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Fiesta Juárez concluye con éxito en ciudad fronteriza

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter • October 20, 2015

Con un conjunto de juegos mecánicos, antojitos típicos mexicanos, exposiciones, y mucha diversión, la feria de Ciudad Juárez, denominada como “Fiesta Juárez”, resulto ser todo un éxito para la comunidad fronteriza. Con la misión de mejorar...

Palacios making an impact as a freshman

Adrian Broaddus, Staff Reporter • October 20, 2015

Flashback to Aug. 21, freshman goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios prepares to start her first college game against Eastern Washington. Head coach Kevin Cross came to Palacios and gave her the starting job. Timidly and nervously, she jogged on the field and faced...

WEB SERIES Inside El Paso: Episode 2 – Sunrise Yoga Festival

Christopher Zacherl, Multimedia Editor • October 12, 2015

[youtube id="Qbbam2ysTWM"] Here at the Prospector, we decided to launch a web series entitled "Inside El Paso" to showcase what El Paso has to offer for everyone living here. We are to showcase local events, local businesses, & local people in...

Ability to grow with disability

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor • October 6, 2015

The Center for Accommodation and Support Services will host Ability Awareness Week Oct. 5-9—a week of activities, forums and exhibitions in commemoration of National Disability Employment Month. Bill Dethlefs, director of CASS, said this year marks...

Taking a bullet for student safety

Alonso Moreno, Copy Editor • October 6, 2015

As students headed into class in the Cotton Memorial Building, room 104, they were met with a sign that sent a simple, but strong message—“No Guns Allowed.” The sign is lecturer David Smith-Soto’s response to the passing of Senate Bill 11. On...

‘West Side Story’ to finally premiere at UTEP Dinner Theatre

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter • October 6, 2015

One of the most recognized and highly acclaimed musicals in Broadway history, “West side Story,” a timeless adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” that was written by Arthur Laurents, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, will...

Chalk the Block returns to downtown El Paso

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter • October 6, 2015

The highly-anticipated and celebrated annual festival that decorates the downtown area with vibrant colors and artistic depictions will return this week. Chalk the Block, which helps promote the importance of art in El Paso, will take place from Oct....

Mine Tracks

Adrian Broaddus, Staff Reporter • October 6, 2015

When you mix the likes of Bon Iver and Andre 3000, and you fuse together jazzy soul music with hip hop and folk, then combine electric guitar with soothing rap, you get Raury, the 19-year-old artist straight out of Stone Mountain in East Atlanta. After...

Clutch Cutaia making senior season count

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief • October 6, 2015

Scoring is not very easy in soccer, which is why it is impressive when someone can do it consistently. That is what senior forward and captain Angela Cutaia does for the UTEP women’s soccer team–she produces. If there is a goal, she more than likely...

Miners looking to build off three game road trip

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter • October 6, 2015

The UTEP women’s soccer team is gearing up for their final road trip of the season, where they will face UTSA, LA Tech and Southern Miss. The Miners are 8-4-2 overall, and 1-1-2 in conference. They find themselves in ninth place in Conference USA,...

Students address food insecurity on campus

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor • September 29, 2015

On a seemingly normal day, a couple of UTEP students walked from the UTEP Library to the Rescue Mission of El Paso, a homeless shelter, for food, spearheading what would became the Miner Connection, a student-driven food pantry. Esther Zapata, a UTEP...

Dealing with concussions not an exact science

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief • September 29, 2015

Your left foot leaves the ground, the right one pushes off as the ball flies into the box. Next thing you know you are on your back, with no clue as to what happened in the previous five to 10 seconds. Dizziness, nausea and headaches follow for days,...