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Students show their talents at UTEP Picks Talent

Students show their talents at UTEP Picks Talent

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor March 24, 2017

Musicians, singers, dancers and poets showed off their artistic talents at the third annual UTEP Picks Talent event on Friday, March 24, at the Magoffin Auditorium and was hosted by SGA.  The Voice contestant, Elia Esparza, was a guest judge and performed...

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UTEP hosts the Binational Seminar on Gender and Peace

UTEP hosts the Binational Seminar on Gender and Peace

Claudia Hernandez, Staff Photographer March 24, 2017

Panelists from the United States and Mexico gathered at the El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center on campus to discuss equality and violence against women at the Catedra Internacional Marcela Lagarde y de Los Ríos Binational Seminar. The event, organized...

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Miner football completes first scrimmage of spring

Miner football completes first scrimmage of spring

Jeremy Carranco, Reporter March 24, 2017

The UTEP football team held their first scrimmage of the 2017 spring football season on a cold and windy Friday morning, March 24, at the Sun Bowl. The team played three full-length drives to start, followed by some offensive and defensive pod drills...

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Students work together to passing buckets of paint up to white was the "M."

UTEP students celebrate longest-running campus tradition of TCM day

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor March 24, 2017

On Friday, March 24, students of all majors participated in the celebration of TCM (Texas College of Mines) Day for the third year, which was originally for engineering majors only. Students participated in events which included white-washing the "M,"...

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"Preserving Identities" University Library exhibit displays Roman life

“Preserving Identities” University Library exhibit displays Roman life

Nina Titovets, Staff Photographer March 24, 2017

On March 23, the University Library hosted the opening of an interactive, multimedia exhibit entitled "Preserving Identities." The exhibit tells the story of the Romans through historical sites such as the Mausoleum of Santa Costanaza, the Colosseum,...

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Elton John mesmerizes capacity crowd with non-stop hits

Elton John mesmerizes capacity crowd with non-stop hits

Jason Green, Sports Editor March 24, 2017

Two days before his 70th birthday, Elton John filled up the Don Haskins Center with music -- and fans -- for what could be the last time, and nobody seemed to leave disappointed. John has had nine number one hits on the US Billboard charts and the...

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UTEP, UNAM and CIESAS join forces against gender inequality

UTEP, UNAM and CIESAS join forces against gender inequality

Grecia Sanchez, Reporter March 23, 2017

On Thursday, March 23, President Diana Natalicio partnered with representatives of the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Humanities and Science of the Autonomous University of Mexico, the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez and the Research Center...

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UTEP President Natalicio recognized in Fortune's list of World's Greatest Leaders

UTEP President Natalicio recognized in Fortune’s list of World’s Greatest Leaders

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor March 23, 2017

UTEP President Diana Natalicio was recognized by Fortune Magazine's 2017 list of the World's Greatest Leaders. The ranking, which is world-wide, features 50 different leaders that the magazine deemed excelled at leading effectively and followed the...

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Keeping up with the Texas Legislative Session bills

Christian Vasquez, Copy Editor March 21, 2017

The deadline to introduce a bill to the 85th Texas Legislature was on March 10, and with more than 2,700 bills and resolutions currently in the Senate and 5,200 in the House that were filed in time, there is a lot to go through. The session will end on...

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New Era Wrestling features male and female wrestlers such as The Patriot, El Tirano and Delilah—including five of founder Jose Ontiveros’ children.

A ‘New Era’ of lucha libre dawns in El Paso

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor March 21, 2017

As the city winds down from the week on a Friday night, a whole new community emerges from a shabby warehouse on Dyer Street. New Era Wrestling, a local El Paso Lucha Libre organization, opens their doors every Friday night to hundreds of people of...

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Continuing the Revolution

Continuing the Revolution

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter March 21, 2017

A group of activists are trying to build a relationship between citizens and organizations that promote a dialogue and awareness about social issues and events happening in El Paso through Facebook. Continuing the Revolution is a Facebook group where...

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Safe space open to students  through Brown Bag Series

Safe space open to students through Brown Bag Series

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter March 21, 2017

Emily Martinez, senior psychology major and intern for inclusion and advocacy at the Student Engagement and Leadership Center, is in charge of the Brown Bag Series, a handful of different topic discussions for engaging students toward different view points...

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