The Prospector

Indoor go-kart speedway is sparking up attention

Valerie Herrera, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2015

A new motor speedway opened in East El Paso on Feb. 6, but plans for the official ribbon cutting of Zero to 60 Motor Speedway is expected to take place Mar. 6. The track, located at 8600 Gateway East Blvd. in the Kessler Industrial Park, is a quarter-mile...

El Paso’s food takes flight

Jesus Lopez, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2015

Not all places in the United States can pull off the specific taste of authentic Mexican food, and Food Flight, a new business from El Paso, has decided to change that. Food Flight ships signature Mexican foods from local restaurants and stores in...

Girl empowerment comes to UTEP

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2015

Latinitas, an organization that works to empower young Latina girls, will be collaborating with UTEP to host their College Chica Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to explain the importance of college through campus visits, presentations and other...

Men’s basketball streaking, in second place of Conference USA

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor • February 17, 2015

The UTEP men’s basketball team has won six-straight games and sits alone in second place in Conference USA. After two wins at home, first against Charlotte and then against Old Dominion, the Miners’ 10-3 conference record trails only Louisiana Tech’s...

Champions League is finally back

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor • February 17, 2015

The Round of 16 Champions League draw is one of the worst days in sports. I hate it. Sure, we learn who will play who in the first of the decisive stages of the most competitive soccer tournament there is, but then we have to wait months before these...

Softball picks up first wins of the season in Las Vegas

Jason Green, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2015

The UTEP softball team went to Las Vegas for the Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic tournament and came back with their first two victories of the season. During prior weekend, the Miners were in Arizona for the Kajikawa Classic, where they lost all five...

Softball heads to Vegas for the weekend

Jason Green, Staff Reporter • February 10, 2015

The UTEP softball team opened the season this past weekend with the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Arizona. This weekend, the team will head to Las Vegas for the Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic. UTEP is 0-5 after losing all five games of their season-opening...

Lady Miners to be tested on the road

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter • February 10, 2015

The Lady Miners will be on the road to play Charlotte and Old Dominion on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. The Miners, who are coming off their first win at home after a six game loosing streak, will look to get a different streak going on the road The...

Men’s basketball looks to continue streak

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor • February 10, 2015

Five of the final seven regular season games will be at home for coach Tim Floyd and the UTEP men’s basketball team. After coming back from Florida with two wins this past weekend against Florida Atlantic and Florida International, the Miners are preparing...

History at your finger tips

Alexandra Cardwell, Staff Reporter • February 10, 2015

The grand opening for Digital Information Gateway in El Paso, the first digital wall in America, will be on Feb. 14, at the El Paso Museum of History from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. DIGIE is a map and a major collection of various videos and pictures of El Paso’s ...

Genital modification no longer considered a taboo

Jesus Lopez, Contributor • February 10, 2015

Body modification began as an archaic art, but in today’s society, it may not be considered a taboo anymore. Body modification has been seen since the beginning of history. Many tribes of the past had traditions that included tattooing, skin stretching,...

Ghost hunting on the most romantic day of the year

Jesus Lopez, Contributor • February 10, 2015

There is no need to wait until Halloween for ghost tours, they will begin early this year on Valentine’s Day weekend at Concordia Cemetery and Downtown El Paso. “Concordia Cemetery has brought you stories of history, legends and lore of the City...