The Prospector

Miner Canyon Grand Opening

Andres Martinez, Staff Photographer • August 17, 2015

The grand opening of Miner Canyon, UTEP's new student housing facilities, was held at 11 a.m on Monday August the 17th. UTEP President Diana Natalicio was among the many speakers at the event in which participating UTEP students held guided tours of...

UTEP holds active shooter drill

Alonso Moreno, Copy Editor • August 12, 2015

University of Texas at El Paso nursing students got the opportunity to practice their skills during a full-scale active shooter simulation scenario on Wednesday, Aug. 12, when the university staged a training exercise with the help of university and regional...

Planned Emergency Exercise at UTEP to Affect Traffic, Parking

August 12, 2015

The University of Texas of El Paso will conduct an active shooter exercise the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, that will affect parking and vehicular traffic on the south side of campus. Pedestrian traffic will be restricted during the exercise. Several...

UTEP hosts day one of the US-Mexico 2015 Summit

Julio Cesar-Chavez, Staff Reporter • August 7, 2015

EL PASO, Texas - UTEP hosted day one of the US-Mexico 2015 Summit, organized by the office of U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso. The event is meant to bring together hundreds of leaders in the public and private sectors from Mexico D.F., Washington...

Microsoft’s newest Windows release not quite a 10

Julio Cesar-Chavez, Staff Reporter • August 4, 2015

Microsoft released Windows 10 July 29 as a free upgrade for all Windows 7 and 8 customers. The new operating system marks the return of the long-lost start menu, a feature noticeably replaced in Windows 8 with the touch-optimized start screen. It is also...

Trumping the competition through media exposure

Amanda Guillen, Editor-in-Chief • August 1, 2015

It is no surprise that controversy brings inflated attention and with it a string of opinion. People in agreement or in opposition of the topic lend to the mounting tension that the controversy brings. With the 2016 presidential election coming...

Victims’ families push Senate for immigration crackdown

Jonathan A. Capriel, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Reporter • July 22, 2015

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans blamed the Obama administration’s immigration policies for murders committed by immigrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexican border illegally. They also pushed for new laws that would cut federal funding to local law-enforcement...

Equality for better or for worse

Juan Raygoza, Contributor • July 21, 2015

One month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the ban on same sex-marriage as illegal, new questions arise when it comes to the new ruling such as adoption rights for same-sex couples, divorce and custody of children. Along with the more than 40 same-sex...

Ludicrous spending damages students credit

Juan Raygoza, Contirbutor • July 21, 2015

An Experian survey conducted recently showed that most Americans overspend on their summer vacations with expenses that are mostly compulsive instead of planned. What may ensue is the complete opposite of what is expected when taking a vacation–a stressful...

From the battlefield to the classroom

Julio Cesar Chavez • July 21, 2015

While some may find it difficult to get into the job market, UTEP’s military students studying education may have some extra help. Troops to Teachers, a Department of Defense program, aims to help military personnel interested in teaching find jobs...

VIDEO Review: UTEP updates the my.utep.edu page

Christopher Zacherl, Multimedia Editor • July 20, 2015

On July 17th, UTEP updated the my.utep.edu webpage for staff and students. Many students shared their opinions on the webpage via social media. [youtube id="z-MHnPVpIjs"]

Engineering students create prosthetic limbs for impoverished amputees

Valerie Herrera, Staff Reporter • July 14, 2015

Since its development in 2003, LIMBS, an international nonprofit organization headquartered at UTEP, has been working with students to develop low-cost innovative prosthetic devices for impoverished amputees. According to the organization’s website,...