The Prospector

Miners snap 20 game losing streak and break the chains

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor • November 3, 2018

The longest active losing streak in college football is over at 20 games, UTEP defeats Rice 34-26 in Houston. The Miners (1-8, 1-4 C-USA) get their first win in over two years against the Rice Owls (1-9, 0-6 C-USA), UTEP also gets their first win...

Can the Miners break the chains?

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor • October 23, 2018

On Oct. 11, a local podcast called Fire and Ice helped L&F Distributors of El Paso announce Orange Pride, also known as the #BreakTheChains campaign at eight bars around El Paso. The concept is once “the local university team wins a football game”...