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Beto O’Rourke speaks to attendees about his stance on women’s rights, weapons, school funding and his campaign for Governor.

Beto returns to El Paso in hopes of gathering local support

Itzel Giron, Staff Reporter January 10, 2022

Beto O’Rourke returned to El Paso Saturday Jan. 8 in hopes of getting support from his hometown as he prepares to face Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the race for Texas Governor.  Hundreds of masked individuals filled the empty parking lot...

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Junior point guard Jamari Sibley dunks against Univeristy of Southern Miss on Jan,8 at the Don Haskins Center

Miners Bounce Back in Win Against Golden Eagles

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter January 9, 2022

The UTEP men’s basketball team (8-7, 1-2 Conference-USA) collected their first conference win against the University of Southern Mississippi (5-9, 1-1 Conference-USA) on Jan. 8 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners offense played as a unit, and...

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Guard Souley Bourn shoots a three pointer against NMSU for the battle of I-10 on Nov. 13, 2021, at the Pan American Center

Comeback falls short

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter November 14, 2021

The Miners (1-1,0-0 C-USA) lost to New Mexico State University (NMSU) (2-0,0-0 WAC) on Nov. 13 at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Miners had a brief lead in the first quarter but could not get that back. UTEP had a hard time scoring...

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 UTEP unveiled its new learning studio for multimedia productions July 5.

UTEP unveils modern multimedia studio for students and staff

Elisha Nuñez, Contributor July 15, 2021

On July 5, UTEP unveiled a brand-new, high-tech learning studio made available for students and staff. The new learning studio provides multimedia resources meant to give projects and podcasts a proficient, adept feel. The new studio contains three...

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Loki (Tom Hiddleston) in Marvel Studios' 'Loki" exclusively on Disney+.

Marvel’s ‘Loki’ searches for an identity

Victoria Rivas, Contributor July 13, 2021

“Loki,” premiered June 9 as the third film series of Marvel Cinematic Universe phase four.  The series streams exclusively on Disney+ and was directed by Kate Herron, best known for directing episodes of the Netflix series 'Sex Education.'  The...

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 The Annual Juried UTEP student exhibition is open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday through July 30. People can go in groups of no more than 10.

Rubin Center hosts first in-person student exhibition for 2021

Nicole Lopez, Multimedia Editor July 6, 2021

For the first time in a year, the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts hosts the Annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition in-person and virtually.    Last year, the exhibition was completely online. Kerry Doyle, director of the Rubin...

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National Association of Hispanic Journalists certifies UTEP chapter

Julia Lucero, Contributor June 30, 2021

After a semester of work put in by students and professors, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) has certified and renewed its charter at UTEP. The NAHJ official website says that the program is dedicated to the recognition and professional...

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Miners fans cheer at the football game against Houston  Baptist Huskies. Aug. 31, 2019.

UTEP to allow full capacity for all sporting events

Katrina Villarreal, Sports Editor June 30, 2021

UTEP Athletics Director, Jim Senter, announced Friday that all UTEP sporting events for the 2021-2022 season are set to return to 100% capacity. During the 2020 season, UTEP Athletics was forced to only allow a certain number of fans at each sporting...

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Movies on the lawn features movies shown at UTEP's Centennial Plaza with two more summer showings

Movies on the Lawn brings cinema back to community

Julia Lucero, Contributor June 22, 2021

UTEP Student Engagement and Leadership Center (SELC) hosted Movies on the Lawn, a free movie night at Centennial Plaza for students and the El Paso community Friday. The event started at 8:30 p.m. Attendees watched “Wonder Woman 1984” while SELC...

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Junior forward Bryson Williams fights for loose ball versus UTSA Jan. 15, 2020.

UTEP forward Bryson Williams announces transfer to Texas Tech

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief June 14, 2021

After weeks of speculation senior forward Bryson Williams has announced that he is taking his talents to Lubbock Texas to play for the Big 12’s Texas Tech Raiders. From the announcement on April 15 that Williams had entered the transfer portal, it was...

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UTEP's new basketball coach  Joe Golding  announces incoming transfers for upcoming season.

UTEP men’s basketball coach Joe Golding retools in offseason

Katrina Villarreal, Sports Editor June 14, 2021

UTEP Men’s basketball coach Joe Golding has been busy filling out the roster adding transfers during the offseason, adding four brand-new players so far to their roster since he was announced as head coach.   Golding began his search for talent...

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Sandy Romo in her home setup during the early months of the 2020-2021 virtual learning school year.
Photo Courtesy of Sandy Romo.

Sandy Marie Romo: Technology Integration in the Virtual Classroom

Lennon Romo, Contributor June 14, 2021

In March 2020, when time seemed to stop for many in the Sun City, countless educators were instead put in a race against it. Seemingly each passing moment leading up to the first week in which the semester would resume was spent meeting, evaluating,...

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