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Miners look to homecoming game to find their stride

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter • October 7, 2014

The UTEP Miners have been in a slump for the past two weeks on the road and will finally have the chance to redeem themselves in the Sun Bowl at their homecoming game against the Old Dominion Monarchs this Saturday, Oct. 11. The Miners will attempt to...

Miners on the road again

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter • October 3, 2014

For the third consecutive week, the UTEP football team will be on the road. This time to the Miners will be traveling to Ruston, Louisiana to face the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, after a disappointing 58-28 loss to Kansas State on Sept. 27. The Miners...

The Prospector News Weekly Sept. 26, 2014

Amanda Guillen and Kimberly Valle • September 26, 2014

This week in news, tuition will not increase for students, UTEP Celebrates takes over local area schools, Congressman helps students get ready to vote, UTEP Women's Volleyball will face off against North Texas, and UTEP Football takes on the Kansas State...

Miners ready for K-State

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter • September 25, 2014

Coming off a win in the Battle of I-10 against bitter rival New Mexico State, UTEP had an extra week after to prepare for the nationally ranked Kansas State Wildcats. This would be the second time that UTEP plays a Big 12 team this season with the first...

The Prospector News Weekly (Sports) Sept. 15, 2014

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter • September 15, 2014

Miners dominate Battle of I-10, 42-24

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter • September 13, 2014

The Miners kicked off their battle of 1-10 rivalry against NMSU in front of 32,979 fans. The 92nd meeting between the Aggies and Miners is the longest series in school history, spanning as long as the UTEP school history itself. The Miners and...

100 years of struggle

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 9, 2014

There is no way but up when you are at the bottom of the pit. That’s been the saying surrounding UTEP football since its inception back in 1914. Although the program’s history is just as long as the university itself, UTEP football has not garnered...

Top 10 male athletes of all time at UTEP

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 9, 2014

Male athletes have been on campus since the inception of the university in 1914, which makes for a heavily decorated list. Olympians, pro sport Hall of Fame members, All-Stars and Player of the Years have all come through UTEP. Considering that UTEP is...

Five years of threats and fun

Blake A. Lanham, Cartoonist • September 9, 2014

When you go into cartooning, you do it for a few reasons. One, you want to get your art out there. Two, you want to get paid for the art you’re putting out there. Three, you build a reputation for yourself in some form or another. And four, you typically...

The good, the bad, and the mining: The first 100 years in sports

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter • September 9, 2014

It didn’t take long for the University of Texas at El Paso to start its quest toward athletic greatness. It was back in 1914, that the university adopted sports into its culture by holding its first football practice and soon after its first season....

The Prospector’s Centennial football team

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 8, 2014

Anyone in the vicinity of El Paso knows that UTEP is not known for its football program. However, that does not mean the program has not produced talent in its 100 years of existence. From a team standpoint, the Miners are in the bottom percentile of...

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...