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The Miners have began their 2013-14 season with six straight victories and have won those games with a 29-point margin average

UTEP beats Texas State for third-best start in school history

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter November 30, 2013

  Senior forward Kayla Thornton led the UTEP women's basketball team with 17 points and nine rebounds to take down the Texas State Bobcats 73-60. UTEP led by 18 at the half, but the Bobcats who came into the game riding a four-game losing streak,...

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Miners use big second half to top Bears

Miners use big second half to top Bears

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter November 27, 2013

  Despite trailing Northern Colorado 24-21 and being outrebounded by the Bears 31-10 at the half, the Miners used a big second half to defeat the Bears 63-40. The last time the Miners trailed at halftime was March 14 last season in the Conference...

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One Direction to light up Sun Bowl like nobody else

One Direction to light up Sun Bowl like nobody else

S. David Ramirez, Staff Reporter November 26, 2013

English boy band One Direction will perform at the Sun Bowl on Sept. 19, 2014 as part of the UTEP Centennial. “We’re trying to join the celebration in the biggest, most exciting way we could possibly do it,” said Jorge Vasquez, UTEP special events...

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One Direction announces North America tour, making a stop in the Sun City

One Direction announces North America tour, making a stop in the Sun City

November 26, 2013

ONE DIRECTION ANNOUNCE THE NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF THE WORLDWIDE WHERE WE ARE 2014 STADIUM TOUR PRESENTED BY NABISCO  NEW ALBUM MIDNIGHT MEMORIES HITS #1 IN 97 COUNTRIES  TICKETS ON SALE DECEMBER 7 AT LIVENATION.COM  NEW YORK (NOVEMBER 26, 2013)...

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Keitha Adams signs two more for 2014-15 season

Keitha Adams signs two more for 2014-15 season

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor November 26, 2013

A high school senior (Marta Miscenko) and a junior-college member (Rudiane Eduardo) have signed national letters of intent to attend school and compete with the UTEP women’s basketball team for the 2014-15 season, head coach Keitha Adams revealed Monday....

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The Iron 5K  Turkey race will take place at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 28 at 750 N. Sunland Park Dr.

The Iron Turkey Race continues to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease

Leonardo Montañez, Staff Reporter November 26, 2013

The Phi Delta Theta Fraternity is hosting their annual Iron Turkey race on Nov. 28, a philanthropy event that will raise funding for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis research, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Muhammad Saad Sheikh, public relations...

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UTEP men’s basketball will face the Tennessee Volunteers on Nov. 28 in the first of three stiff games for the Miners in the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Miners off to the Bahamas

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 26, 2013

  The UTEP men’s basketball team will embark on their biggest non-conference tournament in recent history from Nov. 28-30. The Miners will be heading to Paradise Island, Bahamas to take part in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament. The Tournament...

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Students react to UT’s ‘Catch an Illegal Immigrant’ game

Students react to UT’s ‘Catch an Illegal Immigrant’ game

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter November 26, 2013

What started as a game to spark conversation about illegal immigration led to countless heated discussions and debate across the country. UTEP students and faculty have chimed into the conversation. The Young Conservatives of Texas, a registered student...

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Aggies sweep I-10 series with 77-68 win over UTEP

Aggies sweep I-10 series with 77-68 win over UTEP

November 24, 2013

  For the first time in 14 years the UTEP Miners men’s basketball team has lost three straight games to their rival New Mexico State. In front of a crowd of over 11,000 people, the Aggies defeated the Miners 77-68, at the Don Haskins Center. Head...

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Thousands attend Convoy of Hope outreach Saturday at the El Paso County Coliseum, which provides free resources to those in need.

Convoy of Hope delivers resources to those in need at Coliseum

Michaela Roman, Staff photographer November 23, 2013

Convoy of Hope set up tents and tables Saturday in the parking lot of the El Paso County Coliseum to help those in need. Over 70 churches of different denominations from around El Paso, with the support of the Coliseum, sponsored the event. A number...

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Women's basketball take down Lumberjacks for biggest win in school history

Women’s basketball take down Lumberjacks for biggest win in school history

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter November 22, 2013

The UTEP women’s basketball team made history tonight as they defeated the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 92-43, the 49-point win is the largest margin of victory in school history against another Division I team, surpassing a 46-point win over Texas...

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The eternal flame burns at Kennedy’s gravesite, where his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, is also buried. A wreath-laying ceremony will take place Friday, Nov. 22, at Arlington National Cemetery, and on Monday, Nov. 25, the Irish Defense Forces 37th Cadet Class will conduct a remembrance ceremony.

JFK remembered as anniversary of his death nears

Sean Bradley, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Reporter November 21, 2013

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-RjZUeaw0rI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> WASHINGTON – There was one thing Warren Hensley, then 5, thought about after hearing of President John F. Kennedy’s...

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