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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Kudos to fest organizors—MGMT announced for Neon Desert

Jose Soto, Staff reporter March 4, 2014

The stakes were high for this years Neon Desert Music Festival line-up.  Being its third year, the public has been waiting for big names to drop and just this morning, the festival announced that the indie-rock duo MGMT will be performing.  A name like...

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A first for minorities at the Oscars

A first for minorities at the Oscars

Andrés Rodríguez, Copy Editor March 4, 2014

We’re not all racists, it turns out. At least not according to Oscar host Ellen DeGeneres, who quipped during the opening ceremony Sunday night that either “12 Years a Slave” wins Best Picture or “you’re all racists.” This was the first...

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Smoking a selfish choice- Rebuttal to Smoking: nostalgia and allure

Smoking a selfish choice- Rebuttal to “Smoking: nostalgia and allure”

Javier Cortez, Staff reporter February 27, 2014

Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Cigarette smoking is the number...

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Hope for Texas marriage equality

Hope for Texas marriage equality

S. David Ramirez, Staff Reporter February 26, 2014

5:13-cv-00982 #73.  This amalgamated alphabet soup may seem like just a blind mix, but for LGBTQIA advocates in Texas, this represents the newest hope to see gay marriage in the Lone Star state. Today, a federal court ruled that the state’s constitutional...

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Them new rotary phones!

Them new rotary phones!

Blake Lanham, Cartoonist February 25, 2014

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Smoking: nostalgia and allure

Smoking: nostalgia and allure

S. David Ramirez, Staff Reporter February 25, 2014

Smoking was such an in-vogue habit.   It stood for the style of so many people I admire: journalists, writers, academics, media professionals and the smoldering list goes on. With the recent ban of smoking on campus, I’ve been pushed to reflect...

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Apathy, Apathy Apathy

February 18, 2014

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‘House of Cards’ teachings

‘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...

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Javier Cortez, staff reporter

Floyd needs to be recognized for his job

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter February 18, 2014

With the arrival of Tim Floyd in 2010 there were some pretty lofty expectations. None more saliva inducing than the first expectation brought on by Floyd himself in this first press conference as UTEP’s new head basketball coach. “I have not...

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On male feminism

On male feminism

Andrés Rodríguez, Copy Editor February 11, 2014

One of the things I remember most vividly after coming out was being asked by my father if I wanted to be a woman. He hardly gave me time to answer. He simply followed it with a more assertive question: “You aren’t dressing up as a girl, right?” That...

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Stripper Notes

Stripper Notes

Blake Lanham, Cartoonist February 11, 2014

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Chancellor announces his resignation

Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., Contributor February 11, 2014

Dear Colleagues of the U. T. System Community, When I began my journey as chancellor of The University of Texas System in February 2009, I knew the day would come when I would return to pediatric transplant surgery. Having spent the past 14 years in...

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