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Chihuahuas sweep Reno to advance to PCL finals

Chihuahuas sweep Reno to advance to PCL finals

Daniel Mendez, Contributor September 9, 2017

Hunter Renfroe’s go-ahead RBI double down the left field line in the eighth inning was the game-changer, helping push El Paso to a 7-6 win over the Reno Aces on Friday, Sept. 8 at Southwest University Park. The win on Friday gave the Chihuahuas...

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UTEP soccer secures second win in a row against UIW

UTEP soccer secures second win in a row against UIW

Leslie Sarinana, Copy Editor September 9, 2017

The Miners opened up the game with two locker room goals in the first nine minutes. The Miners went against the Cardinals on Sept. 8 and came on top with a 3-0 win. Freshman Vic Bohdan was the player of the night adding to her series of standout...

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Kapel claims gold in debut

Kapel claims gold in debut

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 9, 2017

Freshman Cornelius Kapel earned gold (20:05.6) in his debut for the UTEP cross country team at the annual Lori Fitzgerald home meet on Friday, Sept. 8. "It was exciting to see Cornelius win the race. Especially it being his first race here," head...

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Miners beat Samford in opener of Borderland Invitational

Miners beat Samford in opener of Borderland Invitational

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 8, 2017

The UTEP volleyball team won their second match of the season, taking down Samford 3-1 in the Miners' first match of the Borderland Invitational in Memorial Gym on Friday, Sept. 8. The Miners took the first two sets 25-22, 25-21 before the Bulldogs...

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UTEP moves up in Washington Monthly's college rankings

UTEP moves up in Washington Monthly’s college rankings

Rene Delgadillo, Web Editor September 8, 2017

The University of Texas at El Paso has escalated 15 spots in the Washington Monthly’s annual college rankings, UTEP is now ranked 76th. From 2012 to 2015 UTEP was ranked number one in the social mobility category, and in 2016 the campus dropped to...

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Arjona’s circus takes over the Coliseum

Arjona’s circus takes over the Coliseum

Claudia Flores, Staff Reporter September 8, 2017

  Inside the El Paso County Coliseum, an excited crowd and a circus-themed stage were ready to receive Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona in his first U.S. concery on his “Circo Soledad” tour. With the stage covered in a curtain...

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Miners to debut new white helmet against Rice.

UTEP football reveals new white helmet

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 8, 2017

The UTEP football team will add a brand-new helmet to the team collection this season. Athletics excited Miner fans on social media Friday morning when they tweeted out a picture of the new white lid. The helmet features a navy-blue facemask and a...

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Chihuahuas take 2-0 series lead on Reno

Chihuahuas take 2-0 series lead on Reno

Prospector staff September 7, 2017

The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Reno Aces 7-3 Thursday night at Greater Nevada Field to take a commanding 2-0 series advantage in the best-of-five series. El Paso is now one win away from heading back to the Pacific Coast League Championship series. ...

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La exposición se extenderá hasta el 22 de diciembre en la galería Franklin Smith.

‘Diego Rivera y Frida: Una sonrisa a mitad del camino’ muestra el amor entre los dos artistas

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor September 7, 2017

El Centro Cultural Mexicano Paso del Norte y el Consulado General de México en El Paso presentaron una exposición de varios fotógrafos, entre ellos Guillermo Kahlo, Peter Jules, Guillermo Zamora, Nicholas Murray, Edward Weston, Manuel Alvarez y...

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Guns N' Roses played at the Sun Bowl on Wednesday, Sept. 6, for their "Not In This Lifetime Tour."

Rejuvenated Guns N’ Roses rocks Sun Bowl crowd

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor September 7, 2017

Legendary Los Angeles band Guns N’ Roses rocked the house in front of a nearly sold-out crowd at the Sun Bowl on Wednesday, Sept. 6, as part of their “Not in This Lifetime” tour. The tour was born after a quote by frontman Axl Rose, who when...

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Chihuahuas beat Aces to take game one

Chihuahuas beat Aces to take game one

Prospector staff September 6, 2017

The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Reno Aces 3-1 Wednesday night at Greater Nevada Field to take a 1-0 advantage in the Pacific Conference Championship series. The series winner is best-of-five. Trailing 1-0 Wednesday, Hunter Renfroe led off the top of...

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Texas 12: Can we just start at number six and below?

Texas 12: Can we just start at number six and below?

Jason Green, Contributor September 6, 2017

On the opening weekend of college football, no team really looked as if they wanted to reach up and grab that brass ring – the coveted first place spot in “The Prospector’s” Texas 12 Rankings – thus the title. My Dad actually just suggested...

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