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ARISE celebrates first-ever Indigenous People’s Day

ARISE celebrates first-ever Indigenous People’s Day

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 10, 2017

After long months of planning and meeting with different university officials, ARISE (Academic Revival of Indigenous Studies and Education), an organization at UTEP dedicated to educating students about different indigenous groups, was granted permission...

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Songs to listen to in anticipation of ACL's Weekend Two: A playlist of the headliners

Songs to listen to in anticipation of ACL’s Weekend Two: A playlist of the headliners

Leslie Sarinana, Copy Editor October 10, 2017

Here are the top 3 songs from all of ACL's headlining acts to get you pumped for Weekend Two of the festival. Jay-Z: "The Story of OJ" [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM7lw0Ovzq0" /] "Numb/Encore" [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4bSgkCQ4cI"...

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Miners feeling confident as they travel to Southern Miss

Miners feeling confident as they travel to Southern Miss

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 9, 2017

A loss by one point means one more speck of hope that the Miners (0-6, 0-2 C-USA) will get their first win against Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on Saturday. Interim head coach Mike Price believes the team’s spirited efforts in their...

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Ability Awareness Week brings wheelchair basketball

Ability Awareness Week brings wheelchair basketball

Daniel Mendez, Staff Reporter October 9, 2017

To celebrate Ability Awareness Week (Oct. 16-20), the UTEP Center for Accommodations and Support Services (CASS), along with the Division of Student Affairs, will be hosting the El Paso Air Wheelers vs. Ft. Bliss Wounded Warriors wheelchair basketball...

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Chalk the Block celebrates ten years with largest attendance

Chalk the Block celebrates ten years with largest attendance

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor October 9, 2017

Chalk the Block, an annual arts festival organized by the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD), turned downtown El Paso into a canvas of hope and inspiration. Local artists came together with national and international artists...

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The Dirty River Boys performed at Ardivino’s Desert Crossing to fundraise for the Salvation Army, with proceeds going to the hurricane relief.

A concert for hurricane relief: a view of humanity

Jason Green, Contributor October 9, 2017

“We never thought about cancelling it.” Four days after Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival in Las Vegas, Ardovino’s Desert Crossing in Sunland Park, N.M., was the site of a country music...

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Special teams falter as Miners lose heartbreaker to WKU and fall to 0-6

Special teams falter as Miners lose heartbreaker to WKU and fall to 0-6

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2017

Almost all the stars aligned for the Miners on Saturday evening, except for the one thing they lacked all year—a win. UTEP fell short to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 15-14, after a hard fought, 60-minute war. They had the most yards on...

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Joey St. Pierre leaves the UTEP basketball program

Joey St. Pierre leaves the UTEP basketball program

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor October 7, 2017

Freshman forward Joey St. Pierre announced on Saturday that he is leaving the UTEP basketball team for personal reasons. “The last year has been challenging for me for a number of reasons,” he said. “I want to make it clear that my decision...

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Cory Morrow performs at a Salvation Army Benefit Concert at Ardovino's Desert Crossing on October 5.

Concert raises money for Salvation Army hurricane relief

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor October 6, 2017

Texas country music artist Cory Morrow was featured at the Second Annual Salvation Army Benefit Concert at Ardovino's Desert Crossing in Sunland Park, N.M., with special guests The Dirty River Boys and Abe Mac on Thursday, October 5. The free benefit...

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Mura Masa preforms at Tricky Falls

Mura Masa shows versatility with varied set at Tricky Falls

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor October 5, 2017

Guernsey-born DJ, electronic music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alexander Crossan—better known as Mura Masa—fed off London-based singer Fliss’ energy, as the duo cooked up an electric mix for a mid-sized Tricky Falls crowd...

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Rape and dating violence at UTEP have increased

Rape and dating violence at UTEP have increased

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor October 4, 2017

According to the new Annual Security and Fire Safety Report—an annual report from UTEP campus police—there were five incidents of rape in 2016. Three of the incidents occurred on-campus, while the remaining two occurred in student housing facilities. This...

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Interim head coach Mike Price returns to UTEP and promises effort

Interim head coach Mike Price returns to UTEP and promises effort

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 3, 2017

After getting the call on Monday to take the reigns of interim head coach for the UTEP football team, Mike Price had less than 24 hours to pack all his belongings from his lake house in Idaho to travel to the Sun City and get back to business. As...

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