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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

  • Graduation issue is out now!
  • Enjoy the summer Miners!
  • Graduation issue is out now!
  • Enjoy the summer Miners!
  • Graduation issue is out now!
  • Enjoy the summer Miners!
  • Graduation issue is out now!
  • Enjoy the summer Miners!
Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Albert Reaux, freshman criminal justice major, does squats.

Rec center voted best gym in EP, some disagree

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter November 19, 2013

In this year’s survey for the Prospector’s Pick Awards, students chose the Student Recreation Center as the No. 1 best gym in El Paso, but this new and improved facility isn’t something that all students take advantage of. Each semester, students...

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Juni Mendoza, 67 of Chevy Chase, Md., listens to sermon Wednesday at St. Thomas Apostle Church.

Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan share their story

Zarah Farah, SHFWire Reporter November 19, 2013

WASHINGTON – All Phoebe could do was pray. Phoebe Advincula, at 59, has witnessed more typhoons than she can count. But when Typhoon Haiyan tore through her town with wind gusts of up to 235 mph, she found herself caught in the eye of one of the...

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The 2013-14 FAFSA form is ten pages long and has 64 pages of instructions.

FAFSA not necessary, say financial aid experts

Nick Prete, SFWire Reporter November 15, 2013

WASHINGTON - The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is not necessary, financial aid experts told senators at a hearing about how to make applying for federal aid a friendlier and easier process. “Do we even need a FAFSA form? Do you think?...

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Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, says an inquiry into visa overstays that he sent to the Department of Homeland Security in July wasn’t answered until Wednesday. DHS is scheduled to publish visa overstay rates by the end of the year.

Homeland Security pressed to release visa overstay statistics

Andrés Rodríguez, SHFWire Reporter November 15, 2013

WASHINGTON – Members of Congress are demanding answers to the lack of data available on visa overstays in the U.S., which they say could lead to more informed decisions on comprehensive immigration reform. However, the Department of Homeland Security isn’t...

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Robert Chisolm after graduating from the U.S. Army"s airborne jump school.

WE HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU: Three wars, one story

Kristopher Rivera, Copy Editor November 12, 2013

A steak dinner and a carton of Lucky Strikes cigarettes were a treat on June 5, 1944, a day before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Other than the special meal and cigarettes, it seemed like a regular practice jump for the men, who were part of...

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Minorities are ‘under-educated’ in health research

Leonardo Montañez, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

Very few minority students in the science and health fields receive opportunities for a research grant because they are considered “under-educated,” according to data from the National Institute of Health. Recently, UTEP received a grant to address...

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Claudia Boyd in a classroom at the Liberal Arts building.

Campus prepares for World Diabetes Day, disease rampant in EP

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

Claudia Boyd is always on the move as a full-time communication graduate student, teaching assistant, mother and wife. You would never guess that she is one of 21 million Americans who suffer from diabetes. According to diabetes.org, each day approximately...

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