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Senior Quaterback Jamiell Showers is expects the Miners to turn things around and make a splash in Conference USA

UTEP football ready for new start

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter July 22, 2014

The UTEP football team is on its way to Alpine for training camp and despite being picked to finish dead last in the conference by 13 coaches, optimism within the team remains high, especially on defense. “I love going away to camp and the chemistry...

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Run, Hillary, Run!

Run, Hillary, Run!

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor July 22, 2014

I really hate American politics for one simple reason—it’s all bullshit, or to put it in more decent terms, it’s a façade. There’s corruption, lies and pointless dialogue that fills the airwaves of American politics. In a recent interview with...

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The Padres minor league system will see an influx of talent coming through El Paso due to the Padres-Angels trade.

Padres-Angels trade has an impact on all homefronts

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor July 22, 2014

On July 18, the El Paso Chihuahuas major league affiliate, the San Diego Padres, made a big trade that not only impacted the Padres, but all three of their minor league affiliates. In the trade, the Los Angeles Angels received veteran closer Huston Street,...

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Volunteers WORK with immigrants at local shelter

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter July 22, 2014

A UTEP professor and some of his students have been volunteering at the Annunciation House, putting what they have studied and their social work skills to good use as an increased number of immigrants being sent to El Paso. This influx has created a...

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Bsrrio Skate Shop is the first webisode that is featured on the Only in El Paso series. (Above) Emmanuel Urbina, owner of the business, helps a customer

Web series to portray the community

Ashley Muñoz, Staff Reporter July 15, 2014

Destination El Paso and PBS station KCOS have teamed up to launch a web series called “Only in El Paso,” a project intended to promote the city through a collection of 10 short episodes produced by talented El Paso digital storytellers. “This is...

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Number of immigrants entering U.S. border continues to rise, local initiatives form to aid

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter July 15, 2014

Approximately 2,000 undocumented immigrants were flown into the El Paso area in June coming mainly from the South Texas region. They now await immigration hearings or possible deportation. Last week, two planes arrived full of immigrants, who were caught...

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Top five stories lines from the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor July 15, 2014

It’s time to reflect on the world’s most popular tournament now that the World Cup has concluded. From the group stage to the final match, there were shocking upsets, masterful goals, great individual performances and a lot of controversy. These are...

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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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Children of the Fries is a clothing line whose brand focuses on bringing health awareness throughout the community. (Above) Illiana Curiel and Carlos Cardenas sport the line’s clothing apparel.

Children of the Fries designs a healthy lifestyle

Kimberly Valle, Contributor July 15, 2014

You might have spotted their funky t-shirts, caps and stickers among the crowds at Neon Desert Music Festival. They were the products of Children of the Fries, a clothing line founded by Giovanni Silva, who lived and started his fashion career in New...

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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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