When it comes to administering what is and is not art, things can become tricky. You can have the perspective that any and everything can be art or you are the exact opposite. I am of the opinion that very little is art. In fact art is one of the most...

After a successful showing at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, the Miners are less than three weeks away from the Conference USA outdoor championships. After a rocky start to the outdoor season, both men and women showed promise over the weekend...

Some people who attend an athletic event want more than to just be entertained. They want to root for a certain team, understand the dynamics of each athlete and ultimately analyze the game. Others, go to athletic events for the atmosphere, the poetry...

$72 million dollars and 378 days later Southwest University Park finally opened to a lively sold out crowd of El Pasoans. From the upper deck to the first row seats, the new stadium proved to be immaculate. The field was in pristine shape, the suites...

The 2014 NBA playoffs are now underway, and it is no surprise that the favorites to meet in the finals are the Heat and the Spurs. Even though the Heat-Spurs rematch would be very exciting, it is a safe pick. It would not be a shock if one of the two...

Everything comes with a price, and in today’s society a good education comes with a lofty one at that. With the recent proposal to raise tuition and fees by 3 percent, students are looking at it with a cringe and are saying goodbye to that new PS4 and...

The Miners’ men’s and women’s track and field team dominated the competition from start to finish at the UTEP Invitational. The meet featured stiff competition from Louisiana Tech, Rice and North Texas. Olympians Mickael Hanany and Olympic gold...

At 3 p.m. today at the University Suite in the Union East Building, Vice President of Student Affairs Gary Edens presented a tuition increase proposal that will be implemented for the 2014-15 school year. The tuition and fees increase was explained...

With the great postseason run of the UTEP women’s basketball team, I couldn’t help but think to myself how phony the fan support felt. As the Miners advanced round by round, the attendance numbers steadily increased. So much so that there were...

After some stiff competition on the road for the past two weeks, the UTEP men’s and women’s track and field team will be back home for the annual UTEP Invitational. In late March and early April the Miners have had strong showings at the coveted...

Success is usually something that comes in the last two years of an college athlete’s career. They are more seasoned and the struggles of being an underclassman have taught them well. For senior tennis player Rebecca Calvillo, success has been with...

Tonight the dream became a reality for UTEP head coach Keitha Adams and the women’s basketball team. Every last seat was packed in the Haskins Center, with 12,222 loud and boisterous El Pasoans, who saw the Miners defeat South Dakota State Jackrabbits...

Each year, an estimated 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related injuries, according to the National Institution of Health (NIH). Many alcohol-related deaths are unintentional and associated with the phenomenon of...

Besides the occasional student-athlete in class or the occasional football or basketball game that students attend, most do not know the amount of training student-athletes have to dedicate themselves to, other than the actual strength coaches. Assistant...

Coming off back-to-back home losses on March 22-23, the UTEP women’s tennis team bounced back with a pair of wins on Saturday, March 29 against Louisiana-Monroe and Western New Mexico. The Miners started the day off against Louisiana-Monroe and defeated...

In front of a record setting crowd of 10,227 fans, the UTEP Miners women’s basketball team defeated the Washington Huskies 70-63 to advance to women’s NIT final four. Seniors forward Kayla Thornton and center Kristine Vitola both contributed double-doubles...

Among the things that make the United States great—the pursuit of happiness, freedom of speech and increasing diversity—equality is not one of them, specifically marriage equality. Where the U.S. might be progressive and liberal in one aspect,...

It goes without saying that the 2013-14 season was a crazy one for the UTEP men’s basketball team. They have gone through any and every situation and in no sense of the word has their season been a typical one. “We overcame a lot of things,”...

Players come and go—it’s a cyclical process that happens every four years in collegiate sports. There are fan favorites and good players that come along, but senior forward Kayla Thornton is one of those players who comes along once in a lifetime. “It’s...

On March 22-23, the UTEP women’s tennis team fell short during a rivalry weekend. On March 22 the Miners lost to No. 66 New Mexico, and on March 23, New Mexico State beat the Miners by the slimmest of margins. Despite good individual play over the...

Coming off a successful indoor season for both the men’s and women’s track and field team, the Miners hosted their first outdoor meet — the UTEP Springtime Meet at Kidd Field. The UTEP Springtime Meet is considered more of a warm-up event to...

