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2022 football home schedule is attractive with non-conference matchups versus I-10 rival NM State (Sept. 10) and perennial national power Boi- se State (Sept. 24). Students can claim one free ticket to all UTEP football and basketball games by visiting www.UTEPMiners.com/studenttickets. They can also purchase up to two guest tickets per game. Come support your Miners in their quest to compete for and win championships!
UTEP RIVALS
UTEP’s main rivals are the Aggies of NM State University (NMSU) in Las Cruces, New Mexico. When the Miners and Aggies meet during foot- ball season, the winner receives a pair of travel- ing trophies: The Silver Spade and the Brass Spittoon. The first spade used for this purpose was an old prospector’s shovel dug up from an abandoned mine in the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces in 1947. The current Silver Spade was initiated by the UTEP Student Association – now the Student Government Association – President Don Henderson in 1955, and each year the score of the game is engraved on the blade. The Brass Spittoon, officially known as the Mayor’s Cup, came
into existence in 1982 when the mayors of the cit- ies – Jonathan Rogers of El Paso and David Stein- berg of Las Cruces – decided to present another traveling trophy to the winner of the UTEP-NMSU game. A United Blood Services plaque is also presented at the halftime to the school with the largest blood drive results. The Miner/Aggie rivalry also crosses over into basketball and other UTEP sports. In addition to the “Battle of I-10” between UTEP and NMSU, the Miners also have a long- standing rivalry with the University of New Mexico (UNM) Lobos dating back to their days as joint members of the Western Athletic Conference.
UTEP TRIVIA
ORIGINAL COST OF TUITION
On opening day in 1914, students paid a one-time registration fee of $30, with laboratory fees rang- ing from $1.50 to $25 per course.
MINE TUNNEL
The mountain behind the old Computer Science Building has a mine tunnel that was once consid- ered a prime location for “making out.”
MINER GUIDE 2022 - 2023 • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
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