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The Navy Color Guard positions the American flag and the U.S. Navy flag in front of the crowd in preparation for the National Anthem at a ceremony Monday to honor those who died and those who helped at last year’s Navy Yard shootings

Navy Yard ceremony honors heroic actions at last year’s shootings

Anna Giles, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

WASHINGTON—For Shannon Marchegiani, June 23 morning started with an explanation to her 3-year-old son about why his father is a hero. Marchegiani, 38, a neonatologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, was preparing to see her husband,...

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Junior All-American Anthony Rotich is one of the most decorated Track and Field athletes in the program’s history after three years

The man, the myth, the legend—Anthony Rotich

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

Coming from humble beginnings in Nairobi, Kenya, junior distance runner Anthony Rotich has risen to stardom in his three years at UTEP, and his path to greatness started long before his arrival to El Paso. Growing up, in order to get to school, Rotich...

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A new application powered by Sun Metro, will be developed by the end of the year or early next year in efforts to implement a route planner to users.

Sun Metro to develop route planner app

Aaron Montes, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series. Sun Metro is looking to develop a smartphone application for metro users by the end of the year or early next year in an effort to modernize the public transportation experience, officials said. Sun...

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Crave Kitchen, located at 11990 Rojas Drive, hosts an acoustic series on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.

Crave Kitchen serves an acoustic delight

Ashley Muñoz, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

Most people know Crave Kitchen and Bar for casual fine dining that offers a modern American menu.  The food on the menu consists of  comfort food, with a twist. However, Crave has another dish you can really get into—a summer acoustic series that...

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Ricardo Quezada, estudiante de antropología, estudia para sus clases en la Union ala Este.

La edad no detiene a la educación

Cassandra Adame, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

Ricardo Quezada, estudiante de antropología de 43 años de edad, es estudiante de la universidad desde el 2011. Quezada vive en la reserva Ysleta del Sur Pueblo donde habitan un total de 1,728 habitantes. Quezada quiere usar su educación para ayudar...

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World Cup recap: Netherlands and Chile advance from Group B

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter June 23, 2014

The final series of group-stage games, which will provide two teams from each group to advance into the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, is underway. Group B was the first in action, with Chile playing the Netherlands and Spain facing...

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A woman waits to leave the boat for Harapan Island.

Harapan Island

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter June 23, 2014

Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and is currently in Indonesia for a study abroad program. The boat arrives at the port cutting through crystalline blue waters amidst the shouts of both the people on the boat and...

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An orangutan asks for food at the KRUS Botanical Garden.

The Boat Ride

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter June 20, 2014

Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and is currently in Indonesia for a study abroad program. Through the small cracks of the windowsills enters the potent scent of fish. It travels from the sea released by the carcasses...

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A python is seen at KRUS National Park.

Indonesia—A Tale of Two Cities

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter June 18, 2014

Editor's note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and is currently in Indonesia for a study abroad program. The giant leaves of trees larger than my torso loomed out into the sky as we drove into the core of Indonesia’s capital,...

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Jeannez Daniel is The first major recruit UTEP tennis has had in years

Sopel snags two big time recruits for tennis

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor June 17, 2014

Coming into the 2014 spring season, head coach Myriam Sopel had big shoes to fill after popular head coach Mark Roberts left for an assistant coaching job at Southern Methodist University. Once again, Sopel has another tough task at hand—replacing three...

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Top Android and iOS apps in the market

Top Android and iOS apps in the market

Lesly Limon, Staff Reporter June 17, 2014

The summer has started out hot and so are these apps. Here are some of the apps that made the top-trending list in the app stores for iOS devices and Google Play for Android phones. "Two Dots" Price: Free Developer: Betaworks One Category: Game Platform:...

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The Southwest University Stadium provides various food options for attendees. Some include Peter Piper Pizza, Leo’s Mexican Restaurant and Juárez Dog.

Baseball fans experience variety

Lesly Limon, Staff Reporter June 17, 2014

Walking into the Southwest University Baseball Stadium for the first time is quite an experience. There are plenty of vendors, the seating can be confusing and the stadium is pretty big—way bigger than what it looks like from the outside. With the...

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