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The block party was held on Wiggins Road on thursday, October 9.

UTEP Alumni hosts first ever homecoming block party

Andres Martinez, Staff Photographer October 10, 2014

UTEP Alumni Relations hosted the very first homecoming block party on Wiggins Rd.  The event is part of UTEP's homecoming week and specifically in honor of the centennial year. Many UTEP alumni, as well as guests attended the event accompanied by the...

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Miners bounce back, beat Rice in Overtime

Miners bounce back, beat Rice in Overtime

Luis Gonzalez, Copy Editor October 5, 2014

For a second game in a row there was overtime at Univeristy Field as the UTEP Women’s Soccer team hosted the Rice University Owls. Unlike Friday though, it was the Miners celebrating after goal. North Texas came in on Friday leading the conference,...

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La historia de la presencia hispana en la Ene-Efe-Ele

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter September 30, 2014

El mes de septiembre en Estados Unidos es el mes en que se celebra la cultura hispana y la NFL no se queda atrás. La liga aprovecha septiembre para recordar y celebrar aquellos jugadores de raíces hispanas que han impactado el juego—como Ignacio Molinet,...

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More than 2,000 participated in the Glory Road Glow Run.

Successful Glory Road Glow Run

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter September 27, 2014

Around 2,000 people participated in the Glory Road Glow Road, the run started on parking lot P-9 and went on the along the mountain side into the campus and finished back at the Sun Bowl parking lot. The participants had the chance to observe the campus...

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24th Minerpalooza biggest one yet

24th Minerpalooza biggest one yet

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter September 23, 2014

It is estimated that the participant turnout for this year’s centennial Minerpalooza was in the neighborhood of 30,000-35,000, according to Christian Corrales, employer and community relations manager for the office of the Vice President for Student...

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President Diana Natalicio poses with Joe Straus and the Democratic Texas State Reps

Joe Straus visits UTEP to discuss upcoming Texas Legislature

Michaela Roman and Maria Esquinca, Photo Editor, Staff Reporter September 22, 2014

Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, visited UTEP in preparation for the next regular session of the Texas Legislature. The discussion took place Monday morning at the Undergraduate Learning Center. It was a short...

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The Prospector News Weekly (Sports) Sept. 15, 2014

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter September 15, 2014

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Freshman Krystal Ejesieme (left) and Dalainee Perry (right) prepare to block a CSU kill attempt

Miners fall to CSU in straight sets

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 13, 2014

In the final game of the UTEP/NMSU Invitational, the UTEP Miners volleyball team fell to Colorado State 3-0; 25-13, 25-18, 25-23. After a slow start the Miners gradually improved, nearly taking a set of the now 8-1 Rams. Colorado State got off...

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Miners fall in three straight sets to ninth ranked BYU

Miners fall in three straight sets to ninth ranked BYU

Juan Carlos Navarrete September 12, 2014

The UTEP miner’s volleyball team fell at the hands of Bingham Young University cougars in three sets on Friday night.  With a crowd of 793 fans cheering the miners on in Memorial Gym the miners continued their early season woes.  The miners played...

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A 100 year name game

Andres Rodriguez, Contributor September 9, 2014

The university name has undergone several changes since it was first established in 1913 as the State School of Miners and Metallurgy. Some changes and some attempts at changing the name have been accidental, technical and outright funny—there was a...

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Five years of threats and fun

Blake A. Lanham, Cartoonist September 9, 2014

When you go into cartooning, you do it for a few reasons. One, you want to get your art out there. Two, you want to get paid for the art you’re putting out there. Three, you build a reputation for yourself in some form or another. And four, you typically...

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Controversial moments pepper pages of Prospector’s archives

Editorial Staff September 9, 2014

The Prospector has covered many stories since its first publication in 1915. A run like that is not lacking in controversial moments. Through the good and the bad, the student newspaper has been the source for student news and the assayer of student opinion. Although...

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