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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Zona Centro, located on 218 Mills Avenue, is a mexican restaurant with vegan food options, including vegan and veggie loaded burritos made with homemade flour tortillas and 6 different seasoning options.

Vegan restaurants redefine Mexican cuisine in El Paso

Anahy Diaz, Contributor November 12, 2019

Tacos, gorditas and burritos are just some of the many traditional Mexican dishes residents expect to find in the city, not only at local Mexican restaurants, but now also at vegan restaurants.  Lick It Up and Zona Centro are two Mexican vegan...

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Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D., an associate professor of biological science at UTEP, holds a Gaboon viper in Congo, Africa.

UTEP biology professor leads study on Congolese giant toad

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter November 12, 2019

Eli Greenbaum, associate professor of biological sciences at UTEP, led a study that was recently published in the Journal of Natural History. The study focused on the suspected mimicry of Gaboon vipers by the rare Congolese giant toad.  The research...

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Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experiences. It provides educators and students leading-edge technology centered on conversation-based learning across a cast of virtual patients.

Online courses improve quality of the nurse practitioner program at UTEP

Alexia X. Nava Carmona, Copy Editor November 12, 2019

The UTEP graduate nurse practitioner program has virtual modules called the Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experiences, which combines lecture and practice in one application.   Implemented in 2014, the program offers students a seven-week course...

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Cacti for sale at the Cactus festival Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019.

Cactus festival educates El Pasoans on cacti species, recipes

Alexia X. Nava Carmona, Copy Editor November 12, 2019

The El Paso Cactus and Rock Club (EPCRC) celebrated Cactus Celebration Month with its annual Cactus Fest Nov. 2 at the El Paso Garden Center, 3105 Grant St.  The event, aimed at teaching the community about the abundance of cactus species, attracted enthusiasts like...

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UTEP scores against Middle Tennessee.

Volleyball wins third straight, breaks .500

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor November 12, 2019

The UTEP Miners have won 13 games this season following the win  against the North Texas Mean Green 3 sets to 1 Sunday. This victory brings the overall record for UTEP to 13-12 and 6-6 in the conference.  The first set of the match was highly...

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Future Funk is also known as Vaporboogie, Japanese Disco.

Classical composer explains future funk

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter November 12, 2019

Staff reporter Margaret Cataldi interviewed Hayley Mendoza, a member of the marching band at New Mexico State University and applied business major minoring in music theory, on future funk, a microgenre that has garnered attention in the online music...

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They city of El Paso works to create awareness of the importance of Census 2020.

Census workshops encourage El Paso to participate

Exodis Ward, Contributor November 12, 2019

UTEP is hosting 2020 Census workshops to inform the community about the decennial survey of the U.S. population.   Paulina Lopez and Richard Cerros, two partnership specialists with the U.S. Census Bureau, led the first event Thursday,...

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Collegiate Recovery Program offers support for students.

Collegiate Recovery Program offers drug-recovery support for students

Maria Ramos Pacheco, Contributor November 12, 2019

UTEP Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) is a program committed to helping students recover from drug addiction in many aspects of their lives, whether that’s mentally, academically or financially. CRP also seeks to destigmatize the label...

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Ivan Moody, Lead Vocalist. Five Finger Death Punch. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Don Haskins Center, UTEP.

Tommy Vext talks ‘Zombie,’ addiction at Five Finger Death Punch show

Jaqueline Martinez, Staff Reporter November 12, 2019

Staff Reporter Jaqueline Martinez caught up with Tommy Vext, lead singer of Bad Wolves, at the electrifying Five Finger Death Punch (FFDP) showcase featuring Three Days Grace, Bad Wolves and Fire from the Gods, Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Don Haskins.    FFDP’s...

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Charles Valentine, Doctoral student in College of Education and Alejandra Avalos, Senior in College of Business.

First Hospitality Industry Meet & Greet Mixer to be held Thursday

Alexia X. Nava Carmona, Copy Editor November 11, 2019

Charles Valentine, first-year doctoral student from UTEP’s College of Education, will host the first Hospitality Industry Meet & Greet Mixer at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel located in 111 West University Ave.  The...

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Leading 21-7 at the half over the Charlotte 49ers, the UTEP Miners were shutout in the second half allowing 21 unanswered points to its conference rival in a 28-21 loss. This loss was the eighth consecutive loss for the Miners.

Miners start strong then fade versus 49ers, squander 14-point lead in loss

Michael Cuviello, Sports editor November 11, 2019

Leading 21-7 at the half over the Charlotte 49ers, the UTEP Miners were shutout in the second half allowing 21 unanswered points to its conference rival in a 28-21 loss. This loss was the eighth consecutive loss for the Miners. It was a tale of two...

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Mercury’s silhouette will appear across the sky on the dawn of Monday, Nov. 11, and will be visible until 11 a.m. that morning.

UTEP professor discusses Mercury’s rare transit with NASA scientist

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter November 10, 2019

Andrew Fleck, a UTEP associate professor of English, had a conversation via Skype about the transit of Mercury with Renee Weber, a research scientist specializing in planetary seismology at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.   The...

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