The Prospector

Americans struggle to name First Amendment freedoms

Kate Winkle, SHFWire Intern • June 24, 2014

WASHINGTON - Americans have failed their 2014 civics test: 29 percent of them can’t name any of the five freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution’s First Amendment. The Newseum’s First Amendment Center surveyed 1,006 adults nationwide over the...

Lawmakers argue over solutions to unaccompanied children at border

Anna Giles, SHFWire Intern • June 24, 2014

WASHINGTON - As an influx of thousands of Central American children continues at the U.S.-Mexico border, lawmakers argued over the effectiveness of long-term solutions proposed by homeland security officials involving better cooperation with Mexico. “A...

World Cup recap: Netherlands and Chile advance from Group B

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter • June 23, 2014

The final series of group-stage games, which will provide two teams from each group to advance into the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, is underway. Group B was the first in action, with Chile playing the Netherlands and Spain facing...

Harapan Island

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • June 23, 2014

Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and is currently in Indonesia for a study abroad program. The boat arrives at the port cutting through crystalline blue waters amidst the shouts of both the people on the boat and...

The Boat Ride

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • June 20, 2014

Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and is currently in Indonesia for a study abroad program. Through the small cracks of the windowsills enters the potent scent of fish. It travels from the sea released by the carcasses...

Indonesia—A Tale of Two Cities

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • June 18, 2014

Editor's note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and is currently in Indonesia for a study abroad program. The giant leaves of trees larger than my torso loomed out into the sky as we drove into the core of Indonesia’s capital,...

The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

, Editorial staff • June 16, 2014

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...

Tumblr goes to the White House

Lorain Watters, Editor-in-chief • June 10, 2014

President Barack Obama was invited to participate in a Q&A with Tumblr, a microblogging platform and social networking website founded by David Karp in 2007, about higher education—a first for the president and Tumblr community. Students around...

The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

, Editorial staff • June 9, 2014

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...

SGA seeks to serve student body for next term

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor • May 30, 2014

The 2014-2015 SGA representatives and their families gathered for the annual swearing-in ceremony May 30 at the Hoover House. Catie McCorry-Andalis, associate vice president and dean of students, welcomed and congratulated fellow inductees on their...

SGA’s BOLD party to be penalized for early campaigning

Maria Esquinca, Staff reporter • April 28, 2014

The BOLD Party, one of the two parties running for Student Government Association, has received sanctions after it was found guilty of early campaigning, a violation of the election code. The BOLD party is banned from campaigning Tuesday, April 29...

Beck, El Paso’s BFF, welcomed with open arms

Jasmine Aguilera, Editor-in-chief • April 24, 2014

Beck came to El Paso to find a friend—at least that's what he repeated over and over during his Thursday night performance at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. Mr. Hansen, this reporter would love to be your friend. In fact, everyone should be Beck's friend....