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Assayer of Student Opinion.

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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

The Juneteenth and Loving Day exhibit will be up at the Glass Gallery in the Fox Fine Arts building until July 29.

Juneteeth and Loving Day Poster Exhibition honors Maceo Dailey

Shericka Lawrence, Reporter July 27, 2016

The Department of Art in the College of Liberal Arts recently dedicated an exhibit in honor of the late Maceo C. Dailey Jr., who was director of the African American Studies Program. The Juneteeth and Loving Day Poster Exhibition is located at the...

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‘Pokémon Go’: Entertainment or Menace?

‘Pokémon Go’: Entertainment or Menace?

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 19, 2016

It may be over 100 degrees under the blistering sun during the late afternoon, but crowds of hunters will be out trying to find a Pokémon to brag about to the rest of their friends. While some of the huddles vanished when wind speeds intensified and...

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UTEP creative writing assistant professor Sasha Pimentel’s poem runs across the new terrazzo floor at the El Paso International Airport.

UTEP talent present at El Paso International Airport

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter July 19, 2016

Two UTEP staff members recently contributed their work to enhance the El Paso International Airport’s new three-story, 18-acre expansion that now houses the airport’s rental car operations in one location. Mitsumasa Overstreet, art director for UTEP’s...

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A Call for Change

A Call for Change

Michaela Roman and Christian Vasquez July 12, 2016

As the sun sets in downtown El Paso, a row of people on a small stage hold up photos of the black men and women police have killed. In front, candles burn brightly behind a large sheet of paper that holds dozens of names of people whose light is no...

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UTEP will hold the third-annual Rookie Entrepreneurship Program from July 18-23 for high school students interested in business.

UTEP helps high school students take first steps into the world of business

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter July 12, 2016

The University of Texas at El Paso will host the third-annual Rookie Entrepreneurship Program from July 18-23. The program will bring together 23 high school students interested in the world of business to learn from local entrepreneurs and UTEP student...

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A young girl peers across the border fence into Sunland Park, New Mexico, from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

Supreme Court still on the fence

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter July 5, 2016

The Supreme Court failed to come to a decision on United States v. Texas, which concerned President Barack Obama’s immigration expansion of the Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and implementation of Deferred Actions for Parents...

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The evolution of Study Abroad

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter July 5, 2016

The study abroad program at UTEP is undergoing a series of structural changes that aim to make the program more efficient while expanding the number of students who can participate. One of the more obvious changes was the study abroad office’s recent...

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DWI will cost you more than a mug shot

DWI will cost you more than a mug shot

Christian Vasquez, The Prospector June 21, 2016

Memorial Day, May 30, started off what the American Automobile Association calls the “100 deadliest days for teens,” which refers to the fact that approximately 1,022 teens will die during this time period. During these upcoming 100 days 59 percent...

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The Law School Preparation Institute at UTEP is a summer program offered to students seeking a law education.

UTEP LSPI makes the lawyers of the future

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter June 21, 2016

Coffee and all-nighters are a huge part of the lifestyle of some of the students who are enrolled in the summer Law School Preparation Institute at UTEP. LSPI is offered to students seeking a law education during the summer. The program was initiated...

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The El Paso Streetcar Project will bring streetcars from downtown up to the Don Haskins Center.

Streetcar project takes Oregon Street

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter June 14, 2016

For over 30 years, El Paso’s streetcars have been stored at El Paso International Airport. Now they are in the process of being restored as a $97-million dollar grant will bring the streetcar system back to El Paso. The three streetcars will travel...

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In memory of student Richard Madrigal

In memory of student Richard Madrigal

Michaela Román, Editor-in-Chief June 13, 2016

The El Paso community is mourning the loss of UTEP student Richard “Rick” Madrigal. On Sunday, June 12, police officers responded to a possible homicide and found Madrigal in his apartment complex in West El Paso. The suspect is now detained...

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El Pasoans gather around San Jacinto Plaza to mourn the 50 lives lost in the Orlando night club shooting on Sun. June 12.

We’re in this together

Michaela Román, Editor in Chief June 13, 2016

  As the arches spanning over Interstate 10 in downtown El Paso were lit up in rainbow-colored lights, hundreds of El Pasoans gathered on Sunday, June 12, around the newly restored San Jacinto Plaza. They were there for a candlelight vigil for victims...

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