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Teens are making viral mass-shooting memes on TikTok

Valeria Olivares, Editor-in-Chief September 23, 2019

Teenagers and young adults have been posting memes about school shootings on TikTok that have quickly gone viral.  TikTok is currently the number one entertainment app in Apple’s App Store and, according to an article by Kaya Yurieff for CNN,...

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Physics department welcomes new chair

Physics department welcomes new chair

Victoria Almaguer, Contributor September 23, 2019

Mark Pederson joined UTEP from the U.S. Department of Energy, with a research background in chemical physics, condensed-matter physics and computational physics, and he is embracing his new role as chair of the physics department at UTEP. Prior to joining...

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El Paso community gathers for the global climate strike

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter September 23, 2019

A crowd gathered Friday, Sept. 20, at Memorial Park to rally for environmental justice as part of a global climate strike. Dozens of citizens — old, young and even some pets — assembled on the lush lawn to listen to the various speakers who highlighted the...

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Apple unveils the iPhone 11

Anahy Diaz, Contributor September 23, 2019

“Innovative” and “fast” are two words that stood out during Apple’s annual launch event to  introduce the company’s three new sets of iPhones: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.  From a new dual camera system to longer...

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Acclaimed Mexican sculptor Sebastián created a piece designed especially for UTEP titled Esfera Cuántica Tlahtolli.

Las esculturas de ‘Sebastián’ en la frontera

Alexia X. Nava Carmona, Copy Editor September 23, 2019

Enrique Carbajal, conocido por su pseudónimo “Sebastián”, es el escultor de la “X” en Ciudad Juárez, México, y la esfera naranja en el edificio de Fox Fine Arts, las cuales tienen simbolismos relacionados a sus ubicaciones. Carbajal nació...

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Students highlight the benefits of an internship

Sasha Minjarez, Contributor September 16, 2019

Internships are meant to prime students before entering the labor force and prepare them for what is a competitive job market.   Director of the UTEP Career Center, Betsabe Castro-Duarte, believes internships are a crucial part...

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UTEP students continue to struggle finding parking on campus.

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UTEP study focuses on parking solutions

Paulina Astrid Spencer, Staff Reporter September 16, 2019

A new research tool developed by a UTEP student and faculty might be the solution universities need to alleviate its parking problems.  After about two years of conducting research aimed at helping parking offices at universities across the...

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Graduate students listened to multiple speakers at the Graduate Leadership Panel at El Paso Gas Conference Center Tuesday Sept. 10, 2019.

Graduate students open up on benefits and struggles of pursuing a master’s

Margaret Cataldi, Contributor September 16, 2019

The Student Engagement and Leadership Center hosted a Graduate Leadership Panel to answer students’ questions on graduate school Wednesday at the Natural Gas Conference Center on Wiggins Drive.   The event took place as part of Leadership...

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Steven Varela, the Associate Director of Creative Studios and Technology Support Services, at the Undergraduate Learning Center Tuesday Sept. 10, 2019.

Cohort seeks to lessen students’ textbook expenses

Alexia X. Nava Carmona and Anahy Diaz September 16, 2019

Creative Studios and UTEP’s library are working together in a faculty-led cohort to create educational resources that are cheaper than textbooks for students, following the passing of Senate Bill 810.  SB 810, which Governor of Texas Greg Abbott...

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The UTEP ROTC Color guard gets ready to present the nations colors at the annual 9/11 commemoration ceremony in Centennial Plaza.

UTEP holds yearly reminder of lives lost on 9/11

Daniel Rey Perez, Contributor September 16, 2019

The Military Student Success Center (MSSC) held a 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the Centennial Plaza in order to honor those who lost their lives in 2001 at the Pentagon, in the planes and at the World Trade Center after terrorists flew planes...

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UTEP SGA receives $10,000 donation following mass shooting

UTEP SGA receives $10,000 donation following mass shooting

Anahy Diaz, Contributor September 16, 2019

UTEP’s Student Government Association hosted a press conference Monday, Sept. 16 outside the patio of the UTEP dinner theatre, where they received a $10,000 donation from the University of Texas System Board of Regents after the mass shooting...

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Cuco sings at “El Paso Firme” music festival Saturday Sept. 7, 2019.

El Paso joins for a night of healing and denouncing white supremacy

Rebecca Reza, Contributor September 10, 2019

Artists from Guatemala, Mexico and Southern California performed at El Paso Firme Music Fest Saturday at Ascarate Park for a day of healing and celebration organized by the Border Network for Human Rights and other local and state immigrant...

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