The second night of protests in the aftermath of the George Floyd death while in police custody attracted about 200 protesters in a peaceful march that started downtown at Aztec Calendar Park outside the El Paso County Courthouse and continued to the...

Editors Note: The following is a statement UTEP President Heather Wilson issued  June 2 regarding the death of George Floyd while in police custody  May 25 in Minneapolis. George Floyd was killed last week by someone sworn to protect him – someone...

Hundreds of protesters flooded the streets near Memorial Park in Central El Paso Sunday before marching to the El Paso Police Department (EPPD) headquarters on Montana Avenue and Raynor Street. Protestors gathered to demand justice for the death...

The spread of the Coronavirus is raising concerns about how college students will return to campus in the Fall. While current college students will not have much of an adjustment to make, incoming freshmen may struggle. Here is how two...

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is welcoming nine incoming freshmen that will receive the Terry Scholarship this upcoming fall. Terry Scholars represent the brightest students, academically, as well as the most promising and community-involved...

On Tuesday, the University of Texas at El Paso swore in the 28 members of the 2020-2021 Student Government Association remotely through Facebook Live. Traditionally, SGA members are sworn in a ceremony conducted at the historic Hoover House, which is...

It is almost like sleepwalking. Junior Brandon Cortez walks into the store and checks his temperature at the door. Under 100.4  degree, he is good. The florescent lights seem to be brighter than usual at this early hour. He puts his belongings away and...

This upcoming fall, Diana Guadalupe Lopez-Valdez is coming to the University of Texas at El Paso as an 18-year-old freshman a majoring in computer science and as one of the carefully selected Terry Scholars.   From Loretto Academy, Diana Guadalupe Lopez-Valdez was...

The new coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease better known as COVID-19 has put a halt to countless lives and plans, and those of college students are not the exception.   A report titled “Impact of Coronavirus on Student’s...

According to UTEP News UTEP President Heather Wilson was appointed chair of the newly formed Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIABB) by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao on Friday, May 15. President Wilson, who served as the 24th Secretary...

The UTEP Alumni Association annually honors 10 graduating or recently graduated seniors based on a combination of academic achievement, involvement, leadership and service both in the community and off campus. Although a banquet was unable to be held...

With a double major in printmaking and painting, Vicente Delgado is a UTEP Visual Arts graduating senior of the 2020 spring semester. Born and raised in El Paso, Delgado decided to pursue the arts as it became a familiar hobby growing up.   Surrounded...