The Prospector

Foreign exchange student on life support after accident at Miner Village

Kristopher Rivera, Copy Editor • November 17, 2013

As of Saturday, foreign exchange student Achim Schweighofer, 23, of Austria is in a coma and has been set as an organ donor, according to Achim’s girlfriend Amaris Castañon, senior cellular and molecular biochemistry major, who has been in constant...

Democrats, faith groups make last push for immigration reform this year

Andres Rodriguez, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Reporter • November 16, 2013

WASHINGTON– Members of Congress, along with faith and labor groups, are making one last push to pass comprehensive immigration reform by the end of the year, despite warnings that the House leadership has no plans to cooperate. At a Nov.13 press...

Foreign exchange student hit by automobile at Miner Village

Amanda Guillen and Kristopher Rivera • November 15, 2013

A freshman exchange student was hit by a vehicle on the southwest side of Miner Village on Friday afternoon. The victim was identified by a group of friends as Achim Schweighofer from Austria. Patrick Heinsch, a freshman exchange student from Germany,...

FAFSA not necessary, say financial aid experts

Nick Prete, SFWire Reporter • November 15, 2013

WASHINGTON - The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is not necessary, financial aid experts told senators at a hearing about how to make applying for federal aid a friendlier and easier process. “Do we even need a FAFSA form? Do you think?...

Homeland Security pressed to release visa overstay statistics

Andrés Rodríguez, SHFWire Reporter • November 15, 2013

WASHINGTON – Members of Congress are demanding answers to the lack of data available on visa overstays in the U.S., which they say could lead to more informed decisions on comprehensive immigration reform. However, the Department of Homeland Security isn’t...

Series of events for International Education Week to take place at UTEP

November 12, 2013

As part of International Education Week, a series of events will take place throughout campus on Nov. 18-22. However, the Study Abroad Office and the Office of International Programs will host an early event; the International Education Expo 2013 which...

WE HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU: Three wars, one story

Kristopher Rivera, Copy Editor • November 12, 2013

A steak dinner and a carton of Lucky Strikes cigarettes were a treat on June 5, 1944, a day before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Other than the special meal and cigarettes, it seemed like a regular practice jump for the men, who were part of...

Minorities are ‘under-educated’ in health research

Leonardo Montañez, Staff Reporter • November 12, 2013

Very few minority students in the science and health fields receive opportunities for a research grant because they are considered “under-educated,” according to data from the National Institute of Health. Recently, UTEP received a grant to address...

Campus prepares for World Diabetes Day, disease rampant in EP

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter • November 12, 2013

Claudia Boyd is always on the move as a full-time communication graduate student, teaching assistant, mother and wife. You would never guess that she is one of 21 million Americans who suffer from diabetes. According to diabetes.org, each day approximately...

Students writing 50k-word novel in 30 days for national competition

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter • November 12, 2013

To 514 El Pasoans, completing a 50,000-word novel in 30 days is a daunting, but achievable task. November is National Novel Writing Month and a national nonprofit organization called NaNoWriMo is helping aspiring novelists achieve a finished tangible...

Thanksgiving and Hanukkah overlap for the first time since 1888

Kristopher Rivera, Copy Editor • November 12, 2013

It’s a once in a lifetime event—or maybe more like once in many life times. Experts say this event will not occur again for more than 77,000 years. “It’s very unique in the fact that this is the first time (since 1888),” said rabbi and English...

Drug policy symposium brings big names to campus

Lorain Watters, Assistant news editor • November 11, 2013

UTEP hosted a symposium on Monday where a group of panelists spoke about the drug war and its effects on journalists and the public. The drug war and violence involving the cartels began in 2006, peaking in 2010 after 10,500 people were killed,...