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...

Isidro Torres’s commitment to professional and personal growth led him through his years at UTEP as an organizational and corporate communication student. Now, the same level of commitment to helping others grow, is leading him through his new...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to create levels of distress across the world, its obstacles have managed to trickle down to personal levels, like the ones couples waiting out the pandemic together experience. However, experts believe maintaining a...

UTEP has received another shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to an email sent by President Heather Wilson on Tuesday.  Wilson said the University will be able to vaccinate about 1,000 more high-risk students, faculty and staff...

The UTEP Career Center is set to host its 2021 virtual spring fair at 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Feb. 5.  According to an email sent by the department, 75 companies and organizations will be recruiting students from a variety of majors for internships...