The Prospector

Eating like a professional does the job

Joseph Esposito, Contributor • September 16, 2014

Preparing for a job interview takes more than dressing your best and reciting a few lines before setting foot into what will hopefully be your future workplace. In fact, studies have been conducted in order to determine what foods make the best choices...

Student vets struggle with workforce

Helen Yip, Contributor • September 16, 2014

According to an article in The Washington Post, just a year ago the national rate for unemployment of U.S. veterans was 6.9 percent. According to the data, this was only slightly lower than the national average. UTEP’s Military Student Success Center...

Students struggle to erase the tattoo stigma

Matthew Euzarraga, Contributor • September 16, 2014

According to a 2013 survey done by the Center for Professional Excellence at York College of Pennsylvania, 61 percent of human resource managers said tattoos would hurt a job applicant’s chances. There are exceptions in tattoo-friendly companies such...

Religious vocations also a career option

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter • September 16, 2014

A religious vocational calling has some students tackling on more than the usual college tasks. Although it may seem rare, these students seek to serve the church while pursuing their college degrees. These students follow up their college education...

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

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter • September 15, 2014

Miners fall to CSU in straight sets

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 13, 2014

In the final game of the UTEP/NMSU Invitational, the UTEP Miners volleyball team fell to Colorado State 3-0; 25-13, 25-18, 25-23. After a slow start the Miners gradually improved, nearly taking a set of the now 8-1 Rams. Colorado State got off...

Miners fall in three straight sets to ninth ranked BYU

Juan Carlos Navarrete • September 12, 2014

The UTEP miner’s volleyball team fell at the hands of Bingham Young University cougars in three sets on Friday night. With a crowd of 793 fans cheering the miners on in Memorial Gym the miners continued their early season woes. The miners played...

Message to news media: Embrace diversity if you want to survive and thrive

Hugo Balta, Diversity & Inclusion Media Specialist • September 12, 2014

Diversity doesn’t happen easily. It is slow progressive change. The pundit who asks, “why don’t they just hire more _____,” fails to understand the fiscal constraints in which media companies operate under. Newsroom budgets continuously contract...

A day of remembrance- UTEP reflects on September 11

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor/Multimedia Editor • September 11, 2014

Ambassador discusses Mexico and U.S. relations as part of lecture series

Jasmine Aguilera, Editor-in-chief • September 10, 2014

Mexico Ambassador to the United States, Eduardo Medina Mora, discussed UTEP’s Washington Monthly ranking, international relations and changes taking place in Mexico Wednesday afternoon at the UGLC. He spoke as part of the Centennial Lecture Series...

We Will Never Forget – UTEP remembers 9/11/01

September 10, 2014

Housing grows with student population

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • September 9, 2014

Willie Quinn is a UTEP alumni who has been volunteering at the UTEP Heritage House, the campus’ historical repository, since 2001. He runs his finger along a long laminated map, “This is how Vet Village fits into the scheme of things,” Quinn said. The...