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The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor October 19, 2015

Every Tuesday, The Prospector releases a print edition of our publication. This means a long day of work every Monday that usually carries on into late hours. Between editing stories, finding sources, designing pages and the occasional shout-match,...

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UTEP students protest Senate Bill 11 at Leech Grove on Monday, Oct. 19.

Students, faculty and staff protest Campus Carry

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor October 19, 2015

Around 40 UTEP students, faculty and staff, listen to Sarah Walker at an Anti-Campus Carry Rally on Monday, Oct. 19, at Leech Groove, as she reads the names of 52 schools where shootings have occurred in the past year. Walker, a senior English...

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Sicario was released in the U.S. on Oct. 2nd and is scheduled to be released in Mexico in December of this year.

‘Sicario’ and the burden of the silver screen

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief October 13, 2015

As a convoy of United States federal agents heads east on the Border Highway in El Paso, one agent turns to the other and says, “There she is, the beast,” as they look at the city on the other side of the border. The movie “Sicario,” from director...

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‘Sicario’ delivers gruesome reality

‘Sicario’ delivers gruesome reality

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor October 13, 2015

Although it’s been out for over a week, “Sicario” continues to conjure up a roiling mix of opinion and emotion. The star-studded film has been the matter of conversation from Ciudad Juárez Mayor Enrique Serrano, asking Juarenses to refrain from...

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The UTEP football team is heading into their bye week after a 52-12 loss to the FIU Panthers in Miami this past Saturday.

Miners head into much needed bye week

Adrian Broaddus, Staff Reporter October 13, 2015

Following back-to-back grueling losses to the University of Texas at San Antonio and Florida International University, respectively, the UTEP football team finds themselves in a desperate rebuilding mode entering week seven of the season. Falling to 2-4...

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The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

October 12, 2015

Every Tuesday The Prospector releases a print edition of our publication. This means a long day of work every Monday that usually carries on into late hours. Between editing stories, finding sources, designing pages and the occasional shout-match,...

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Members of UTEP's Unite  for Reproductive & Gender Equity.

URGE to fight for equity

Valeria Terrazas, Contributor October 8, 2015

A new organization, Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity (URGE), has arrived on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso and is looking for students to join their organization. URGE’s goal is to educate and get young people involved in...

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KEEP UTEP BEAUTIFUL!

KEEP UTEP BEAUTIFUL!

Prospector Staff October 8, 2015

The Center for Environmental Resource Management invites the UTEP community to Adopt A Landscape and help keep the UTEP campus beautiful by claiming your patch of land and pulling weeds. Find out how at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 10 at Leech Grove. A...

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Ability to grow with disability

Ability to grow with disability

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor October 6, 2015

The Center for Accommodation and Support Services will host Ability Awareness Week Oct. 5-9—a week of activities, forums and exhibitions in commemoration of National Disability Employment Month. Bill Dethlefs, director of CASS, said this year marks...

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‘West Side Story’ to finally premiere at UTEP Dinner Theatre

‘West Side Story’ to finally premiere at UTEP Dinner Theatre

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter October 6, 2015

One of the most recognized and highly acclaimed musicals in Broadway history, “West side Story,” a timeless adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” that was written by Arthur Laurents, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, will...

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Miners look to bounce back against FIU after disappointing homecoming

Miners look to bounce back against FIU after disappointing homecoming

Adrian Broaddus, Staff Reporter October 6, 2015

After a frustrating 25-6 loss in their Conference USA home opener against the UTSA Roadrunners, UTEP football head coach Sean Kugler and the Miners will look to rally behind freshman quarterback Ryan Metz with the hope of breaking even on the road against...

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The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

October 5, 2015

Every Tuesday The Prospector releases a print edition of our publication. This means a long day of work every Monday that usually carries on into late hours. Between editing stories, finding sources, designing pages and the occasional shout-match,...

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