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Early voting begins...

Voting becomes uncertain amid COVID-19 pandemic

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor August 17, 2020

As COVID-19 cases continue to grow across the United States, the virus is predicted to impact one of the most fundamental rights the country’s citizens hold: voting.   With over 154,00 COVID-19 related deaths reported in the U.S. by the Centers...

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The UTEP Dinner Theatre is open to all students and members of the community wishing to participate in any production.

UTEP Dinner Theatre will perform and stream live “UTEP Dinner Theatre Broadway in Concert”

Paulina Astrid Spencer, Entertainment Editor August 16, 2020

Editor's note: A previous version of this article was edited on Aug. 19, 2020 to add the time of the virtual show and to clarify that the UTEP Dinner Theatre only hosts one, all-student produced show every year. UTEP’s Dinner Theatre has been a...

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UTEP launches new counseling program

UTEP launches new counseling program

Victoria Almaguer, Contributor August 15, 2020

UTEP’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has launched its new project ‘CAPS to Go’ to further reach out to students with its services. After the COVID-19 pandemic affected many services provided by the department, CAPS has adapted...

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Football head coach Dana Dimel leads his team down the Mine Shaft during pre-game.

UTEP Football provides update on 2020 season, plans on having fans in season opener

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor August 14, 2020

Uncertainty is the best way to sum up the world of college football in one word at the moment. As for the UTEP football program it is trying to move past uncertainty and start the 2020 football season as planned before the current pandemic sent college athletics into...

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College in the age of coronavirus

College in the age of coronavirus

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief August 13, 2020

Students attending UTEP this fall will have an unprecedented situation in the way they experience the university lifestyle due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.  Not since the influenza pandemic of 1918, commonly referred to as the Spanish Flu,...

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UTEP announces reopening plans of campus services

UTEP announces reopening plans of campus services

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor August 12, 2020

With UTEP’s fall semester starting Aug. 24, the University announced its plan to move forward with the reopening of  the university bookstore, printshop, mail and dining services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.    According to a news...

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El Paso Live and the El Paso International Airport present "Movies on the Fly" at Hanger 7 Studios starting Aug.14.

Drive- In movies return to El Paso

Michael Cuviello, Editor, in chief August 11, 2020

El Paso Live and the El Paso International Airport are teaming up to bring the outdoor movie experience back to El Paso with drive-in showings throughout the month of August.  COVID-19 has brought back a revitalization of sorts to the popularity...

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UTEP’s Housing and Residence Life implements new policies for residents

UTEP’s Housing and Residence Life implements new policies for residents

Victoria Almaguer, Contributor August 11, 2020

After UTEP students living on campus were directed to move out by UTEP Housing and Residence Life (HRL) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are now being given the opportunity to return.    Although UTEP housing has never closed, students who could...

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El Paso Leadership Network (EPLN) is a new organization in town that strives to foster the growth of the city’s talent and leadership through academic and professional development.

El Paso Leadership Network aims to help El Paso high school students get ahead

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor August 10, 2020

El Paso Leadership Network (EPLN) is a new organization in town that strives to foster the growth of the city’s talent and leadership through academic and professional development.   EPLN is a registered non-profit organization composed of individuals...

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Folklore is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on July 24, 2020, through Republic Records, eleven months after her previous album, Lover.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ is the one good thing 2020 has had so far

Claudia Hernandez, Contributor August 10, 2020

Taylor Swift’s global popularity has gone through the roof, she did not even need fanfare or weeks' worth of promotion for her newest album “Folklore” to be a hit. She can make anyone feel in love or heartbroken without having experienced...

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Dana Dimel addresses his team after their first practice back in 2018.

UTEP Football postpones fall practice as four players test positive for COVID-19

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor August 9, 2020

 Four members of the UTEP football program who are all student athletes have tested positive for COVID-19. All cases were asymptotic according to a UTEP Athletics press release.  The team a scheduled to start its first full contact practice on...

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Minerpalooza celebrates 30 years with first-ever virtual show

Minerpalooza celebrates 30 years with first-ever virtual show

Paulina Astrid Spencer, Entertainment Editor August 9, 2020

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and social-distancing orders, Minerpalooza coordinators are determined to keep the tradition alive by hosting the first-ever, live-streamed show in the history of UTEP in celebration of the event’s 30th anniversary.  Due...

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