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UTEP hosts first spring scrimmage at SAC

UTEP hosts first spring scrimmage at SAC

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor March 24, 2018

UTEP football team traveled to the east side on Friday night for a scrimmage at the SISD Student Activities Center. “This is a great night where we’ve got beautiful weather and we got a super, super turnout really,” head coach Dana Dimel said.  “This...

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Bad Bunny performed at El Paso County Coliseum on Friday, March 23.

Bad Bunny puts on exciting show in El Paso during his “La Nueva Religion” Tour

Aylin Tafoya, Contributor March 23, 2018

Bad Bunny fans gathered at the El Paso County Coliseum to watch the Puerto Rican rapper perform, marking his second show in less than four months, on Friday, March 23, 2018.   The night started with a DJ setting the mood for the event with...

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Los Dos Maintain Studio were commissioned to paint a mural for “The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo” documentary.

Benicio Del Toro features El Paso Chicano movement lawyer

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor March 23, 2018

Los Dos Maintain Studio's latest mural was commissioned for “The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo” documentary by director Philip Rodriguez and producer Benicio Del Toro. The documentary is about  Chicano movement lawyer, Oscar Zeta Acosta,...

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The Prospector Neon Desert Series Podcast - Episode 1: Cry Baby & Stangus

The Prospector Neon Desert Series Podcast – Episode 1: Cry Baby & Stangus

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor March 23, 2018

https://soundcloud.com/user-479248766/the-prospector-neon-desert-series-podcast-episode-1-cry-babystangus   Join The Prospector on its newest Neon Desert podcast series featuring Stangus and Cry Baby. The Prospector will be hosting a podcast...

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Hand to God will run from  March 22 to the 25 at the Studio Theatre located on the first floor of the Fox Fine Arts

“Hand to God”-Not Suitable For Children

Aylin Tafoya, Contributer March 22, 2018

Comedies don’t come much darker than “Hand to God.” Robert Askins’ 2015 Broadway hit about a Christian youth puppetry club that takes a turn for the blasphemous when its star character becomes possessed by the devil. The easily offended...

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Hernandez ran speed drills and vertical jump drills.

UTEP hosts NFL pro day at the Sun Bowl

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor March 20, 2018

  Former Miners were able to showcase their skills in front of NFL scouts on Wednesday in part of UTEP's pro day. Specifically, former UTEP lineman Will Hernandez showcased his talents, with tons of scouts watching his drills and vertical...

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President Diana Natalicio reflects on the last 30 years leading UTEP

President Diana Natalicio reflects on the last 30 years leading UTEP

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief March 20, 2018

Diana Natalicio was only supposed to be at UTEP for one year. But that one year turned into a 45-year legacy on campus and 30 years as UTEP’s president. Her tenure consists of awards and recognitions including the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame, a spot...

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Lyda Ness Garcia speaks at the 2018 Women’s march of El Paso on Jan. 21 at San Jacinto Plaza.

El Paso family law attorney becomes strong voice for civil rights groups on the border

Paulette Villa, Intern March 20, 2018

A single mother, a family law attorney, a committee representative and an organizer of a civil rights group—these are all the roles that 46-year-old Lyda Ness-Garcia has in the city of El Paso. Ness-Garcia was born in North Carolina and moved to Athens,...

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Cristina Goletti, a dancer and associate professor and chair of the theatre and dance department at UTEP, listens to her dance pedagogy students presentations.

Embracing women’s roles in the arts throughout El Paso

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter March 20, 2018

A traumatic accident changed the course of Cristina Goletti. While walking on the streets of Italy, she was hit by a motorcyclist from the back, causing a life-altering injury. Goletti, a dancer and associate professor and chair of the theatre and dance...

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(From left to right) President Diana Natalicio presents Guillermina Nuñez- Muchiri, Areli Chacón, Cynthia Marentes and Liz Chavez with UTEP’s Outstanding Team Service Award on Feb. 28 at Magoffin auditorium.

Paso del Norte region leadership initiative for women awarded by UTEP

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor March 20, 2018

After the 2016 Wise Latinas International Findings and Impact Report shed light on the injustices and barriers that Latina women of El Paso were facing, a group of women set out to put a stop to the inequity.  These women decided to create LEAD (Leadership,...

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Kayla Thornton leads UTEP's women's basketball in points, rebounds, doubles doubles and field goals made in program history.

Top UTEP female athletes of all time

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor March 19, 2018

5. Camilla Carrera—softball (2008-12) Although the UTEP softball program isn’t known for its winning history, it was home to one of the best hitters in school history with Camilla Carrera. There might never be a player quite like Carrera, who made...

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Vice President of Student Affairs, Gary Edens presents the tuition increase proposal last November.

UTEP tuition is increasing by 5 percent

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor March 19, 2018

The tuition and fee increase proposals for all of the eight academic institutions of the University of Texas System was approved by the board of regents, a press release read on Monday.   The press release states that the approved increases...

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