After the city of El Paso seemed to be down for the count, possibly losing the opportunity to host the World Middleweight Championship bout between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee, the fight is back and will officially be scheduled to take place June 16 at the Sun Bowl.
As the time rapidly approaches for UTEP seniors to don their cap and gowns and walk across the stage at the Don Haskins Center, many students took the time to reflect on the sacrifices that made graduation possible. “I think that the major sacrifice that I have had to make is to move out of my house, and move in with my parents to complete my internship,” said Laura Reyes, senior interdisciplinary studies major.
The spring semester is almost over; with a few more tests, one or two more papers and finals soon to be out of the way, commencement is on the horizon for seniors. “I’m feeling insanely emotional—graduating from college is very overwhelming and bittersweet,” said Caroline Stone, senior organizational and corporate communication major.
The Top Ten Senior awards identify ten accomplished and skillful graduating UTEP students who go above and beyond the GPA scale and exemplify remarkable service to the community. An example of this is Jacob Barde, philosophy and communication studies major, who worked his way through school with inspiration from his 4-year-old twin boys.
As another semester comes to a close, so does a peer-leading program that UTEP has employed over the last two years for its introductory chemistry, biology, physics and math students. “Peer Led Team Learning has been going on in chemistry with the support from external funds,” said Anny Morrobel-Sosa, dean of the College of Science.
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