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Rock band from Mexico DLD to make EP debut at Neon Desert

Rock band from Mexico DLD to make EP debut at Neon Desert

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter May 5, 2017

Editor’s note: The quotes have been translated from Spanish. DLD, one of the most popular rock bands of Mexico, will make its El Paso debut at this year’s Neon Desert Music Festival, bringing with them their unique musical style. “We are very...

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Minetracks: April in review

Minetracks: April in review

Leslie Sarinana and Adrian Broaddus May 3, 2017

Leslie Sariñana (L) – Entertainment Editor – April has come and gone, but not without leaving us with new music. But new doesn’t necessarily mean good, especially in the case for album releases this month. Even the already successful and big name...

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May the Fourth be with you

May the Fourth be with you

Leslie Sarinana, Entertainment Editor May 2, 2017

May the fourth is with us. For those of you who don’t know what that means, allow me to explain. May 4 is the official/unofficial Star Wars Day. Just a day to celebrate one of the most successful ongoing movie franchises in history. How did this come...

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(From left to right) Raudel Avila, Caitlin Harmon, Eden Klein, Lizette Gutierrez, Ryan Saenz, Ilana Gomez, Kimberly Gonzalez, Samuel Alvidrez, Mayra Rodarte and Andrea Norte.

UTEP’s 2017 top 10 seniors

Rene Delgadillo and Adrian Broaddus May 2, 2017

Mayra Rodarte- theater Rodarte was an officer in the liberal arts honors program and is among one of the first liberal arts ambassadors that UTEP has had. She interned with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, where she was able to help low-income...

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A guide to Free Comic Book Day in El Paso

Leslie Sarinana, Entertainment Editor May 2, 2017

Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is celebrated every first Saturday of May. It was first created in 2002 by the North American comic book industry in an effort to help get more readers into independent comic book stores. The date was set after Jim Valentino,...

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UTEP Symphony brings ‘Sounds of the Cinema’

UTEP Symphony brings ‘Sounds of the Cinema’

Claudia Flores, Contributor May 2, 2017

Since 2012, the UTEP Symphony Orchestra has dedicated their last concert of the season to classical music featured in films and original scores written for the movies. On May 4, they will be performing the “Sounds of Cinema” at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts...

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Gorillaz and guests take on American politics in ‘Humanz’

Gorillaz and guests take on American politics in ‘Humanz’

Eddie Velazquez, Staff Reporter May 2, 2017

The newest album from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s Gorillaz, “Humanz,” features a rich roster of stellar guest appearances and an interesting doomsday take on the current political climate in America. However, a feeling of self-containment for...

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At the Drive-In to perform in El Paso after album release

At the Drive-In to perform in El Paso after album release

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor May 2, 2017

Before the days of pop sensation Khalid stealing the hearts of the local music audience, there was At the Drive-In, a ‘90s punk-rock band comprised of El Paso-bred Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (guitar), Cedric Bixler (vocals), Jim Ward (guitar), Paul Hinojos...

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The revival of Cincinnati Avenue

The revival of Cincinnati Avenue

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter May 2, 2017

Over the years, Cincinnati Avenue seemed to be the place where restaurants and bars went to die. A street that was once the place to be for El Paso’s nightlife was quickly brought to a halt  as other places around the city grew in popularity   and...

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Aaron Jones speaks with Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy while Vurgess sobs.

Aaron Jones: mama’s boy, father’s man, Green Bay Packer

Jason Green, Sports Editor May 2, 2017

Day Two Disappointment The crowd had shown up on Friday night at the Jones’ house in Northeast El Paso, hopeful and exuberant. The second and third round of the draft would be televised and there was plenty of expectation in the air following a first...

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Mack Leftwich saw his UTEP career cut short due to injury, but the former starting quarterback has found a new calling in the high school teaching and coaching ranks.

Ex-starting QB embarking on teaching and coaching journey

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor May 2, 2017

Spring 2016 was supposed to be the season when Mack Leftwich returned to the gridiron and led the way for the Miners’ starting quarterback race. He was coming off a tough fall football season, where he suffered two concussions that limited him to eight...

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New UTEP women’s basketball coach Kevin Baker replaces the winningest coach in UTEP women’s basketball history in Keitha Adams.

UTEP women’s basketball coach happy to have landed his ‘dream job’

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor May 2, 2017

For the first time in 16 seasons, the UTEP women’s basketball program will be led by a new head coach. On April 24, UTEP Director of Athletics Bob Stull announced the hiring of former UT Tyler and Angelo State head coach Kevin Baker. Baker, born and...

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