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The Miners kickoff the 2018 season at home against Northern Arizona on Sept. 1.

Miners eye offense as key for turnaround in 2018

Prospector staff April 2, 2018

The Miners are currently midway into their spring season and about five months away from their first game under new head coach Dana Dimel. Coming off a winless 2017 season, Dimel’s focus will be set on improving all three units. The biggest concern...

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Guerra explains the process in which the print was made from the second Horned Toad Print Exhibit on Thursday. March 22 at la Galeria de la Mision De Senacu.

International print exchange keeps traditional printmaking alive

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor April 2, 2018

Coming from a family of printmakers, Manuel Guerra, a UTEP lecturer of foundation classes, including design, drawing and printmaking, never imagined getting into commercial printing. His grandfather owned a commercial printing shop on Alameda Avenue,...

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Data is taken from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and is based on a 15 hour semester.

Here is what you can expect from UTEP’s recent tuition increase

Christian Vasquez, Web Editor April 2, 2018

For the first time, UTEP’s tuition will be partly based on which degree students will be pursuing. And for most students, base tuition will be increasing by 5 percent for all students consecutively for two years, meaning a 10 percent total increase...

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Latin sensation Maluma is set to return to El Paso

Latin sensation Maluma is set to return to El Paso

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter April 2, 2018

Latin heartthrob Maluma will be making a stop in the Sun City for his F.A.M.E Tour. The 24-year-old reggaetón sensation will perform at the El Paso County Coliseum at 8 p.m. on April 20. This is the second time the Columbian singer visits El Paso...

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The Prospector Sports Weekly Podcast - NCAA Tournament Talk

The Prospector Sports Weekly Podcast – NCAA Tournament Talk

Adrian Broaddus, Jeremy Carranco, and Mike Flores April 2, 2018

https://soundcloud.com/user-479248766/the-prospector-sports-weekly-podcast-ncaa-final-four-media-day-recap   Join The Prospector Sports Weekly Podcast as they recap their trip to San Antonio, as they covered the Final Four media...

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Michigan head coach John Beilein speaks to the media  during a press conference at the Final Four in San Antonio.

Michigan’s magic finds it’s way to San Antonio

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor March 30, 2018

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—Jordan Poole’s 30-foot buzzer-beater against Houston in the second round may have happened by chance, but Michigan’s trip to San Antonio is anything but luck. The West Regional champion Wolverines will face Cinderella and South...

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Jerry Harkness, 77, was the captain of the 1963 National championship team for Loyola Chicago.

Loyola Chicago relives pristine history in wake of Final Four

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor March 30, 2018

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—Beyond Sister Jean-Dolores Schmidt creating massive buzz and the Cinderella team of Loyola-Chicago climbing its way into the Final Four rests a deep-rooted history of basketball and triumph for the program of the Ramblers. Sitting...

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Sister Jean-Dolores Schmidt smiles during the Final Four weekend in San Antonio.

Loyola Chicago fights for all mid-major programs

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter March 30, 2018

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—The Cinderella team of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, Loyola Chicago, is playing for much more than just their second championship in school history. They’re competing and demanding respect for mid-major programs all around the nation. Since...

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Craft beer festival set to arrive to the Sun City

Craft beer festival set to arrive to the Sun City

Claudia Flores, Entertainment Editor March 30, 2018

  The El Paso’s original craft beer festival is back with twice the fun for a two-day event.   This year the event will showcase 150 varieties of beer, which include fruit beers and ciders from local and national breweries.   The...

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The UTEP women's golf team won their first team title since 2016 on Tuesday afternoon in Maumelle, Ark.

Women’s golf captures title in Arkansas

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor March 27, 2018

The UTEP women’s golf team won the championship and Abbie Anghelescu was the individual winner at the Little Rock/ASU Invitational on Tuesday in Maumelle, Ark. The title gives the program their first tournament title since October of 2016 while Anghelescu...

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Maria Fuentes, a public health graduate student, hugs her son Darío Barrera who has autism. Fuentes was inspired to create the event UTEP Lights Up Blue for Autism Awareness on April 2.

UTEP to light up blue for autism awareness month

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor March 26, 2018

Music has a significant meaning in the lives of many, but for a teenager with autism, it can mean everything. “I think it’s a better way for me to express myself than with words,” said Darío Barrera, a student at Americas High School. “(Autism...

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Gesuina Arianna Legaspy arranges clothes at her boutique GAL Fashion. The boutique is located at 5860 N Mesa St. and open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

GAL Fashion sets its own trend

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter March 26, 2018

Fearless fashionista Gesuina Legaspy has made her mark in El Paso’s fashion scene by styling countless clients through her emerging career as a business owner and personal stylist. At only 27 years old, she has owned multiple businesses including Dry...

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