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Ability Awarness Week features annual wheelchair basketball game

Ability Awarness Week features annual wheelchair basketball game

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor October 3, 2016

As part of Ability Awareness Week, the Center for Accommodations and Support Services hosted the annual wheelchair basketball game where the El Paso Air Wheelers took on the Las Cruces Rollers on Monday, Oct. 3 at Memorial Gym.  

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Voteria debunks ‘my vote doesn’t matter’

Voteria debunks ‘my vote doesn’t matter’

Michaela Roman, Editor-In-Chief September 27, 2016

La Lotería, also known as Mexican Bingo, has been a favorite pastime in Mexican culture for generations. Whether played on holidays with family for prizes or teaching U.S. children Spanish—the century-old game is one many have become familiar with. Cemelli...

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El Paso community celebrates Mexico's Independence Day

El Paso community celebrates Mexico’s Independence Day

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor September 16, 2016

PHOTOS: A celebration for Mexico's independence day was hosted on Sept. 16 at San Jacinto Plaza by El Paso in downtown El Paso. Live music and different performances took place the light the celebration. Food trucks and venders in their tents filled...

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Mexican history and culture brought to life through dance and music

Mexican history and culture brought to life through dance and music

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor September 9, 2016

PHOTOS:  At least 200 people gathered at the Chamizal National Memorial theater on September 9th to watch "Ritmos Nortenos," performed by the Ballet Folklorico Paso del Norte dance academy, founded in 1978. Director Rodolfo Hernandez, hosted "Ritmos...

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UTEP professor Jose Hurtado is on NASA’s shortlist for space travel. He has potentially years of training to complete before being selected.

UTEP professor gets closer to exploring the universe

Rene Delgadillo, Layout Editor September 6, 2016

Flying to the moon and Mars are impossible dreams for many, but for Jose Hurtado, a UTEP professor of geological sciences, his dreams may come true. Hurtado is in the semifinal round to join NASA’s astronaut corps, where he hopes to accomplish one...

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UTEP students completed 1,115,524 hours of volunteer experiences and service learning.

UTEP surpasses the one million mark for community service hours this year

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter September 6, 2016

Last year, the Center of Civic Engagement from UTEP reached the million mark for community service. The 1,115,542 hours completed by UTEP students was calculated based on volunteer experiences and service learning. Casandra Reyes is a graduate assistant...

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Professor Maria de los Ángeles Flores is teaching her first semester at UTEP.

New journalism professor makes her way to the border

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief September 6, 2016

Student journalists at UTEP are welcoming a new addition to their multimedia journalism program. Professor María de los Ángeles Flores will be teaching research methods and Borderzine along with professors Zita Arocha and Kate Gannon. Flores, an admirer...

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Five things to anticipate for the Chihuahuas’ playoffs

Five things to anticipate for the Chihuahuas’ playoffs

Javier Cortez, Web Editor September 6, 2016

After another successful regular season, the El Paso Chihuahuas are back in the playoffs for the 2016 Pacific Coast League pennant. Now, the Chihuahuas’ road to the PCL title starts with the Tacoma Rainiers in the Pacific Conference Championship round....

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Woman in El Paso has tested positive for Zika virus

Woman in El Paso has tested positive for Zika virus

Rene Delgadillo, Staff reporter August 25, 2016

A woman in El Paso has tested positive for the Zika virus after returning from a visit to Puerto Rico. This is the second case that has been confirmed in El Paso. The woman, who has now been isolated, spent at least a week in Puerto Rico, and after...

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A mosquito with Zika virus.

Taking a stab at the problem

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter August 23, 2016

The opportunity for Zika to spread in the El Paso community came on Monday, Aug. 15, from a man who had traveled from Florida to El Paso. It is confirmed by El Paso Public Health Director Robert Resendes. According to a press release, the man does not...

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Two young musicians perform at the 306 Sessions at Zeven Music Studios in Eastside El Paso as part of the Barbed Wire Open Mic Series.

Barbed Wire Open Mic Series provides a stage for artists

Andria Granada, Staff Reporter August 23, 2016

The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series: A BorderSenses Event offers El Paso performers of different genres the opportunity to present and practice their acts for an audience throughout the city. The stage is open to anyone willing to sign up and has hosted a...

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Local band Gila Monster performs the first night of the Tricky Falls' fifth-aiversary concert series. he band is one of the many who have played the Tricky stage both as nobodies and as established bands in El Paso.

Tricky Falls hosts close to 30 local bands for fifth-aniversary celebration

August 22, 2016

PHOTOS: Close to 30 local bands played for a crowd eager to hear what El Paso's music scene has grown into since Tricky Falls' opening. Local artists performed to celebrate the venue hosting a wide range of bands and artists for five years now.  

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