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UTEP professor named engineer of the year

UTEP professor named engineer of the year

Alexia X. Nava Carmona, Reporter March 5, 2019

Clinical professor Ivonne Santiago, Ph.D., was named El Paso’s Engineer of the Year in February for her contributions to improve public welfare. The Engineer of the Year award is given by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) to outstanding...

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UTEP Professor: Vaping may be harmful

UTEP Professor: Vaping may be harmful

Oscar Avila, Reporter March 5, 2019

In 2017, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fatima Z. Alshbool, began to research the effects of e-cigarettes and vapor machines. E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat up nicotine-infused liquid into a breathable substance....

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Orchestra welcomes interim conductor

Orchestra welcomes interim conductor

Valeria Olivares, Reporter March 4, 2019

Bohuslav Rattay was introduced into his first semester as interim conductor for the UTEP Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, Feb. 26, during a concert at the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Rattay stepped in for the spring semester as Lowell Graham, the orchestra’s...

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Dr.Diana Natalicio closely watches the Women's basketball game.

Vote to select new UTEP President postponed

Brianna Chavez, Copy Editor March 4, 2019

The special meeting to vote to select a finalist for a new UTEP President has been postponed. According to the UT System, the UT Board of Regents had to postponed their special meeting planned for Monday, March 4 due to a scheduling conflict. The...

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UTEP hsoted the FIRST Robotic Competition in Memorial Gym at the University of Texas at El Paso, Saturday, March 2, 2019.

FIRST Robotics Competition District Event on Campus

Claudia Flores, Editor-in-chief March 4, 2019

UTEP's College of Engineering hosted the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) district event at Memorial Gym on campus, Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3. Students from 27 high schools from throughout Texas and New Mexico, from ninth-12th grades participated...

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Monster Jam returns to UTEP for two action packed days

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor March 2, 2019

  Monster Jam returns for its annual play at UTEP for two, four-wheel excitement filled, days March 2 to 3, at the Sun Bowl Stadium. The monster truck racing and mechanical competition involves more than 10 drivers and their trucks including...

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President Natalicio addresses the media in accordance with the news of her retirement on Tuesday, May 22 at the President's Office.

UT Board of Regents to vote, select finalist for UTEP President

Brianna Chavez, Copy Editor February 27, 2019

UPDATE: Vote to select president postponed The UT System Board of Regents have interviewed potential candidates to become UTEP’s newest president and succeed current president Diana Natalicio. The board will convene on Monday, March 4 and vote...

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artwork courtesy of Christin Apodaca.

Christin Apodaca: an Artist makes a name for herself in the borderland

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor February 26, 2019

In a world dominated by males, one female artist is creating waves of change in black and white throughout the Sun City. Christin Apodaca, 29, born and raised in El Paso, attended Burgess High School before starting her degree at UTEP. She would go...

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El Paso’s Finest offers a space for art in Downtown El Paso

El Paso’s Finest offers a space for art in Downtown El Paso

Claudia Flores, Editor in Chief February 26, 2019

El Paso’s Finest held a reception for its monthly art show Friday, Feb. 22, which featured the work of local artists inspired by the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Located on 314 Mesa St., El Paso’s Finest is a small art store that not only serves...

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Local Artist draws the border life in El Paso

Local Artist draws the border life in El Paso

Maria Ramos Pacheco, Contributor February 26, 2019

Patrick Gabaldon is an attorney and a local artist in El Paso, better known for his colorful paintings about El Paso desert areas and the cartoon drawings of former congressman Beto O’Rourke and U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar. In 2016, Gabaldon started...

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Jason Craig: The man behind the DJ booth at the Don Haskins Center

Jason Craig: The man behind the DJ booth at the Don Haskins Center

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor February 26, 2019

For every UTEP men’s basketball game at home there is a guy behind a deejay booth playing music from all genres and generations, located right in the middle of the student section next to the band.  DJ Jason Craig, 34 an army veteran, is the man...

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UTEP women's basketball looks for major upset vs second place UAB

UTEP women’s basketball looks for major upset vs second place UAB

Michael Cuviello, Contributor February 26, 2019

UTEP (7-20, 4-10) will hit the road versus the University Of Alabama at Birmingham ( 22-5,10-4) in a matchup of upper- and lower-tier teams of the conference March 2. The Miners have a four-game losing streak versus the Blazers and recently suffered...

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