The Prospector

Body found in front of library, no foul play suspected

Jasmine Aguilera, Editor-in-chief • August 17, 2014

At around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, UTEP Police found a body hanging from a tree in front of the campus library. "UTEP police dispatch received a phone call indicating that a body was hanging from a tree in front of the campus library," said UTEP Police...

New FOIA bill will allow for more transparency

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

The Freedom of Information Improvement Act of 2014, a bill that would amend FOIA, has been drafted by senators John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and has been introduced to the U.S. Senate. The Freedom of Information Act is a federal law...

World’s largest classic film festival keeps growing

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

The Plaza Classic Film Festival, the world’s largest classic film festival, is expecting approximately 40,000 attendees from all over the country. The seventh-annual event will officially begin on Aug. 7. The idea for the festival began in 2008, with...

New theater to offer a different movie experience

Ashley Muñoz, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

A new theater experience will soon be available in the Sun City. The Alamo Drafthouse based in Austin, Texas, will be building one of their theaters in El Paso later this year. The Alamo Drafthouse currently has more than 11 locations across the nation. Neil...

Winners of 2014’s NBA free agency

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

The culture of today’s NBA is profoundly different than the NBA of 30 or even 20 years ago. Today, for the most part, players rarely stay in one place for an entire career. Granted, there are still winners to be named in this summer’s free agency...

Losers of 2014’s NBA free agency

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

The offseason is when teams analyze what was done the previous year and plan for the next season. Free agency becomes the most interesting part of the summer in the NBA, especially when players such as LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony are available...

UTEP football ready for new start

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

The UTEP football team is on its way to Alpine for training camp and despite being picked to finish dead last in the conference by 13 coaches, optimism within the team remains high, especially on defense. “I love going away to camp and the chemistry...

Run, Hillary, Run!

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • July 22, 2014

I really hate American politics for one simple reason—it’s all bullshit, or to put it in more decent terms, it’s a façade. There’s corruption, lies and pointless dialogue that fills the airwaves of American politics. In a recent interview with...

French Fry Heaven makes its tasty way into the community

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

A restaurant where french fries and nothing else is served now exists in El Paso. French Fry Heaven first opened in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2011, and now has 18 locations throughout the nation. Its first location opened in El Paso on July 2 and is located...

Padres-Angels trade has an impact on all homefronts

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • July 22, 2014

On July 18, the El Paso Chihuahuas major league affiliate, the San Diego Padres, made a big trade that not only impacted the Padres, but all three of their minor league affiliates. In the trade, the Los Angeles Angels received veteran closer Huston Street,...

Volunteers WORK with immigrants at local shelter

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

A UTEP professor and some of his students have been volunteering at the Annunciation House, putting what they have studied and their social work skills to good use as an increased number of immigrants being sent to El Paso. This influx has created a...

Web series to portray the community

Ashley Muñoz, Staff Reporter • July 15, 2014

Destination El Paso and PBS station KCOS have teamed up to launch a web series called “Only in El Paso,” a project intended to promote the city through a collection of 10 short episodes produced by talented El Paso digital storytellers. “This is...