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Sergeant Radia McKenzie, financial management specialist and Alena Stepanova, financial management, both with the 4th Financial Management Support Unit, stand at their post during Iron Focus.

Battle buddies

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor April 1, 2015

Sitting inside a makeshift “hill” made out of camouflage netting that is sustained by sandbags and wooden crates are two soldiers, both women, both immigrants, both united by a common task. Before the military they were continents apart. Now they...

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New bill proposal aims to get rid of in-state tuition for DREAMers

New bill proposal aims to get rid of in-state tuition for DREAMers

Lorain Ambrocio, Editor in Chief April 1, 2015

A new proposal has hit the Texas Senate floor, which will affect undocumented students in the country, or DREAMers, and how they’ll be paying for college or university tuition. On April 6, the border security subcommittee of the Senate’s Veteran...

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Organization on campus provides hope and education on mental illness

Fernanda De Leon, Contributor April 1, 2015

Removing and educating about the stigmas that exist about mental illness is the goal of the National Alliance on Mental Illness at El Paso and the NAMI branch at UTEP. NAMI is an organization that began in 1979 with the participation of family members...

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Concussions be damned: my son can play football if he wants

Jason Green, Staff Reporter April 1, 2015

Recently San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland retired after only one season in the National Football League. Borland cited recent studies, which show the adverse effects of playing football on a person’s brain as the main reason. He also said...

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More than 100 bills aim to improve VA health care

More than 100 bills aim to improve VA health care

Stephanie Frescas, Staff Reporter April 1, 2015

As a response to last summer’s Veteran Affairs health care scandal, where the White House reported significant and chronic system failures, more than 100 bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives to improve veteran health care this...

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Women’s soccer kicks off spring season

Women’s soccer kicks off spring season

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor April 1, 2015

nce the UTEP women’s soccer team took the field. After the heartbreaking Conference USA Tournament loss in penalty kicks at the hands of Louisiana Tech, the Miners are back on the pitch for their spring season. Unlike the fall, there is no trophy on...

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Senior Golfer Roberto Ruiz finished 10th at the Lone Star Invitational.

Senior golfer aims at finishing career strong

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter April 1, 2015

With the five sports that UTEP offers for men, none may offer more individual effort for the well-being of the team as golf. Among the leaders of the team, senior Roberto Ruiz has to be one of the best pillars of the team. Ruiz has been a starter since...

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Legislation could increase access to birth control

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor April 1, 2015

Carol De Avila was 15 and a freshman at Coronado High School, when she realized she was three months pregnant. “In high school everybody was having sex,” she said. Although her parents had told her that sex was something married people did, De Avila’s...

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The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

March 30, 2015

Every Tuesday The Prospector releases a print edition of our publication. This means a long day of work every Monday that usually carries on into late hours of the night. Between editing stories, finding sources, designing pages and the occasional...

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Citizens United for Ted Cruz

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor March 24, 2015

Ted Cruz just announced his bid to run for president and he wants you to know he’s here to save America. (Americans being white, straight, conservative, upper-to-middle class.) In his patriotic and nostalgia-inflicting ad he seems to lament the loss...

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Texas Senate approves open carry and campus carry bills

Texas Senate approves open carry and campus carry bills

Alonso Moreno, Staff Reporter March 24, 2015

As the Texas 84th Legislature continues to move along, so do Senate Bills 11 and 17, which will bring Texans closer to the possibility of being able to openly carry a gun in the state and carry a concealed weapon on university campuses. On Monday and...

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House transportation chair confident about long-term highway bill

Sean McMinn, SHFWire Intern March 24, 2015

WASHINGTON — Continuing its sprint from one governing crisis to another, Congress will face the threat of an empty Highway Trust Fund at the end of May. But this time, there’s hope that maybe — just maybe — lawmakers can agree on a long-term...

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