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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

In spring of 2011, UTEP and Seokyeong University in South Korea began a partnership that allows students to earn a dual-degree in the metallurgical and materials engineering program.

Influx of Korean students study 3D printing

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter September 30, 2014

Walk into Burgess Hall, across from the bookstore, and take the elevator to the first floor. There, you will find Namsoo Kim and his research team hard at work trying to revolutionize the 3-D printing industry. In spring of 2011, UTEP and Seokyeong University...

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Foreign students adapt to life in El Paso

Foreign students adapt to life in El Paso

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter September 30, 2014

Kenya native Syprose Nyachoti has not seen her home since she first came to UTEP three years ago. “I wish to be there any time, but I haven’t gone back since I came to the U.S. three years ago because the ticket is costly. It cost about $2,000,”...

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Congressman O’Rourke helps register UTEP students

Maria Esquinca, Staff September 23, 2014

Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) visited campus Sept. 23 to join the University Democrats in registering students to vote at the Union Breezeway. The event comes a few weeks before the Oct. 6 deadline to register to vote in the upcoming midterm...

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Ben Miller, left, says students are more likely to pick a college that offers nationally recognized degrees and a high enrollment if those universities are accessible to them.

Rankings released for ‘America’s worst colleges’

Lorain Watters, SHFWire Reporter September 23, 2014

WASHINGTON – Deadlines for college applications are looming, and deciding where not to go just got easier. In its latest edition, The Washington Monthly, a bimonthly investigative magazine in Washington, released four lists of the worst 20 colleges...

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Truce: College Republicans and University Dems strive to get students to vote

Truce: College Republicans and University Dems strive to get students to vote

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter September 23, 2014

The upcoming Texas gubernatorial election between Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis and Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott has political organizations at UTEP racing against time and casting their differences aside. Whether it’s the University Democrats...

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The University of Texas System Board denies tuition increase.

UT System plan to support campuses denied tuition increases

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter September 23, 2014

Officials may still be able to reach financial goals for UTEP despite the University of Texas System Board of Regents denying proposals for tuition increases at almost every UT campus. The Board of Regents unanimously approved a plan in August that will...

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24th Minerpalooza biggest one yet

24th Minerpalooza biggest one yet

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter September 23, 2014

It is estimated that the participant turnout for this year’s centennial Minerpalooza was in the neighborhood of 30,000-35,000, according to Christian Corrales, employer and community relations manager for the office of the Vice President for Student...

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Students board UTEP shuttle.

‘Double Map’ app helps students navigate campus on the Minero Metro System

Christopher Zacherl, Staff Reporter September 23, 2014

This is the first year in which the Miner Metro’s shuttles can be tracked through smartphones with a simple application. This app, called “Double Map,” tracks your location and offers different areas where shuttle routes can be tracked around the...

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President Diana Natalicio poses with Joe Straus and the Democratic Texas State Reps

Joe Straus visits UTEP to discuss upcoming Texas Legislature

Michaela Roman and Maria Esquinca, Photo Editor, Staff Reporter September 22, 2014

Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, visited UTEP in preparation for the next regular session of the Texas Legislature. The discussion took place Monday morning at the Undergraduate Learning Center. It was a short...

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County Judge William Moody speaks at the Democrat’s debate watch party.

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...

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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...

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Piper Kerman signs copies of her book, “Orange Is the New Black” about the mistreatment of women in prisons after she was given an award Wednesday in Washington for her work on prison reform issues.

‘Orange is the New Black’ author receives award for work to reform prisons

Lorain Watters, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Reporter September 18, 2014

WASHINGTON – Piper Kerman, author of “Orange Is the New Black,” received the Constitutional Commentary Award Sept. 17 in honor of Constitution Day for her work with nonprofits and philanthropies. Netflix adapted Kerman’s memoir of her time...

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