UTEP student protests from 1960s-mid 2000s

Trish Long, El Paso Times
April 18, 1968: Demonstrations by Black Power students advocates threatened to call a halt to the All-Comers Track Meet at the University of Texas at El Paso.
April 18, 1968: Demonstrations by Black Power students advocates threatened to call a halt to the All-Comers Track Meet at the University of Texas at El Paso.

With protests at universities across the country, we decided to take a look at protests students at the University of Texas at El Paso have participated in over the years. From protesting immigration law to American hostages in Iran and racism, here are eight protests UTEP students participated in.

UTEP campus protests between the 1960s and early 2000s

April 18, 1968: Demonstrations by Black Power students advocates threatened to call a halt to the All-Comers Track Meet at the University of Texas at El Paso.
April 18, 1968: Demonstrations by Black Power students advocates threatened to call a halt to the All-Comers Track Meet at the University of Texas at El Paso.

April 18, 1968: Demonstrations by Black Power student advocates threatened to call a halt to the All-Comers Track Meet at the University of Texas at El Paso.

May 7, 1970: Students from the University of Texas at El Paso leave the campus at the beginning of their protest march. Earlier the group of about 300 students had joined in memorial services for students slain by National Guardsmen at Kent State University in Ohio.
May 7, 1970: Students from the University of Texas at El Paso leave the campus at the beginning of their protest march. Earlier the group of about 300 students had joined in memorial services for students slain by National Guardsmen at Kent State University in Ohio.

May 7, 1970: Students from the University of Texas at El Paso leave the campus at the beginning of their protest march. Earlier the group of about 300 students had joined in memorial services for students slain by National Guardsmen at Kent State University in Ohio.

Dec. 4, 1971: Thirty University of Texas at El Paso students were arrested during a campus protest by Chicano students demanding the resignation of Dr. Gary Brooks. Dr. Brooks is vice president for student affairs.
Dec. 4, 1971: Thirty University of Texas at El Paso students were arrested during a campus protest by Chicano students demanding the resignation of Dr. Gary Brooks. Dr. Brooks is vice president for student affairs.

Dec. 4, 1971: Thirty University of Texas at El Paso students were arrested during a campus protest by Chicano students demanding the resignation of Dr. Gary Brooks. Dr. Brooks is vice president for student affairs.

March 12, 1976: EPCC students demand justice for forced resignations
March 12, 1976: EPCC students demand justice for forced resignations

March 12, 1976: EPCC students demand justice for forced resignations of two top administrators at the campus.

Nov. 17, 1979: University of Texas at El Paso students protest hostage situation in Iran. Led by Richard Hatch an John Kelly.
Nov. 17, 1979: University of Texas at El Paso students protest hostage situation in Iran. Led by Richard Hatch an John Kelly.

Nov. 17, 1979: University of Texas at El Paso students protest hostage situation in Iran.

April 11, 2006: UTEP students protest proposed changes in immigration law.
April 11, 2006: UTEP students protest proposed changes in immigration law.

April 11, 2006: UTEP students protest proposed changes in immigration law.

Oct. 20, 2015: Several University of Texas at El Paso students and professors rallied against the new Texas law that will allow people with a concealed handgun permit to carry a handgun on campus.
Oct. 20, 2015: Several University of Texas at El Paso students and professors rallied against the new Texas law that will allow people with a concealed handgun permit to carry a handgun on campus.

Oct. 20, 2015: Several University of Texas at El Paso students and professors rallied against the new Texas law that will allow people with a concealed handgun permit to carry a handgun on campus.

March 12, 2019: 50 students and others, led by UTEP and El Paso gay advocacy group members, protested against Heather Wilson, chanting, "We don't want Heather," and "We deserve better."
March 12, 2019: 50 students and others, led by UTEP and El Paso gay advocacy group members, protested against Heather Wilson, chanting, "We don't want Heather," and "We deserve better."

March 12, 2019: 50 students and others, led by UTEP and El Paso gay advocacy group members, protested against Heather Wilson, chanting, "We don't want Heather," and "We deserve better."

This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: UT Texas El Paso protest: 1960s-mid 2000s student protests

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