For those living in a country where drug war violence is an everyday occurrence, the evidence can be seen everywhere in border communities like El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. As the violence escalates, as measured by the rising death toll, its political, social and economic effects continue to weigh heavily on the sister cities and their residents.
Benjamín Alire Sáenz, author, artist and UTEP professor of creative writing, has explored the vast terrain of desert between the U.S. and Mexico for the better part of 20 years. In a place that is normally depicted as a harsh clime with hard people, Sáenz digs deep under the romance of copper-colored dunes, naked mountains and cacti to unearth the rage, hate and love inside of the very real people who inhabit the border.
Con dos empleos, dos carreras universitarias en proceso y una pasión por el deporte, cualquier estudiante se sentiría abrumado. Pero para Daniel Guízar, tener tantas actividades le permite aprovechar al máximo cada minuto de la vida y descargar su energía.
Her toes press against the frigid frame of the windowsill. She muses about her heart-broken life as she leans out of the sunken window, each of her breaths fragmented, and shorter than the last.
Unos días antes de la fecha prevista para dar a luz, Jessica Ávalos, de 24 años, sufrió una neumonía que la llevó al hospital.
Sus pulmones estaban muy debilitados y los médicos no podían suministrarle los medicamentos necesarios sin afectar al bebé, por lo que decidieron practicarle una cesárea.
A lush, steamy and extraordinary adventure
Sweltering heat and sweaty, smiling faces greeted our tired and cranky group after we traveled more than 20 hours from El Paso. This long trek away from the dry desert was due to a trip sponsored by the UTEP communication department in collaboration with Rare Conservation Group, a social marketing group that works toward biodiversity conservation. Twelve UTEP students landed in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 21, 2009.
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