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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

UTEP alumni celebrate the centennial festivities.

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...

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Block Party picks all Miners to gather for festivities

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter October 7, 2014

UTEP Alumni Relations will be hosting a Centennial Homecoming Block Party at 6:30 p.m. on  Thursday, Oct. 9 at Wiggins Road. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” director of events Liz Thurmond said. “We’re going to block off the road on Wiggins,...

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Greek Life secrecy unethical

Greek Life secrecy unethical

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

Due to some questioning about the current status of a fraternity here on campus, it has come to my attention that there are alleged accusations of hazing in the UTEP chapter of Phi Delta Theta. As a reporter at a university newspaper, it is my duty to...

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La Union Corn Maze is located at 1101 New Mexico 28, Anthony, New Mexico.

Corn Maze celebrates UTEP’s 100-year birthday

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter October 7, 2014

This year’s La Union Maze will be showcasing their art, which has been created by a group of professionals who have been doing this for years. The design involves the addition of a birthday cake along with candles numbered 100 on top in recognition...

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Tom Lea’s mural “Stampede” was the subject of a conference in Washington after it was damaged. “Stampede,” mural, 1940. Oil on canvas, 5½ x 16 feet. U.S. Post Office, Odessa, Texas. Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts, 1934-1943. Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration.

Artist Tom Lea commemorated, American murals to be better preserved

Lorain Watters, SHFWire reporter October 1, 2014

WASHINGTON – Damage to one New Deal mural sparked a national conference Wednesday to address the importance of preserving art throughout the country. The glowing red eyes of a black Texas longhorn stand out from the chaotic scene of a raging herd...

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Tom Lea’s influence in the nation’s capital, my home away from home

Tom Lea’s influence in the nation’s capital, my home away from home

Lorain Watters, SHFWire reporter October 1, 2014

 Walls of brick and metal surround me, and the sunsets of D.C. feel foreign on my skin. If I close my eyes long enough, the steel structures of the city melt in to the sloping brown backs of my mountains, and I’m home again, if only for a second. It...

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Foreign students adapt to life in El Paso

Foreign students adapt to life in El Paso

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter September 30, 2014

Kenya native Syprose Nyachoti has not seen her home since she first came to UTEP three years ago. “I wish to be there any time, but I haven’t gone back since I came to the U.S. three years ago because the ticket is costly. It cost about $2,000,”...

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Truce: College Republicans and University Dems strive to get students to vote

Truce: College Republicans and University Dems strive to get students to vote

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter September 23, 2014

The upcoming Texas gubernatorial election between Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis and Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott has political organizations at UTEP racing against time and casting their differences aside. Whether it’s the University Democrats...

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The University of Texas System Board denies tuition increase.

UT System plan to support campuses denied tuition increases

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter September 23, 2014

Officials may still be able to reach financial goals for UTEP despite the University of Texas System Board of Regents denying proposals for tuition increases at almost every UT campus. The Board of Regents unanimously approved a plan in August that will...

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Be orange and blue from head to toe

Be orange and blue from head to toe

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter September 23, 2014

With T-shirts, jerseys, face paint and foam pickaxes, die-hard fans of UTEP’s sports teams find many different ways to show their support for the Miners.  A product was made to bring stylish trends and customization together for a new and unique...

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NFL’s Goodell drops the ball

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter September 23, 2014

For the first time in a long time, the NFL shield has been stained by reports of multiple domestic violence cases, and while Commissioner Roger Goodell seems to be now listening to the public’s outcry for change, somehow it feels too late. When the...

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Freshman middle blocker Krystal Ejesieme spikes a ball set up by sophomore setter Lindsey Larson

Miners fall to UTSA in conference opener

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 23, 2014

Last night the UTEP women’s volleyball team hosted their Conference USA home opener against the UTSA Roadrunners, and suffered a humbling defeat 3-0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-19) at Memorial Gym. With the loss the Miners now fall to 0-1 in conference and 2-10...

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