The Student News Site of The University of Texas at El Paso

Minero Magazine

The Student News Site of The University of Texas at El Paso

Minero Magazine

The Student News Site of The University of Texas at El Paso

Minero Magazine

¡Viva la Raza!

Equality & representation

September 12, 2014

Viernes, Diciembre 3, 1971-Protesta estudiantil en UTEP By: Lorain Watters Classrooms are empty and the halls are eerily silent on Friday, Dec. 3,1971. Professors stay in their offices as the shouting...

Persiguiendo globos aerostáticos

Persiguiendo globos aerostáticos

September 12, 2014

Por: Adelmar Ramírez Sentado al pie de una fogata, Daniel Ríos cuenta la historia de un doblador de voces que ha perdido su propia voz. Daniel mismo habla diferente, no con la velocidad acostumbrada...

The culture is different and you need to adapt to the people around you and you need to know that you are not home anymore, so you have to take care of yourself.-Dayana Acevedo Rios

A slice of home: For spanish-speaking international athletes, El Paso offers a similar culture

September 12, 2014

By: Javier Cortez For a student athlete coming from a Hispanic or Latin American country. There is no better place to be than UTEP. Even for the typical international student, UTEP caters to and assimilates...

In fall of 2005, El Minero changed due to Minero Magazine, a bilingual, bicultural publication that is published every semester, and Cristina Ramírez Vargas spearheaded the project.

Minero: Un espacio para la expresión hispana en UTEP

September 12, 2014

El Minero began production on Nov. 3, 1994, with the idea to bring diverse news content to students and faculty at UTEP. The first issue to be printed was on Nov. 10, 1994, with the help of a grant from...

The Golden Trees perform at The Lowbrow Palace

La cruzada: Ser bilingüe en la escena musical

September 12, 2014

The Golden Trees perform at The Lowbrow Palace Por: Miguel A. Orta Despues de que sus projectos musicales personales se desintegraron, el vocalista Eduardo Alvarez, bajista Alfonso Fernandez y baterista...

Patricia Juárez-Carrillo, lecturer for the Center for Inter-
American Studies.

Patricia Juárez quiere mejorar el ambiente un curso a la vez

September 11, 2014

Por: Adelmar Ramirez La clase de Patricia Juárez-Carrillo sobre justicia ambiental era los sábados por la mañana en el sótano del edificio de Artes Liberales. Quienes asistieron el primer día,...

Diseño e Ilustración: Gabriela Grajeda

La musíca y el verso de Roberto Santos

September 11, 2014

Diseño e Ilustración: Gabriela Grajeda Por: Adelmar Ramirez Una tina metálica, una vara, una cuerda; Roberto Santos acarrea esos objetos disímiles al frente del auditorio. Miembros del público...

At the Presidency, se habla español

At the Presidency, se habla español

September 11, 2014

By: Jose Soto “Good morning. Buenos días.” That’s how Diana Natalicio, president of the University of Texas at El Paso, begins every speech she delivers. “That is intentional,” she says. “It...

This is our experience

Crecer donde estás plantado

March 19, 2014

This is our experience. Photos by  Fernando Enriquez, Michaela Roman, Flor Flores, Kristopher Rivera This fall, UTEP received a No. 7 national ranking by Washington Monthly mainly because it enrolls a...

UTEP received a national ranking based on social mobility, photo by Flor Flores

Al borde de… esencia de la vida estudiantil

February 25, 2014

Daniel Correa, de 21 años, obtuvo su primer préstamo antes de cursar su primer semestre de verano en UTEP. “Lo tuve que sacar porque prácticamente pague por todas las clases que tomé”, dice. Daniel,...

Illustration by Fernando Enriquez

National ranking comes from unconventional standards

February 25, 2014

Story by Amanda Guillen Leélo en español UTEP ranked No. 1 in social mobility for the second year in a row in The Washington Monthly’s annual national college and university rankings. This led the...

Grisel Davila pictured above, photo by Kristopher Rivera

Too poor for school: Military offers a gateway to an education

February 24, 2014

Story by Kristopher Rivera Leélo en español Before the slivers of sunlight seep into the city, Grisel Davila, 19, begins her day at 4 a.m., making the long drive from her home in the Lower Valley...

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