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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

UTEP will hold the third-annual Rookie Entrepreneurship Program from July 18-23 for high school students interested in business.

UTEP helps high school students take first steps into the world of business

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter July 12, 2016

The University of Texas at El Paso will host the third-annual Rookie Entrepreneurship Program from July 18-23. The program will bring together 23 high school students interested in the world of business to learn from local entrepreneurs and UTEP student...

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A young girl peers across the border fence into Sunland Park, New Mexico, from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

Supreme Court still on the fence

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter July 5, 2016

The Supreme Court failed to come to a decision on United States v. Texas, which concerned President Barack Obama’s immigration expansion of the Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and implementation of Deferred Actions for Parents...

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The evolution of Study Abroad

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter July 5, 2016

The study abroad program at UTEP is undergoing a series of structural changes that aim to make the program more efficient while expanding the number of students who can participate. One of the more obvious changes was the study abroad office’s recent...

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DWI will cost you more than a mug shot

DWI will cost you more than a mug shot

Christian Vasquez, The Prospector June 21, 2016

Memorial Day, May 30, started off what the American Automobile Association calls the “100 deadliest days for teens,” which refers to the fact that approximately 1,022 teens will die during this time period. During these upcoming 100 days 59 percent...

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The Law School Preparation Institute at UTEP is a summer program offered to students seeking a law education.

UTEP LSPI makes the lawyers of the future

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter June 21, 2016

Coffee and all-nighters are a huge part of the lifestyle of some of the students who are enrolled in the summer Law School Preparation Institute at UTEP. LSPI is offered to students seeking a law education during the summer. The program was initiated...

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The El Paso Streetcar Project will bring streetcars from downtown up to the Don Haskins Center.

Streetcar project takes Oregon Street

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter June 14, 2016

For over 30 years, El Paso’s streetcars have been stored at El Paso International Airport. Now they are in the process of being restored as a $97-million dollar grant will bring the streetcar system back to El Paso. The three streetcars will travel...

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In memory of student Richard Madrigal

In memory of student Richard Madrigal

Michaela Román, Editor-in-Chief June 13, 2016

The El Paso community is mourning the loss of UTEP student Richard “Rick” Madrigal. On Sunday, June 12, police officers responded to a possible homicide and found Madrigal in his apartment complex in West El Paso. The suspect is now detained...

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El Pasoans gather around San Jacinto Plaza to mourn the 50 lives lost in the Orlando night club shooting on Sun. June 12.

We’re in this together

Michaela Román, Editor in Chief June 13, 2016

  As the arches spanning over Interstate 10 in downtown El Paso were lit up in rainbow-colored lights, hundreds of El Pasoans gathered on Sunday, June 12, around the newly restored San Jacinto Plaza. They were there for a candlelight vigil for victims...

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Former UTEP student Adriano Perez speaks about his transition and how Equality Texas is an important support system for the transgender community.

The Right to Choose

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter June 7, 2016

Equality Texas, an advocacy group for equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Texans, held a press conference on Friday, June 3, in the office of Texas State Senator Jose Rodriguez to announce their partnership with several El Paso leaders...

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Marc Cox, Ph.D., associate professor at UTEP’s Department of Biological Sciences, holds his 2016 Texas Inventor of the Year awards.

UTEP professor wins Texas Inventor of the Year award

Grecia Sanchez, Contributor June 7, 2016

The Intellectual Property Committee of the State Bar of Texas awarded the 2016 Texas Inventor of the Year to Marc Cox, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Biological Sciences. The prestigious award was given...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Tue. May 24.

Protesters overshadow Trump rally in Albuquerque

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter May 25, 2016

    Albuquerque, NM—Donald Trump was the talk of the town going into his "Make America Great Again" rally at the Albuquerque Convention Center, but by the end of the night anti-Trump protestors, peaceful and violent alike, stole...

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Newly elected SGA President Sergio Baltazar is sworn in on May 20th at the Hoover House.

New members of SGA sworn in

Grecia Sanchez, Contributor May 22, 2016

President Diana Natalicio and newly elected members of the Student Government Association, along with their families, gathered Friday, May 20, at the Hoover House to celebrate their searing-in ceremony. Natalicio and Sergio Baltazar, the new SGA...

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