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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Them new rotary phones!

Them new rotary phones!

Blake Lanham, Cartoonist February 25, 2014

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Estudiantes buscan moda en los dos lados de la frontera

Estudiantes buscan moda en los dos lados de la frontera

Cassandra Adame, Reportera February 25, 2014

Como consumidores, estudiantes encuentran de los dos lados de la frontera maneras para ahorrarse unos centavos en productos desde útiles y medicinas, hasta ropa y accesorios.  Este 2014, se estima que en El Paso se venderán $729 millones en ropa...

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#NO FILTER

#NO FILTER

Helen Yip, Staff Reporter February 25, 2014

An “ideal beauty” lives on magazine racks and television screens at all hours of the day. She is thin and built with clear skin, free of wrinkles or scars. She has perfect hair, big lips, a long neck and eyelashes. She has the right-sized bust, with...

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UTEP to rematch UTSA on senior night

UTEP to rematch UTSA on senior night

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor February 25, 2014

The UTEP women’s basketball team will have its final regular season home game on Feb. 26 when it faces the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners for the second time in the season. The game will be the last regular season home game that seniors Kayla Thornton,...

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UTEP, ranked No. 12 nationally is the overwhelming favorite to win the Conference USA indoor track and field championships.

Conference championship in sight

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter February 25, 2014

Finishing second in the Conference USA Championships is not a goal for the UTEP men’s track and field team, they want to win it all. This week the Miners are heading to Birmingham, Ala. to compete in the conference indoor championships on Feb. 28 and...

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Sophomore hurdler/jumper Bria Love practices the 60-meter dash with hurdles at Kidd Field.

Women’s track and field aiming for solid performance

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter February 25, 2014

While the UTEP men are heavily favored to win the conference championship. The women’s track and field team is in a very competitive field of schools and individual opponents. With defending indoor champion Central Florida gone, the winner’s circle...

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Senior Rebecca Calvillo hits a back-hand slice against Southern Mississippi on Feb. 23

Victories give tennis team a boost before road games

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter February 25, 2014

This past weekend the UTEP tennis team went 2-1 in their last home stand until late March. The Miners came up short on Feb. 22 against the Abilene Christian Wildcats, losing 5-2, but bounced back on Feb. 23 against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles...

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Freshman pitcher Taylor Grohmann strikes out a career high six batters against Incarnate Word on Feb. 23.

Challenging week ahead for Miners

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor February 25, 2014

The UTEP softball team will have a challenging week, as they will take on nationally ranked Arizona and Washington, in addition to Pacific, San Jose State and Cal State Bakersfield. After a rough 1-9 start to their season, UTEP claimed five-straight...

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UTEP downs East Carolina 81-74

UTEP downs East Carolina 81-74

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter February 22, 2014

The UTEP women’s basketball team defeated the East Carolina Pirates 81-74 and climbed to second place in Conference USA only behind Middle Tennessee State. Sophomore guard Jenzel Nash called it the most physical game of the year. In their bout versus...

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Felipe Calderon, former president of Mexico, says he would have liked to have had the Global Forest Watch when he was president. He said it would have helped him reduce deforestation even more.

Satellite technology to help fight deforestation

Alejandro Alba, SHFWire reporter February 20, 2014

WASHINGTON – If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one around to hear it, will it make noise? But now, someone will always be around to hear it. The World Resources Institute, with Google and 40 other global partners, launched a website...

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Ray Sanchez talks about how much El Paso sports has impacted his life.

Ray Sanchez provides words of wisdom at book signing

Javier Cortez, Staff reporter February 20, 2014

The UTEP Centennial Museum and Welcome Center hosted a book signing for Ray Sanchez Thursday afternoon. The longtime El Paso sports writer came out with his seventh book last year called, “The Good, the Bad and the Funny of El Paso Sports History.” The...

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In El Paso, support for Venezuelan protesters grows

In El Paso, support for Venezuelan protesters grows

Andrés Rodríguez, Copy editor February 20, 2014

Angela Garcia left Venezuela for the U.S. three years ago. As a college student in her home country, she fought for freedom of speech and human rights, something she’s seeing slip away as violent protests continue to escalate. Garcia, a senior business...

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