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Lincoln Park Day celebrates Mexican-American culture in the border

Lincoln Park Day celebrates Mexican-American culture in the border

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor September 24, 2017

The 13th annual Lincoln Park Day was celebrated on Sunday, September 24 at Lincoln Park, and was hosted by the Lincoln Park Conservation Committee. This celebration is modeled after Chicano Park Day in San Diego, California and its purpose is to celebrate...

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Special Collections celebrates its 50-year anniversary

Special Collections celebrates its 50-year anniversary

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor September 22, 2017

  With UTEP President Diana Natalicio in attendance, the Special Collections department celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a special reception on Friday at the library’s sixth floor. Head of Special Collections Claudia Rivers, who...

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Many individuals have voiced their opinions against the revocation of Obama-era regulations surrounding Title IX.

Obama-era Title IX policies dealing with sexual assault officially rescinded

Christian Vasquez, Web Editor September 22, 2017

The Trump administration has officially rescinded Obama-era Title IX rules that dealt with sexual assaults on campus grounds on Friday, September 22. The controversial new directions come in a Q&A format. Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education,...

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The 14th Inter-American Symposium on Ethnography and Education kicks off at UTEP

The 14th Inter-American Symposium on Ethnography and Education kicks off at UTEP

Brianna Chavez, Contributor September 21, 2017

Close to 300 researchers, scholars, and students from all across the Americas are expected to converge at UTEP over the next three days. UTEP is co-hosting the 14th Inter-American Symposium on Ethnography and Education with the Universidad Autónoma...

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UTEP recognizes Indigeous Peoples Day

UTEP recognizes Indigeous Peoples Day

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief September 20, 2017

UTEP has decided to officially support and recognize Indigenous Peoples day, which will be held Oct. 9. Members of UTEP's Academic Revival of Indigenous Studies and Education (A.R.I.S.E) were on the forefront to make this happen by support from other...

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Duranguito activists strive for city transparency

Duranguito activists strive for city transparency

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief September 20, 2017

Duranguito activists have been on around-the-clock duty in efforts to preserve the Downtown neighborhood from being demolished in order to build a multipurpose arena/center. A week has gone by since demolition efforts started in the neighborhood of...

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Top 5 happiest careers for  college grads

Top 5 happiest careers for college grads

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter September 18, 2017

Ask any college student why they are in school, and you’re likely to get the same answer. What most students want is to get a degree, to be able to get a good job and make a good living. The end goal is to land their dream job. Some may get lucky and...

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Graphics courtesy of Womens Media Center

Women scarce in the journalism field

Leslie Sarinana, Copy Editor September 18, 2017

When you look at a byline from an article, how often do you read a woman’s name? If you can recall doing so, how many of those had diverse last names? Chances are you can’t recall that either. Journalism is supposed to be a field of non-bias...

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Career Expo plans to bring new opportunities

Career Expo plans to bring new opportunities

Claudia Flores, Staff Reporter September 18, 2017

This week, starting Sept. 21 through Sept. 22, UTEP will bring the largest job fair, the Career Expo, to the Don Haskins Center. “One thing we’re very excited about is we have more companies visiting campus next week. The expo is the fall event that...

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Many individuals have voiced their opinions against the revocation of Obama-era regulations surrounding Title IX.

Loosened Title IX laws cause national uproar

Christian Vasquez, Web Editor September 18, 2017

Last week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the Department of Education would revoke the Obama-era regulations around sexual assault found in Title IX, and pivot from protecting the victims to protecting the accused. “The truth is...

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UTEP enrollment increases for the 19th consecutive year

UTEP enrollment increases for the 19th consecutive year

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor September 15, 2017

Student enrollment at the University of Texas at El Paso increased 4.8 percent for the 19th consecutive year. UTEP enrollment went up from 23,922 to an all-time high of 25,078. “The fact that UTEP’s enrollment has continued to increase year...

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Students can now exchange their parking permits

Students can now exchange their parking permits

Leslie Sarinana, Copy Editor September 15, 2017

Due to an increase in student enrollment, parking garage permits were oversold by 3,850 spots and students have been having problems finding parking spots at the parking garages. UTEP’s Office of Parking and Transportation Services is allowing students...

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