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OPINION: If my crush won’t love me, music will

Noah Sarabia, Photographer February 10, 2020

Crushes and exes have such a strong hold over us. What is it about their smiles or their laughs that drive us crazy? Why do we want them to step on dog poop so badly? “I thought I was over him!” “Why is her number still on my phone?” “Get...

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OPINION: Being single is an unconscious decision I’ve made my whole life

OPINION: Being single is an unconscious decision I’ve made my whole life

Bryan Mena, Entertainment Editor February 10, 2020

Research shows that the number of single people in the United States increased by a surprising 58% within the past 30 years — a growing club I’ve been a part of every single Valentine’s Day throughout my life.   There are probably several psychological...

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OPINION: Un Super Bowl bien latino

OPINION: Un Super Bowl bien latino

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor February 3, 2020

Después de 54 años conquistando el primer domingo de febrero poco a poco, lo hemos conseguido: este Super Bowl estuvo bien latino. Por onceava ocasión, Miami estuvo a cargo del campeonato de la NFL. La ciudad comenzó a preparase desde el 2016,...

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OPINION: Long distance relationships while in college

Maria Ramos Pacheco, Contributor February 3, 2020

To be honest, having a long distance relationship is not easy or fun. I will not lie; it takes extra commitment and tons of patience. Let me walk you through how I have maintained my long distance relationship for about two years, knowing that there is...

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OPINION: 49ers will win sixth Super Bowl with the most balanced team

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor January 27, 2020

In the battle for National Football League supremacy, the season has come down to one final game. The San Francisco 49ers (13-3) take on the Kansas City Chiefs (12-4) in Miami Sunday, Feb. 2.   When the 49ers leave the field victorious Sunday,...

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OPINION: It’s time to party like it’s 1969 in Kansas City

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter January 27, 2020

For the first time in 50 years the Kansas City Chiefs are in the Super Bowl and for Chiefs nation the hope is that the result is the same as the one in 1969 and that’s with a win.   This version of the Chiefs may be the best chance it has...

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OPINION: Wars in the Middle East have always been about oil

Rebecca Reza, Contributor January 21, 2020

Only the second day this new decade began, we were hit with the alarming news that U.S. President Donald J. Trump had ordered the killing of Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s leading military figure. The drone strike that resulted in his assassination plunged...

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Dr. Dharamsi Dean of College Health Science, Florina Barnett Director in the UTEP Office of Human Resources, Christopher Favila  and Paola Barrientos Mechanical Engineering students. (From left to right)

OPINION: First-generation graduates and alumni pave the way for future generations

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter December 3, 2019

For second or third-generation students, going to college may not seem like a big deal. The expectation has already been set and they may be simply continuing down a path that has been paved for them.    But for families that haven’t had access...

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OPINION: It’s time to say goodbye to The Prospector

Elliot Luna, Senior Designer December 3, 2019

I feel that time has gone by really quick. It is finally time to say goodbye and move on to what is next in line.  If someone would have told me that I would be working at the school’s newspaper, I wouldn’t have believed them. I did it and I...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

November 20, 2019

Editor's note: The reporter who wrote the article referred in the letter has contacted Alberto Esquinca in order to make necessary corrections. As The Prospector's editor in chief, I want to extend an apology to Esquinca for the mistake and the oversight...

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OPINION: No, you probably won’t get murdered while staying at a hostel abroad

Valeria Olivares, Editor-in-chief November 12, 2019

Almost everyone has heard horror stories about the dangers of staying at a hostel while traveling abroad.   Eli Roth, writer, film director, producer and actor, even directed a thriller titled “Hostel” that was released more than a decade ago....

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OPINION: ‘Oh my God, Karen, you can’t just ask people why they’re white’

Claudia Hernandez, Photo Editor November 12, 2019

I was asked if I have ever had identity problems while living on the border and what you are about to read is my problem with that. I’m conscious that I am talking from a privileged place, but I want to use that to speak out as an ally.   Growing...

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