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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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The UTEP football team joins Old Dominion players in a "circle of unity" prior to kick off on Saturday Oct. 29

Division and unity prior to the UTEP-ODU game

Jason Green, Staff reporter October 29, 2016

  Prior to Saturday night’s homecoming football game, a “Black Lives Matter” banner was unfurled next to the UTEP student section just as the national anthem began to play. A group of UTEP students, along with local organization Radical...

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Junior mechanical engineering major, Lana Hussein is introduced as this years homecoming queen.

Homecoming parade ends with pep rally at Centennial Plaza for the first time

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor October 29, 2016

UTEPgohand the El Paso community came together on Saturday Oct. 29 for this year's homecoming parade and pep rally for the first time in Centennial Plaza. The parade showcased UTEP spirit, celebated by both students and alumni. Festivities began at Mesita...

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Students had the ability to play a number of retro arcade style games

Arcade tournament heats up RSO olympic homecoming week

October 29, 2016

As part of homecoming week, various student organizations took part in the RSO olympics, a week filled with different competitive events. The arcade tournament took place at the Union on October 28th. Students played games that varied from Pandora to...

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Players stayed after the game to sign posters for proud fans

Miners clinch tournament berth with win over Southern Miss

Mike Flores, Reporter October 28, 2016

    Win and you’re in—that was exactly what was on the line for the Miners. The UTEP women’s soccer team faced their most important game of their season with a crucial 5-0 win over Southern Mississippi on Friday, October 28th.   The...

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Cabrales showcases new exhibit "It Came From Beyond the Border"

Cabrales showcases new exhibit “It Came From Beyond the Border”

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor October 27, 2016

The opening reception for "It Came From Beyond the Border", a sculpture exhibition by Angel Cabrales was hosted at the Purple Gallery on Thursday Oct. 27. Cabrales, a sculpture professor at UTEP, said that his art work is a satire that is inspired...

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