The UTEP Miners men’s basketball season came to an end tonight with a 61-56 loss against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Reminiscent of the loss against the Southern Miss in the Conference...

My expectation for the Conference USA basketball tournament, like most, was based on the performance of UTEP’s men and women’s basketball teams. At the end of the day, my expectations were not met, not even the slightest. Going into the tournament,...

Southern Miss held Middle Tennessee scoreless for the first four minutes of the game, but for the next 36 minutes it was nothing but a dominant performance by the Blue Raiders as Middle Tennessee trounces the Golden Eagles 84-55 in the women’s Conference...

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs booked the final spot in the 2014 Conference USA men’s basketball championship. Thanks to dominating second half the Bulldogs trounced the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 88-70. It was back and forth for most of the first...

Tulsa booked the first spot in the 2014 Conference USA men’s basketball championship by beating the No.2 seed Middle Tennessee 76-69. Tulsa found themselves trailing by a few points for most of the first half, but closed out the half with a 14-3...

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles defeated the UTEP Miners 64-56 to end their hopes for a conference title and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. This is the fourth consecutive win of the Golden Eagles over the Miners. It was one of UTEP worst rebounding...

The Florida International Golden Panthers women's basketball pulled off another upset as they defeated the No. 4 seed Tulane Green Wave 69-55 at Memorial Gym to advance to the semifinals. FIU took the lead with 10 minutes left in the first half and...

From start to finish the Charlotte 49ers dominated the UAB Blazers winning 80-70 to advance to the Conference USA quarterfinals. It was a team win for the 49ers, four players got to double figures and sophomore guard Denzel Ingram led the pack with...

With an impressive second half the Old Dominion Monarchs booked a spot in the quarterfinals after defeating No. 14 Marshall 73-58. The Monarchs held a narrow two-point lead at halftime as both teams struggled shooting from the field in the first half....

After trailing by as many as 18 in the first half, the East Carolina Pirates came back to defeat the UTSA Roadrunners 79-76 in the final game of day one at the Conference USA men’s basketball championship. East Carolina senior guard Akeem Richmond...

After a ghastly first season under head coach Sean Kugler. The Miners are back to work. The football team conducted their first practice on March 3, and already in day one defensive coordinator Scott Stoker said he sees a vast improvement. “It’s...

The biggest difference between a freshman and a senior is the level of maturity. That sums up John Bohannon’s four years at UTEP. Finishing his last year in style, Bohannon is having his best season as a Miner. His growth off the court is the main...

Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Cigarette smoking is the number...

In an emotional senior night, the UTEP women’s basketball team defeated the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners 78-65 at the Don Haskins Center. Tonight’s game was the last regular season home game for seniors, forward Kayla Thornton, center Kristine Vitola...

Finishing second in the Conference USA Championships is not a goal for the UTEP men’s track and field team, they want to win it all. This week the Miners are heading to Birmingham, Ala. to compete in the conference indoor championships on Feb. 28 and...

While the UTEP men are heavily favored to win the conference championship. The women’s track and field team is in a very competitive field of schools and individual opponents. With defending indoor champion Central Florida gone, the winner’s circle...

This past weekend the UTEP tennis team went 2-1 in their last home stand until late March. The Miners came up short on Feb. 22 against the Abilene Christian Wildcats, losing 5-2, but bounced back on Feb. 23 against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles...

The UTEP Centennial Museum and Welcome Center hosted a book signing for Ray Sanchez Thursday afternoon. The longtime El Paso sports writer came out with his seventh book last year called, “The Good, the Bad and the Funny of El Paso Sports History.” The...

It seems that wherever UTEP track and field goes, they find success. The men and women both had success in Seattle, Wash. at the Husky Classic and the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. on Feb. 14-15. The distance runners competed in the Husky...

If there is one thing the UTEP women’s tennis team is good at, it is playing at home. The Miners improved their home-winning streak to eight, with a 6-1 win over Northern Arizona on Feb. 14 and a 6-1 win over Lamar on Feb. 16. With the back-to-back...

With the arrival of Tim Floyd in 2010 there were some pretty lofty expectations. None more saliva inducing than the first expectation brought on by Floyd himself in this first press conference as UTEP’s new head basketball coach. “I have not...

