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Wreck ‘em Tech Raiders may be next team in Texas to win a championship

Wreck ‘em Tech Raiders may be next team in Texas to win a championship

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor April 8, 2019

On Monday night the national championship for men’s basketball will be crowned when No. 1 seed Virginia Cavaliers take on No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders. This is the first time in school history that Tech and Virginia will be competing for a national...

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Texas 12: Can we just start at number six and below?

Texas 12: Can we just start at number six and below?

Jason Green, Contributor September 6, 2017

On the opening weekend of college football, no team really looked as if they wanted to reach up and grab that brass ring – the coveted first place spot in “The Prospector’s” Texas 12 Rankings – thus the title. My Dad actually just suggested...

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Women’s volleyball falls to 0-3 after loss to Texas Tech in home opener

Women’s volleyball falls to 0-3 after loss to Texas Tech in home opener

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment editor August 30, 2017

The Miners lost their home opener to the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a five-set thriller on Wednesday at Memorial Gym, despite a standout performance by senior setter Amanda King. UTEP got to a rough start in the first set, allowing four unanswered...

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The UTEP Volleyball team will play at home for the first time in 2017 against Texas Tech.

Volleyball opens home schedule against Texas Tech

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor August 29, 2017

The UTEP volleyball team is set to open the home portion of their season against Texas Tech on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The Miners (0-2) will try to come back from their losses with sophomores Macey Austin and Briana Arellano and junior Kylie Baumgartner...

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The last time  UTEP football started 0-2 was back in 2012. The Miners would go on to finish 3-9 that season.

Miners look to bounce back in Lubbock against Texas Tech

Adrian Broaddus, Staff Reporter September 8, 2015

Since the conference was established in 1996, the Miners have never won a game against a Big 12 team, with a 0-12 all-time record. Saturday, the Miners (0-1) will travel to Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0). While...

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Texas styles— Fashions for different passions

Texas styles— Fashions for different passions

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor February 24, 2015

In a state as big as Texas it is no surprise that when it comes to fashion, the influence and differences are endless. This is true when it comes to college fashion. With about 170 colleges in the Lone Star state­—  Texas serves as an oversized canvas...

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The Prospector News Weekly Feb 20, 2015 en Espanol

Kimberly Valle, Entertainment Editor February 20, 2015

Esta semana en noticias UTEP y médicos de Texas Tech han abierto un centro para empleados y atención de salud de familias. Anglos tienen doce veces mas riqueza que la raza afro-americana. La póliza inmigratoria del presidente Obama ha sido Detenido...

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Breast cancer procedure at higher rate in El Paso

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter November 18, 2014

A recent study by the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center at El Paso revealed that women in the city receive lumpectomies at a higher rate than the national average, but receive mastectomies at lower rates in early-stage breast cancer. The rate of lumpectomies,...

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Texas Tech vs. UTEP 2014

Another heart breaker

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 7, 2014

The UTEP Miners football team and the 35,422 fans in attendance all felt something too familiar at the end of tonight’s game—heartbreak. For the third straight year the Miners lose their home opener, this time in heart breaking fashion against...

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