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Disparities between male and female tenured professors still prevalent

Disparities between male and female tenured professors still prevalent

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter July 15, 2014

National statistics and trends reveal that women have lower percentages of tenure track positions than men despite a higher number of women entering the doctoral fields. The number of women receiving tenure counters trends of women receiveing degrees...

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Texas Tattoo Showdown will take place July 18 -20 at the El Paso County Coliseum.

Texas Tattoo Showdown—a growing tradition among El Pasoans

Ashley Muñoz, Staff Reporter July 15, 2014

The country’s largest tattoo and music festival, Texas Tattoo Showdown, returns to El Paso for the fifth time on July 18-20, featuring more than 300 tattoo artists from around the world at the El Paso County Coliseum. “The festival started in 2010,...

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Mar’Qywell Jackson is the second UTEP men’s basketball recruit lost this summer

A homesick Jackson departs UTEP

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor July 15, 2014

It’s déjà vu all over again for the UTEP Miners basketball program. Three-star recruit Mar’Qywell Jackson is reportedly leaving the program, according to his Twitter page post on July 10. The Detroit, Michigan native has ties to UTEP that go beyond...

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Apathetic Argentine

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter July 15, 2014

Until recently soccer’s Mt. Olympus has had two and only two—Pele and Diego Armando Maradona.  However, over the last decade, one player has made the case that he too belongs among these two greats of the sport with his collective and individual...

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Immigrant minors should not be sent back

Immigrant minors should not be sent back

Aaron Montes, Staff Reporter July 8, 2014

The United States government needs to stop playing politics with what is clearly a humanitarian issue. For a month now, the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection have been dealing with an influx of undocumented immigrants...

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Local nonprofit aids undocumented with civil and human rights

Lorain Watters, Editor in Chief July 8, 2014

 Undocumented and poor—a common combination in people along the southwest region of Texas where individuals travel to the U.S. for any work they can find to help keep their family afloat. However, easy work that may come their way is not always fair...

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Estudiantes se reunen en Summit Hall para ver los partidos de la Copa Munial.

La Copa Mundial en la frontera

Héctor Bernal, Staff Reporter July 8, 2014

Se dice que el deporte paraliza el tiempo, y que en muchos casos acapara las miradas de millones. Pero solo existe un evento al que se le reconoce por atraer al mundo entero: la Copa del Mundo. Y aunque muchos no pudieron viajar a Brasil, la fiesta mundialista...

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The trolley system existed in El Paso from 1950 to 1974 and will be reintroduced in 2018.

Refueling an old flame: trolley project approved for funding

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter July 8, 2014

Funding of $97-million has been approved by The Texas Transportation Commission to restore a trolley project in downtown El Paso after service ceased 30 years ago. The project may include refurbished cars, which were originally used from 1950 to 1974....

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Chihuahuas win in walk-off fashion

Chihuahuas win in walk-off fashion

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter June 28, 2014

The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Tacoma Rainiers on a hot summer midday by a score of 7-6. Jeff Francoeur hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning. Good player execution and managerial strategy helped win this game. This game was originally...

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“The Slender Man” has become a popular game among youngsters and for adults

Gamers are victims of The Slender Man

Ashley Muñoz, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

Imagine a world where you can change everything to the way you want it, pick the way you look by pressing a button or transform yourself from tall to short, tan to pale. A world like this may only exist in your imagination, or better yet, in video games. Video...

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World Cup invites all types of life

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor June 24, 2014

Soccer does not see race, gender, social class or language. Anyone can try to play it and everyone can certainly watch it. Charlie Gibbens, director of housing at UTEP, has been trying to create that sense of inclusion over the past two weeks. The timing...

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Downtown businesses see minor increase with new baseball stadium

Downtown businesses see minor increase with new baseball stadium

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

The Southwest University Ballpark, conveniently located in downtown El Paso, opened on April 28 and baseball fans have been flocking to the stadium ever since. The local downtown attraction has proven to be both entertaining and lucrative for El Pasoans.  The...

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