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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

Fall 2019- Bid Day, new members are added to sorority Alpha Xi Delta. Photo courtesy of Alpha Xi Delta.

What Is It Really Like to Be in a Sorority?

December 20, 2019

Everyone has different opinions about sororities. If you’re not in a sorority, one might base their views by what they see in the movies. But are those representations accurate? Many students shy away...

Reindeer themed bath bombs at the Lush pop up shop in El Paso. Photo by Antonio Villaseñor–Baca for Minero Magazine.

Lush Pops Up In El Paso

December 19, 2019

Lush Brings Lasting and Ethical Products for College Life The UK born company, Lush Cosmetics, brought a pop-up shop just in time for the holiday season to preview their store opening early 2020. The...

A shopping cart stands alone in the street of the original site, before the opening of the walmart filled with teddy bears and flowers after being moved away from puddles created by rainfall.

When the Sun Shines in the Sun City

Brandy Ruiz, Editor-in-Chief November 16, 2019

When the sun finally peaked out from behind the cloudy sky, the white crosses of the Walmart memorial gleamed- a result of the reflective puddles that were left behind from the rain. The many flowers...

Punk the Capital film poster, design by Oliver Munday.

James June Schneider on “Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement”

October 25, 2019

A film that dives into the history of punk and hardcore music in Washington DC in the late 70s, Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement focuses on the construction of the punk scene in a city known...

Miguel Matinez shows in front of la X a family photo in Kansas, Wednesday afternoon in Cd. Juárez.

All I Want for Christmas is “My Family”

December 27, 2018

The annual Christmas holiday is close, where worldwide cultural and religious celebrations take place. But Christmas might not be the most wonderful time this year for some families, like Areli Sanchez,...

Festejando entre Dos Culturas

Festejando entre Dos Culturas

November 20, 2018

Para muchos, vivir en la frontera significa adoptar nuevas reglas, modismos, un nuevo estilo de vida, nueva gastronomía, entre otros. La frontera ofrece una perspectiva del mundo distinta, como dos lados...

I want to go somewhere far away

I want to go somewhere far away

August 30, 2017

  Photo and captions by Nina Titovets

International student-atheletes score at UTEP

International student-atheletes score at UTEP

August 30, 2017

Story by Mike Flores Photographs by Andres Martinez International students from all over the globe have created a home at the University of Texas at El Paso, where 57 international student-athletes are...

¿Religión o Estado? La enmienda Johnson se pone en tela de juicio

¿Religión o Estado? La enmienda Johnson se pone en tela de juicio

August 30, 2017

Historia de Grecia Sanchez Fotografías de Gaby Velazquez Nota del editor: El Presidente Donald Trump firmó el jueves, 4 de mayo, una orden ejecutiva facilitando la no ejecución de las reglas que prohíben...

Feminismo: Mujeres de la frontera derriban tabúes

Feminismo: Mujeres de la frontera derriban tabúes

August 30, 2017

Historia y fotografías de Claudia Hernández Desde marchas, campañas y revueltas, el feminismo se ha ganado su lugar en el reflector. Esto podría deberse a un aumento de conciencia social que ha habido...

The land of the Thunder Dragon meets the land of the Rising Sun

The land of the Thunder Dragon meets the land of the Rising Sun

August 30, 2017

Story by Rene Delgadillo Photos by Andres Martinez Students of the University of Texas at El Paso enter and exit the different buildings of their university without noticing the inspiration behind them...

Editor’s Note – Fall 2017

August 30, 2017

In a city where the majority of its people identify as part of the Hispanic and Mexican-American community, it is easier to forget or to realize El Paso is a city with diversity. A diversity that brings...

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