from July 18-23. The program will bring together 23 high school students interested in the world of business to learn from local entrepreneurs and UTEP student...

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A young girl peers across the border fence into Sunland Park, New Mexico, from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

Supreme Court still on the fence

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter July 5, 2016

The Supreme Court failed to come to a decision on United States v. Texas, which concerned President Barack Obama’s immigration expansion of the Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and implementation of Deferred Actions for Parents...

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