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“Nearby Friends” makes creepy debut on Facebook

Maria Esquinca, Staff reporter • April 17, 2014

Glenn Greenwald released one of the biggest stories of the year in June 2013. The Guardian headline read “NSA Collecting Millions of Verizon Customers Daily.” Since then, an unprecedented amount of information has been released disclosing the extent...

Former addict promotes student recovery through national bike tour

Helen Yip, Staff reporter • April 8, 2014

Steve Pulley casually sits with his legs crossed in a tiny, dimly lit room. His physique is fit, you would never tell by looking at him that he was once a heroin addict. Pulley is traveling on a bicycle from San Diego to Charleston, South Carolina,...

U.S. flags planted on National Mall to represent veteran suicides

Alejandro Alba, SHFWire reporter • March 27, 2014

WASHINGTON – As he helped plant some of the 1,892 U.S. flags across the National Mall, David Curry remembered his fellow Marine and friend, Jonathan Schulze. Seven years ago, Schulze committed suicide after returning from war. He was unable to get...

The best of the Conference USA basketball championships-slideshow

March 18, 2014

The Prospector’s Monday night playlist

March 17, 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...

Oil Paintings by Rebecca

March 5, 2014

My name is Rebecca Nicole Guerrero, I'm 21 years old and I'm from El Paso, Texas. I'm an organizational and corporate communications major. These are four examples of my work. They are all oil paintings on a canvas panel, which are part of a bigger...

The Prospector’s Monday night playlist

March 3, 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...

El Chisme – Episode 5

Editorial staff • February 17, 2014

Welcome to “El Chisme,” a weekly show hosted by our staff where we discuss anything you can think of. This week we discuss: Coca-Cola's "controversial" Superbowl commercial Dylan Farrow's accusations against her former step-father, Woody...

Documentary successfully casts new light on Segundo Barrio

Jose Soto, Staff reporter • January 23, 2014

The Emmy award winning PBS-show “One Square Mile” chose the southern region of El Paso as their focal area for their highly acclaimed documentary series, focusing on the different aspects of the Segundo Barrio to highlight the often forgotten about...

First lady, Alicia Keys screen movie at White House as part of education push

Alejandro Alba, SHFWire reporter • January 15, 2014

WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama brought a backup to a film screening at the White House Wednesday as part of her campaign to encourage children to go to college. Singer and songwriter Alicia Keys co-produced the film, “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister...

Volleyball player involved in death of foreign exchange student

Jasmine Aguilera, Editor-in-chief • December 4, 2013

A UTEP Police report released Wednesday names sophomore volleyball player Madison Morris as the driver of the Nov. 15 accident that led to the death of Achim Schweighofer, a 23-year-old foreign exchange student. University Communications officials...

El Chisme

, The Prospector staff • December 2, 2013

Welcome to “El Chisme,” a weekly show hosted by our staff where we discuss anything you can think of. This week we discuss: New York City's minimum smoking age changed to 21 "Selfie" added to the Oxford English Dictionary Illegally...