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The El Paso Streetcar Project will bring streetcars from downtown up to the Don Haskins Center.

Streetcar project takes Oregon Street

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter June 14, 2016

For over 30 years, El Paso’s streetcars have been stored at El Paso International Airport. Now they are in the process of being restored as a $97-million dollar grant will bring the streetcar system back to El Paso. The three streetcars will travel...

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Marc Cox, Ph.D., associate professor at UTEP’s Department of Biological Sciences, holds his 2016 Texas Inventor of the Year awards.

UTEP professor wins Texas Inventor of the Year award

Grecia Sanchez, Contributor June 7, 2016

The Intellectual Property Committee of the State Bar of Texas awarded the 2016 Texas Inventor of the Year to Marc Cox, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Biological Sciences. The prestigious award was given...

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Audience members enjoy the show at StreetFest 2015.

StreetFest Returning to Downtown El Paso

Gloria Heredia, Contributer June 7, 2016

The annual StreetFest will be back in downtown El Paso on June 17 and 18. On this 15th year of the festival the lineup features the bands Neon Trees, Seether, Collective Soul and The Goo Goo Dolls among others. Veronica Hernandez, live events manager...

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Newly elected SGA President Sergio Baltazar is sworn in on May 20th at the Hoover House.

New members of SGA sworn in

Grecia Sanchez, Contributor May 22, 2016

President Diana Natalicio and newly elected members of the Student Government Association, along with their families, gathered Friday, May 20, at the Hoover House to celebrate their searing-in ceremony. Natalicio and Sergio Baltazar, the new SGA...

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Up All Night will take place at the Union Building East on Tuesday May 10. Around 60 to 70 volunteers are preparing to hand out midnight breakfast.

Union prepares for Up All Night

Gloria Heredia, Contributor May 3, 2016

With finals next week, the Office of Student Life along with the Division of Student Affairs will be hosting Midnight Breakfast: Up All Night, a semi-annual UTEP tradition. The event will take place on Tuesday, May 10 at the Union East building. Jaime...

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Students prepare for the annual Student Juried Art Exhibit hosted by the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for Visual Arts. This year’s exhibit will run from May 6 to August 5.

Students enter the annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition

Gloria Heredia, Staff Reporter April 26, 2016

Each year, The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for Visual Arts hosts its annual Student Juried Art Exhibit that highlights the artwork designed and produced by art majors. This year, the exhibit will begin on May 6 and will run until August 6. The finalists...

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Students participate in Laughter Yoga, one of the workshops available at the Women's Conference on Wednesday and Thursday.

Close to 500 attend 6th annual Women’s History Month Conference

Rene Delgadillo and Gloria Heredia April 8, 2016

The sixth annual Women’s History Month Conference was held on Wednesday and Thursday at the UTEP Student Union. With over 60 panels and workshops, the conference covered different topics surrounding women’s issues on a national and local level. Interim...

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Out of the 23,000-student population, on average only 3,000 students vote in SGA elections.

SGA elections fast approaching–voter turnout an issue

Gloria Heredia, Staff Reporter April 5, 2016

On April 18, candidates running for an office for the Student Government Association will be announced at 7 a.m. and they will be campaigning for the rest of that week. Traffic court justice and junior criminal justice major, Kristian Villegas, said...

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Juice It!, located inside the Student Recreation Center will be shutting down on April 19 due to plans to extend the weight room.

Students sign petition to keep Juice It! open

Gloria Heredia, Staff Reporter March 29, 2016

Many students on campus are collecting petitions to keep Juice It! in the Student Recreation Center. The establishment will be shutting down on April 19 due to plans to extend the weight room, according to Chef Alex Benitez of Juice It! Moises Quiroz,...

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A student demonstrates the dangers of drinking and driving.

Uber safe alternative for spring break

Gloria Heredia, Contributor March 1, 2016

Some students plan to use Uber during the week of spring break festivities since they plan on drinking. Uber Technologies Inc. is an American multinational online taxi dispatch company that began in California in 2009 and started up in El Paso in June...

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