The Prospector

The university on the border

Amanda Guillen and Nadia Garcia • September 9, 2014

UTEP is one of the few universities with a close connection to another country with Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, located right in its backyard. UTEP is so close that at the height of the drug war in 2010 a stray bullet from a shootout that took place in Juárez...

Disney princesses are still a favorite, reaserchers discuss negative influence

Nadia Garcia, Staff Reporter • October 1, 2013

In research conducted by Dawn Elizabeth England, Lara Descartes and Melissa A. Collier-Meek in their article entitled “Gender Role Portrayal,” the authors explored the feminist criticisms and claims of negative exemplification for young girls through...

EPCON: to be held at the El Paso County Coliseum

Nadia Garcia, Staff Reporter • September 26, 2013

The fourth-annual El Paso Comic Con, featuring AZ Powergirl as host, will be held at the El Paso County Coliseum on Sept. 27 - 29. “It’s the biggest pop-culture convention in the history of El Paso,” said Julian Lawler, founder of EPCON. “We’re...

New You Gym: ‘what makes it different’

Nadia Garcia, Staff Reporter • September 17, 2013

Having opened this past June on the West side of El Paso, New You Gym, a Christian based gym, has currently trained 300 members with the hope of expanding further. Owner and former UTEP student, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Martinez, said she had always exercised...

Boba fest comes to a galaxy near you

Nadia Garcia, Staff Reporter • September 10, 2013

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, an unaltered child clone named Boba Fett rescued his father figure, Jango, only to later witness his death by decapitation. Now Boba Fett, the bounty hunter from “Star Wars,” arises once again in El Paso...

Sahara Leos: ‘the show must go on’

Nadia Garcia, Contributor • September 3, 2013

Sahara Leos have been scheduled to perform at the annual El Paso Comic Con (EPCON) taking place Sept. 27 at the El Paso County Coliseum after being together for only four months and having seven original songs under their belt. The Sahara Leos came...