English boy band One Direction will perform at the Sun Bowl on Sept. 19, 2014 as part of the UTEP Centennial. “We’re trying to join the celebration in the biggest, most exciting way we could possibly do it,” said Jorge Vasquez, UTEP special events...

A donation drive by the UTEP French Club will be spread thin this year as students try to contribute to different causes. Last year, the French Club donated about $200 to the Lee and Beulah Moor Children’s Home. “I’m not too sure if we’ll...

The Student Publications staff paid a visit to the Big Easy Oct. 23-27 for the ACP-CMA Annual Convention. The Prospector was recognized as a Newspaper Pacemaker finalist and took home a 3rd place prize for Newsmagazine Special Edition Cover for Minero...

Jaime Quesada talks with students about the results of the Pick Awards and why they think chain businesses are favored over local businesses.                 [youtube id="pCEa3IZLdSs"...

As of Saturday, foreign exchange student Achim Schweighofer, 23, of Austria is in a coma and has been set as an organ donor, according to Achim’s girlfriend Amaris Castañon, senior cellular and molecular biochemistry major, who has been in constant...

A freshman exchange student was hit by a vehicle on the southwest side of Miner Village on Friday afternoon. The victim was identified by a group of friends as Achim Schweighofer from Austria. Patrick Heinsch, a freshman exchange student from Germany,...

WASHINGTON - The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is not necessary, financial aid experts told senators at a hearing about how to make applying for federal aid a friendlier and easier process. “Do we even need a FAFSA form? Do you think?...

WASHINGTON – Members of Congress are demanding answers to the lack of data available on visa overstays in the U.S., which they say could lead to more informed decisions on comprehensive immigration reform. However, the Department of Homeland Security isn’t...

UTEP athletics confirmed with the Prospector on Thursday that freshman running back Aaron Jones is out for the season. He suffered broken ribs during the game against North Texas. This marks UTEP's second key player on the offense to go down this season...

A steak dinner and a carton of Lucky Strikes cigarettes were a treat on June 5, 1944, a day before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Other than the special meal and cigarettes, it seemed like a regular practice jump for the men, who were part of...

Nine Inch Nails amazed with their ‘Tension’ tour at the Don Haskins Center with their versatile stage, the incredible and unique lighting and their most recent material from the album “Hesitations Marks.” The concert started with a black curtain...