by Adriana Gómez Licón in News
Today, the long-awaited day to vote in the Texas primaries has come and while the presidential candidates have to wait, Texans have their last chance to decide on their favorite candidate.
After President George W. Bush's administration, the next leader has a full plate, said Tony Payan, assistant professor of political science at UTEP.
by Elida S. Perez in News
These are the results for candidates featured in the Tuesday issue of The Prospector.
by Daniel Collins in News
The Republican race for Texas House seat of District No. 78, representing parts of northeast and west El Paso, has been fiercely fought over by Dee Margo, CEO and chairman of JDW Insurance, and incumbent (since 1989) Pat Haggerty. The combined political contributions for the race total more than $700,000, the El Paso Times reported last week.
by Kat Holly in News
As March begins and spring approaches, the Women's Studies Program, along with other organizations and departments, are presenting a month of events to honor women's contributions to society.
International Women's Day was first observed on March 8, 1908 after 15,000 women marched in the streets of New York, determined to get the right to vote and to work shorter hours for better pay.
by Catherine Cromer in News
Award-winning author and philosopher Rebecca Goldstein will share her unique blend of interdisciplinary experience and thought at the 23rd annual Literature Lecture.
The UTEP English department will host the free lecture at 7 p.m. on March 6, at the Undergraduate Learning Center, Room 106.
by Daniel Collins in News
The race for Texas District No. 77, which includes the UTEP campus, has 39-year House veteran Paul Moreno competing against 29-year-old Marissa Marquez, a community relations manager for Texas Community Care.
After the last legislative session, 76-year-old Moreno reportedly considered retiring from the House, but elected not to.
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Student Alumni Association lecture The UTEP Student Alumni Association will host a special lecture as part of Women's History Month at 6 p.m. today at the Tomás Rivera Conference Center, UTEP Union Building third floor. The keynote speaker will be Col. Heidi Brown, the assistant commandant/deputy commander of the United States Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss, one of the highest-ranking females in the Army's Air Defense Artillery branch.
by Adriana Gómez Licón in News
Una vez más es esa época del año. El Paso se viste de oro para recibir a compañías de teatro que en esta ocasión vienen de España, la República Dominicana, México y Estados Unidos a presentar obras en español para el tradicional Festival de Drama Español Siglo de Oro que comenzó ayer en el Parque Nacional de el Chamizal.
by Isaac Perez in News
Desde 1995, la Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea ha organizado la conferencia que inicia hoy en conjunto con el auspicio de Ediciones Eón.
"El Paso ofrece un marco de referencia de la cultura mexicana, que también es parte de Estados Unidos", dijo Selfa Chew-Smithart, aspirante a doctorado en historia y coordinadora del XIII Congreso de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea.
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Doctoral student named to health task force Texas Gov. Rick Perry appointed UTEP doctoral student Margarita Moya to the Health Disparities Task Force for a term to expire on Feb. 1, 2010. Moya, who earned her bachelor's degree from UTEP is a student in the interdisciplinary health sciences Ph.
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Incident: Assist outside agency
Date: 03/01/08
Location: 111 W. University - Hilton Garden Inn parking lot
Description: An officer checking a man asleep in his vehicle led to the arrest of a non-UTEP affiliated individual for outstanding EPPD traffic warrants.
