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El Pasoans unite against Governor Abbott

Christian Vasquez, Copy Editor February 14, 2017

Governor Greg Abbott is visiting El Paso as a guest speaker of the El Paso Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Dinner, and several El Paso organizations are uniting outside of the fundraiser to protest Abbott’s political stances. The protest, El...

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Miners to compete in ACHA Western Regional Tournament

Miners to compete in ACHA Western Regional Tournament

Jerremy Caranco, Contributor February 14, 2017

The season for the Miners hockey club is not over yet. Today the UTEP Miners (30-3) heard the news that they drew the No. 7 seed of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Western Regional Tournament. The tournament will be played in Greenly,...

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Young Democratic Socialists define socialism on the border

Young Democratic Socialists define socialism on the border

Michaela Román, Editor in Chief February 14, 2017

When the 2016 presidential elections came to a close, over two million millennials—those under the age of 30—voted for Bernie Sanders. Statistics from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement concluded this was more...

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Trump proposes repeal of Johnson Amendment

Trump proposes repeal of Johnson Amendment

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor February 14, 2017

While President Donald Trump plans to construct a wall between Mexico and America’s border, he has also begun to talk about breaking down the walls between church and state. The Johnson Amendment has been recently questioned and there is talk about...

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Randi Zuckerberg to make a stop on campus

Randi Zuckerberg to make a stop on campus

Jason Green February 14, 2017

New York Times best-selling author, Harvard graduate, Emmy-nominated television anchor, early Facebook marketing manager and current media mogul, Randi Zuckerberg, will be speaking on campus at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Undergraduate Learning Center,...

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Associate professor of statistics, Amy Wagler is making efforts to get more students involved in the Frontera Land Alliance.

Statistics professor works to preserve land

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter February 14, 2017

Seven hundred miles away from her birthplace, associate professor of statistics, Amy Wagler, found the city and university she now calls home. Wagler has taught at UTEP for more than eight years.  She earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics at...

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Predictions, hopes and wishes for Neon Desert 2017

Predictions, hopes and wishes for Neon Desert 2017

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor February 14, 2017

Ladies get out your extremely outdated flower crowns, and gentlemen grab your “authentic” NBA throwback jerseys—because Neon Desert 2017 music festival is back.  Last year, when the lineup for the music festival leaked, locals went on all social...

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UTEP Cello professor Zuill Bailey took home two Grammy awards on Feb. 12.

UTEP professor Zuill Bailey wins at the Grammys

Leslie Sarinana, Entertainment Editor February 14, 2017

UTEP cello professor and artistic director of El Paso Pro-Musica, Zuill Bailey, won two Grammy awards for his work in classical music. Bailey was nominated for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for his performance of “Tales of Hemingway” and for Best...

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Juan Sandoval: librarian turned art collector

Eddie Velazquez, Staff Reporter February 14, 2017

With altruism as the main drive behind his art collection, UTEP librarian Juan Sandoval has amassed over 1,000 works of art that he keeps in his modest Sunset Heights apartment. “I always had poor friends growing up, so I would help them out by buying...

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Exploring your naughty side through ‘50 Shades’

Exploring your naughty side through ‘50 Shades’

Claudia Flores, Contributor February 14, 2017

What is it about “Fifty Shades” stories that seduces us to go see it on the big screen? It could be the sexy way Christian Grey spanks Anastasia, or maybe it’s the way he protects her that makes us think these movies are totally worth it. For many,...

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Men’s basketball hits the road for important road swing

Men’s basketball hits the road for important road swing

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor February 14, 2017

The UTEP men’s basketball team will hit the road this week for the first time in three weeks as they battle North Texas (7-17, 1-11 C-USA) on Thursday, Feb. 16, and Rice (17-8, 7-5 C-USA) on Saturday, Feb 18. The two games this week will be the start...

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Softball opens season against nation’s top teams in Kajikawa Classic

Softball opens season against nation’s top teams in Kajikawa Classic

Augie Touris, Contributor February 14, 2017

The UTEP Miners’ softball team began their 2017 campaign in the Kajikawa Classic tournament in Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday, Feb. 9. The team left Arizona without a win, but put up a fight against some of the nation’s better teams. The Miners faced...

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