Students and faculty gathered to protest UTEP’s succeeding president as the sole finalist held a press conference within the university’s campus. “We are here, gathering, to express our concern and to ask for the withdrawal of Heather Wilson...

A petition opposing the Texas Board of Regents’ sole finalist for UTEP president has raked up more than 4,000 signatures. The Borderland Rainbow Center in El Paso’s president, Cristina Calvillo-Rivera, launched the campaign against President Diana...

The UT System Board of Regents unanimously selected Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Heather Wilson as the sole finalist for the president of UTEP Friday, March 8. Wilson will succeed current UTEP President Diana Natalicio who announced her retirement...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Project MOVE (Miner Opportunities for Volunteer Experiences), UTEP’s annual volunteer community service project. Project MOVE started in 2009 with the idea to promote community service, help students understand...

Women of Combat, an organization that promotes and highlights women in contact sports, is bringing a training seminar to El Paso April 8. Located in Maple Valley, Washington, the organization supports women in competitive contact sports regardless of...

Clinical professor Ivonne Santiago, Ph.D., was named El Paso’s Engineer of the Year in February for her contributions to improve public welfare. The Engineer of the Year award is given by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) to outstanding...

In 2017, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fatima Z. Alshbool, began to research the effects of e-cigarettes and vapor machines. E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat up nicotine-infused liquid into a breathable substance....

The special meeting to vote to select a finalist for a new UTEP President has been postponed. According to the UT System, the UT Board of Regents had to postponed their special meeting planned for Monday, March 4 due to a scheduling conflict. The...

UTEP's College of Engineering hosted the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) district event at Memorial Gym on campus, Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3. Students from 27 high schools from throughout Texas and New Mexico, from ninth-12th grades participated...

UPDATE: Vote to select president postponed The UT System Board of Regents have interviewed potential candidates to become UTEP’s newest president and succeed current president Diana Natalicio. The board will convene on Monday, March 4 and vote...

In a world dominated by males, one female artist is creating waves of change in black and white throughout the Sun City. Christin Apodaca, 29, born and raised in El Paso, attended Burgess High School before starting her degree at UTEP. She would go...

Patrick Gabaldon is an attorney and a local artist in El Paso, better known for his colorful paintings about El Paso desert areas and the cartoon drawings of former congressman Beto O’Rourke and U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar. In 2016, Gabaldon started...