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Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, says an inquiry into visa overstays that he sent to the Department of Homeland Security in July wasn’t answered until Wednesday. DHS is scheduled to publish visa overstay rates by the end of the year.

Homeland Security pressed to release visa overstay statistics

Andrés Rodríguez, SHFWire Reporter November 15, 2013

WASHINGTON – Members of Congress are demanding answers to the lack of data available on visa overstays in the U.S., which they say could lead to more informed decisions on comprehensive immigration reform. However, the Department of Homeland Security isn’t...

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Series of events for International Education Week to take place at UTEP

Series of events for International Education Week to take place at UTEP

November 12, 2013

As part of International Education Week, a series of events will take place throughout campus on Nov. 18-22. However, the Study Abroad Office and the Office of International Programs will host an early event; the International Education Expo 2013 which...

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Robert Chisolm after graduating from the U.S. Army"s airborne jump school.

WE HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU: Three wars, one story

Kristopher Rivera, Copy Editor November 12, 2013

A steak dinner and a carton of Lucky Strikes cigarettes were a treat on June 5, 1944, a day before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Other than the special meal and cigarettes, it seemed like a regular practice jump for the men, who were part of...

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Minorities are ‘under-educated’ in health research

Leonardo Montañez, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

Very few minority students in the science and health fields receive opportunities for a research grant because they are considered “under-educated,” according to data from the National Institute of Health. Recently, UTEP received a grant to address...

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Claudia Boyd in a classroom at the Liberal Arts building.

Campus prepares for World Diabetes Day, disease rampant in EP

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

Claudia Boyd is always on the move as a full-time communication graduate student, teaching assistant, mother and wife. You would never guess that she is one of 21 million Americans who suffer from diabetes. According to diabetes.org, each day approximately...

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Students writing 50k-word novel in 30 days for national competition

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

To 514 El Pasoans, completing a 50,000-word novel in 30 days is a daunting, but achievable task. November is National Novel Writing Month and a national nonprofit organization called NaNoWriMo is helping aspiring novelists achieve a finished tangible...

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Thanksgiving and Hanukkah overlap for the first time since 1888

Kristopher Rivera, Copy Editor November 12, 2013

It’s a once in a lifetime event—or maybe more like once in many life times. Experts say this event will not occur again for more than 77,000 years. “It’s very unique in the fact that this is the first time (since 1888),” said rabbi and English...

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Drug policy symposium brings big names to campus

Drug policy symposium brings big names to campus

Lorain Watters, Assistant news editor November 11, 2013

  UTEP hosted a symposium on Monday where a group of panelists spoke about the drug war and its effects on journalists and the public. The drug war and violence involving the cartels began in 2006, peaking in 2010 after 10,500 people were killed,...

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Google gives us a break

Google gives us a break

Marcus Seegers, Multimedia Editor November 5, 2013

Google has revealed the details to its latest update to the Android operating system, Android 4.4, which they have named KitKat. Google has decided to stay with their obsessive nature when it comes to naming Android operating systems after things that...

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Campus organization plans indigenous history events

Leonardo Montañez, Staff Reporter November 5, 2013

Native American Heritage Month will be celebrated in November through an educational program at the university. Cheyenne Lozano, president of the Academic Revival of Indigenous Studies of Education, said the group will be educating students about Native...

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College Republicans, county GOP join forces

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter November 5, 2013

Students have the chance to work with the county of El Paso in collaboration with the Republican Party. The Republican Party of El Paso has teamed up with the College Republicans in order to fill the positions of election clerks for the county’s...

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Trevor Timm, of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, addresses the group he will be helping to lobby at the Capitol. The group leaders wanted everyone to focus on personal stories of why data collection mattered to them.

Protesters rally against NSA’s bulk data collection

Nick Prete, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Reporter November 5, 2013

WASHINGTON - Flags silhouetted Columbus Fountain as chants against mass surveillance reverberated from Union Station’s marble façade. Protesters from all over the country spoke out against bulk data collection in a two-part assault with congressional...

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