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From The Editors

Sandra R. Pierce, and Rosemary Hoy

I am very pleased to have had the privilege to work as Editor for Borderlands this year. The experience and knowledge that I have acquired the past two years while working on this paper are irreplaceable. It is important to preserve the history of our area, and that is the major goal of Borderlands. I hope that as you read the paper, the articles will take you back in time. Rosemary Hoy joined us as the assistant editor this year and greatly contributed to the work of the paper. Tony Barron put in endless hours to create another outstanding cover. And Ms. Ruth Vise, the faculty editor, kept us all on track so we would meet each of our deadlines. Though we worked over spring break, we had fun and I will cherish the memories that we made producing Borderlands. Heartfelt thanks to all of the people involved in making this paper possible, from the students and their research, to Leon Metz, who always had time to talk to me, when I had a question. I especially want to give thanks and love to my husband Ray, and our three children Raymond, Amanda, and Cherity who weathered the many hours this job entailed.

Sandra R. Pierce, Editor

Being an editor for Borderlands has been an exciting and unique learning experience. I needed to become computer literate and learn how to use WordPerfect for this job. Having no prior computer experience, I had an interesting climb ahead of me. But thanks to help and patience of Ruth Vise and Sandra Pierce, I was able to learn how to use a computer effectively. Writing and editing have consumed all of my spare time. When I wasn't attending class I was researching at the library, conducting interviews, or working in the journalism or computer labs. Luckily, I have an understanding husband who didn't complain about becoming a "college widower." Thank you, Chris, for being so supportive and encouraging. Working with Ruth Vise and Sandra Pierce has been tremendous fun! Working on the paper has allowed us to spend many hours together and to become friends. When I began my job this semester, I had no idea what a labor of love it would turn out to be.

Rosemary Hoy, Assistant Editor

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Borderlands is published annually by El Paso Community College, P.O. Box 20500, El Paso, TX 79998.

It is a collection of student written articles on the history & culture of the El Paso, Juárez, Las Cruces border region, comprising the states of Texas, New Mexico, and the Mexican state of Chihuahua.   This site was created with seed money from the Integrating Technical Contexts into Academic Courses (ITAC) Project, and maintained by the Northwest Community Library staff. 

Funds for the program were provided by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under the auspices of the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.  

Ruth Vise, English Professor and Borderlands Project Director, EPCC
Monica Wong, Website Project Coordinator, Head Librarian,  Northwest Community Library,  EPCC
Joe Old, Technical Consultant, ITAC Project
Mary Sarber,  Lorely Ambriz, and Library Staff.
Rachel Murphree, web weaver

Copyright  2001-2009 El Paso Community College.