During the fiscal year 2015, UTEP had one incident of rape and one incident of fondling (touching the private parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification without the consent of the victim), according to the campus’ 2016 Annual Security...

The Texas legislature meets every two years, and the current   85th Texas Legislative session began on Jan. 10 and continues until May 29. During the first 60 days, the legislators cannot pass a bill, so at the moment the bills will be deliberated over...

If you’re planning on going out for Valentine’s Day this year change it up. Don’t go on the cliché and typical dinner date. Get to know your date in a unique environment by going on a more adventurous date. El Paso has a lot of great restaurants,...

For college athletes, dating can be a difficult task. When you are an athlete dating an athlete, that task can become even more difficult. The grind of a full school schedule combined with workouts, study hall hours and meetings can take up an immense...

The UTEP men’s hockey club had a superb regular season and will look to continue that success into the Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference (TCHC) playoffs, which will be played in El Paso from Feb. 9-11. The Miners finished the regular season with a...

In 2016, UTEP softball completed one of their most successful seasons to date, which saw the Miners clinch their fourth-ever conference tournament berth, a first since 2010. This year, UTEP is predicted to finish seventh in C-USA. Last season, the Miners...

At the start of January, the men’s basketball team was clawing for a win after losing 12 games in a row. “Fire Floyd” signs were seen in abundance at the Don Haskins Center, former starting forward Terry Winn left the team, and less and less fans...

Amidst a deluge of smoke and fluorescent lights, Canadian Indie Pop band Austra made their El Paso debut to a sold out crowd at The Lowbrow Palace on Monday. The band is on an international tour from North America to Western Europe for their new album...

Editor's note: The Super Bowl is every sports fan's Christmas. Plain, pure, fine and simple. Here The Prospector staff will weigh in on the big game. Think you can predict the next big game? Send suggestions to [email protected]. Jason...

Under a fitting set of dim lights, award-winning playwright and El Paso native Octavio Solis held a Q&A session open to the general public at UTEP’s Studio Theater on Feb. 2. The session was led by Assistant Professor of Theatre, Kim McKean, and...

UTEP used a 35-15 run over the final 14 minutes of play to shock first-place Middle Tennessee 57-54. The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for the Blue Raiders and was their first Conference-USA loss since February 25th of last season. The...

It took a special honoring of UTEP great Jeep Jackson at halftime to wake up the men’s basketball team to come out on top against UAB 63-59 at the Don Haskins Center, on Feb. 2. As the Miners (7-14) stay perfect in home Conference USA games at...