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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

UTSAs  Keaton Wallace  drives to the basket versus the UTEP Miners Jan. 15.

Miners road woes continue at UTSA with 16-point loss

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor January 19, 2020

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) got payback against the UTEP Miners Saturday with a dominating 86-70 victory on its home court. Leading from start to finish in this matchup, the Roadrunners shot 61 percent in the first half to build a 17-point...

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UTEP womens basketball head coach Kevin Baker gives a thumbs up to his team in its 94-54 win over UTSA at the Don Haskins Center.

UTEP dominates UTSA 94- 54 and improves to 4-1 in Conference-USA

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter January 18, 2020

It has been a season of significant improvement for the UTEP women’s basketball team (11-5, 4-1) and its 94-54 win over UTSA (6-10, 2-3) Saturday afternoon at the Don Haskins Center is one piece of evidence.   UTEP has already surpassed its...

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El Paso will not be hosting a Women’s March this year

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor January 17, 2020

The Women’s March of El Paso (WMEP) announced it will “not coordinate a Women’s March this month” through a Facebook post.  Women’s March is a global movement and is expected to happen on Saturday, Jan. 18 in cities around the...

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Junior forward Bryson Williams fights for loose ball versus UTSA Jan. 15, 2020.

Miners basketball stages historic comeback versus Roadrunners

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor January 16, 2020

The UTEP men’s basketball team came back from a 24-point margin against the University of Texas at San Antonio Wednesday night to win in overtime 80-77. Junior Bryson Williams took the team on his back as he scored a career-high 34 points with 20 of...

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UTEP takes on LA Tech at 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Don Haskins Center.

Men’s Basketball defeats Southern Miss 76-64 in first conference win of season

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter January 10, 2020

  Behind sophomore guard Souley Boum’s 26 points and redshirt junior forward Bryson Williams’s 20 points, and an exceptional night at the free throw line UTEP (10-6, 1-2) defeated Southern Miss (4-12, 0-3) 76-64 to earn their first conference...

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Sophomore guard Jordan Lathon will make his return to the team against Southern Miss.

Men’s basketball looks for their first conference win of the season

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter January 8, 2020

In what has been a roller coaster past couple of weeks for the UTEP men’s basketball team (9-6, 0-2), a conference win can be a great step in the right direction.   Two players entered and withdrew their names from the transfer portal, head coach...

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Arizona State freshman quarterback Jayden Daniels runs for positive yards at the 86th annual Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl.

Turnovers plague Florida State as Arizona State wins 20-14 in the 86th annual Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter January 2, 2020

Six turnovers forced by Arizona State turned out to be Florida State’s kryptonite as the Sun Devils snapped a three-game bowl losing streak in their 20-14 win over the Seminoles on a beautiful New Year’s Eve in El Paso, Texas.  42,412 fans were...

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Anti-femicide advocates standing in solidarity to protests the disappearances and deaths of women throughout the country late November in front the Paso del Norte international port of entry.

Activists, academics say indigenous women are among most vulnerable in Mexico’s femicide crisis, amid global protests

Bryan Mena, Entertainment Editor December 23, 2019

A wave of anti-femicide activism rippled throughout the globe last month protesting the disappearances and grotesque murders of young women on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and it eventually reached El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, where...

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Oscar J. Martínez, scholar and expert on borderlands history, welcoming the audience to a discussion on the newly released book “Who Rules El Paso?” Sunday, Dec. 15 at the Downtown El Paso Public Library.

Authors of ‘Who Rules El Paso?’ talk gentrification, big donors and Heather Wilson

Bryan Mena, Entertainment Editor December 23, 2019

The El Paso Community First Coalition, a network of community advocates, hosted a presentation and discussion on the newly released book “Who Rules El Paso?” covering controversial community issues within the City of El Paso, Dec. 15 at the downtown...

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Some people like studying at coffee shops. Nowadays, there is even websites that help replicate the sound of a coffee shop at home.

Understanding environmental psychology helps students with productivity

Sven Kline, Contributor December 23, 2019

For students, cramming for a final that’s less than a week away or trying to submit a difficult assignment by 11:59 p.m. can be frustrating, but environmental psychology has the answer to productively get all those things done.  Before...

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Blackboard will have some changes for next year.

Blackboard rolls out updates for new semester

Sven Kline, Contributor December 23, 2019

Blackboard has rolled out new functions and features Dec. 23 as it transitions to Blackboard Ultra. Students will have about a month to acquaint themselves with the software’s new interface just before the spring semester.  Logging in students...

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Bhutan s aa Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas’ eastern edge.

Natalicio and dean of students strengthen UTEP’s ties with Bhutan during visit

Sasha Minjarez, Contributor December 23, 2019

In an expedition halfway across the globe, UTEP President Emerita Diana Natalicio and Associate Vice President for Student Engagement and Dean of Students Catie McCorry-Andalis embarked on a trip to continue their dedicated efforts in cultivating the...

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