The Prospector

New bill proposal aims to get rid of in-state tuition for DREAMers

Lorain Ambrocio, Editor in Chief • April 1, 2015

A new proposal has hit the Texas Senate floor, which will affect undocumented students in the country, or DREAMers, and how they’ll be paying for college or university tuition. On April 6, the border security subcommittee of the Senate’s Veteran...

More than 100 bills aim to improve VA health care

Stephanie Frescas, Staff Reporter • April 1, 2015

As a response to last summer’s Veteran Affairs health care scandal, where the White House reported significant and chronic system failures, more than 100 bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives to improve veteran health care this...

Legislation could increase access to birth control

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor • April 1, 2015

Carol De Avila was 15 and a freshman at Coronado High School, when she realized she was three months pregnant. “In high school everybody was having sex,” she said. Although her parents had told her that sex was something married people did, De Avila’s...

In DC, supporters share story of missing Mexican students

Jose Soto, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Reporter • March 26, 2015

WASHINGTON – Spread across the floor of a room Monday evening was a hand-designed banner that read “U.S. puts the guns, Mexico puts the dead.” It implied that American-made guns contribute to the thousands of murders committed by drug cartels...

Texas Senate approves open carry and campus carry bills

Alonso Moreno, Staff Reporter • March 24, 2015

As the Texas 84th Legislature continues to move along, so do Senate Bills 11 and 17, which will bring Texans closer to the possibility of being able to openly carry a gun in the state and carry a concealed weapon on university campuses. On Monday and...

House transportation chair confident about long-term highway bill

Sean McMinn, SHFWire Intern • March 24, 2015

WASHINGTON — Continuing its sprint from one governing crisis to another, Congress will face the threat of an empty Highway Trust Fund at the end of May. But this time, there’s hope that maybe — just maybe — lawmakers can agree on a long-term...

Title IX officials work to keep up with Dept. of Ed requirements

Allison Kite, SHFWire Intern • March 24, 2015

WASHINGTON – A national conversation and Department of Education investigations have brought campus sexual assault to the forefront as a national topic, and university officials are trying to keep up. Sexual assault is not a new issue for college and...

Traffic and detours continue as city moves forward with projects

Alonso Moreno, Staff Reporter • March 24, 2015

Long lines of traffic with frustrated drivers will continue to be a common sight as El Paso continues to move forward with ongoing construction projects and prepare for new ones. The city of El Paso is bracing for more traffic tie ups, as a new four-year...

UTEP students celebrate TCM Day

Andres Martinez, Staff Photographer • March 20, 2015

Full of Miner spirit, students from the College of Engineering participated in TCM Day on March 20. TCM Day is the longest-running tradition held on campus where students unite and conduct activities organized by the Engineering Alumni Chapter and the...

Parents of 43 missing Ayotzinapa students ask UTEP students for solidarity

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor • March 17, 2015

A large black-and-white picture of Jorge Alvarez Nava, a 19 year old and one the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, hangs from a wall. Strewn atop the picture, written in bold red letters is, “¡Vivos se lo llevaron! ¡Vivos lo queremos!” (Alive...

First annual Yama Fest takes place on campus

Ben Woolridge, Staff Reporter • March 17, 2015

Yama Fest held its first annual convention Saturday, March 14, in the Tomás Rivera Conference Center in the Union East Building to welcome fans of Japanese animation and cosplay enthusiasts. It was sponsored by the Anime Appreciation Society of El Paso....

5K run to benefit brain injury survivors

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter • March 17, 2015

The El Paso Brain Injury Support Group will be having their fourth annual 5K walk and run on March 21, at Ascarate Park. The run will begin at 8 a.m. with packet pickup taking place between 7 a.m. to 7:45 am. All proceeds will benefit The El Paso Brain...