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Enrique Garcia hopes to bring transparancy and insight to the Texas 16th Congressional District seat.

Garcia brings legal perspective to Congressional race

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor October 16, 2017

Immigration attorney and El Paso native Enrique Garcia announced his bid for Texas’ 16th United States Congressional District earlier in the summer. Garcia joins a crowded Democratic Party slate, as he is one of five candidates to run as a Democrat. Garcia,...

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Breast cancer awareness month

Breast cancer awareness month

Claudia Flores, Staff Reporter October 16, 2017

Every October turns pink as different local, national and international charities join the annual breast cancer awareness campaign to raise money for cancer research and offer support to those who are or have been affected by breast cancer. Breast cancer...

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Ability Awareness week showcases annual wheelchair basketball game

Ability Awareness week showcases annual wheelchair basketball game

Sergio Muñoz, Contributor October 16, 2017

On Monday, the wheelchair basketball game was celebrated in the Don Haskins Center, in which the El Paso Air Wheelers confronted the Wounded Warriors in a battle to show who is best. Many families came to support the Ability Awareness Week and enjoy...

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Southern Miss hands Miners sixth consecutive loss

Southern Miss hands Miners sixth consecutive loss

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor October 16, 2017

The UTEP women's volleyball team dropped their sixth straight match on Monday afternoon to Southern Miss in straight sets (3-0; 25-23, 25-14, 25-15) in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Miners fall to 4-16 overall and 1-6 in Conference USA play while the...

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Children learn how to shift for gold.

UTEP celebrates Earth Science Day

Elenie Gonzalez, Reporter October 16, 2017

The Geological Sciences department celebrated Earth Science Day inside the Geology building on Saturday afternoon to showcase the department and teach the community about the importance of Earth Science. The celebration is part of Earth Science Week,...

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UTEP women's soccer player Vic Bohdan lunges forward after stealing away the ball from Middle Tennessee.

Women’s soccer falls to Middle Tennessee

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor October 16, 2017

The UTEP women's soccer team dropped their fourth straight game on Sunday night in a 3-1 loss to Middle Tennessee at University Field. The Blue Raiders (7-7, 4-3 C-USA) received first-half goals from Taylor Hatch (5’) and Sam DeBien (19’) to...

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Women's volleyball drops fifth straight match

Women’s volleyball drops fifth straight match

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor October 15, 2017

The UTEP women's volleyball team fell in straight sets (3-0; 25-23, 25-19, 25-15) to Conference USA foe UTSA on Sunday afternoon in Memorial Gym. The fifth straight loss puts the Miners at 1-5 in league play, while the Roadrunners improve to 5-1 and...

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Day one of Weekend Two was full of underrated acts

Leslie Sarinana, Copy Editor October 13, 2017

Austin, TX. Home of the state capitol, smoked barbeque, Matthew McConaughey and Austin City Limits Music Festival. Every October, hipsters flock to Austin for ACL to watch some of the biggest names in music and some lesser known indie bands. This year...

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 "Where is Our Exile" focuses on Mexican and American culture on the border being equal.

The Rubin Center’s fall exhibits open for the semester

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor October 13, 2017

The Rubin Center held the opening reception for its three fall semester exhibitions on Thursday, Oct. 12. Featured artist Suzi Davidoff maps in her series of drawings, "Simplified World," to illustrate how the world had changed physically and...

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President of the Bhutan Foundation visits UTEP for Centennial Lecture Series

President of the Bhutan Foundation visits UTEP for Centennial Lecture Series

Elenie Gonzalez, Reporter October 13, 2017

Bruce Bunting, president of the Bhutan Foundation, visited the UTEP campus on Wednesday afternoon to give his presentation, “Bhutan: Development with Values,” at the El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center. He spoke about the Bhutan Foundation, a...

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Fifth annual El Paso Wine Festival kicks off this weekend

Fifth annual El Paso Wine Festival kicks off this weekend

Brianna Chavez, Contributor October 11, 2017

The Rotary Club of El Paso will kick off the fifth annual El Paso Wine Festival this Saturday at the Keystone Botanical Gardens. The festival will feature over 300 different wines from over 40 different wineries from all over the world as well as food...

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Lily Downs

Women’s golf earns second place at Aggie Invitational

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor October 11, 2017

The UTEP women’s golf team took second-place out of the 10-team field at the New Mexico State Aggie Invitational on Wednesday afternoon in Las Cruces. Lily Downs tied for fourth place to help earn her team the silver finish. “I’m happy we got...

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