The Prospector

List of possible candidates to become UTEP’s next President makes way to UT Board of Regents

Brianna Chavez, Copy Editor • February 13, 2019

The search for UTEP's newest president is making progress. A list of possible candidates has made its way to the UT System Board of Regents. In a special meeting via telephone conference call Wednesday, Feb. 13, the UT System Board of Regents discussed...

El Pasoans react to their new President

Michaela Román, Mike Flores, Christian Vasquez, and Mariana Rodriguez • January 24, 2017

From Paragon Lane, where the El Paso Republican headquarters is located, to the protests and resistance at San Jacinto plaza, the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States provoked a wide range of emotions across the nation...

Voting for the presidential office, not the president

Christian Vasquez, Copy Editor • November 29, 2016

When voting for a president, you are not only voting for one person, but for the entire executive office that stands behind them. There are nearly 4,000 positions that a new president-elect must appoint to fill the positions left by the previous administration....

The first presidential debate—take two

Christian Vasquez, Copy Editor • October 11, 2016

The setting was different but the answers were the same during the second presidential debate which was held Sunday, Oct. 9 with Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz as moderators. Under the guise of “debate prep,” Trump held a press meeting an hour...

Your next President

Christian Vasquez, Copy Editor • September 20, 2016

While the media has been focused on the Clinton foundation and the influence donors had on the then Secretary of State, there has been little interest in the Donald J. Trump Foundation. That is, until a single reporter, using a mix of old-school and modern...

Your next President

Christian Vasquez, Copy Editor • September 6, 2016

Donald Trump’s record with Latino voters is dismal to say the least, and his recent visit to Mexico to speak with President Nieto is seen by some as an attempt to bring in the undecided voters or Republicans who are apprehensive about Trump’s temperament....

A race against time for third-party candidates

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter • August 23, 2016

When both major party candidates for the presidential election are the most disliked since 1980, according to a FiveThirtyEight.com, common sense dictates that third-party candidates would have a higher chance of winning. But, this hasn’t been the case...

Getting to know the new SGA president

Amanda Guillen, Editor-In-Chief • May 3, 2016

The Student Government Association will have a new president in June. Sophomore operations chain supply management major Sergio Baltazar was elected on April 22 and ran independently. Despite being discouraged to run as an independent, Baltazar felt...

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

Jasmine Aguilera, Copy Editor • February 23, 2016

A common misconception is that one voter doesn’t make a difference. You are one of about 674,000 people in El Paso, only one of about 27 million in Texas and a measly one of 319 million people in the United States. So the “every vote counts” argument...

Natalicio in stable condition, officials say

Amanda Guillen • February 23, 2016

As of Monday, UTEP officials have not released the details of UTEP President Diana Natalicio’s health, although they said she is in stable condition. UTEP Executive Vice President Richard Adauto released a statement Monday saying, “Dr. Natalicio...

UTEP President Natalicio collapses on campus

Javier Cortez, Reporter • February 18, 2016

At 1:30 p.m. UTEP President Diana Natalicio collapsed on campus, and is now in stable condition at a local hospital, where she is undergoing further medical evaluation. Natalicio was walking to the Student Union East building to vote on the presidential...