El Pasoans voted in favor to save 1,107 acres of land – which include the Lost Dog Trail – in a special election May 4.  The cost to preserve the trail is still unknown, with estimates ranging from $10,000 to $11.3 million, according to stakeholders. The...

Hadestown was the biggest winner at Sunday’s Tony Awards, taking home eight trophies including one for Best Musical. Inspired by the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, Hadestown also won Best Direction of a Musical for director Rachel Chavkin. Chavkin...

UTEP senior quarterback Kai Locksley was arrested Saturday on four charges which included driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana under two ounces, terroristic threat, and unlawful carrying of a weapon according to El Paso County Jail records....

The El Paso Chihuahuas (36-21) currently have the best record in the Pacific Coast League and lead the Pacific Southern Division by 4.5 games. The Chihuahuas are on the road at the Iowa Cubs and have a road series versus Omaha starting on June 7. With...

If the rise in temperature isn’t a dead giveaway, we are now fast approaching the summer season. As the weather gets warmer and the days become longer, many of us may feel a bit stressed when contemplating  how to spend our summer days. To alleviate...

During the morning of Saturday, May 25, it was announced that Ximena Sariñana, who was scheduled to perform the same day, would no longer appear in this year’s festival due to “unexpected visa issues.” However, an email sent by Neon Desert Music...

Irreplaceable. It’s a common word used by the community to describe UTEP President Dr. Diana Natalicio, who has played an extremely impactful role in the UTEP, El Paso and Cd. Juárez communities for decades. Her efforts to achieve access and excellence...

As part of earning a graphic design degree at UTEP, one must complete the portfolio class. It’s a class that usually is the first to be filled once registration starts and overflows with students. Each semester these students must curate a student-led...

Exhausting, stressful, but exciting. Those are the words I would use to describe my time at The Prospector. I walked into the Student Media and Publications office during the summer of 2017, not knowing what I was getting myself into, but I knew if...

El Paso’s own Ariel Blair, a graduating senior center fielder for the UTEP softball team, looks to close out her collegiate career with a second trip to the Conference-USA softball tournament. The Miners clinched the seventh seed in the conference tournament,...

UTEP student Vania Castillo begins to blur the line between her college career and her future as a journalist as she takes part in the VICE Fellowship for Collegiate Reporting. The fellowship was created in early January of the present year. After VICE...

Three years ago, I transferred from Nicholls State University to the University of Texas at El Paso. I transferred looking for more opportunities as a student-athlete and academically. Without a doubt, I can say that all of these wishes were fulfilled....