In a highly anticipated matchup of two of the best teams in Conference USA. The Miners handled the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 89-79, tonight's win became the Miners 500th win at the Don Haskins Center. After the game head coach Tim Floyd, was short, humble...

Super Bowl XLVIII is this Sunday and although there are two very good teams playing in this game you should only root for one. That team is the Denver Broncos and here is why. When watching sports always root for greatness. Be spoiled and never settled...

Tonight the Miners handled the Marshall Thundering Herd by a score of 77-50 and are now riding a three game victory streak. It comes off the heels of the Miners dropping two games in a row. The Miners are back to their old ways of winning. The Miners...

On a four game winning streak and coming off a 19 point routing of UTSA. No time is better than now for the Miners to take on Conference USA leader Louisiana Tech. At 17-4 (5-1 in Conference USA) the Bulldogs are at the top of the standings, along...

[ezcol_1half] Optimistic, hopeful, but a lot to be desired—A view from the left President Barack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address touched on every topic I was hoping to hear about. Repealing voter identification laws, immigration reform,...

WASHINGTON – Trying to make a strong and memorable speech is a difficult and lengthy process. Four former presidential speechwriters revealed what it’s like to write a presidential speech in a discussion Tuesday a few hours before President Barack...

Renowned philosopher, scholar and activist Cornel West will be delivering a presentation Feb. 7 at the Magoffin Auditorium to celebrate Black History Month. West is a Class of 1943 University Professor in the Center for African American Studies at...

A symposium that gathered social workers, doctors, physicians, psychologists and professors sought to inform about mental health related issues within the Hispanic community.  By hosting speakers from different educational backgrounds, resilience as...

The Broncos and the Seahawks had the best record in their conference and are deservingly facing each other in the Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2. Both teams are very different from each other and that’s what makes this game so attractive. They both...

The UTEP track and field team has started their indoor season on a bright  note. Their individual accomplishments have also earned them many gold medals. At the beginning of the season, the men’s squad were ranked 22nd nationally. The men’s...

  The 12 local artists who were challenged to cover a 7-foot canvas —shaped like a pickaxe—into a commemorative piece of art in October, unveiled their work Jan. 27 at the Union Building East. Artists were given the option to share...

Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series. Cranes, bulldozers and jackhammers have taken over campus. The invasion of machinery is a part of a plan put in place by the university to transform the campus and The Prospector will be dissecting...