The Prospector

Alonso Moreno, Copy Editor • September 8, 2015

Often labeled as murderers and sinners by some, and as individuals exercising their reproductive rights by others, women around the world have been given a new complexity to add to the ever-changing issue of abortion. Last Tuesday, Pope Francis shocked...

Mother of Pearl Block Party to celebrate its first year

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter • September 8, 2015

One El Paso block party will be bringing in groups from San Francisco, Austin and Brooklyn as well as local artists such as Chuy Vuitton and Rico Ferri. Mother of Pearl, a vinyl record store located at 4935 Mesa, will be having their block party event...

When you need your coffee fix: places to grab your cup of joe

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor • September 8, 2015

As you walk into the wooden-paved, relaxed ambience of Trade Craft, located at 3737 N. Mesa St., you get the notion that you are in for something rather interesting. The place is welcoming and warm, in the sense that it has a home-like feeling. There...

Red Raiders offense poses a tall tasking for Miners defensively

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 8, 2015

With one monster subdued, another one emerges. That is the focus on the UTEP football team heading into week two of their 2015 season. After a 35-point shellacking by the Arkansas Razorbacks, where the Miners gave up 48 points and 490 yards of total...

UTEP volleyball is ready and excited for home debut in the Haskins

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 8, 2015

This Wednesday, Sept. 9, the UTEP women’s volleyball team will make their home debut in the annual Borderland Invitational Tournament against Denver University at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners will play a total of four matches in three days. On...

Lock and loaded for campus

Alonso Moreno, Copy Editor • September 1, 2015

As we are roughly a year away from guns being allowed on campus, I would like to take a look back at some of the prominent arguments that were made for concealed guns on campus. Number one: It’s in the Constitution This is somewhat a funny one for...

MyUTEP page gets an overhaul

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief • September 1, 2015

The main website for University of Texas at El Paso students has undergone a complete overhaul for the first time since it was launched almost 10 years ago. After a two-year research and development process, the MyUTEP page has been redesigned with only...

Students look for alternatives when it comes to buying books

Julio Cesar Chavez, Staff Reporter • September 1, 2015

According to the College Board, the average university student will spend $1,200 on books and supplies every year. Students are trying everything possible to bring that number down. UTEP students are spending as much as $160 for every textbook at the...

SGA pushes for greater visibility and transparency

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor • September 1, 2015

On a Thursday evening, inside room 304 in Union East, a gavel is loudly struck signifying the commencement of the first Student Government Association senate meeting of the semester. It is here that a series of decisions that affect UTEP students will...

Uptown Cheapskate offers affordable clothing

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter • September 1, 2015

For many college students, the line between wearing trendy clothes or spending money on groceries and gas can be an extremely thin one. In many cases, both things can be of dire importance for students. Buying, selling and trading affordable fashion...

New study seeks correlation between yoga and stress

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter • September 1, 2015

The goal of a new study at The University of Texas at El Paso is to evaluate the impact of yoga on the stress and anxiety levels of students and their academic focus. The study also aims to gain the students’ perspective on whether or not yoga was effective...

A beautiful ‘Madness’

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor • September 1, 2015

The year has already seen many highly prolific albums dropped by some major artists. It seems, however, that one album has drawn both the most attention and anticipation all on its own. With three addictive and beautifully crafted singles released as...