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Surviving on minimum wage not easy for El Pasoans

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter • October 21, 2014

It’s a typical Sunday evening at Starbucks. The coffee is brewing, students are glued to their laptop screens and Frank Sinatra’s “The Summer Wind” wafts through as they’re studying. It’s also the time when Ryan Bustamante clocks out from...

Prospy Picks: 2014 World Series

Javier Cortez, Luis Gonzalez, and Jason Green • October 21, 2014

By: Jason Green It would be very easy to pick the Kansas City Royals to win the World Series over the San Francisco Giants. The Royals have swept through the playoffs so far without a loss. They have won every playoff game so far. Why would I not pick...

Wicked Wine Run: A race that will encourage runners to stay more than hydrated

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • October 21, 2014

An event that has been popular all across Texas is making its way to the community for the first time. The Wicked Wine Run will be hosted at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 in La Union, N.M. Nate and Veronica Davis, originally from Austin, have been traveling...

The Prospector Monday Night Playlist

Editorial staff • October 20, 2014

Every Tuesday The Prospector releases a print edition of our publication. This means a long day of work every Monday that usually carries on into late hours of the night. However, this time around we are producing our centennial edition of The Prospector,...

Dilling breaks shutouts record as Miners beat UTSA

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter • October 19, 2014

There was no overtime needed for UTEP Women’s Soccer to get their 10th win of the season today at University Field against the visiting UTSA Roadrunners. Freshman Sarah Mullen scored her second goal of the year to seal the victory for the Miners...

Hilltoppers trounce Miners

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • October 19, 2014

Closing out there toughest home stand of the season, the UTEP women’s volleyball team lost to Conference USA co-leader Western Kentucky in straights, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-16). After a well-contested match against Rice on Friday, the Miners seemed...

Rice defeats UTEP 3-0

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • October 17, 2014

Back in front of their home crowd for the first time in nearly three weeks, the UTEP women’s volleyball team’s two game win streak was snapped, as the Rice Owls defeated the Miners 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-18) at Memorial Gym. Rice jumped out to a...

The Prospector News Weekly October 17

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor/Multimedia Editor • October 17, 2014

This week in news, the UTEP Dinner Theater will kick of its production of Footloose: The Musical, immigration reform is under the microscope after midterms elections, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Men in heels, walk for a cause

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • October 16, 2014

The community does it again, hundreds of men took time out of their day on Thursday and strapped their feet in red high heels to walk a mile near the Union Plaza in downtown El Paso. The nation wide event, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an annual event...

The real deal

Jacobo De la Rosa • October 15, 2014

Another point of view

Jacobo De la Rosa • October 15, 2014

A rebellion on the dance floor comes to the UDT

Gianfranco Languasco, Contributor • October 14, 2014

It is 2014, but it also could be 1984. Still, everything is surprising again. The music is blasting, everybody just wants to dance, and even though they have to struggle to move accordingly; they do it with a smile– their hands, their feet, their hips....