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TentSquare provides possibilities to local actors

Andrea E. Acosta, Entertainment Editor December 3, 2014

Three El Paso natives were cast to appear in a comedic L.A. short film called “While You Were in a Coma,” set to premiere on March 9, 2015. This will be the first project by the TentSquare community, a crowdsourcing-based production studio that allows...

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3 years and more than 200 issues later

Diego Burciaga, Layout Editor December 2, 2014

It was three years and four months ago that I transferred from the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez and started my first semester at UTEP. A week before class began, I started looking for a job. Some one told me about Job Mine, I logged in and...

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New publication crosses the border to share stories

New publication crosses the border to share stories

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter December 2, 2014

A group of El Pasoans has formed a bilingual publication team called The Rio Grande Rift, which seeks to share the untold stories of the El Paso and Juárez region. “I’ve lived and studied in El Paso for a long time,” Editor Mari Gomez said. “I’ve...

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Senior Laura Delgado competes in the Miners only home invent at the Lori Fitzgerald Classic in September at the Chamizal.

Home grown talent showing hard work pays off

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor December 2, 2014

Senior cross country/track and field member Laura Delgado knows all about hard work. It’s done in the wee hours of the day, when everyone is tired, when no one wants to put in the work. You will never meet you’re goals and aspirations without hard...

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El Paso shows solidarity for Mike Brown

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter November 25, 2014

Protest signs defiantly raised in the air, El Pasoan’s rallied in solidarity for Michael Brown in front of the county courthouse. The rally is one of many happening across the country after Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot unarmed teenager...

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Protestors gather in order to bring awareness to the unjust kidnapping and the possible murder of 43 college students in Ayotzinapa, Mexico.

El Pasoans unite for missing Ayotzinapa students

Forty-three empty metallic chairs glisten in the sun. Sitting in each chair is a fluttering black and white picture, one for each of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, Guerrero. “Forty-three chairs, 43 people and 43 biographies. So...

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Provost to leave UTEP

Provost to leave UTEP

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor/Multimedia Editor November 19, 2014

Provost and vice president for academic affairs for the University of Texas at El Paso, Junius J. Gonzales, will have a new job title effective January 28, 2015. Gonzales has been appointed as the senior vice president for academic affairs of all 17...

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The second The Pizza Joint opens its second location at the corner of 500 N. Stanton and Franklin Ave.

Local business expands to downtown

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter November 18, 2014

The Pizza Joint opened the doors of their second location last week, located in the downtown area on 500 N. Stanton. According to customers, this location is bigger and better than the first location. Melissa Maese, owner of both Pizza Joint locations...

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Whole Foods arrives in El Paso

Whole Foods arrives in El Paso

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter November 18, 2014

Whole Foods Market announced 12 new locations, and one of them is making its way to El Paso and will open in late 2016. The announcement was made a week ago and according to Heather Larrabee, Whole Foods regional marketing coordinator, the El Paso location...

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App connects customers with food truck businesses

App connects customers with food truck businesses

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter November 18, 2014

As part of a summer internship program, four UTEP students partnered with web design and marketing agency Spectrum Solutions for the development of Food Chasers, a mobile application that aims to connect food truck owners with their customers. “Food...

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Britches to Riches

Britches to Riches

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor/Multimedia Editor November 18, 2014

Striping down to their unmentionables for a good cause is what students in Dr. Martina Myers’ communication 3354 class are preparing to do on Friday, Nov. 21. UTEP’s first annual Britches to Riches The Undie Run is an idea brought to UTEP by junior...

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UTEP has flunked again on sexual health

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter November 18, 2014

UTEP ranked 122 out of 140 universities in the 2014 Trojan Sexual Health Report Card. The only University of Texas system institution to rank amongst the top 10 was UT Austin.  Trojan Brand Condoms, one of the nations leading condom-making companies,...

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