Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump attended a presidential forum hosted by NBC on Wednesday, Sept. 7 that was dedicated to national security and veteran’s issues. Instead, each presidential candidate was given half an hour to gloss over facts and address...

When Maceo Dailey passed away in October 2015, he left a hole not only in the El Paso community but in the African-American Studies Program at UTEP. The new director, Michael Williams, not only seeks to preserve Dailey’s legacy, but to expand on that...

Donald Trump’s record with Latino voters is dismal to say the least, and his recent visit to Mexico to speak with President Nieto is seen by some as an attempt to bring in the undecided voters or Republicans who are apprehensive about Trump’s temperament....

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Union Cinema presented “El Sueño” on Thursday, Sept. 1. The movie is a local film set in El Paso that follows the life of two undocumented immigrants while avoiding drugs, the cartel and falling into prostitution. Humberto...

Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has a 90 percent chance to win according to the New York Times, but her recent success can be attributed toward her focus on the dangers of Donald Trump and less so on her own platform and appeal. The back and forth...

The El Paso branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held its fourth-annual Freedom Fund and Award Banquet on Saturday, Aug. 27. The NAACP gave out two scholarships to local students as well as three awards to prominent...

On Wednesday, Aug. 24, students, faculty, staff and alumni at the University of Texas at Austin held a demonstration in protest of the recently implemented concealed carry law on public university campuses, including UTEP. Organized by UT alumna...

We have 87 days until we vote for the most powerful person in the world. Trump’s polls rise and fall depending on whether he acts like an adult, or calls someone a loser. Meanwhile, Hillary presents herself as the anti-Trump and hopes the Trump train...

Starting Monday, Aug. 1, public universities across Texas will allow individuals to bring handguns on campus if they have a concealed carry license. The law, known as Senate Bill 11, also lets universities set exclusion zones where handguns will not be...

As the sun sets in downtown El Paso, a row of people on a small stage hold up photos of the black men and women police have killed. In front, candles burn brightly behind a large sheet of paper that holds dozens of names of people whose light is no...

The University of Texas at El Paso will host the third-annual Rookie Entrepreneurship Program from July 18-23. The program will bring together 23 high school students interested in the world of business to learn from local entrepreneurs and UTEP student...

It’s been 16 years since “Since I Left You” by The Avalanches melted near 3,500 samples with such intricacy that it was hard to tell where one ended and the other began. Since then, The Avalanches left us with relative silence only interrupted...

The Supreme Court failed to come to a decision on United States v. Texas, which concerned President Barack Obama’s immigration expansion of the Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and implementation of Deferred Actions for Parents...

The study abroad program at UTEP is undergoing a series of structural changes that aim to make the program more efficient while expanding the number of students who can participate. One of the more obvious changes was the study abroad office’s recent...

Memorial Day, May 30, started off what the American Automobile Association calls the “100 deadliest days for teens,” which refers to the fact that approximately 1,022 teens will die during this time period. During these upcoming 100 days 59 percent...

Equality Texas, an advocacy group for equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Texans, held a press conference on Friday, June 3, in the office of Texas State Senator Jose Rodriguez to announce their partnership with several El Paso leaders...

This year’s Rainbow Miner Graduation Reception is being held at the Peter and Margaret de Wetter Center (Alumni Lodge) on May 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is an open celebration of graduating seniors who identify in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,...

In music professor Larry White’s office a giant pair of orange-and-blue yarn mallets hang from the ceiling accompanied by drum sets, posters, pictures and news clippings that line the wall, all of which symbolize the memories collected after 36 years...

The Study Abroad program held a heartwarming goodbye celebration for 59 Brazilian exchange students who made El Paso their home for the year. The Festa Junina emphasized traditional Brazilian music, food and dances and was open to students and residents....

A memorial was held Tuesday in honor of History Professor Richard Foust at the El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center where more than 70 students, friends and co-workers came together to share their memories. Foust passed away on March 15 after suffering...