The knowledge you possess is the base of every argument, opinion, or idea. This was a value my parents instilled in my sisters and I at a young age as they left the comfort of their life in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to pursue better opportunities for their...

It's not cannabis and it's not a poppy. It's something entirely different and it traveled a long way from its original home in Asia all the way to your local smoke shop right around the corner and its name is "Kratom." Kratom, or its scientific name,...

I never thought I'd graduate from college during a pandemic but here I am.   Both of my siblings graduated from UTEP a while ago and when I went to their ceremonies, I always told myself that would be me in a few years — standing there with my cap...

The 2020 election proved to be the most nail-biting and consequential election of our lifetimes for many reasons: Record-high early voting and extremely close races with a raging pandemic as the backdrop. Voters cast a record-breaking 158,000,000 ballots...

A devastating pandemic was definitely not part of most people's plans for this year. It definitely wasn't part of mine as a graduating high school senior. Instead of hugging my friends in graduation photos, we had to social distance. Instead of being...

For anyone wondering why The Trial of the Chicago 7 so successfully portrays a story from 1968 and makes it so relevant to the current state of the country, it’s not just because of excellent screenwriting and outstanding performances. It’s also because...

Politics isn’t my thing, so I’d like to say that right off the bat. It’s a topic of conversation I’ve stayed away from for most of my life, but this country needs a reliable leader who's competent, communicates efficiently and is ethical — at...

The numbers show that El Paso has one of the highest rates of new COVID-19 infections in the country and that makes me feel so disappointed and angry, but it doesn't surprise me at all. My mom got COVID-19 after a coworker of hers went to work knowing...

Editor's note: The two high school teachers mentioned in this article are only referred to by parts of their names at their request. Doing so also protects them from any action by school administration. Since the very beginning of our academic careers,...

The recent death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg shook the nation to its core and despite the turbulent politics around the time of her death, the achievements of the second woman to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)...