With Valentine’s Day closing in on the calendar, some may be preparing to spend the day eating chocolate, handing out candy, sending cards, or watching movies while under the covers. Speaking of movies, Valentine’s Day is the day for romcoms and dramas,...

Editor’s Note 11:26 p.m.- This story was updated to include information released by the El Paso Fire Department.   El Paso Fire and Police Departments responded to a major fire Friday Feb. 4 at the 300 block of East Mills at the De Soto Hotel.  According...

The UTEP women’s basketball (13-7, 5-5 Conference USA) secured a win against the University of North Texas (8-10, 2-6 C-USA) on Thursday, Feb. 3 at the Don Haskins Center with a final score of 75-62.  At around six minutes into the game, the Miners...

The newly formed Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, Advisory Committee at UTEP will meet monthly to discuss accommodation needs on campus.   The ADA went into law in 1990 and was signed by George H. W. Bush. It was created to outlaw discrimination...

With Valentine's Day around the corner, El Paso flower shops share their experience with the holiday, as they prepare custom orders and flower arrangements to celebrate the love season and offer customers some tips and tricks for the love season.  El...

Editor's note: Latinx is a term referring to people of Latin American heritage who identify as gender-neutral.  El Paso is a city of culture and community, yet there is one group that is still struggling in the community: those among the Latinx LGBTQ+...

The pandemic may have changed the dating scene forever. It has put many young adults’ love lives on hold. Without enough feelings of love and intimacy during the pandemic, it has potentially made many students feel depressed and lonely. For young...

UTEP tennis player Eve Daniels has been playing tennis since she was a kid and decided to bring her talents from England all the way to the Sun City.   Daniels is a junior studying biology with a biomedical concentration; she is not sure what...

Jim Forbes, UTEP Hall of Famer and one of three Olympians in the history of UTEP’s men’s basketball, passed away Jan. 21 at the age of 69.   Forbes graduated from Bel Air high school as a High School All-American in 1970. Forbes’ jersey...

Love season is right around the corner, and the El Paso Zoo and El Paso Zoological Society invite the community to spend time with their loved one at Wild at the Heart: Valentine’s Day with a wild twist!   The event will take place from 5:30 to...

National Hijab Day is Tuesday, Feb. 1, and the Student Engagement and Leadership Center (SELC) has teamed up with the Muslim Student League to celebrate UTEP’s first Hijab Day and educate students on campus.   The Muslim Student League (MSL) is...

Segundo Barrio, a Hispanic neighborhood rich in history, art and culture was named a National Historic District by the National Register of Historic Places.  “People are finally recognizing the contributions that people from the Segundo have made,”   UTEP...