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January 29, 2014

Expert In Immigration Law to Speak at UTEP Allison Brownell Tirres, assistant professor at DePaul University College of Law, will give a talk titled “Deportation and its Discontents: Reflections on a Century of Immigration” 11:45 a.m., Feb. 3 at...

Speechwriters reveal what it’s like to write for State of the Union

Alejandro Alba, SHFWire reporter • January 28, 2014

WASHINGTON – Trying to make a strong and memorable speech is a difficult and lengthy process. Four former presidential speechwriters revealed what it’s like to write a presidential speech in a discussion Tuesday a few hours before President Barack...

UTEP L.I.V.E. starts centennial leadership conference

S. David Ramirez, @dave_prospy • January 28, 2014

The Student Engagement and Leadership Center, along with a host of other departments, will kick off the centennial edition of UTEP L.I.V.E. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. L.I.V.E. is a program focused on leadership, innovation, vision and engagement. Students...

Cornel West, philosopher and activist, to visit campus for Black History Month

Luis Barrio, Staff reporter • January 28, 2014

Renowned philosopher, scholar and activist Cornel West will be delivering a presentation Feb. 7 at the Magoffin Auditorium to celebrate Black History Month. West is a Class of 1943 University Professor in the Center for African American Studies at...

Conference Center hosts Resiliency and Hispanic Mental Health Centennial Symposium

Jose Soto, Staff reporter • January 28, 2014

A symposium that gathered social workers, doctors, physicians, psychologists and professors sought to inform about mental health related issues within the Hispanic community. By hosting speakers from different educational backgrounds, resilience as...

The Grand Scheme of Things

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter • January 28, 2014

Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series. Cranes, bulldozers and jackhammers have taken over campus. The invasion of machinery is a part of a plan put in place by the university to transform the campus and The Prospector will be dissecting...

Students on the fence with new Blackboard app

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter • January 28, 2014

This past fall, UTEP officially provided access to the Blackboard mobile application. Although the app is designed to work like the desktop version, a few differences might not convince some to download it. When logging on to your play store or App...

Career expos aim to provide opportunity to business and liberal arts majors

S. David Ramirez, Staff Reporter • January 28, 2014

Post-graduation employment may be lingering in the back of many students’ minds this semester. To help with the job search, the University Career Center will host a number of job fairs including two on Feb. 6 and 7. The fairs will host employers...

Fast for Families tour of U.S. promotes immigration reform

Alejandro Alba • January 28, 2014

WASHINGTON – Four activists for immigration reform are taking their cause on the road. They will board a bus Tuesday and urge people in 100 communities around the country to fast with them until Congress passes immigration reform. “We are going...

UTEP centennial exhibit unveiled at airport

Luis Barrio, Reporter • January 24, 2014

Visitors to the El Paso International Airport can now see UTEP’s historical significance and Bhutanese architecture while waiting for a flight or grabbing a cup of joe. An exhibit commemorating UTEP’s 100 years was unveiled Friday at the airport,...

Forty-eighth annual estate planning conference holds first of five-part series

Javier Cortez, Staff reporter • January 23, 2014

In the first of a five-part series, the UTEP’s Woman’s Auxiliary and the Office of Institutional Advancement hosted its 48th annual estate planning conference for women Thursday at the library. At the conference, attorneys Lauren D. Serrano and...

Voter registration deadline approaches, city prepares

S. David Ramirez, Staff reporter • January 23, 2014

The deadline for students to register to vote in the upcoming primaries, which will include the highest positions in the state, is Sunday, Feb. 2. On the ballot will be a senator, governor, a plethora of commissioners and a number of legal and civil...