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The Sun Bowl opened its doors on Sept. 21, 1963.

Sun Bowl celebrates 50th birthday

Luis Barrio, Contributor September 20, 2013

UTEP will host the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners on the 50th birthday of the Sun Bowl stadium. The stadium hosts one the nation’s longest running bowl games in college football. It’s a place that screams home-field advantage being situated in a...

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Former USC interim head coach Bob Cantu accepts assistant role for UTEP

Former USC interim head coach Bob Cantu accepts assistant role for UTEP

Aaron J. Montes, Staff Photographer September 19, 2013

Former USC interim basketball head coach, Bob Cantu, agreed to sign with UTEP as an assistant coach for Tim Floyd to replace Greg Foster who left to the NBA. Cantu was part of the Trojan’s program for 12 years, five with head coach Tim Floyd and...

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President Diana Natalicio delivers a speech on the upcoming centennial year at the UGLC.

Natalicio delivers speech on upcoming countdown to centennial

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter September 19, 2013

President Diana Natalicio spoke Thursday at the Undergraduate Learning Center patio to discuss the upcoming centennial year and the festivities that are to follow. Guests at the event got a sneak peak of the Welcome Center, presented by Maribel Villalva,...

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Jaime Picks Up 3rd edition

Jaime Quesada, Contributor September 19, 2013

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Journalist Terence Smith, left, asks Mark Zuckerberg, far right, if Facebook would ever go into the news business, become a news aggregator-type service or a forum at Wednesday’s event. Zuckerberg said Facebook would probably not produce news content. James Bennet, center, editor of Atlantic magazine, looks on.

Zuckerberg’s Internet.org Initiative, NSA, immigration stances highlight talk

Sean Bradley, SHFWire reporter September 19, 2013

WASHINGTON - Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to be a part of a “digital social fabric” for the future. Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking site Facebook, discussed a multitude of subjects Wednesday, including the Internet.org project,...

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Workshop with a beat presents Latin music at White House

Andrés Rodríguez, SHFWire reporter September 18, 2013

WASHINGTON - A group of middle and high school students were serenaded to the tune of “La Bamba” Monday at the White House by some of the biggest names in Latin music, as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. The 130 students from around the D.C. area...

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Fresco Artist Frederico Vigil to give a talk at the UTEP Rubin Center

Fresco Artist Frederico Vigil to give a talk at the UTEP Rubin Center

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor September 18, 2013

Currently celebrating the Hispanic Heritage Month, UTEP has offered many opportunities in which students and the general public can learn more about the Latin American decent. As a result, a special talk on the fresco process by artist, Frederico Vigil,...

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Freshman running back Darrin Laufasa will be a key for the Miners as he steps in for injured backs Nathan Jeffery and LaQuintus Dowell.

Miners open conference against UTSA

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter September 17, 2013

For the first time in each school’s history, the Miners and the UTSA Roadrunners will battle it out on the gridiron. This only being the Roadrunners’ third season in Division I football, the Miners may seem like overwhelming favorites, but the Roadrunners...

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Ayer Eternal Photography studio is located at 2909 1/2 Alameda.

UTEP alumnus moves El Paso art scene onward

Leonardo Montañez, Staff Reporter September 17, 2013

As an artist, Luis C. Rodriguez felt that the possibilities of a prolonged and successful career would be many as he decided to pursue those options here in El Paso. According to Rodriguez, who graduated from UTEP in 2010 with a multidisciplinary arts...

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Top national jobs not common in El Paso, students consider leaving

Top national jobs not common in El Paso, students consider leaving

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor September 17, 2013

As the unemployment rates in El Paso remain high, recent college graduates are often faced with making the decision to move out of the city in order to find a job that pertains to their career. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the top jobs...

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Navy Cmdr. Tim Jirus says that a man standing next to him was shot and killed as both tried to escape from the shooter at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday. SHFWire photo by Nick Prete

13 dead in Washington Navy Yard shooting

Zahra Farah, SHFWire Reporter September 16, 2013

WASHINGTON – At least 13 people are confirmed dead and several others were wounded after a mass shooting Monday morning at Washington Navy Yard. The suspected shooter is among the 13 dead, Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier said at a press conference....

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(Left-Right) Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Fernando Garcia, executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights and Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, discuss immigration reform at a Monday town hall meeting.

Rep. O’Rourke hears testimony at town hall from those affected by deportation

Leonardo Montañez, Staff reporter September 16, 2013

Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, hosted members of the Congressional Border Caucus for a Monday immigration reform town hall meeting. The purpose of the event was to listen to El Pasoans who have been affected by deportation and was held in partnership...

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