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On Dec. 3, 1971, 30 students were arrested by the El Paso Police Department for demonstrating on campus.

Organizers remember ‘71 Chicano protest at UTEP

Jasmine Aguilera, Copy Editor September 9, 2014

This was the day she had been waiting for, a day she would remember for the rest of her life, a day she hoped would go down in history—and it did. On Dec. 3, 1971, 21-year-old speech pathology major, Irma Camacho, and 29 others sat in protest, blocking...

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"La X" artista ha presentar escultura en UTEP

“La X” artista ha presentar escultura en UTEP

Cassandra Adame, Reportera September 5, 2014

El consulado general Mexicano obsequiará una escultura de Enrique Carbajal González, mejor conocido como Sebastián, a las 4 p.m. este 10 de Septiembre en el Fox Fine Arts Center Plaza. El consulado presentará el escultura como regalo por los 100...

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The Prospector Daily August 29, 2014

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor/ Multimedia Editor August 29, 2014

This week in news, Opera Bhutan will take place at the Don Haskins Center on Saturday Aug. 30, UTEP ranked #8 in this years Washington Monthly national college ranking, and Minerpalooza will be held on Sept.5.

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Love is art, couple lets their paintings be the driving force of their success

Amanda Guillen, Multimedia Editor April 8, 2014

When walking through the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts you’ll encounter walls covered in student art work. Standing tall on opposite ends of a gallery space hang two pieces of art that coincide with one another. They seem to...

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The“10 Squared: 100 Artists Celebrate the Centennial” exhibition will open on March 27 and continue until April 26 at the Rubin Center. Open house will take place from 4-7 p.m. on April 10.

Rubin Center to showcase 100 artists for 100 years of UTEP history

Lesly Limon, Staff Reporter March 25, 2014

The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts and the Department of Art have joined in the centennial celebration by inviting 100 artists to be featured in this one-of-kind Project Space exhibition. Local artists, past and current faculty...

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Computer science major Jade Garcia climbs up mountain to dump a bucket of paint.

TCM centennial edition

Michaela Roman, Photo Editor March 21, 2014

This year marks the 94th TCM (Texas College of Mines) celebration which took place friday March 21. TCM, known for celebrating engineer majors changed things up for the first time this year by letting students from all colleges take part in the day. Students...

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On Feb. 7, renowned philosopher, scholar and activist Cornel West will be delivering a presentation at the Magoffin Auditorium to celebrate Black History Month.

Cornel West, philosopher and activist, to visit campus for Black History Month

Luis Barrio, Staff reporter January 28, 2014

Renowned philosopher, scholar and activist Cornel West will be delivering a presentation Feb. 7 at the Magoffin Auditorium to celebrate Black History Month. West is a Class of 1943 University Professor in the Center for African American Studies at...

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By hosting speakers from different educational backgrounds, resilience as part of dealing with this issue was addressed at the event.

Conference Center hosts Resiliency and Hispanic Mental Health Centennial Symposium

Jose Soto, Staff reporter January 28, 2014

A symposium that gathered social workers, doctors, physicians, psychologists and professors sought to inform about mental health related issues within the Hispanic community.  By hosting speakers from different educational backgrounds, resilience as...

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Centennial begins with kickoff celebration at basketball game

Centennial begins with kickoff celebration at basketball game

Amanda Guillen, Staff reporter January 9, 2014

Centennial year kicked off today when students took part in a birthday celebration before a basketball game against the Charlotte 49ers. An email was sent out to students regarding the Centennial kickoff celebration. Director of Marketing and...

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Local artists that were selected to participate in the Pickaxe Auction Celebration.

GECU invites local artists to showcase their work at UTEP’s Centennial

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor October 9, 2013

With only 84 days until the beginning of UTEP’s Centennial Celebration, Government Employees Credit Union’s participation continues beyond the grand unveiling of the Welcome Center. GECU has now initiated an event called the Pickaxe Celebration, where...

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veronica enriquez/the prospector 
 UTEP commemorated the 100-day countdown to 2014 by unveiling the new Welcome Center on Mon. Sept 23 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. that took place on the Cnetennial Museum’s front lawn.

Countdown to 2014 begins with kick-off event

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter September 24, 2013

The university opened a new Welcome Center and hosted a centennial kick-off party Sept. 23 on the front lawn of the Centennial Museum to commemorate the 100-day countdown to 2014. Students, faculty and staff were invited to attend the event and free...

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