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The Prospector

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The Prospector

Minerpalooza lineup announced

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter August 21, 2014

Minerpalooza will be "The Party of the Century,” and will take place at 6 p.m. on Sept. 5.  More than 30,000 people are expected to attend this year. UTEP is proud to announce this year’s special music entertainment line up starting with Matta Johnson,...

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La Union will aMAZE UTEP

La Union will aMAZE UTEP

Kimberly Valle, Staf Reporter August 21, 2014

Summer season is near an end, but its only the start of La Union maze as their season will  begin on September and will be themed to commemorate UTEP’s centennial. La Union maze will be showcasing their art through the maze. It has been cut by a...

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Starting pitcher Juan Pablo throws a fast ball in the first inning.

Chihuahuas end three game skid

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor August 19, 2014

In their second to last home stand of the season, the Chihuahuas ended the eight game stand and three game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Memphis Redbirds. Starting back on Aug.12, the Chihuahuas were starting one of their hardest and longest...

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Students Rock N' roll their way to music industry

Students Rock N’ roll their way to music industry

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter August 14, 2014

Thanks to a recording studio school that opened last year, interested students no longer have to leave town to get a hands-on-experience in the music industry. A & R School of Audio and Recording studio was started by Vavy Lozano, a famous music...

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Contest will conclude on Sept. 18. Winners will be announced by Nov. 8.

UTEP invites you to take a picture

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor August 5, 2014

To close the Centennial Exhibit Series, the Centennial Celebration Office announced the Centennial Photo Contest, an opportunity for El Paso and the UTEP community to participate in the schools centennial celebration. Students, faculty and staff are welcomed...

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Central American children tell Congress about journey to U.S.

Anna Giles, SHF Wire Reporter August 1, 2014

WASHINGTON – Minimal food, freezing temperatures and no chance for sleep. That’s how three children from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala described detention centers the U.S. government is using to house thousands of unaccompanied children arriving...

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Meal prepping on the go

Meal prepping on the go

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter July 31, 2014

Alex Levario, junior business management major, and Freddy Garibay, junior accounting major, recently opened Phit Phuel, a new and booming healthy food prep business, Meal prepping has become very popular among its customers, which has resulted Phit Phuel...

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La Ley will perform in El Paso presenting their tour show "Retour" at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the Don Haskins Center.

‘La Ley’ will rock El Paso en Español

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor July 24, 2014

Grammy award winners and Rock en Español band, La Ley, is scheduled to make a stop in the Sun City to present their "Retour" show at 7 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 23 at the Don Haskins Center. Originally from Chile and composed of Andrés Bobe, Rodrigo Aboitiz,...

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Sisters invite children to imagine

Sisters invite children to imagine

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor July 23, 2014

  The UTEP Union gallery is currently hosting "A Story of Impossible Things," a collaborative exhibit by Genova Fuentes, senior criminal justice major and her 12-year-old sister, Fatima Fuentes. The exhibit will remain open to the public until...

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Former UTEP Dinner Theatre performer in tragic car accident

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor July 23, 2014

On Friday, July 19 Troy Richard Eric Taylor, a member of the UTEP Dinner Theatre, was pronounced dead due to a crash in Killeen, Texas. According to El Paso Times, Taylor was driving west on Veteran's Memorial Boulevard when a car going east collided...

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Senior Quaterback Jamiell Showers is expects the Miners to turn things around and make a splash in Conference USA

UTEP football ready for new start

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter July 22, 2014

The UTEP football team is on its way to Alpine for training camp and despite being picked to finish dead last in the conference by 13 coaches, optimism within the team remains high, especially on defense. “I love going away to camp and the chemistry...

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Volunteers WORK with immigrants at local shelter

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter July 22, 2014

A UTEP professor and some of his students have been volunteering at the Annunciation House, putting what they have studied and their social work skills to good use as an increased number of immigrants being sent to El Paso. This influx has created a...

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