Dane O' Neill

Stefon Jackson scored 30 points and Randy Culpepper added 23 to lead Texas-El Paso to a 81-70 victory over Southern Mississippi on Saturday night. The Miners (19-11, 10-6 Conference USA) have won six of their last eight games. UTEP also beat the Golden Eagles (14-16, 4-12) earlier in the season, winning 87-75 in El Paso, Texas in late January. Culpepper, who went 4 of 8 from beyond the arc, hit a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left in the first and the Miners took a 45-29 lead into halftime. Jason...Read Full Story

Drug War Zone Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juárez By Howard Campbell University of Texas Press, 2009 Most frontline dispatches about the drug war in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands are just that – news reports dispatched by journalists attempting to tell the story of the intensifying drug violence in Juárez and other border communities.  This drug war journalism is often excellent. But too often the context, history, and culture of drug trafficking, consumption, and...Read Full Story

(Fourth in BorderLines' series of Border Industrial Security Complex) At the recent Border Security Conference at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), the city’s Regional Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) had an exhibition table along with an array of companies specializing in security and defense. REDCO lists Military/Defense/Homeland Security as its top target industry. That’s understandable given the tremendous growth of military and homeland security contracts experienced in...Read Full Story

The Texas El Paso Miners and the Texas Longhorns will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Memorial Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Longhorns listed as 36-point favorites versus the Miners, while the game's total is sitting at 63. UTEP held New Mexico State scoreless for three quarters, as they came away with a 38-12 victory in Week 3. UTEP covered the 13.5-point spread, while the 50 points made it OVER the posted total of 48. Donald Buckram ran for 113 yards...Read Full Story

Game 2 Time: 10PM ET TV: HDNET The Oregon St Beavers and UTEP Miners will meet in Game 2 of the CBI Tournament Finals. Oregon St leads the best of 3 series 1-0 off their 75-69 victory on Monday Night. Oregon St shot 60% from the field and 53% from the three point line in their victory at home in Game 1. UTEP did have a decisive 13-3 offensive rebounding advantage over the Beavers in game 1 which made the margin of victory by Oregon St just 6 despite hot shooting from the field. LVSC...Read Full Story