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Career Expo this week

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief September 15, 2015

Life after graduation can be a scary thought to many, if not all, college students. Finding a job is not an easy task. That is why the University Career Center is hosting its annual Career Expo on Sept. 17 and 18 at the Don Haskins Center. It is an opportunity...

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Bridging the gap between education and technology

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor September 15, 2015

Two friends are collaborating to accomplish one thing—make education more accessible to students. Adrian Caballero, 25, and Gabe Fernandez, 24, both El Paso natives and UTEP alumni, have come together because of their shared passion for education to...

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A 16 de septiembre celebration will take place in the Union Plaza on Sept. 15 beginning at 11:30 a.m.

16 de septiembre festivity to celebrate Mexican history and culture

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter September 15, 2015

September 16, 1810 marks Mexico’s declaration of independence from Spain, that would lead to a 11 year war against the Spanish. Two centuries later, their independence is still celebrated on the borderland. The Office of Student Life will be hosting...

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Get Reel movie line up brings great options to the Union Cinema

Get Reel movie line up brings great options to the Union Cinema

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter September 15, 2015

Every semester, the Office of Student Life at the University of Texas at El Paso presents a cinematic line-up with their Get Reel series. Each Thursday and Friday of every week during the fall semester, a different movie is played at the Union Cinema,...

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Leito Villalobos Gamboa sells his organic cosmetics at the TI:ME at Montecillo farmer’s market.

Vendors find nontraditional ways to make a living

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter September 15, 2015

TI:ME at Montecillo hosted their monthly farmer’s market on Sunday, Sept. 13, and drew in vendors from all over town. They sold a wide variety of things such as homemade makeup, fizzy bath bombs and food. Vendors had tables set up throughout the square,...

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Una de las esculturas adorna el centro de Ciudad Juárez.

Esculturas de caballos adornan Ciudad Juárez

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter September 15, 2015

Diferentes colores, estilos y representaciones artísticas son características que, hoy en día, rodean el centro histórico de Ciudad Juárez. Estas características se encuentran plasmadas en esculturas con forma de caballo que varios artis-tas locales...

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Graduate assistant Anthony Puente is in his first year as a graduate assistant for UTEP. Puente was a linebacker for the Miners from 2011 to 2014.

Puente ready for next step in football career with UTEP

Adrian Broaddus, Staff Reporter September 15, 2015

He knows this turf too well. A deep sense of nostalgia enters his mind as the turf brushes the bottom of his shoe. However, this 2015 fall season, Anthony Puente will not put on his shoulder pads, strap on his helmet or lace up his cleats for another...

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UTEP Volleyball goes 2-2 in Borderland Invitational at the Don

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 15, 2015

Over the weekend, the UTEP women’s volleyball team played in their annual Borderland Invitational, winning two matches against Brown University and Robert Morris University, and losing two matches to Denver University and the University of Oklahoma,...

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The El Paso Chihuahuas lost to the Fresno Grizzlies three games to one in the Pacific Coast

Chihuahuas and fans go out in style as season comes to an end

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 15, 2015

On the fifth pitch of the at-bat catcher, Jason Hagerty struck out swinging, and just like that, the season was over for the El Paso Chihuahuas. There was a brief hush over the sellout crowd of 8,392, and the Fresno Grizzlies players rushed onto the field...

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We don’t need your forgiveness

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor September 8, 2015

Abortion. It’s a word we don’t like to mention, talk or think about, although it is one of the most common and safest medical procedures. It silently exists around us, unacknowledged, but ever present. According to the Guttmacher institute, about...

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Cab fare that's fair

Cab fare that’s fair

Julio Cesar Chavez, Staff Reporter September 8, 2015

With its founding in 2009, Uber has changed the transportation landscape in the United States and other countries around the world. El Paso’s City Council has recently voted to have the city manager write a new ordinance covering Uber or to update...

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UTEP SGA holds a meeting to discuss issues around the UTEP campus and it’s community.

How does SGA spend your money?

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor September 8, 2015

A framed picture of UTEP President Diana Natalicio, rows of carefully placed Post-it notes that resemble a calendar and stacks of discarded family board games are a few items you’ll find inside the office of the Student Government Association president....

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