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By planning activities and events like Minerpalooza for students to participate in, the board seeks to build a community for students to socialize in.

Behind the scenes of UTEP’s events: Inside the Minero Entertainment Board

Jewel Ocampo, Staff Reporter • September 12, 2025
From pop-ups to campus parties, the Minero Entertainment Board for students that is led by students that cultivate events for the student body to enjoy across campus.
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UTEP’s Marching Miners rehearse before the first football home game of the semester. The student ensemble consists of brass, woodwind, and percussion instrument players, alongside the Diamond Colorguard and the Golddiggers Dance Team.

The Marching Miners march to the beat of Miner pride

Brisa Silva, Contributor/Writer • September 12, 2025
The Marching Miners made their official return to the Sun Bowl on Sept. 6 during the first football home game of the season. With all the hard work happening behind the scenes, the marching band hopes to load the season with new shows and school spirit.
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UTEP students Alyssa Contreras (left) and Diego Carrasco (right) cite their shared creativity and engineering experience as the inspiration for their online shop.

Students turn passions into profit

Jazmine I Gracia, Contributor/Writer • September 12, 2025
Juggling classes and creativity, students hustle between deadlines and dreams, proving ambition and artistic integrity can thrive side by side.
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A love letter to El Paso: Sincerely, Kali Uchis & Thee Sacred Souls

A love letter to El Paso: Sincerely, Kali Uchis & Thee Sacred Souls

Iziah Moreno, Photo Editor • September 11, 2025
Following the release of her fifth studio album, Kali Uchis announced “The Sincerely, Tour,” a 25-city North American tour with an Aug. 28 date at The Don Haskins Center. The tour featured Thee Sacred Souls as an opener for the concert.
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Built in 1936, the Centennial Museum is the oldest in El Paso, Texas. It promotes the natural and cultural history of the borderland region, including the Chihuahuan Desert and its diverse habitat.

Rediscovering UTEP’s Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens

Jewel Ocampo, Staff Reporter • September 10, 2025
Students walk past UTEP’s Centennial Museum and Desert Gardens every day, but how many have paid it a visit? From dinosaurs and desert blooms to indigenous art and a Bhutanese temple, the Centennial Museum offers a plethora of educational experiences.
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With a mix of music, fireworks, and miner pride, Texas Western Gold Rush brought UTEP students on the first day of school together for a night of celebration.

UTEP strikes gold at 5th annual Miners’ welcome

Evelyn Palma, Editor-in-Chief • August 29, 2025
The University of Texas at El Paso welcomed Miners back with the fifth annual Texas Western Gold Rush on Friday, Sept. 5. The evening was equipped with entertainment, fireworks and Miner spirit.
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A student listens attentively to the class surrounded by her peers eager to learn.

Reviving an ancient tongue: Nahuatl classes celebrate indigenous identity

Evelyn Palma, Editor-in-Chief • August 12, 2025
Every Tuesday, Dr. David Romo hosts Nahuatl classes and drum circles to teach the native language to those interested or looking to reconnect with their ancestral history.
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Director Tim Hernandez inspects the set while he is in production for "All They Will Call You: The Documentary". Photo courtesy of Tim Hernandez.

All in it together

Mia Colmenero, Contributor/Photographer • August 7, 2025
Director, author and professor, Tim Z Hernandez, spent 15 years researching a plane crash in 1948 that was sending home deportees. After connecting with the victims past relatives, it’s now Hernandez’s mission to spread awareness of deportations, not just in the Hispanic community but around the world through his book and now his film.
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Panelists Tara Lopez, Ph.D. and Bobbie Welch speak on the history and impact of El Paso’s punk scene during the Pages and Pints festival.

Literature is punk! Old Sheepdog’s Pages and Pints fest celebrates Dr. Tara Lopez’s book “Chuco Punk”

Jesie Garcia, Arts & Culture Editor • July 22, 2025
Old Sheepdog’s Pages and Pints festival celebrates the El Paso punk scene through literature with Dr. Tara Lopez’s book “Chuco Punk.”
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Instructor, Mariana Riestra listens to her students as they explain their writing piece reminiscing about memories growing up in a Hispanic family.

Writing en caliente: Words through culture and memories

Mia Colmenero, Contributor/Photographer • July 22, 2025

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) offers the only bilingual MFA creative writing program in the country. The program’s students used this linguistic and creative opportunity to connect with other students. Writing En Caliente is the first...

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Michelle Romero, a local photographer, uses her love for both photography and the city of El Paso to capture the life around her.

Soaking in little moments through the lens, Michelle Romero

Jesie Garcia, Arts & Culture Editor • July 21, 2025
Michelle Romero uses her passion for photography and her love for her home in El Paso to capture the essence of the border in the now.
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The microphone sits in front of a mingling crowd at El Paso BWOMS’ open mic event at Proof & Press on Wednesday, July 9.

Barbed Wire Open Mic Series has the ‘write’ stuff

Evelyn Palma, Editor-in-Chief • July 14, 2025
With roots from UTEP, nearly two decades later, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series continues to bring together performers and artists for professional development opportunities, providing a space for El Paso’s creative voices.
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