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International students get a taste of Thanksgiving

International students get a taste of Thanksgiving

Grecia Sanchez, Reporter November 24, 2016

The Baptist Student Ministry, Office of International Programs, Office of Study Abroad, and Residence Life and around 60 volunteers hosted the third annual Thanksgiving Without Borders event so international students could celebrate the American holiday...

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UTEP drops first game of the season to Wake Forest in a shootout

UTEP drops first game of the season to Wake Forest in a shootout

Mike Flores, Reporter November 17, 2016

In their first game of the Gildan Charleston Classic, UTEP and Wake Forest went head to head for the third time in the history of college basketball.  On Nov. 17, Wake Forest scored the most points in their young season, and added their third win...

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Miners volleyball to face top-ranked Western Kentucky in C-USA Tournament

Miners volleyball to face top-ranked Western Kentucky in C-USA Tournament

Mike Flores, Reporter November 17, 2016

  UTEP women’s volleyball team scraped their way into the Conference USA Tournament—the school’s first birth since the 2013-14 season. The top eight teams throughout Conference USA get the opportunity to participate every year and the Miners...

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Graduate student in computer science, Nakul Karle, was born and raised in Mumbai, India.

From Mumbai to UTEP, student talks about his international experience

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter November 15, 2016

Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Nakul Karle is a graduate student in computer science who came to UTEP in February 2015 to start his doctoral research. The city of Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra state in India. It is the fourth-most populous...

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UTEP men’s basketball will compete in the Gildan Charleston Classic against Wake Forest.

Men’s basketball to test depth against Wake Forest

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter November 15, 2016

Following the opening week of college basketball, which the UTEP men’s team put on a show in front of their home crowd with the 88-54 blowout win against Louisiana College, the Miners are now set to travel to Charleston, South Carolina, for the Gildan...

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Freshman guard Deon Barrett clocked in 15 minutes, finishing with six points and six assists.

Men’s basketball drowns Louisiana College in season opener

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter November 13, 2016

UTEP men’s basketball started their season off in the right direction with an 88-54 victory over the Division III school Louisiana College Wildcats. Head coach of the Miners Tim Floyd improved his record under the program to 123-77, winning in his...

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Floyd announces new recruits for the 2017-18 season

Floyd announces new recruits for the 2017-18 season

Mike Flores, Reporter November 11, 2016

The month of November is not only the start of a new men's basketball season, but it also means National Signing Day for new recruits. On the Nov. 9, universities can finally pencil in their new-looked athletes that will be participating for their basketball...

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Guide to the best/worst restrooms on campus

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter November 8, 2016

Worst Restrooms: UGLC, first floor Yes, the Undergraduate Learning Center is relatively new, but the number of students that go in and out of that building makes their bathrooms number five. Every UTEP student has had to attend classes in the UGLC,...

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A student practices yoga in Centennial Plaza.

Communication skills can stem from yoga, study finds

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter November 8, 2016

Patricia Flores, doctoral student in rhetoric and composition studies, recently defended her dissertation this past Monday, Oct. 31, in which she associates yoga to an increase in interpersonal communication. According to Flores, besides health benefits...

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UTEP men’s basketball will start their season on Saturday, Nov. 12, against Louisiana College.

Men’s basketball seeks promising start to season

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter November 8, 2016

UTEP men’s basketball will tip their season off at the Don Haskins Center against the Louisiana College Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 12. In the 2015-2016 season, the Miners went 19-14 and defended their home court strongly, going 14-4. UTEP opened on...

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UTEP defeats the UAF nanooks, 87-85, following overtime.

Miners squeeze by Alaska Fairbanks in overtime exhibition matchup

Mike Flores, Staff reporter November 5, 2016

    UTEP earned back-to-back victories at the Don Haskins Center to start their young season with a hard fought 87-85 overtime battle against Alaska Fairbanks on Saturday Nov. 5.   Even though the Miners struggled throughout...

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Miners emphasize defense for Saturday's exhibition

Miners emphasize defense for Saturday’s exhibition

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter November 4, 2016

  Last season the Miners men's basketball team had no trouble putting the ball through the hoop as the offense average 77.4 points per game and the team scored eighty points in fifteen games last season—one game shy of tying a school record....

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