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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Rape and dating violence at UTEP have increased

Rape and dating violence at UTEP have increased

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor October 4, 2017

According to the new Annual Security and Fire Safety Report—an annual report from UTEP campus police—there were five incidents of rape in 2016. Three of the incidents occurred on-campus, while the remaining two occurred in student housing facilities. This...

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Interim head coach Mike Price returns to UTEP and promises effort

Interim head coach Mike Price returns to UTEP and promises effort

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 3, 2017

After getting the call on Monday to take the reigns of interim head coach for the UTEP football team, Mike Price had less than 24 hours to pack all his belongings from his lake house in Idaho to travel to the Sun City and get back to business. As...

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UTEP partners with Maquiladora Association to create opportunities for students

UTEP partners with Maquiladora Association to create opportunities for students

Elenie Gonzalez, Reporter October 3, 2017

UTEP President Diana Natalicio and Maria Teresa Delgado, president of the Juarez Maquiladora Association (INDEX Juarez), came together to sign a Letter of Intent signifying a partnership that will help provide internships for UTEP students from the College...

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(From left) Briane Carter, Martha Broaddus, and Alicia de Jong Davis, were the main hosts of the place.

Heritage house celebrates history of UTEP

Leslie Sarinana, Copy Editor October 2, 2017

  Hidden in between the Union and the Education Building is one building that holds all of the university’s history. Often one of the most overlooked buildings is also one of the most treasured—the Heritage House. The house has served...

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With Kugler gone and Price in, what's to come of UTEP football?

With Kugler gone and Price in, what’s to come of UTEP football?

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 2, 2017

If you were to tell anyone who knows the slightest thing about UTEP football that at the start of the season Athletic Director Bob Stull would retire, Sean Kugler would resign after starting 0-5—firing offensive coordinator Brent Pease along the way—and...

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Kugler’s craving for local talent sank him

Kugler’s craving for local talent sank him

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter October 2, 2017

During Sean Kugler’s time as head coach of the UTEP football team, he made it a point to recruit and build his teams with many local talent from the El Paso and Las Cruces area. There is no doubt that’s a good idea, but the way Kugler went about...

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The student section at the UTEP football games has been declining in recent years.

Student section attendance put on notice

Daniel Mendez, Staff Reporter October 2, 2017

Student sections are supposed to bring the noise and intimidate the visiting team in order to give the home team an advantage. Some universities go all in on their student sections, but at UTEP for the past two home games of the football season, there...

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Ice Creamed Myself provides vegan and dairy treats to the community

Brianna Chavez, Contributor October 2, 2017

Almost everyone has screamed for ice cream at some point in their lives. Dominque “Dom” Airington and Alejandra “AJ” Zorrivas love ice cream so much that they traded their graduation trip for a $1,000 ice cream machine and created Ice Creamed...

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Rim Road is adjacent to  Tom Lea Park, which over looks the East side of El Paso.

Date spots­—where to take your date as fall rolls around

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 2, 2017

As fall rolls in and the temperature drops 20 degrees—enough for Ugg boots to be worn across the town—date spots start popping up, and couples have never had it better in El Paso. Two people can find pretty decent romantic spots all across the city...

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Chalk the Block’s 10th anniversary will feature artists from all around the United States, including New York-based artists Yoko Ono and Scott Cohen. which over looks the East side of El Paso.

Chalk the Block celebrates its 10-year anniversary in downtown El Paso

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter October 2, 2017

The annual arts festival, Chalk the Block, returns to downtown El Paso beginning on Oct. 6 through 8 as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary. The festival will feature over 200 artists from around the world, as they come together to decorate the streets...

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Bueller’s Bar is open from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday-Saturday and 12 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Sundays.

Bueller’s Bar brings a relaxed, ‘80s-themed atmosphere to the local bar scene

Michaela Román, Contributor October 2, 2017

At the start of September, Bueller’s opened its doors and let bar hoppers into the world of everyone’s favorite slacker teen from the ‘80s. Alex Macias, the owner of Bueller’s, was a freshman in high school when “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”...

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School of Pharmacy enrolls first class

School of Pharmacy enrolls first class

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor October 2, 2017

EDITOR'S NOTE: The School of Pharmacy does NOT require students to be able to speak spanish to be admitted to the PharmD program. The only Spanish requriement is that a student must take three SCH of college-level Spanish as a prerequisite, or take the...

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