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Master Gardeners keep El Paso Municipal Rose Garden blooming

Andrea Valdez-Rivas, Contributor March 12, 2021

Caring for more than 1,400 rose bushes at the El Paso Municipal Rose Garden can be challenging, but also therapeutic, said M.J. Tangney, Rose Committee Chair of the El Paso Rose Garden Association.   The garden, home to more than 430 different...

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Jaqueline Martinez stands in front of her art work featured at Casa Ortiz's Last Thursdays event on Feb. 25, 2021.

Casa Ortiz features an all-female art exhibition

Noelia Gonzalez, Staff Reporter March 11, 2021

Casa Ortiz, the new Socorro art gallery, featured an all-female group of artists Feb. 25 as part of the El Paso County’s monthly Last Thursdays event.   Among those featured were UTEP’s own Jaqueline Martinez and Gabriela Velasquez.    Martinez,...

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UTEP senior Bryson Williams and junior guard Souley Boum compete against the Florida Atlantic Owls in the C-USA quarterfinals March 10.

Miners fade late to Owls in foul plagued second half

Michael Cuviello, Daniel Lopez March 11, 2021

The UTEP Miners (12-12, 8-8) lost 76-70 in the first round of the Conference-USA tournament quarter-final versus the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls (13-9,7-5) while only scoring only one field goal in the final six minutes of the game. Starting...

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UTEP staff and students react to campus network shutdown

UTEP staff and students react to campus network shutdown

Anahy Diaz, Editor In Chief March 9, 2021

With UTEP’s network system continuing to experience delays since Friday, March 5, students and staff have expressed concern over the potential academic setback this shutdown may imply. According to UTEP, the shutdown was a result of a 'potentially...

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UTEP shuts down campus network following ‘malicious intrusion'

UTEP shuts down campus network following ‘malicious intrusion’

Anahy Diaz and Maria Salette Ontiveros March 8, 2021

UTEP’s campus network has been experiencing delays following a ‘malicious intrusion’ Friday, March 5, which forced the university to turn off all its systems. UTEP officials took to Twitter to announce the unauthorized intrusion on its on-campus...

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Assistant athletic director stands out in a male-dominated field

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor March 4, 2021

In a field once predominantly dominated by men, UTEP’s Anna Claire Thomas sticks out as a rising star within the UTEP communications staff. She is currently serving as the assistant  athletic director , a position she has held since 2019 after leaving...

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The fight against feminicides at the border continues

The fight against feminicides at the border continues

Maria Salette Ontiveros, Web Editor March 2, 2021

In the mid 1990’s, international media started to focus on thousands of homicides happening in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, mostly pertaining to women of low income with their bodies being found on the Chihuahua Desert. Three decades later, the...

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La Mujer Obrera continues to support borderland women despite pandemic

Julian Herrera, Staff Reporter March 2, 2021

La Mujer Obrera, an independent urban development and culturally representative organization in El Paso, attests to the unwavering spirit of the borderland with its continued mission to create communities defined by women despite the obstacles...

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Marianne Karplus downloading data from a seismometer that she deployed in Nepal in Jan 2016.

Marianne Karplus connects UTEP students and scientists

Heriberto Perez, Staff Reporter March 2, 2021

Marianne S. Karplus, Ph.D., is a seismologist and geophysicist at UTEP Geological Sciences. Karplus researches the Earth’s structure and tectonics using recording and analyzing seismic waves traveling through Earth’s subsurface.  Karplus...

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Recipients of a $500,000 research grant, UTEP’s Lixin Jin, Ph.D., professor of geology, and Marguerite Mauritz-Tozer, Ph.D., professor of biology, pose with TAMU AgriLife Research Center collaborators Saurav Kumar, Ph.D., and Girisha Ganjegunte, Ph.D.

UTEP professors receive half a million-dollar grant to study CO2 in arid lands

Julian Herrera, Staff Reporter March 2, 2021

Two UTEP professors received a $586, 392 grant from the National Science Foundation to study abiotic carbon dioxide (CO2) dynamics in irrigated agricultural systems in the El Paso region drylands.  Associate professor of geology, Lixin Jin,...

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Mariana Briones, 22, co-founded InternMakers to help students unfamiliar with internships get a foot in the door with employers.

UTEP alumna advances students’ internship knowledge through InternMakers

Andrea Valdez-Rivas, Contributor March 1, 2021

Mariana Briones dubs herself a “STEMinist” on her Instagram biography. The term often refers to women who work in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). It’s used by women who advocate for more women in STEM fields. Briones is...

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Senior center Bryson Williams slams down a monster dunk versus Charlotte in the last home game of the season Feb. 28.

Miners strike gold on offense versus 49ers at home

Michael Cuviello, Daniel Lopez March 1, 2021

The UTEP Miners (12-10,7-8)  wrapped up a weekend sweep of the Charlotte University 49ers with a 77-62 victory Sunday afternoon versus the Charlotte University 49ers (11-10,7-9) with consistent offense and defense. In the game Saturday, the...

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