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The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Sophomore forward Vince Hunter drives ball past Wildcat defender for a basket.

UTEP comes up short against Arizona, loses 60-55

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor December 20, 2014

It was all that was expected and more. The UTEP men’s basketball team welcomed the Arizona Wildcats into the Don Haskins and stood toe-to-toe with the third ranked team in the nation. In the end the Wildcats edged the Miners 60-55 after a tight,...

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Matt Willms wins the ball for UTEP in the opening seconds.

Miners dominate Southeastern Louisiana

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor December 16, 2014

The UTEP men’s basketball team plays third ranked Arizona on Friday, but they could not afford to look past tonight’s opponent and they didn’t. The Miners dominated Southeastern Louisiana University to a final score of 80-62 in front of over...

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TentSquare provides possibilities to local actors

Andrea E. Acosta, Entertainment Editor December 3, 2014

Three El Paso natives were cast to appear in a comedic L.A. short film called “While You Were in a Coma,” set to premiere on March 9, 2015. This will be the first project by the TentSquare community, a crowdsourcing-based production studio that allows...

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UTEP awaits decission from the board of regents on ASARCO land.

UTEP’s expansion decision on hold

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter December 2, 2014

The purchase of 443 acres of land, where the former ASARCO smelter site was located, is an agenda item for UTEP in the coming year. The University of Texas Board of Regents met for two days on Nov. 5 and 6 at UTEP and discussed the potential purchase...

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Social media addictiveness

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter December 2, 2014

The accessibility to social media platforms has made it easier for students to dedicate a large portion of their time to online activity. For some students, excessive use can lead to addiction-like symptoms. “Because these students are spending more...

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3 years and more than 200 issues later

Diego Burciaga, Layout Editor December 2, 2014

It was three years and four months ago that I transferred from the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez and started my first semester at UTEP. A week before class began, I started looking for a job. Some one told me about Job Mine, I logged in and...

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Girl poses as someone that has been effected by domestic violence.

Domestic violence in LGBTQA community

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter December 2, 2014

A recent campus study revealed that bisexual women are more likely to experience sexual assault, compared to other members of the LGBTQA community. The survey, titled Sexual Attitudes Behaviors and Experiences Survey II, was conducted by the Women’s...

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Students switch classes by the Undergraduate Learning Center.

To Stay or not to Stay?

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter December 2, 2014

According to Economic Modeling Specialists International, in 2013 about 57 percent of graduating students from UTEP stayed in El Paso at least one year after graduating. In a Graduating Student Survey in 2013-2014, conducted by the Center for Institutional...

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Organization aims to unite border region

Organization aims to unite border region

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor/Multimedia Editor December 2, 2014

The Borderplex Alliance is making it its mission to change the way El Paso, Chihuahua and portions of southern New Mexico work together in order to create a healthy local economy by recruiting business and industry to the region. The 2-year-old private,...

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Manager Armando Silva poses for a picture at Mooyaah Burgers which is located at 7500 N. Mesa St.

Student manages an exquisite future

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter December 2, 2014

Armando Silva was an average college student, who worked two jobs and went to school at the same time. He managed to handle it all through his positive spirit. Involved in food hospitality as a manager for more than a decade, Silva is now ready for his...

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New publication crosses the border to share stories

New publication crosses the border to share stories

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter December 2, 2014

A group of El Pasoans has formed a bilingual publication team called The Rio Grande Rift, which seeks to share the untold stories of the El Paso and Juárez region. “I’ve lived and studied in El Paso for a long time,” Editor Mari Gomez said. “I’ve...

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