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The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

Editorial Staff • October 14, 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,...

My Middle Eastern Journey, an introduction

Pedro Garcia, Contributor • October 13, 2014

Just as many other students from UTEP, I have also lived and studied in Mexico and experienced the bicultural contrast that these two countries have to offer. My daily experiences have had a direct impact on the way I perceive the world. But it really...

The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

Editorial Staff • October 6, 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,...

Tom Lea’s influence in the nation’s capital, my home away from home

Lorain Watters, SHFWire reporter • October 1, 2014

Walls of brick and metal surround me, and the sunsets of D.C. feel foreign on my skin. If I close my eyes long enough, the steel structures of the city melt in to the sloping brown backs of my mountains, and I’m home again, if only for a second. It...

The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

Editorial Staff • September 29, 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,...

The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

Editorial Staff • September 22, 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,...

Debate recap: Gubernatorial candidates differ drastically on abortion, health care and more

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • September 19, 2014

Gubernatorial candidates Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis and Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott squared off in their first debate Friday afternoon before the upcoming Nov. 4 election. Many students watched the debate at viewing parties on campus. Davis...

White House launches campaign to prevent campus sexual assaults

Lorain Watters, SHFWire reporter • September 19, 2014

WASHINGTON – Sexual assaults have become too common at many college campuses, leaving students feeling unsafe and confused when sexual assault does happen. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hosted an event at the White House Friday...

The Prospector Monday night playlist

Editorial Staff • September 15, 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,...

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...

Rubén Salazar, the voice of a generation

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor • September 9, 2014

Rubén Salazar is hunched over his desk, the typewriter’s keys shaking as he taps away the words of his latest piece for his column, This Shot World. Despite the clock sounding at 5 p.m., Salazar remains planted in his chair, black letters staining...

Plaque commemorates unique history of Cotton building

Ashley Muñoz, Contributor • September 9, 2014

It’s probably a fact—students walk into each building on campus without thinking about the history within the walls. The Cotton Memorial Building is among the many structures on campus that would tell a rich tale if it’s walls could speak. Cotton...