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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

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Masks no longer recommended on campus under CDC guidelines; students feel left in the dark

Masks no longer recommended on campus under CDC guidelines; students feel left in the dark

Brandy Ruiz, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2022

When students Jose Lucero and Carla Irigoyen-Amparan arrived at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) the morning of March 7, they weren't aware that UTEP President Heather Wilson had sent an email...

Permission to stan: K-pop fan culture in El Paso and how it led to opening a new business 

Permission to stan: K-pop fan culture in El Paso and how it led to opening a new business 

March 2, 2022

Lizbeth Lopez, a 21-year-old Korean pop (K-Pop) fan, doesn’t speak Korean, but her favorite songs are in Korean and her favorite artists are the members of the Korean Pop boy-band BTS which stands for...

What to do if your classmates test positive for COVID-19 

What to do if your classmates test positive for COVID-19 

Brandy Ruiz, Editor-in-Chief February 25, 2022

Relieved to see another human being in person, not on a screen of a class zoom meeting, walking in between the Bhutanese inspired buildings of the University of Texas at El Paso-- albeit wearing face...

The Van Gogh immersive art experience is coming to El Paso

The Van Gogh immersive art experience is coming to El Paso

Brandy Ruiz, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2022

See the 'Starry Night' in person  ‘Beyond Van Gogh’ a traveling, immersive art experience is coming to El Paso and Albuquerque. The experience is expected to be held in El Paso between November...

Anime you can finish in one night: according to TikTok

Anime you can finish in one night: according to TikTok

February 15, 2021

Whether you’re spending the night alone, with a significant other or even just trying to get into some new anime: the Minero team gathered nine shows you can watch in one night, according to TikTok creators.   Joyce...

Think like an athlete: The Toll It Takes To Play Sports at UTEP

Think like an athlete: The Toll It Takes To Play Sports at UTEP

August 18, 2020

A bone, sticking through his skin, is what Dawn Hearn, the Director of Sports Medicine at the University of Texas at El Paso, says she saw. “I saw it happen because it was kind of close to our sideline....

Protesting from a distance

Protesting from a distance

Brandy Ruiz, Editor-in-Chief June 10, 2020

Utilizing your platform to protest, different methods to use social media to bring awareness, and how to be a better ally. The black square that took over Instagram on June 2 highlighted how aware...

#JUSTICEFORFLOYD:

#JUSTICEFORFLOYD:

June 1, 2020

The social justice movement that has sparked protests across the country reaches El Paso The social justice movement growing across the nation reached El Paso. Protesters gathered last night near Memorial...

Lovers Behind the Screen

Lovers Behind the Screen

February 25, 2020

A single google search using the terms: Tinder, Bumble, or dating apps yields over 10 pages and 170 million results ranging from articles on the best dating apps for the year, guides on what the best...

Burritos on the Border: What makes a burrito?

Burritos on the Border: What makes a burrito?

Brandy Ruiz, Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2020

What makes a burrito? The warmth of the folded flour tortilla seeped into the skin on his fingertips. Like a marshmallow, any tiny bit of pressure created a small u-shaped dent on the edges. Manuel...

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...

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