After a heart breaking loss on Thursday, the Miners came back with a 84-71 win over the Florida International Golden Panthers in front of their biggest home crowd of the year at 11,176. Contrary to the game against Florida Atlantic, the Miners were...

Even though the UTEP men’s and women’s track and field team finished in seventh place overall, the Miners showed individually just how good they are at one of the nation’s biggest stages, the Texas A&M Invitational, which took place Feb. 8-9. After...

After a successful sixth-straight win on Feb. 8, the UTEP women’s basketball team is on the road again to face the Old Dominion Monarchs and the North Texas Mean Green Eagles on Feb. 15 and Feb. 19, respectively. At this point in time, the Miners...

UTEP pulled away in the second half with old school three point plays to secure the win against Florida International 83-62, to make it six straight wins for the Miners. Coming into the game, both teams feature two of the best players in Conference...

Unless you are a Seahawks fan, Super Bowl XLVIII was a complete and utter disaster. Days removed from it now, I still find the outcome hard to believe. I can only imagine what it feels like for anyone associated with the Denver Broncos. I will admit I...

For the second time this season, the Miners are heading to the road to play back-to-back away games. The Miners will be in action against East Carolina, followed by Old Dominion on Feb. 6  and Feb. 8 respectively. “East Carolina is very good,”...

What is in a name? What is in a word—particularly curse words? We know they offend people. We know they’re used for shock value and often in an inappropriate manner. Understanding why is the key. Curse words are laid over a broad spectrum. It...

In college you must grow and adapt to change, which sums up junior Cameasha Turner’s first two years at UTEP. Starting out her freshman year on the bench for the women’s basketball team, to becoming a full-time starter was not an easy transition....

It only took the Miners 35 minutes to get their first lead of the game, as they pulled out a come from behind victory to defeat the Rice Owls 68-57 in front of the second largest crowd of the season 11,036. From the start of the game the Owls took...

In a highly anticipated matchup of two of the best teams in Conference USA. The Miners handled the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 89-79, tonight's win became the Miners 500th win at the Don Haskins Center. After the game head coach Tim Floyd, was short, humble...

Super Bowl XLVIII is this Sunday and although there are two very good teams playing in this game you should only root for one. That team is the Denver Broncos and here is why. When watching sports always root for greatness. Be spoiled and never settled...

On a four game winning streak and coming off a 19 point routing of UTSA. No time is better than now for the Miners to take on Conference USA leader Louisiana Tech. At 17-4 (5-1 in Conference USA) the Bulldogs are at the top of the standings, along...

Maybe it’s something in the water, but people love to leave El Paso (specifically UTEP). Particularly for sports. A coaching job at UTEP seems to be the job that everyone wants, but a job that no one likes to keep. If you don’t know what I am eluding...

One constant in sports is change. In the waning moments before the start of the 2014 spring season, UTEP’s women’s tennis head coach Mark Roberts jumped ship. After a little more than a year at UTEP, Roberts is now an assistant coach at Southern Methodist...

Coming off two big road wins against Middle Tennessee State and Alabama Birmingham, the Miners are back home looking to make it four straight conference wins on Saturday against the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners. The Miners four game conference win...

In the first of a five-part series, the UTEP’s Woman’s Auxiliary and the Office of Institutional Advancement hosted its 48th annual estate planning conference for women  Thursday at the library. At the conference, attorneys Lauren D. Serrano and...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or you don’t care for UTEP basketball, you have heard about the three UTEP basketball players who were kicked off the team for gambling on athletic events. At first glance, it seems like that’s the new...

You might not catch him on the court all the time, but it is hard to walk on campus and not notice a 7-foot Canadian on your way to class. Freshman Matt Willms stands 7 feet, 1 inch and when he is on the court he definitely plays like it. This particular...

The Charlotte 49ers handed the UTEP Miners women’s basketball their first home loss of the season, scoring 52 points in the second half, ultimately defeating the Miners 92-86. 49ers guard Hillary Sigmon led her team with 32 points. After the...

Tonight the UTEP Miners sealed their first conference win of the season with a 66-56 win over Marshall, the Miners now stand at 11-6 this season and 1-1 in conference play. Tied at halftime and a Miner 18-point lead 10 minutes into the second half,...

