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Claudia Boyd in a classroom at the Liberal Arts building.

Campus prepares for World Diabetes Day, disease rampant in EP

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

Claudia Boyd is always on the move as a full-time communication graduate student, teaching assistant, mother and wife. You would never guess that she is one of 21 million Americans who suffer from diabetes. According to diabetes.org, each day approximately...

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Students writing 50k-word novel in 30 days for national competition

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

To 514 El Pasoans, completing a 50,000-word novel in 30 days is a daunting, but achievable task. November is National Novel Writing Month and a national nonprofit organization called NaNoWriMo is helping aspiring novelists achieve a finished tangible...

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The Latina Dance Project wil offer a workshop open to public at 7 p.m. on Nov. 8-9 at the Fox Fine Arts room A452.

‘Slumber of Reasons’ casts the spotlight on social issues

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter November 5, 2013

The Latina Dance Project will be at UTEP to conduct a workshop for any students, faculty and staff who are interested in multidisciplinary projects. The project titled Latinos Over the Top Collaborative Arts will be held Nov. 8 and 9. The company will...

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College Republicans, county GOP join forces

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter November 5, 2013

Students have the chance to work with the county of El Paso in collaboration with the Republican Party. The Republican Party of El Paso has teamed up with the College Republicans in order to fill the positions of election clerks for the county’s...

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Union Services hosted the annual Halloween costume contest today at noon.

Halloween costume contest held at the Union

Javier Cortez and Amanda Guillen October 31, 2013

Today, UTEP Union Programs hosted their annual Halloween costume contest at the Union Plaza stage. For some the Halloween costume competition took precedence over going to class. Junior mechanical engineering major Italia Valles, who dressed up...

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Smithsonian collaborates for Día De Los Muertos online exhibit

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter October 29, 2013

The Smithsonian Latino Center has partnered with UTEP to create a Día de los Muertos-themed online exhibit and will celebrate the collaboration on Nov. 1. The center will be using the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum to create an avatar-based 3-D...

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East El Paso Menchie’s location featured in CBS ‘Undercover Boss’ episode

East El Paso Menchie’s location featured in CBS ‘Undercover Boss’ episode

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter October 26, 2013

On October 25th CBS aired an “Undercover Boss” episode that focused on the yogurt chain Menchies. The episode featured the East side Menchies location here in El Paso, which is located on 1355 George Dieter. CEO and co-owner of Menchies Amit Kleinberger...

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Abuse at parking garage causes complaints

Amanda Guillen, Reporter October 22, 2013

Individuals using the visitors’ areas of campus garages as free parking are causing upset for staff and students. Faculty, students, staff and visitors are all allowed to park in a specific section of the Sun Bowl garage, which is located next to the...

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Crime worries students around campus

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter October 15, 2013

Three incidents, including robbery and assault, recently occurred on or near campus within a month’s time span, which has led to safety concerns among students.. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, a student was walking by Mundy Park, located...

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Sexual assault on campuses cannot be ignored

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter October 15, 2013

Given that El Paso is considered the safest city in the country by the 2013 Press Ratings from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, many UTEP students feel very safe when walking around campus. Although many crimes and incidents that require police services...

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Defensive lineman and UTEP student Isaac Tauaefa wows the judges of the X-Factor

Former football player a finalist on X Factor

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter October 8, 2013

UTEP senior media advertising major Isaac Tauaefa is making his mark on this season of Fox’s hit talent competition The X Factor. Tauaefa also played football for the Miners for two seasons before suffering a knee injury. “Playing football in front...

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Freshman pre-engineering major Robert Portillo is one of many students that have opted to ride their bicycles in order to efficiently get around campus construction.

Students say more bike lanes needed around campus

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter October 8, 2013

Bike lanes have been added to El Paso’s streets in recent years. This has led to the presence of more bike riders around the city. Although more bike lanes have been added, bike riders say there is still need for more, especially around UTEP and surrounding...

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