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How to help recycle on campus

How to help recycle on campus

Juan Corral, Contributor April 16, 2019

With Earth Day around the corner, UTEP’s Waste Management Program has high hopes to inform the campus community on recycling and how students can contribute to make the Earth a little greener. The UTEP Waste Management Program started back in 1998....

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10 simple ways you can help save the earth

Leslie Sarinana, Entertainment Editor April 18, 2017

10 Insulation On average, households lose about 20 percent of their heated and cooled air to the outside through the duct system. To avoid wasting energy, have your ducts inspected to ensure they’re sealed properly and insulated if necessary. 9 Cooling...

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UTEP professors and students placed second place in the Desal Prize, a Securing Water for Food Challenge.

UTEP team wins second place in Desal Prize competition

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor May 5, 2015

On Earth Day, a team of UTEP professors along with the help of students placed second in the Desal Prize, a Securing Water for Food Challenge, in which competitors had to create technologies that can be used by farmers for crops in developing countries. The...

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The Office of Student Life will be presenting their annual Earth Day Fashion Show at noon on April 21 at the Union Plaza stage.

Earth Day fashion show presents recycled trends

Fernanda Leon, Contributor April 21, 2015

The Office of Student Life will be presenting their annual Earth Day Fashion Show at noon on April 21 at the Union Plaza stage. The fashion show features outfits and accessories made by the students from Loretto Academy National Art Honor Society. The...

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The El Paso Downtown Artists and Farmers Market takes place every Saturday at the Union District Plaza.

Local markets celebrate Earth Day with homegrown crops

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter April 21, 2015

In an effort to benefit the Earth and stay healthy, many people grow their own crops and sell what they grow at farmers markets. There are multiple farmers markets in the El Paso and Las Cruces areas, including Sprouts Farmers Market, the El Paso Downtown...

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Healthy person equals  healthy planet

Healthy person equals healthy planet

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter April 22, 2014

Earth Day comes and goes just like any other holiday without much consideration or acknowledgement from many students. It’s usually a handful of individuals who actively celebrate Earth Day, and to them, I give my honest kudos. The blatant truth...

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