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President Dr. Natalicio received traditional candy from the governor of Durango
11/03/2016

Durango muestra orgullo minero mediante acuerdo

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter November 3, 2016

    La presidenta de UTEP, Diana Natalicio, acaba de firmar junto al gobernador de Durango, José Rosas Aispuro, un documento en el cual se concuerda los estudiantes provenientes de Durango podrán acceder a becas por parte del gobierno...

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Death in family brings forth fire safety awareness

Gloria Heredia, Reporter November 3, 2016

  The balloons and confetti that once lit up a birthday party, turned into black attire with white roses that decorated three caskets a year ago. Only three days before her birthday, Karyna Mendoza woke up to a call at 4:30 a.m. saying that her...

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Dia de Muertos celebration at Concordia Cemetery

Dia de Muertos celebration at Concordia Cemetery

Claudia Hernandez, Staff Photographer November 2, 2016

Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican celebration that has been celebrated for many years. It is such a famous celebration that some people from United States started celebrating it too. On this day, people celebrate the death of their relatives as something...

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Drag queen Athenea Rae preforms a lip-sync to Fleetwood Mac

Union hosts 2016 Queernival

Nina Titovets, Contributor November 2, 2016

Queernival, an event that supports the LBGTQ community, took place on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the UTEP Union. The event included performances from local drag queens and Odd Lab performers. In addition, free food was served at the event, while multiple student...

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UTEP President Diana Natalicio spoke to media after being named one of TIME Magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people.

UTEP promotes scholarship with Durango partnership

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor / Online Editor November 2, 2016

On Thursday, Nov. 4, President Diana Natalicio and the Governor of Durango, Mexico, Jose Rosas Aispuro, Ph.D, along with his fellow delegation, will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish partnership between the government of Durango and...

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El Paso breaks early voting record

El Paso breaks early voting record

Rene Delgadillo, Layout editor November 2, 2016

El Paso broke its early voting record on Wednesday, Nov. 2, and it appears it will continue to grow when early voting ends this Friday. Throughout the past 10 days, 115,000 votes were cast during early voting as of 1 p.m Wednesday. This broke the record...

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Cross country climbs to 15 in the nation

Cross country climbs to 15 in the nation

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor / Online Editor November 2, 2016

With a dominant weekend defending the Conference USA championship title in Charlotte, N.C., the Miners men's cross country team climbed up from No. 21 to No. 15 in the nation. In the championships, UTEP defeated second-place Middle Tennessee (ranked...

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Women’s basketball team overlooked despite success

Women’s basketball team overlooked despite success

Jason Green and Grecia Sanchez November 1, 2016

UTEP women’s basketball has achieved a level of success that ranks it near the top of all teams—male and female—at UTEP. The team was a runner-up in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in 2014. During the tournament’s final four games,...

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Student organizations Theta Chi and Alpha Sigma Alpha win homecoming competition

Student organizations Theta Chi and Alpha Sigma Alpha win homecoming competition

Eric Vasquez, Entertainment Editor November 1, 2016

Saturday’s kick-off marked the beginning of the homecoming game, but for registered student organizations the game marked the end of a long week of fierce competition. Since the beginning of homecoming week, student organizations competed in varying...

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Adams embarks on her 15th year as head coach

Adams embarks on her 15th year as head coach

Jason Green, Staff Reporter November 1, 2016

Her energy is infectious no matter what it is that she is talking about; and it is no surprise that people send their daughters from around the world to play for her. UTEP women’s basketball head coach Keitha Adams’ statistics are noteworthy by any...

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Miners hold off Savage Storm in exhibition opener

Miners hold off Savage Storm in exhibition opener

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor October 30, 2016

It wasn’t pretty, but the men’s basketball team shook off their first exhibition game with a 80-73 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State on Sunday, Oct. 30. It was a preview of what’s to come, what needs to be fixed, and a glimpse into their...

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Miners slip away from Old Dominion after 21 unanswered points

Miners slip away from Old Dominion after 21 unanswered points

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor October 29, 2016

It was so close, yet so far away.   The Miners, who came into the Sun Bowl after a five-overtime victory last week, could not carry on their luck into this week as they fell 31-21 against Old Dominion.   Quarterback David Washington...

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