The Prospector

University celebrates homecoming with centennial theme

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter • October 7, 2014

One hundred years of memories will be displayed in celebration throughout UTEP’s homecoming week, October 5-11. With this year’s theme being the centennial, looking back at the most significant events of the university’s history will play a key...

Family violence cases increase in El Paso

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • October 7, 2014

This is part one of a three part series examining domestic violence in El Paso and UTEP. Mug shots of people arrested because of family violence reveal more than faces. A study by the Texas Council On Family Violence revealed that the number of domestic...

Centennial pageant lights up auditorium

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • October 7, 2014

The university officially kicked off homecoming festivities with its traditional pageant that took place Sunday, Oct. 5 at the Magoffin Auditorium. With this year’s theme being UTEP’s 100th birthday celebration, the participants had the chance to...

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,...

New flavors tease taste buds

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • October 7, 2014

A plethora of unexpected flavors meet my tongue. Lemonade, grapefruit, pumpkin pie, honey, chocolate, they all meet my taste buds in their liquid form, an unexpected surprise to my pallet. Other flavors twist my tongue around and stab it with their bitter...

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...

Color is back on the streets

Gianfranco Languasco, Contributor • October 7, 2014

An octopus will take over a building in downtown El Paso, while people enjoy a luminous giant jellyfish marching down the street and others go through a silken fabric maze and get out to walk through colored glowing streets. This surrealistic scenario...

Miners look to homecoming game to find their stride

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter • October 7, 2014

The UTEP Miners have been in a slump for the past two weeks on the road and will finally have the chance to redeem themselves in the Sun Bowl at their homecoming game against the Old Dominion Monarchs this Saturday, Oct. 11. The Miners will attempt to...

Being held to a higher standard

Jason Green, Staff Reporter • October 7, 2014

The UTEP Athletic Department and other campus organizations have used the recent domestic violence problems in the National Football League as a chance to reinforce the standards that UTEP students and student athletes should be held to. If you have...

Student participation increases for homecoming events

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter • October 7, 2014

Richard Daniel, executive director of alumni relations, said he has noticed an increase in student participation every year for homecoming and student participation in campus events in general. “When I was here seven years ago, I didn’t see students...

Hannah Asuchak—Toughness personified

Luis Gonzalez, Copy Editor • October 7, 2014

In every sport, there are certain positions that are crucial to a team’s success. In Hannah Asuchak’s case, UTEP soccer has a center back that provides security and stability to its back four. A starter right from the start of her freshman year, Asuchak...

Men’s cross country wins again

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 30, 2014

The UTEP men’s cross country team is in top form heading into the latter stages of their fall season coming off another spectacular performance at the Lori Fitzgerald Classic. Four weeks into the season, it has been nothing but perfection for the men’s...