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Krystal Ejesieme (left) and Lindsey Larson (right) jump to attempt a block on the Southern Miss attack

Southern Miss edges out Miners 3-1

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor October 31, 2014

In their last match in the month of October, the UTEP volleyball team lost to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in a competitive four set battle, 4-1 (25-17, 17-25, 25-20, 25-21) at Memorial Gym. The first 10 points were a microcosm of what the match...

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The Prospector News Weekly October 31

Amanda Guillen and Kimberly Valle October 31, 2014

This weeks in news includes, shuttle to Juarez for tourist, 6th annual Smithsonian celebrates Dia de Los Muertos at UTEP, speech language pathologist program is rewarded a 1.2 million dollar grant, El Paso prepares for Dia de Los Muertos, UTEP mens basketball...

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Halloween: The Complete collection includes all ten of the “Halloween” movies.

Halloween: The complete collection slashes its way to the store shelves

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter October 28, 2014

In the horror/terror movie genre, there exists a myriad of films devoted to scare the life out of viewers.  Through the course of time, hundreds of films have been made to appeal to the gore and macabre loving fanatics that have kept the genre relevant...

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Pitching coach Sarah Plourde (left) works with junior pitcher Danielle Pearson (right) in the pitching cage.

New pitching coach brings wealth of experience

Jason Green, Staff Reporter October 28, 2014

he Prospector It probably goes without saying, but it is a long way from Bristol, Connecticut, to El Paso, Texas. The move to El Paso is just the latest in a journey that Sara Plourde has traveled to reach the top of the NCAA record books and around...

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Are sexy Halloween costumes demeaning or freeing? Freeing

Are sexy Halloween costumes demeaning or freeing? Freeing

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor October 28, 2014

When you try on your new outfit after countless attempts to get it just right, you feel confident, secure and beautiful. Clothing is a figure of expression and it should enhance the way you feel on the inside. Not everyone favors the laid-back t-shirt...

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Campus researcher discusses experience with Ebola virus

Campus researcher discusses experience with Ebola virus

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter October 28, 2014

For Douglas Watts, an infectious disease researcher and executive director of the animal care center, the Ebola virus is nothing new. Watts began working with Ebola back in the 1980s, when he worked for the U.S. Army’s medical research team, where...

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A student observes prices for women’s Halloween costumes.

Sexy is the new black for women on Halloween

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter October 28, 2014

Halloween has become notorious for being the time of the year when women dress up in revealing costumes. Sheila Alves, senior graphic design major and vice president of the Women’s Honor Studies Society, believes costume options for women are limited. “I...

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Students opt out of Halloween festivities for religous reasons

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter October 28, 2014

For some, it’s a time to be scary. For others, it’s a time to be sexy. Most trick-or-treaters will go around door to door and collect candy to trade with friends–a Kit Kat for two Snickers, depending on your favorite Mathew Hernandez, junior kinesiology...

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Halloween or Dia De los Muertos

Gianfranco Languasco, Contributor October 28, 2014

Culture shock is how sociologists define the feelings of surprise, confusion and disorientation that result from living in a foreign country. It happened to me in several aspects regarding food, entertainment or lifestyle. I have been living for more...

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Woman walks around Concordia Cemetery last year on Día De Los Muertos.

El Paso prepares for Día de los Muertos

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor October 28, 2014

In some cultures, death is not where life ends, it is where it begins. Starting on Oct. 31 and ending on Nov. 3, the celebrations of the Day of the Dead, or typically called Día de los Muertos, begin. In El Paso, this traditional Mexican holiday is...

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Then freshman forward Vince Hunter takes a jump shot in the 2013 Orange and White Scrimmage.

Miners look to dazzle in Orange and White Scrimmage

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor October 28, 2014

On Nov. 1, the 2014-15 UTEP men’s basketball team will showcase their talents to the city of El Paso for the first time this season in the fourth-annual Orange and White Scrimmage. It’s become common in men’s college basketball for there to be...

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Concordia Cemetery Helps Keep the Dead Alive

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter October 28, 2014

The Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society, commonly called Ghosts 915, and the Concordia Heritage Association will be sponsoring the annual Día de los Muertos Festival from 2-8 p.m. on Nov. 1 at El Paso’s Concordia Cemetery. “We have vendors, dancers,...

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