The Prospector

Minerpalooza dazzles viewers from home, Jon Pardi performs

Exodis Ward, Staff Reporter • September 6, 2020

The show welcomed the new academic year by featuring online performances by country music star Jon Pardi, UTEP band and UTEP’s cheer and dance teams.

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UTEP Football earns 24-14 season opener win over Stephen F. Austin

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter • September 6, 2020

For the first time in over a year the UTEP football team earned a victory as it defeated Stephen F. Austin 24-14 in front of a restricted capacity crowd in the Sun Bowl. The Miners last win came in its season opener last season against Houston...

‘Ayúdame, Por Favor’ by UTEP student filmmaker to be shown at 2020 Independent Shorts Awards in Los Angeles

Exodis Ward, Staff Reporter • September 4, 2020

In 14 minutes and 12 seconds, the short film takes audience members alongside the young main character as roams around town, looking for adventure.

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‘An emerging discipline:’ UTEP unveils new data science degree

Sasha Minjarez, Contributor • September 2, 2020

UTEP’s new data science doctoral degree program is expected to be in full swing by the fall 2021 semester, opening up a slew of opportunities for students and the El Paso community. “This is so important for UTEP,” said Dr. Amy Wagler, the program’s...

UTEP’s Center for Community Engagement encourages college students to vote

Exodis Ward, Staff Reporter • September 2, 2020

The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at UTEP gave a presentation Aug. 26 about the importance of voting, especially for college students, after finding the 18 to 24 age bracket to be the least active in past elections.

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Amid uncertain job market, UTEP Career Center offers students guidance

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter • September 1, 2020

With millions of jobs lost because of the pandemic, starting a career has become more of a challenge for graduates barely entering the job market. UTEP’s University Career Center has been helping students adapt to these tough times through guidance...

$300K grant furthers research on pregnant immigrant women

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter • August 31, 2020

A grant of $318,383 was recently awarded to UTEP's Department of Sociology & Anthropology by the National Science Foundation to explore the emotional experience of pregnancy among first and second generation Mexican-origin immigrants in the El Paso,...

Las diferencias entre dos países en tiempos de COVID-19

Daniela Salas Molina, Guest Contributor • August 31, 2020

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...

Students weigh in on UTEP making commencement virtual after postponement

Sofia Vargas, Contributor • August 31, 2020

In replacement of the in-person graduation ceremony that was supposed to happen in May, UTEP is instead hosting a virtual one at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Elias Chevalier, freshman history major at UTEP, said that the graduating...

UTEP announces football gameday protocols

Heriberto Perez, Staff Reporter • August 31, 2020

The UTEP Miners will play its first game of the 2020 season Sept. 5 against lower division opponent Stephen F. Austin State University and has released social distancing guidelines for the limited number of fans who will be allowed to attend. “We...

Locomotive score late to beat Salt Lake City 2-1 in front of 800 fans

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor • August 30, 2020

Playing for the first time in front of fans since the COVID-19 outbreak in March, the El Paso Locomotive came through with a goal at the 87-minute mark to achieve 2-1 win over the Salt Lake City (SLC) Real Monarchs Saturday night. With 800 fans...

Student organizations at UTEP remain active despite COVID

Victoria Almaguer, Contributor • August 29, 2020

The college experience is going to be very different this semester for students everywhere because classes are now mostly online. But despite this new reality, here’s how some student organizations at UTEP have adapted to the COVID-19 era. The...