In their Conference USA opener the Miners were outdone by the Charlotte 49ers 73-68 at the Don Haskins Center. The main theme to the Miners first conference loss was rebounding. The 49ers outrebounded the Miners 41-27, the 27 rebounds in the Miners...

It took the Miners two overtimes to beat Denver in the West Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational championship game 60-54. The Miners have now won the Sun Bowl Invitational back to back years. “Obviously were happy to get the win,” said head Coach...

With UTEP legend Tim Hardaway in attendance the Miners came back to defeat Western Illinois 67-64. The Miners went on a 18-6 run in the last 5:46 to advance to defeat the Leathernecks and will play Denver tomorrow for the crown of the 2013 WestStar...

After a heart-breaking loss to New Orleans this past Monday, the Miners bounced back with a 84-74 win over Northwestern State.  The Miners got off to a rough start committing 10 turnovers in the first half, but in the last four minutes of the first...

  In their first game since losing to Kansas at Paradise Island, the UTEP men’s basketball team came back to defeat Sacramento State 69-51. The Miners struggled out of the gate with the Sacramento State guards, when Sacramento State guard...

  The UTEP women’s basketball team has now made it eight straight wins, improving to 8-0 this season as they defeated the now 8-2 Southern Methodist Mustangs 76-71 in their narrowest win of the season. SMU came into the game with 2012-13...

  As the UTEP football team season came to an end with another loss on Nov. 30 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. against Middle Tennessee State, it would be an understatement to say that this season has been more than disappointing. Optimism probably...

Under the tutelage of head coachKeitha Adams, the fans of El Paso have been subjected to many fast starts from the UTEP women’s basketball team. Although the season is still early, the Miners have already gone into the record books for women’s basketball. Through...

When you walk around campus and see the towering athletes in sweats you might forget that they’re also students. The football team has more student-athletes than any other sport at UTEP and most of the seniors on this year’s football team will...

  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...

The UTEP football season will come to an end on Nov. 30, as the Miners take on the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Whether they win or lose, with their 2-9 record, the Miners have been out of any bowl consideration for the...

  In a closely contested game that came down to the wire, the Miners defeated the Colorado State Rams 82-74 at the Don Haskins Center. From the startof the game the Miners were in control of the game, playing at their own pace and hustling...

The Miners begin the hardest portion of their schedule as they host the Colorado State Rams on Nov. 19 at the Don Haskins Center, after two underwhelming performances by the UTEP men’s basketball team against New Mexico State and West Alabama. Early...

  On a year-to-year basis, UTEP athletics might not have success as a whole, but one thing women’s sports has a monopoly on is recruiting international players and doing it with great success. In eight of the nine women’s sports programs,...

  After a seven game losing streak the UTEP Miners defeated Florida International Golden Panthers 33-10 at the Sun Bowl to get their second win of the season, on senior night. “The win feels awesome,” said quarterback Blaire Sullivan. “I...

In their best defensive showing of the season, the Miners thumped the Kansas State Wildcats, 84-39, Saturday at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners 45-point win came with many statistical achievements. The Miners forced 34 turnovers, which is their...

Members of the Brazilian Culture Center. From left to right; Larissa Lunes, Alejandra Dominguez and Claudia Borunda.

This past Saturday, Morgan Page put on a show for a sold-out crowd at the Buchanan’s Event Center. Coming into the show there was a lot of hype surrounding the show, most notably because of the 3-D visuals. By the end of the night, Page had everybody...

After an easy routing of the Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack on Nov. 9, the Miners are heading to Las Cruces to face their rivals the New Mexico State Aggies on Nov. 15. This game is one of the most anticipated UTEP-NMSU games in recent history. Both teams...

After three weeks on the road, the UTEP football team is finally back home. On Nov. 16, the Miners will host the Florida International Golden Panthers in their final game of the season. The Miners and Golden Panthers both stand at 1-8 and this game...

In the UTEP Miners men’s basketball team home opener, the Miners had a good first showing in front of a good El Paso crowd, beating the Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack 84-49. The Miners had a slow start to the game, missing on many open three point attempts....

What if there were sports teams called the Mississippi Coons, the Los Angeles Spics or the Oklahoma City White Devils. If these were the names of actual sports teams, there would be no debate as to whether or not to change their names. The same should...