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Concerts coming to El Paso this weekend

Concerts coming to El Paso this weekend

Leslie Sarinana and Adrian Broaddus February 21, 2017

Texas Country Music Festival Taking the stage at the El Paso County Coliseum for the first time, the Texas Country Music Fest will launch its inaugural festival on Saturday, Feb. 25. The festival will feature headlining country band, Josh Abbott Band,...

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Artist Lise Bjorne Linnert collaborates with others to stitch name tags of women who were murdered in Cd. Juárez.

Rubin center exhibit remembers women murdered in Juárez

Claudia Flores, Contributor February 21, 2017

“Desconocida Unknown Ukjents,” an exhibition by Norwegian artist Lise Bjørne Linnert about the femicide (female homicides) in Juárez is on display at the Rubin Center to bring attention to the murders of women across the border. In Ciudad Juárez,...

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The El Paso Chihuahuas are coming off of their most successful season on the field, however the 2017 roster will look drastically different.

Chihuahuas roster takes shape at Padres spring training

Jason Green, Sports Editor February 21, 2017

On Valentine’s Day, pitchers and catchers reported to the San Diego Padres’ sprawling training camp in Peoria, Arizona. Pitchers and catchers from every level of the massive system that it takes to build a Major League Baseball team reported at once,...

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After a very rough start, the UTEP men’s basketball team can still secure a first round bye in the C-USA tournament in Birmingham.

Men’s basketball heads into final games of season with tournament seeding in mind

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter February 21, 2017

If someone were to say that the UTEP men’s basketball team is on the verge of clinching a first-round bye in the Conference-USA tournament at the beginning of February, no one would have believed them. The Miners lost 12 straight games and dropped the...

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Mexican scholars gather to discuss border relations

Mexican scholars gather to discuss border relations

Eddie Velazquez, Contributor February 20, 2017

A panel of three borderland scholars gathered at UTEP’s Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for Visual Arts on Feb. 20, to discuss border relations in the era of current President Donald Trump. Dr. Tony Payan, economist Lucinda Vargas and Professor...

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Softball still searches for first win in 2017

Softball still searches for first win in 2017

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor February 20, 2017

The UTEP softball team is still seeking their first victory after dropping four games at the DeMarini Desert Classic in Las Vegas this past weekend to fall to 0-9 on the season. The Miners entered the DeMarini Classic coming off a blowout loss to No....

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Thomas and Taylor named C-USA Players of the Week

Thomas and Taylor named C-USA Players of the Week

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor February 20, 2017

Forward Paul Thomas of the men's basketball team and guard Sparkle Taylor of the women's basketball team both were named Conference USA Players of the Week for their respective leagues. Taylor made history for the Miners as she scored 34 points against...

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UTEP women lose single digit affair to Rice

UTEP women lose single digit affair to Rice

Jason Green, Sports Editor February 18, 2017

As the UTEP women’s basketball team watches their season come down to crunch time, the Miners lost another single digit game to an opponent above them in the tight Conference-USA standings on Saturday. The Rice Owls left the Don Haskins Center with...

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Han lights up Haskins while Felix falls in Top Rank Boxing night

Han lights up Haskins while Felix falls in Top Rank Boxing night

Mike Flores, Reporter February 18, 2017

Top Rank Boxing brought the dynamic duo, of the Mexican star Jose Felix, Jr. and World Champion Jennifer Han, to the Don Haskins Center on Friday night. However, only one of the boxers came out victorious. The main event, which was the only nationally...

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‘Roe’ of Roe V. Wade has died

Leslie Sariñana, Entertainment Editor February 18, 2017

Norma McCorvey, the force behind the historical Roe V. Wade Supreme Court ruling, which legalized abortion in the U.S. in 1973, has died at 69-years-old. McCorvey is better known as Jane Roe, the pseudonym she used to remain anonymous during the trial....

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Does size matter?

Andres Martinez, Multimedia Editor February 18, 2017

UTEP students give their opinion on whether size matters or not.  

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UTEP professor wins early American literature prize

Mike Flores, Reporter February 18, 2017

Robert Gunn, an associate professor of English at UTEP, was awarded the Early American Literature Book Prize for 2016 for his book “Ethnology and Empire: Languages, Literature, and the Making of the North American Borderlands”. “On a personal...

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