The Prospector

Miner Maniacs hold kick-off party

Amanda Guiilen, Staff Reporter • September 5, 2013

New Miners Maniacs had the opportunity to meet each other and several members of the football team at their kick-off party two days before the season opener. The Miner Maniac kick-off party took place Thursday afternoon at the Larry K. Durham Center,...

UTEP to host state of the border presentation

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor • September 5, 2013

UTEP and the Borderplex Alliance will host a presentation of the State of the Border Report and discussion Friday, Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. in the UGLC room 128. The event is free and open to the public. Erik Lee, associate director of the North American...

Miner Maniac’s participation on the rise

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter • September 5, 2013

UTEP’s student fan group, Miner Maniacs, had close to 500 students sign up during the Welcome Back Week, held Aug. 26-28. In May, the group had 550 students signed up. As a member of this group, students receive free tickets to all athletic events,...

Associated Collegiate Press announces The Prospector as a finalist

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor • September 5, 2013

On Sept. 5, the Associated Collegiate Press announced several finalists from across the nation for best multimedia news, feature and other categories. The Prospector was chosen as a finalist for best multimedia news story for their coverage on the...

White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics to hold town hall meeting at UTEP

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor • September 5, 2013

The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (WHIEEH) and UTEP will host a town hall meeting Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Tomás Rivera Conference Center, UTEP Union Building East, third floor regarding Hispanics and STEM education....

Parking lot closures begin today for Minerpalooza

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor • September 5, 2013

Sept. 5 – Sept. 7, parking lots will begin to close in preparation for Minerpalooza. They include: Perimeter Parking Lot P-9: Thursday, Sept. 5 – the lot will be closed at 5:00 p.m. Permit holders may park in all Remote, Perimeter and Silver...

Newly-enacted Texas legislation that may affect you

S. David Ramirez, Staff reporter • September 4, 2013

More than 600 new laws from the Texas Legislature took effect September 1. Some of these laws, which have already been signed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry, may directly impact students. Here are 14 new bills that may affect students. Legislative...

O’Rourke to vote ‘no’ on military action in Syria

Lorain Watters, Assistant news editor • September 3, 2013

Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) said he will vote against a military strike in Syria when the House returns next week. The congressman announced his decision at a town hall meeting Tuesday at the Community Foundation Room in downtown. About 50 people...

Congressman Beto O’Rourke to hold town hall meeting tonight

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor • September 3, 2013

U.S. Congressman Beto O'Rourke will host a town hall meeting today from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the El Paso Community Foundation room, first floor of the Mills Building at 333 N. Oregon. He will discuss Syria-related issues and ask for public opinion...

Minerpalooza relocates due to construction

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter • September 3, 2013

The university’s biggest pep rally of the year, Minerpalooza, being held at 6 p.m. Sept. 6, will be relocated to the P-9 parking lot North of the Sun Bowl stadium due to campus construction. Although the location will be different from years past,...

Campus renovations lead to tailgate changes

S. David Ramirez, Staff Reporter • September 3, 2013

The ever-popular pre-game tradition of tailgating will face some changes as construction continues on campus. As a result, university officials put together a tailgate plan. “Although we are going through a construction period, we don’t anticipate...

Campus museum prepares visitor’s center for centennial

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter • September 3, 2013

A visitor’s center at the Centennial Museum is scheduled to open Sept. 23, in honor of the 100-day countdown to 2014, the beginning of the celebration of UTEP’s 100-year anniversary. In addition to being a visitors’ one-stop shop for information...