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Men's basketball finishes last in Puerto Rico Tip-Off

Men’s basketball finishes last in Puerto Rico Tip-Off

Jason Green, Contributor November 19, 2017

In their final game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in Myrtle Beach, the Miners were playing to salvage one win from the three games in the tournament. The Appalachian State Mountaineers, who had also lost two games, had other ideas. The hot shooting...

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Women’s basketball routs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69-49

Women’s basketball routs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69-49

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor November 18, 2017

The UTEP women’s basketball team used a strong second and third quarter to go along with good defensive play to get past visiting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69-49 and move to 2-0 on the season. The Miners outscored the Islanders 14-6 in the second...

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Miners fall to LA Tech despite late comeback and become only winless FBS team in the nation

Miners fall to LA Tech despite late comeback and become only winless FBS team in the nation

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief November 18, 2017

The story for the UTEP football season doesn't change too much game after game. The tale goes something like this: start off strong defensively with no offensive help, give up a couple touchdowns in the middle and be out of reach by the end. On...

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Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S. visits UTEP to talk U.S.-Mexico Relations

Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S. visits UTEP to talk U.S.-Mexico Relations

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter November 17, 2017

The Ambassador of Mexico to the United States, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, visited UTEP to speak about U.S.-Mexico relations as part of the Centennial Lecture Series on Thursday afternoon. Gutiérrez, who was appointed by current Mexico President Enrique...

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Dreamy synths and crooning vocals power local synthpop band Dirty Circuits

Dreamy synths and crooning vocals power local synthpop band Dirty Circuits

Claudia Flores, Staff Reporter November 17, 2017

  Eighties pop vibe and synth-heavy electronic tracks are part of the authentic sound of Dirty Circuits, a local band making its way onto the music scene. “I originally started by myself, my keyboards and backing tracks. And then, I added...

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Head coach Tim Floyd and the men's basketball team struggled in their second game of the Puerto Rico Tip-off in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Men’s basketball hammered by South Carolina 80-56

Jason Green, Contributor November 17, 2017

Perhaps the travel caught up to the Miners men’s basketball team on Friday or maybe it was the 8:30 a.m. mountain time zone start. Regardless, UTEP started slow and finished slower in a 80-56 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday morning. The...

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UTEP professor creates a film about immigration

UTEP professor creates a film about immigration

Claudia Flores, Staff Reporter November 17, 2017

As part of the International Cultural Lecture series,Ramón Villa-Hernandez, UTEP media production professor and film artist, shared a sneak peek of his upcoming film “Juana Doe” at the Blumberg Auditorium on Thursday morning. “Juana Doe”...

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Miners fall in 58-56 heartbreaker to Boise State

Miners fall in 58-56 heartbreaker to Boise State

Jason Green, Contributor November 16, 2017

The UTEP men’s basketball team began the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach with an exciting match up against the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference. When the dust – or sand, if you will – settled on the opening round game, UTEP...

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UTEP offensive guard Will Hernandez walks off the field after a drive against Rice on September 9, 2017 at the Sun Bowl.

Standout lineman Hernandez invited to Senior Bowl

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief November 16, 2017

UTEP AP Preseason All-American left guard Will Hernandez has been invited to play in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl on Jan. 27, 2018 in Mobile, Ala. He is the first Miner to receive an invite to play in the prestigious game since the 2008 Senior Bowl...

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Hector Enriquez, a Spanish professor at UTEP, and Guillermina Gina Nunez-Mchiri, a sociology and anthropology professor, gave students who they took to Seville, Spain the spotlight, to speak about their video projects and overall experience traveling abroad.

Students showcase documentaries of Study Abroad in Spain

Aylin Tafoya, Contributor November 16, 2017

This week, students from the University of Texas at El Paso gathered at the Blumberg Auditorium to reflect on their summer trip to Spain as part of the ongoing Cultural Lecture Series taking place through the weeklong International Cultural Festival. Hector...

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Richard Carson, a staff psychologist with the El Paso VA, talks about mental health problems in the Black community on Wednesday, November 15, in the Bloomberg Auditorium.

Black Student Union hosts mental health panel

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia editor November 15, 2017

Mental health experts and the Black Student Union chapter at UTEP hosted a panel that addressed mental health stigma in the black community and the ways in which people can cope with mental health problems. The panel, called Blackout: mental health...

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Wendy Davis was the keynote speaker at the Lies into Laws campus forum on Tuesday, November 14.

Wendy Davis, former State Senator, speaks at campus forum

Christian Vasquez, Web Editor November 14, 2017

Wendy Davis, former Texas Senator and Democratic nominee for the gubernatorial race of 2014, came to UTEP Tuesday night during a campus forum hosted by Texas Rising where over 100 students and El Pasoans showed up. Davis drew national attention during...

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