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Fall Out Boy plays at Don Haskins Center for their MANIA tour on Tuesday, Sept. 25.

Fall Out Boy charms old and new fans at the Don Haskins Center

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor September 26, 2018

Tuesday night, Sept. 25, emo pop band Fall Out Boy performed at the Don Haskins Center for a crowd that couldn't stop dancing and singing throughout the show as soon as Patrick Stump and company took the stage as part of their Mania Tour. Rappers...

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NORML continues fight for marijuana policy reform

NORML continues fight for marijuana policy reform

Andrea Valdez-Rivas, Reporter September 25, 2018

The El Paso chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is moving to make Texas reform its marijuana laws and policies. In a meeting held on Saturday, Sept. 22, at The Pizza Joint on Westwind Dr., El Paso NORML focused...

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There are no heroes today

There are no heroes today

Javier Cortez, Copy Editor September 25, 2018

I remember it like it was 3,612 days ago. I was sitting in the living room with my mother as I watched then Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, become 44th President of the United States of America. I don’t remember the channel it was on, what...

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Q&A: The creators behind @fitfamep discuss their rising popularity

Q&A: The creators behind @fitfamep discuss their rising popularity

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor September 25, 2018

Editor’s Note: The creators of @fitfamep chose to remain anonymous in this interview for binding and professional reasons. Social media has become one of the main ways people consume entertainment and there is one Instagram account in El Paso that...

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UTEP football head coach Dana Dimel walks his team out of the MIne Shaft before they First Light Credit Union Battle of I-10 against NMSU, on Saturday Sept. 22nd.

Miners need to find where they stand before facing UTSA

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor September 25, 2018

In the midst of a 16-game losing streak and an 0-4 start to the season, the UTEP football team is relying on pure desperation and faith in order to secure their first win going into conference play. UTEP joins UCLA (0-3), Nebraska (0-3) and San Jose...

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Separated families are still separated

Separated families are still separated

Catherine Ramirez, Contributor September 25, 2018

It’s been over 80 days since the Reunification Deadline and the federal shelters, where migrant children are being held, are near capacity. There are 12,800 migrant children being held in federal facilities in the U.S. waiting to be united with...

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UTEP food pantry makes the move to Memorial Gym

UTEP food pantry makes the move to Memorial Gym

Catherine Ramirez, Contributor September 25, 2018

The UTEP Food Pantry is expected to move to the concession stand room in Memorial Gym by the end of the month. The food pantry’s new location at Memorial Gym is three times larger than its current site at the Union West building where it has remained...

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Art studio I Painted That! emphasizes the social experience in graphic art

Art studio I Painted That! emphasizes the social experience in graphic art

Claudia Flores, Multimedia Editor September 25, 2018

From painting classes to wood and wine workshops, local art studio I Painted That! continues to spread joy and art in the El Paso community. With four different locations, on the East side, West side, Northeast and one in Las Cruces, I Painted That!...

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UTEP goalie to stand alone in the record books

UTEP goalie to stand alone in the record books

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor September 25, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEkYLL1_DmQ&feature=youtu.be When senior goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios started her first game as a freshman she allowed two goals in defeat, but little did everybody know then that Palacios would leave UTEP with the...

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Senior goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios and senior defender Payton Ross celebrate as the miners score a second goal against NMSU.

Miners outlast NMSU 4-1

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor September 23, 2018

UTEP soccer defeated the NMSU Aggies 4-1 on Sunday, Sept. 23rd at University Field. "We prepared for this game because we wanted to get back at them for last year,” said sophomore Anna Jimmerson. “Battle of I-10 in general and then plus our football...

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Head Coach Dana Dimel gives directions to the team.

Miners lose 16th straight in a heartbreaker against NMSU

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter September 23, 2018

https://youtu.be/HEUS9TaXs24 In what looked to be the end of a losing streak that has been attached to the UTEP Miner football team for over a year now, turned out to end with a heartbreaking 27-20 loss against the New Mexico State Aggies. “Way...

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Defender Senior Payton Ross and Senior goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios celebrate their fourth goal against their opponent.

UTEP falls to Marshall in overtime

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor September 20, 2018

The UTEP Miners (5-4-1) lost in an overtime thriller 2-1 to the Marshall Thundering Herd (3-4-2), Thursday night, at University Field.  After a scoreless first half, the Miners struck first early in the second half. When sophomore Vic...

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