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Sunday | El Paso Times

Record number of UTEP students graduate

Cindy Esparza received her masters degree Saturday in Instructional Specialist in Science from UTEP.

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Related Topix: El Paso, TX, Education Etc.

Sunday | El Paso Times

El Paso mayoral candidates accentuate issues, stress differences

Mayoral candidates Oscar Leeser, left, and Steve Ortega will face off in the race for mayor on June 15.

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Related Topix: El Paso, TX

Fri May 17, 2013

El Paso Times

War hero gets Bowie High School diploma posthumously

Ramon Guillen, nephew of Medal of Honor recipient Ambrosio Guillen, was presented with his uncle's Bowie High School diploma during at a ceremony at Guillen Middle School Thursday.

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Related Topix: El Paso, TX, Education Etc., Bowie, TX, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

El Paso Times

Public Relations Association of SW announces scholarship winners

Emilee Cantrell and Priscila Chavez each received a $1,000 check from association board member Eli Garcia and El Paso Mayor John Cook on Thursday during the association's monthly luncheon.

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Related Topix: El Paso, TX, New Mexico State University

Thu May 16, 2013

EurekAlert!

MARC Travel Awards announced for the 2013 60th Annual ACSM Meeting & 4th World Congress

FASEB MARC Program has announced the travel award recipients for the 2013 American College of Sports Medicine 60th Annual Meeting & 4th World Congress on Exercise is MedicineTM in Indianapolis, IN from May 28 - June 1, 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports Medicine, Medicine, UMass Amherst, Texas, University of Nebraska Lincoln, University of Texas at Brownsville

Las Cruces Sun-News

Chaparral High grad earns 2 full-ride scholarships

Eduardo Mora is likely the first student at Chaparral High School to receive both the Gates Millennium Scholarship and the Daniels Scholarship, both of which fully cover all college expenses at any school.

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Related Topix: Chaparral, NM, Las Cruces, NM, Velarde, NM, Boston University

Stars and Stripes

Defense furloughs trimmed: Impact still 4% pay cut for 11,000 at Fort Bliss

Civilian workers at Fort Bliss and throughout the Department of Defense got a bit of a financial reprieve Tuesday when the expected number of furlough days was lowered by the government.

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Related Topix: Fort Bliss, TX, Department of Defense, US News, El Paso, TX, US Politics, Representative Beto O'Rourke, US House of Representatives, Representative Pete Gallego, Democrat

Wed May 15, 2013

KFOXTV

Multimillion-dollar project to transform UTEP, permanently close streets

The University of Texas at El Paso will soon be completely transformed as one of the main phases of a multimillion-dollar project starts next week.

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Mon May 13, 2013

KFOXTV

UTEP professor: 2013 election numbers are huge improvement despite turnout

A quick look at voter turnout numbers for Saturday's election may scream voter apathy, but Gregory Rocha, a political science professor at University of Texas, El Paso, told KFOX14 the numbers are actually fairly standard for a local election.

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Related Topix: El Paso County, TX

El Paso Times

Bowie High alumni association steps in to help school

With the image of their alma mater taking a beating from the El Paso Independent School District cheating scandal, Bowie High School alumni aren't waiting for direction from the district's new board of managers to raise their campus' profile.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Bowie, TX, Federal Prisons, Prison, El Paso, TX

El Paso Times

El Paso elections: Ballpark, numbers may have played part in election

Oscar Leeser is all smiles after giving a short speech to supporters and volunteers at his party headquarters.

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Related Topix: El Paso, TX

Sun May 12, 2013

KVUE.com

New procedure for student visas causes delays at border

A new security policy requiring Customs and Border Protection officers to verify all student visas is creating delays for students who commute daily from Mexico to universities in the United States.

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Related Topix: Texas

El Paso Times

Immigration: Consider border residents

An El Paso contingent traveled to Washington, D.C., last week, and shared what some off-border U.S. lawmakers might consider a different take on how immigration reform can affect those living in border cities.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, El Paso, TX, US Politics, Representative Beto O'Rourke, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Illegal Immigration, Opinion

Sat May 11, 2013

El Paso Times

El Paso elections

El Paso County Elections employee Ruben Gamez, left, goes over the items in the bag given to precinct captains like Isela Lerma.

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Related Topix: El Paso, TX, El Paso County, TX, Anthony, TX, San Elizario, TX

Fri May 10, 2013

Dallas Morning News

New visa scrutiny causes border delays for University of Texas at El Paso students

She's already stressed out about finals next week, and now, as a student from Mexico, she faces extra scrutiny at the border because of a decision in Washington.

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Related Topix: Dallas, TX

KFOXTV

Students face longer wait times at border because of Boston marathon bombings

University of Texas at El Paso students crossing from Juarez said their wait times at the bridge are getting longer.

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Related Topix: Recreational Vehicle, Marathon, US Politics, Representative Beto O'Rourke, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

The Washington Post

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Wicker is the director of the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation at the University of Texas at El Paso.

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Related Topix: Texas, Iron Man 3, Sports

El Paso Times

El Paso elections: Price tag up in city races

"Wow, that's a lot of money," said University of Texas at El Paso political science professor Gregory Rocha, who keeps a close eye on local elections.

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Related Topix: El Paso, TX, US Politics, US News, Silvestre Reyes, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu May 09, 2013

Church Executive

Grand Canyon University Celebrates Largest Graduating Class In Its History

In all, GCU conferred 16,113 degrees to graduates in its College of Business, Arts and Sciences, Education, Theology, Nursing and Health Care Professions, Fine Arts and Production and Doctoral Studies.

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Related Topix: Grand Canyon University, Albright College, Laveen, AZ, Tolleson, AZ

Wed May 08, 2013

KHOU-TV Houston

New procedure for student visas causes delays at border

A new security policy requiring Customs and Border Protection officers to verify all student visas is creating delays for students who commute daily from Mexico to universities in the United States.

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Related Topix: Texas