The Prospector

Briefs and upcoming events: Jan. 22

January 22, 2014

In brief: Grant to go towards 3-D printing: UTEP has received a grant to up the university’s 3-D printing efforts. The W.M. Keck Center for 3-D innovation will lead the collaboration between other universities and corporate partners funded by America...

Welcome to centennial year!

January 21, 2014

There is a time-portal behind the editor’s desk. Veterans from both world wars, 16 U.S. administrations and 1966 NCAA champions. Suffragettes and Chicano movement activists live in this roughly 12-by-6-foot dimly lit room accompanied by thousands...

10 million set aside for centennial preparation

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor • January 21, 2014

The clanking and hammering of drills resonates off stucco walls across campus, while orange and blue banners hang above concrete rubble. With construction seemingly overtaking campus, UTEP is preparing a new face for the 100th anniversary. On...

Registered student organizations to participate in centennial celebrations

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter • January 21, 2014

Registered student organizations are preparing for a busy schedule of traditional and new events with a centennial spin. According to Catie McCorry Andalis, associate vice president of Student Life, a myriad of campus organizations will take part in...

Former student begins recycling initiative at UTEP

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor • January 21, 2014

Students will begin to see groups of multi-colored bins on campus starting Jan. 21 as part of the Miner Recycling System’s new initiative to help the university become mindful of waste. According to Pedro Diaz, a recent graduate of...

Burmese, Bhutanese refugees tell of education, economic challenges in U.S.

Kritika Gadhvi, SHFWire Reporter • January 21, 2014

WASHINGTON – Refugees from Bhutan began arriving in the United States in 2008, fleeing from the Bhutanese government’s discriminatory social and political rule. About a year later, large numbers of refugees from Myanmar also came to the U.S. Burmese...

New options for buying books this semester

S. David Ramirez, Staff Reporter • January 21, 2014

With the start of the spring semester comes the often-dreaded running of the textbooks. Students are inundated with options for purchasing textbooks, from brick-and-mortar stores to a digital wellspring of websites offering the best deal. “I hardly...

How to avoid the flu this season

Jaime Quesada, Contributor • January 21, 2014

The H1N1 virus is back this year and has already claimed the lives of four El Pasoans, including one UTEP student. The Center of Disease Control and prevention, urges people 6 months and older to get a yearly vaccine. With the recent passing of...

A guide to Cloudcroft, N.M., a hipster paradise

S. David Ramirez, Staff Reporter • January 21, 2014

Two hours up the Patriot Freeway, past Alamogordo, lays Cloudcroft, New Mexico. At 9,000 feet above sea level, Cloudcroft sits at the perfect altitude to be consistently 30 degrees cooler than El Paso. The village, though small, has the...

First lady, Alicia Keys screen movie at White House as part of education push

Alejandro Alba, SHFWire reporter • January 15, 2014

WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama brought a backup to a film screening at the White House Wednesday as part of her campaign to encourage children to go to college. Singer and songwriter Alicia Keys co-produced the film, “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister...

Centennial begins with kickoff celebration at basketball game

Amanda Guillen, Staff reporter • January 9, 2014

Centennial year kicked off today when students took part in a birthday celebration before a basketball game against the Charlotte 49ers. An email was sent out to students regarding the Centennial kickoff celebration. Director of Marketing and...

Nations letting go of competition to collaborate in space exploration

Alejandro Alba, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Reporter • January 9, 2014

Washington – Collaboration is the best way to continue to explore space. That’s what representatives from 35 nation’s space agencies said at a meeting Thursday at the State Department. But first, they will have to let go of competition and bragging...