The Prospector

The legacy of ‘66 50 years later

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief • November 3, 2015

Even if it wasn’t clear to everybody at the time, there would be a before and after to March 19, 1966. At a time when the NCAA Tournament was nowhere near the national spectacle it is today, Texas Western’s (now UTEP) victory over Kentucky to claim...

Faculty, students and staff voice concerns about gun control

Alonso Moreno, Copy Editor • November 3, 2015

In a room with about 40 people, a tense atmosphere could be felt as one man rose from his seat and approached the microphone to speak once more. “Free speech is dead,” he said. “This new law has killed it.” The man delivering the heartfelt speech...

UTEP researchers develop low-cost device to monitor HIV patients’ health

Valerie Terrazas, Contributor • November 3, 2015

UTEP researchers patented a new device that helps HIV patients monitor their health quickly and at a low cost. Tests for people who live with HIV can be complicated, difficult and expensive. Thomas Boland, Ph.D., professor in the department of metallurgical,...

The risks that come with Halloween fun

Julio Cesar Chavez, Staff Reporter • October 27, 2015

According to pop culture, Halloween is a night of crimes ravaging through the community, but the picture isn’t so grim in the Sun City. Being one of the safest cities in the U.S., however, doesn’t mean the evening will be without risk. El Paso Police...

Texas group wants jobs for soldiers after military careers

Amanda Guillen, SHFWire • October 27, 2015

WASHINGTON – Military families were on the minds of 12 El Pasoans last week as they attended the 2015 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition. Members of the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce arrived in Washington from...

UTEP celebrates the life of Dr. Dailey

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief • October 27, 2015

The University of Texas at El Paso’s students, faculty and staff commemorated the life and career of Maceo Crenshaw Dailey, Jr., Ph. D. At Magoffin Auditorium on Monday, Oct. 26. Dailey spent close to 10 years in El Paso and at UTEP, where he founded the...

‘Trick or Treat’: Different perspectives

Valerie Terrazas, Contributor • October 27, 2015

Halloween’s spirit and colors are pretty much everywhere. Decorating yards, arming their arsenal of candy to give away, and making final arrangements to costumes are part of the action people are experiencing this week before Halloween. Even though...

UT System board authorizes possible tuition increase

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief • October 20, 2015

A raise in what UTEP students pay each year for classes may be on the horizon. The UT System Board of Regents authorized all of its institutions to construct and present proposals for increasing tuition and fees for the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years. Tuition...

UTEP Concealed Carry Taskforce to hold town hall meetings

Alonso Moreno, Copy Editor • October 20, 2015

With less than a year to go, The University of Texas System schools have begun to prepare for the impending concealed campus carry law to go into effect. As a result, the University of Texas at El Paso and other schools have begun to designate committees...

Students from Rio to Rio Grande

Julio Cesar Chavez, Staff Reporter • October 20, 2015

Being right next to Mexico, UTEP is no stranger to international students, but these past three years have seen an increase in students from Brazil at the borderland university. This year alone, UTEP is hosting 91 exchange students from the South American...

The U.S. and immigration: Where are we now?

Amanda Guillen, SHFWire Intern • October 20, 2015

WASHINGTON – The United States has long thought of itself as a melting pot, mixing cultures and customs from countries around the world. But it has often resisted adding more ingredients to the stew. The history of immigration laws dates to the first...

Students, faculty and staff protest Campus Carry

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor • October 19, 2015

Around 40 UTEP students, faculty and staff, listen to Sarah Walker at an Anti-Campus Carry Rally on Monday, Oct. 19, at Leech Groove, as she reads the names of 52 schools where shootings have occurred in the past year. Walker, a senior English...