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Hundreds gather for third annual Women’s March in Downtown El Paso

Hundreds gather for third annual Women’s March in Downtown El Paso

Alexia Nava, Reporter January 21, 2019

https://youtu.be/mabQ6Fs80CA The third annual Women’s March took place at San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso, Saturday Jan. 19. The event held close to 600 people and featured music, poetry, speeches and demands of the El Paso citizens to the...

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Courtesy of UTEP Cheer

UTEP Cheer participates in national cheer competition

Brianna Chavez, Copy Editor January 18, 2019

The UTEP Cheer team will perform on a national stage at the 2019 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. This is the first time the team has participated in this competition.   It’s...

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Zuzanna Puc finished with a double-double scoring 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.

UTEP women’s basketball lose third straight

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor January 18, 2019

The UTEP women's basketball team fell to the UAB Blazers, 48-74, losing their third-straight consecutive game on the season Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Don Haskins Center. UTEP fell to 4-13, 1-3 C-USA, on the season while UAB improved to 16-2, 4-1 C-USA. Junior...

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UTEP will be hosting a training for UTEP faculty, staff and students about identifying and responding to stalking on Ja. 24

Free training offered on stalking

Prospector Staff Report January 16, 2019

Free training to help participants identify and respond to stalking will be held Thursday, Jan. 24 at Miner Canyon-Boquilas Hall. The training is for faculty and staff and will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, followed by the student training from 2-4 p.m....

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Strong defensive effort is not enough as the Miners lose their third straight in C-USA

Strong defensive effort is not enough as the Miners lose their third straight in C-USA

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor January 10, 2019

https://youtu.be/3O6nT6To57g The UTEP men’s basketball team couldn’t hand North Texas their first loss in Conference-USA despite a strong defensive effort. “We want to get lost playing hard on defense,” said first-year head coach Rodney...

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President Natalicio addresses the media in accordance with the news of her retirement on Tuesday, May 22 at the President's Office.

UTEP becomes R1 university

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor January 10, 2019

UTEP obtained a coveted R1 designation in the Carnegie Classification of Insinuations of Higher Education the university announced on Wednesday. Jan. 9. The university obtained the status of a top-tier doctoral university with very high research activity. The...

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The Miners fall to UTSA 63-67 on Saturday night Jan. 5 at the Don Haskins Center.

UTEP drops its second straight in C-USA

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor January 5, 2019

The UTSA Roadrunners swept the UTEP men’s basketball team in conference play after a 67-63 win Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center. UTEP fell to 5-8, (0-2 C-USA) while UTSA is now 8-7 (2-0 C-USA). “It's not where you start it's how you...

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 Stanford Junior Longsnapper Richard McNitzky battles against a Pitt defensive lineman Monday at the 85th annual Sun Bowl Game. Stanford defeated Pitt 14-13.

Stanford wins their second Sun Bowl game in three years

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor January 2, 2019

For the second time in three years the Stanford Cardinal(9-4) win the Hyundai Sun Bowl game this time defeating the Pittsburgh Panthers(7-7) 14-13 in front of 40,680 fans. The Cardinal’s had a sluggish start to the game having only one yard of total...

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Courtesy of UTEP Communication.

UTEP, UMC partner to create new pharmacy for students

Brianna Chavez, Copy Editor December 26, 2018

UTEP students will soon be able to receive access to the seven University Medical Center pharmacies across El Paso thanks to a new partnership between UTEP and UMC. The partnership comes after the university announced they would be closing the pharmacy...

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The Miners beat the Northwestern State Demons on Saturday night, Dec. 1 at the Don Haskins Center.

WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational tips-off tonight

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor December 21, 2018

The 57th annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational championship tips off tonight at the Don Haskins Center. This year's competition includes Norfolk State (4-8), Wyoming (3-7), East Tennessee State (8-4) and UTEP (4-5). The Miners have not...

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