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The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

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Student virgins fight pressure to save themselves for marriage

Ben Woolridge, Staff Reporter February 10, 2015

Many college students across the country may engage in the popular practice of having sex without committing to a relationship, but a significant number of others commit to remaining virgins until marriage. Lucas Galey, biomedical engineering graduate...

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The Inn of  the Mountians Gods will be having a Stupid Cupid Glow Party for singles.

Single or Taken there’s a place for you on Valentine’s Day

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter February 10, 2015

Single or taken, there are many events taking place this Valentine’s Day, from yoga to concerts to singles parties. Venues in El Paso and the surrounding area have you covered. Michael Stuart, a salsa singer and actor, will be having a Chocolate Extravaganza...

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Local professional wrestler Hector Rincon uses canned air to get rid of the crowd’s bad smell.

Local wrestler carries on the Guerrero legacy

Jason Green, Staff Reporter February 10, 2015

Hector was sitting on the toilet when he got the call. He still chuckles when he thinks about Mando asking him if he was sitting down. Then he wipes a tear from his eye. He had lost a high school teammate—a training partner—a sometimes tag team...

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UTEP Women's basketball team gets pumped up after introducing the starting lineup.

Miners break streak, beat FIU

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter February 7, 2015

The Miners got that six game loosing streak out of the way as they won 72-56 against FIU. The Miners managed to beat FIU in every stage of the game early on and cruised to the win. “The important thing is that our team recognized that we have...

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Senior point guard Stacy Telles finishes the game with 8 assists in 33 mins.

Miners lose sixth straight

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter February 5, 2015

After a close game at home, the Miners dropped their sixth game in succession tonight at the Haskins Center 68-63 against Florida Atlantic University. The Miners now find themselves with a tough road ahead as they are 3-7 in conference. The Lady...

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Coach Sean Kugler congratulates his offense after another touchdown.

UTEP football announces 22 new players

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter February 4, 2015

UTEP will be adding 22 new players next season, five of them local. The list includes 11 newcomers on the offensive side of the ball and 11 on the defensive. Many of the 22 players can be seen as replacements for the ones the team is loosing to graduation....

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El Paso ranks as No. 53 out of 200 best performing cities by the Milken Institute, a nonprofit organization that publishes research on economics.

El Paso drops in ranking

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor February 3, 2015

El Paso was ranked this year as No. 53 out of 200 best performing cities by the Milken Institute, a nonprofit organization that publishes research on economics. This is an 18-point drop from the previous year. Austin, Texas, came in at No. 2, and was...

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The Rubin Center is open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Exciting year ahead for the Rubin Center

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter February 3, 2015

The Gerald and Stanlee Rubin Center for the Visual Arts will be having a series of events to start off the New Year to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The goal is to increase their audience size and engagement to educate students about national and...

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Freshmen guard Lulu McKinney played a team-high average of 32.5 minutes per game over the last two contests.

Miners return home looking to end losing streak

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor February 3, 2015

About this time a year ago, the UTEP women’s basketball team was in the midst of a seven-game winning streak that had them fighting for the top spot in Conference USA. The current reality of the Miners is much different from the team that finished...

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Miners shoot past Middle Tennessee

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor January 31, 2015

The UTEP men’s basketball team had a historic shooting night on the way to their 14th win of the season. The Miners missed only four of their 16 three-point shots and beat the visiting Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders by a final of 83-70. The 75%...

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Senior point guard C.J. Cooper finishes the game with 11 pts.

Miners come back, beat UAB

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor January 29, 2015

[youtube id="rQYGrwvKdl0&list=UUNxszVW4WLijFuckOuLc2Lg" autoplay="yes"]   UTEP caught up, got a comfortable lead and then hung on to win, all in the final five minutes of play as they beat UAB on the floor of the Don Haskins Center...

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Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull perform at the Don Haskins center Tue. Jan. 27

Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias light up the Don Haskins Center

Valerie Herrera, Staff Reporter January 28, 2015

Pitbull’s songs, “Took My Life From a Negative to a Positive” to “Give Me Everything,” summed up his whole tour with Enrique Iglesias, with performances that were not mind-blowing as expected. Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull shared the stage...

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