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Satellite technology to help fight deforestation

Alejandro Alba, SHFWire reporter • February 20, 2014

WASHINGTON – If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one around to hear it, will it make noise? But now, someone will always be around to hear it. The World Resources Institute, with Google and 40 other global partners, launched a website...

Sports writer Ray Sanchez to hold book signing at Centennial Museum

Javier Cortez, Staff reporter • February 20, 2014

The UTEP Centennial Museum and Welcome Center, will host a Ray Sanchez book signing on Thursday, Feb. 20. Ray Sanchez is a prolific and longtime El Paso sports writer, who is back at it again. This time with “The Good, the Bad and the Funny of El...

Dept. of Chemistry to host workshop for students featuring UCSB and USC scientists

Maria Esquinca, Staff reporter • February 20, 2014

The Department of Chemistry will be hosting a workshop on Organic Photovoltaics, or solar cells, sponsored through the Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22 in the Chemistry and Computer Science...

Apathy, Apathy Apathy

February 18, 2014

I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY VOTERS

Helen Yip and S. David Ramirez • February 18, 2014

Early voting begins today at more than a dozen locations around the city. This advanced balloting period will last until Feb. 28. This year, voting will be easier for students with UTEP receiving a mobile polling location. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, students...

‘House of Cards’ teachings

Jasmine Aguilera, Editor-in-chief • February 18, 2014

In a Feb. 13 interview with CBS News, actor Kevin Spacey jokingly said that House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told him “If I could just kill one member of Congress, I wouldn’t have to worry about another vote.” This is in light...

Old buildings to be demolished for new behavioral sciences

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter • February 18, 2014

Editor’s note: this is part three of a three-part series that explores the 2011 Campus Master Plan. According to the Campus Master Plan 2011, two of the university’s oldest buildings are on their way to being demolished. Benedict Hall, which...

The Prospector’s Monday night playlist

, The Prospector staff • February 17, 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. Between editing stories, finding sources, designing pages and the occasional...

New program to give more than 2,000 college scholarships to DREAMers

Alejandro Alba, SHFWire reporter • February 5, 2014

[ezcol_2third] WASHINGTON – A new program will allow thousands of young immigrants to go to college without having to worry about money. Donald Graham introduced TheDream.US, a new scholarship fund, at a press conference Tuesday. It will give full-ride...

The Prospector’s Monday night playlist

, The Prospector staff • February 3, 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. Between editing stories, finding sources, designing pages and the occasional...

A bumpy, but progressive ride of queer programming

S. David Ramirez, @dave_prospy, Staff reporter • January 30, 2014

Two new television shows focus on the LGBTQIA community this spring while one “Post-Gay” show makes an exit. “Chozen” and “Looking” keep the lens focused on gay characters. The approach of each property is drastically different, but it...

Upcoming events

January 29, 2014

Expert In Immigration Law to Speak at UTEP Allison Brownell Tirres, assistant professor at DePaul University College of Law, will give a talk titled “Deportation and its Discontents: Reflections on a Century of Immigration” 11:45 a.m., Feb. 3 at...