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UTEP STEM recognition breaks barriers for underrepresented students

Valerie Herrera, Staff Reporter • July 7, 2015

For more than 20 years, the UT System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, has worked arduously to increase the number of students who pursue degrees in science, engineering, and mathematics. Of the UT System’s institutions, UTEP has ranked...

Academic Tecnologies receives excellence award

Juan Raygoza, Staff Reporter • July 7, 2015

The international community of experts in educational technology, known as the New Media Consortium, awarded UTEP’s Academic Technologies the 2015 Center of Excellence award. In a letter from NMC, senior director of communications, Samantha Becker,...

Dream Chasers Club invigorates art and fashion

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor • July 7, 2015

“Chase dreams, not money!” That is the slogan a local business and its owner are abiding by. By motivating it’s clients and local residents to chase their dreams, the Dream Chasers Club is crafting a new local art movement where people are encouraged...

Dinner Theatre to debut ‘Pippin’

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter • July 7, 2015

A play based on a prince’s uplifting journey will be coming to the UTEP Dinner Theatre. The Tony-award winning play tells the story about a heir to a throne who is on an epic search for happiness. “Pippin”will be directed by Greg Taylor, associate...

The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

July 6, 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...

El Pasoans pack downtown for Streetfest 2015

Michaela Román and Adam Ziegenhals • June 28, 2015

The El Paso StreetFest took place on Friday June 26 and Saturday June 27. Hosted by KLAQ, this year marked fourteen years of the festival. The StreetFest pulled in an estimated 12,000 attendees each night with headlining acts Halestorm, Young Rising Sons,...

First Same-Sex Couples to Marry in El Paso

Amanda Guillen, Editor-in-Chief • June 27, 2015

At approximately 12:20 p.m. on June 26, Yairo Herrera and Luke Oleander became the first same-sex couple to be married in El Paso at the County Courthouse. Less than 20 minutes later, a few floors up, the second couple, Aixa Adame and Lacey Darcy,...

Stomping the flag becomes a debate about patriotism

Juan Raygoza, Contributor • June 23, 2015

This past May, a new social media trend known as the Eric Sheppard challenge has outraged veterans, members of the military and Americans all over the nation. It has also empowered a movement in support of free speech. Sheppard, who is an African-American...

$310 million gone to waste

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor • June 23, 2015

Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently said there are 20,000 “dangerous” drug-related gang members in the Houston area earlier this month. He said this after he signed a bill that will allocate $310 million to help secure the border with advanced technology...

Sweeping border security bill raises concerns

Valerie Herrera, Staff Reporter • June 23, 2015

Earlier this month, Texas Governor Greg Abbot approved a $310-million border security measure that will increase intelligence and operation efforts on the Texas-Mexico border. House Bill 11 is the final piece of the massive $800-million effort aimed...

Fourth of July celebrated the El Paso way

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter • June 23, 2015

Whenever the streets are adorned with red, white and blue, it’s unmistakably Independence Day. The national holiday is fast approaching and the event list in El Paso is ample, ranging from parades to theme parties that will entertain the El Paso community...

Ciudad Juarez gets cultural

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter • June 23, 2015

Objects of different materials, colors and sizes are what the recently opened Julia & Ernestina in Ciudad Juarez offers. The store carries diverse articles that come mostly from different Mexican companies and designers. “Julia & Ernestina...