This upcoming fall, Diana Guadalupe Lopez-Valdez is coming to the University of Texas at El Paso as an 18-year-old freshman a majoring in computer science and as one of the carefully selected Terry Scholars.   From Loretto Academy, Diana Guadalupe Lopez-Valdez was...

The new coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease better known as COVID-19 has put a halt to countless lives and plans, and those of college students are not the exception.   A report titled “Impact of Coronavirus on Student’s...

No. 10 “He Got Game” (1998)   Directed by Spike Lee  This basketball drama stars Ray Allen as Jesus Shuttleworth and Denzel Washington as his incarcerated dad, Jake Shuttleworth. Jesus is the top basketball prospect in the nation...

As in many young men that play sports, Isaiah Rhyanes dreamed of playing basketball at the college level. The odds of being able to play college basketball are not very good for most people, but as a bench player for a high school team, it is an even...

Leadership is not an intangible that can be developed in a short period when it comes to the sport of basketball. In Katarina Zec's UTEP basketball career, she emerged as a leader and a player that is not only etched in the record book...

Lindsay Hearon is a theatre arts major graduating this spring from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and she’s had a passion for the magic of live theatre her entire life.    “Theatre is my entire life. I love working in any...

Like everything else, the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at UTEP closed its doors because of the coronavirus pandemic, but its 2020 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition is still moving forward — except virtually and...

The UTEP Alumni Association annually honors 10 graduating or recently graduated seniors based on a combination of academic achievement, involvement, leadership and service both in the community and off campus. Although a banquet was unable to be held...

With a double major in printmaking and painting, Vicente Delgado is a UTEP Visual Arts graduating senior of the 2020 spring semester. Born and raised in El Paso, Delgado decided to pursue the arts as it became a familiar hobby growing up.   Surrounded...

This spring, you are among the more than 2,300 UTEP students who will join the ranks of Miner Alumni. Not too long ago, when you began this journey, you made a commitment to work hard. To recognize your potential and to uncover the very best...

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is now officially able to assist students who can’t make ends meet because of the pandemic through “emergency financial assistance grants,” according to a UTEP news release.   These grants are meant...

UTEP established a Student Emergency Fund to provide students with financial relief during this unprecedented time of coping with the impacts of COVID-19. While it currently focuses on the effects of the pandemic, the fund is permanent and...