Vivir en la frontera de Ciudad Juárez y El Paso nos da la oportunidad de (literalmente) ver dos países al mismo tiempo; conocer y comparar sus culturas, su gente, sus costumbres y sus tradiciones. Sin embargo, también se vuelve sencillo percibir...

I never thought that I would one day be leading a newsroom as editor-in-chief during a global public health crisis. Yet here I am – pandemic and all. Not to mention that the national economy is still in shambles and that this past summer was a...

While leadership in the United States remains divided on the solutions to the current COVID-19 pandemic, with states and cities all using different tactics to combat the coronavirus, it is important to not base decisions on what is convenient...

On July 3rd, the most coveted Broadway seats became available for everyone at home through the Disney+ streaming service.  Written and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton” premiered off-Broadway in 2015 and the film was recorded in 2016...

Aunque esta sea mi última columna para El Prospector, esto no significa un fin. Mis vivencias personales y académicas con el Departamento de Publicaciones Estudiantiles quedan por siempre plasmadas en cada uno de mis reportajes y en los momentos...

If I asked myself four years ago how I envisioned my experience at UTEP, it wouldn’t have been how it happened. Even going to study in another country was a whole new world to me back then, and I had to get used to so many different things.  At...

This spring, you are among the more than 2,300 UTEP students who will join the ranks of Miner Alumni. Not too long ago, when you began this journey, you made a commitment to work hard. To recognize your potential and to uncover the very best...

The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected about one-third of the planet’s population and killed an estimated 20-50 million victims, including some 675,000 Americans, according to History.com.  The city of El Paso has closed churches and schools, banned public...

Four weeks ago, before everything got canceled, before we were all ordered to stay inside and before life seemingly came to a sudden halt, I welcomed and even hoped for the possibility of a countrywide lockdown. I saw it as an opportunity to destress...

To the editor, Last week, as you all may have realized, our social media was flooded with Canva-made advertisements and Instagram was as live as a music festival with Q and A’s of the candidates running to represent you in the next Student...

In the wake of COVID-19, the community is banding together to cope with the necessary transitions everyone is suddenly facing. All over El Paso, individuals, community organizations and local government programs have begun to do their part in aiding the...