Casa Ortiz Gallery, a start-up entertainment venue that began operating in October 2020, is providing El Paso with a spark of artistic life.    Lying in the heart of Socorro, Texas, one of El Paso’s most historical districts, Casa Ortiz...

UTEP’s Student Government Association (SGA) obtained exclusive permission for an in-person premiere of their collaborative video project, “Together We Commit” (TWC), at the Don Haskins Center on Jan. 26. TWC is a campaign and initiative...

The Rubin Center held a virtual opening on Jan. 28 for its new exhibition, “Liquid Gates of Time,” created by the artist XX.   The event was hosted by Josiah Heyman, UTEP professor of anthropology and director of UTEP’s Center...

Vice Chair of the National Science Board (NSB), Victor McCrary, said he believes the United States’ science and technology leadership is at a crucial moment in time. Its success is based on  the decisions STEM leaders  make from this...

Local artists have begun defining the music scene in El Paso with the support of college students, with venues like the Lowbrow Palace being at a walking distance from the UTEP campus. Discovering local bands has become a popular hobby for some UTEP...

With the coronavirus pandemic stretching into 2021 and school continuing to be affected by social distancing regulations, UTEP’s Dinner Theatre’s students and staff returned to the stage with various health regulations in place.    The...

On Monday, Jan. 25, President Joe Biden signed an executive order overturning  a ban set by former President Donald Trump that restricted transgender personnel from joining the military.  “It’s simple: America is safer when everyone qualified...

The highest priced Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) parking pass at UTEP ranges between $250 and $500 for employees and students, but one University group is trying to change that.  UTEP’s Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) works to...

El Paso’s surrealist sculptor, Ho Baron, has been creating art since 1980. He’s made more than 100 cement and bronze sculptures throughout his life; with other pieces like doll-parts mobiles, smaller sculptures, and drawings of El Paso scenes fill...

UTEP is one of 17 higher education institutions selected to join a nationwide effort to diversify newsrooms through a new $6.5 million NBCUniversal News Group initiative.  Over the course of two years, UTEP’s Department of Education will receive...

Editor’s Note: Quotes from Karla Muñoz and Eréndira Guerrero were translated from Spanish to English.  Karla Muñoz, a 41-year-old entrepreneur from Ciudad Juárez, never thought she’d be making teddy bears for a living.   The...

From learning new hobbies to maintaining friendships remotely, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the way people interact. For Rhiannon Trujillo, a UTEP junior majoring in electrical engineering, forming and keeping friendships during quarantine  has...