The Prospector

What you need to know about this year’s tailgates

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter • September 22, 2015

Now that football season is here students at the University of Texas at El Paso and Miner fans in general are starting to get ready for UTEP’s first home game. Along with supporting the UTEP football team, the tradition of tailgating is the most common...

Unveiling of Centennial Plaza

Michaela Roman and Amanda Guillen • April 18, 2015

After several missed deadlines, the Centennial Plaza was officially unveiled to the public on Sat. April, 18. Dr. Diana Natalicio and the honorable Kunzang C. Namgyel, Bhutanese Ambassador to the United Nations spoke to hundreds of spectators about...

Centennial Campaign exceeds goal

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor • April 2, 2015

Cue the drum line, cue the cheers and the applause, UTEP once again has cause to celebrate. The university’s president, Dr. Diana Natalicio, announced UTEP’s Centennial Campaign results today outside the Undergraduate Learning Center in front...

Centennial Time Capsule: a part of us in the future

Gianfranco Languasco, Contributor • December 2, 2014

As the end of semester approaches, Student of the Centennial get ready for The Centennial Time Capsule Showcase to take place at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 at the Centennial Museum. It all started in the classroom. A group of students in a communication class...

The Prospector News Weekly November 7th, 2014

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reported • November 6, 2014

This week in news, Mandala Sunrise is showcased at a ceremony, proceeds for pickaxe biddings benefiting scholarship, and centennial photo contest winners will be showcased at the centennial museum.

Homecoming Calendar of Events

October 7, 2014

List of 2014 Centennial Homecoming events

No new gold nuggets

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor/Multimedia Editor • October 7, 2014

UTEP has been recognizing a select group of alumni as the cream of the crop for 64 years, but this year the usual process is not going to suffice. Instead, to honor UTEP’s centennial year, there will be a celebration of all of the previous recipients. The...

Rubén Salazar, the voice of a generation

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor • September 9, 2014

Rubén Salazar is hunched over his desk, the typewriter’s keys shaking as he taps away the words of his latest piece for his column, This Shot World. Despite the clock sounding at 5 p.m., Salazar remains planted in his chair, black letters staining...

Campus transformation closer to completion

Amanda Guillen and Lorain Waters • September 9, 2014

Beginning in spring 2013, UTEP began a campus-wide construction project that will ultimately make the university a more pedestrian-friendly campus. Since that date, the campus has been divided up into sections, all with varying completion dates. The...

Greek Life continues to grow on campus after 100 years

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter • September 9, 2014

UTEP has many reasons to celebrate during its centennial year. Fraternity and sorority life has been a prominent and prolific aspect of UTEP for many years, providing the university with philanthropic, academic and communal endeavors for all students...

From a fire in the middle of the night

Jaime Quesada, Contributor • September 9, 2014

UTEP has a rich and extensive history, which is expected from an establishment reaching its 100-year anniversary. Metallurgy was a big draw in the city of El Paso and the idea of a school of mines had started to see light in 1910 after years of discussion....

The growing pains of life at a college paper

Editorial Staff • September 9, 2014

Ninety-nine years and counting—that is how long The Prospector has been a part of UTEP. With this issue, we celebrate 100 years of UTEP history. The Prospector has covered stories that have influenced the way students read the news, incorporating their...