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Assayer of Student Opinion.

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El Paso—fashion’s last frontier

Valori Corral-Nava, Contributor February 25, 2014

El Paso may be known for many things—its food, culture, the mystique of being a border city—but trendiness is usually not one of them and locals have different theories as to why. Some feel that it is El Paso’s economic situation that keeps the...

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Daniel Rios visits the Career Closet to get fitted for a suit.

Career Closet rents brand-name professional clothing, free to students

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter February 25, 2014

UTEP’s Division of Student Affairs, in partnership with the Career Center, is working to provide students with professional business attire that can be used for interviews, career fairs and networking events. Students will be able to borrow these...

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Felipe Calderon, former president of Mexico, says he would have liked to have had the Global Forest Watch when he was president. He said it would have helped him reduce deforestation even more.

Satellite technology to help fight deforestation

Alejandro Alba, SHFWire reporter February 20, 2014

WASHINGTON – If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one around to hear it, will it make noise? But now, someone will always be around to hear it. The World Resources Institute, with Google and 40 other global partners, launched a website...

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Ray Sanchez talks about how much El Paso sports has impacted his life.

Ray Sanchez provides words of wisdom at book signing

Javier Cortez, Staff reporter February 20, 2014

The UTEP Centennial Museum and Welcome Center hosted a book signing for Ray Sanchez Thursday afternoon. The longtime El Paso sports writer came out with his seventh book last year called, “The Good, the Bad and the Funny of El Paso Sports History.” The...

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In El Paso, support for Venezuelan protesters grows

In El Paso, support for Venezuelan protesters grows

Andrés Rodríguez, Copy editor February 20, 2014

Angela Garcia left Venezuela for the U.S. three years ago. As a college student in her home country, she fought for freedom of speech and human rights, something she’s seeing slip away as violent protests continue to escalate. Garcia, a senior business...

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Sports writer Ray Sanchez to hold book signing at Centennial Museum

Javier Cortez, Staff reporter February 20, 2014

The UTEP Centennial Museum and Welcome Center, will host a Ray Sanchez book signing on Thursday, Feb. 20. Ray Sanchez is a prolific and longtime El Paso sports writer, who is back at it again. This time with “The Good, the Bad and the Funny of El...

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Dept. of Chemistry to host workshop for students featuring UCSB and USC scientists

Dept. of Chemistry to host workshop for students featuring UCSB and USC scientists

Maria Esquinca, Staff reporter February 20, 2014

The Department of Chemistry will be hosting a workshop on Organic Photovoltaics, or solar cells, sponsored through the Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22 in the Chemistry and Computer Science...

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I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY VOTERS

I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY VOTERS

Helen Yip and S. David Ramirez February 18, 2014

Early voting begins today at more than a dozen locations around the city. This advanced balloting period will last until Feb. 28. This year, voting will be easier for students with UTEP receiving a mobile polling location. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, students...

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The Campus Master plan involves demolishing Benedict and Bell Hall to be transformed into one large facility proposed to be a Behavioral Sciences building.

Old buildings to be demolished for new behavioral sciences

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter February 18, 2014

Editor’s note: this is part three of a three-part series that explores the 2011 Campus Master Plan. According to the Campus Master Plan 2011, two of the university’s oldest buildings are on their way to being demolished. Benedict Hall, which...

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United We Dream members rally in Rayburn House Office Building 2226 on Feb. 3. Some seventy supporters packed the room and shouted “stand up, fight back,” loud enough for their voices to be echoed throughout the building.

Boehner takes more heat on immigration reform comments and inaction

Aaron Montes, Hispanic Link Reporter February 13, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the Republican Party are getting an earful from Democratic congressional members and Hispanic leaders and organizations for saying they do not trust the president to enforce immigration laws and...

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The girl next door: student dancer shares her story

The girl next door: student dancer shares her story

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor February 11, 2014

Editor’s note: The student interviewed in this story asked to be named by her dancing name, “Mary.” Red lights bounce off of velvet-covered walls, reflecting on mirrors and cascading down naked bodies, sweat and glitter mixing together. Upbeat...

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Women’s studies researches rape on campus

Jasmine Aguilera, Editor-in-chief February 11, 2014

The Women’s Studies Program is now conducting research on the issue of sexual assault among college students. The Sexual Attitudes, Behaviors and Experiences Survey, originally began at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga., and was an effort...

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