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NFL Super AFC Wild Card Weekend Game previews, analysis, and predictions

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Multimedia Editor • January 10, 2025

This is the second story of a two-part series covering the 2025 NFL Wild Card Weekend. Read NFC predictions here. NFL Wild Card weekend only comes once a year, so before the semester starts, let’s bask in all its glory, and preview each of the weekend’s...

NFL Super NFC Wild Card Weekend Game previews, analysis, and predictions

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Multimedia Editor • January 10, 2025

This time only comes once a year, so let’s enjoy and preview all this weekend's NFL super wild card matchups.

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Jake Paul Vs Mike Tyson: A disheartening fight, and a streaming nightmare

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Staff Reporter • November 19, 2024

After months of hype, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson took the main event stage to an audience who experienced persistent buffering issues, and a lackluster boxing main event.

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Intimate Insights with The Prospector: Embracing Pleasure

Adam Regalado, Multimedia Editor • November 15, 2024

Sexuality is a fundamental aspect of human existence that extends far beyond mere orientation. It encompasses our desires, fantasies and the ways we express intimacy and connection with others. Understanding and embracing this broader view of sexuality can lead to deeper self-awareness, stronger relationships and a fulfilling life.

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How mascots can improve campus morale

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Staff Reporter • November 7, 2024

Especially when thinking about Paydirt Pete and the legacy in which he’s crafted at UTEP, as the Pete that we know today has been the first thing that comes to mind when people think about what it means to be a Miner.

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UNLV’s Sluka: Living Proof of NIL Obsession in College Sports

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2024

The state of college football has historically altered. Matthew Sluka has become the most viral college athlete after announcing he’d be redshirting due to an unfulfilled NIL deal. Did he get ripped off? Or is Sluka in the wrong?

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Intimate Insights with The Prospector: Navigating Consent

Adam Regalado, Multimedia Editor • October 15, 2024

In the first article of his column, Adam explains how to navigate consent during the upcoming Halloween festivities.

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UTEP joins the Mountain West, is it the right decision?

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Staff Reporter • October 1, 2024

UTEP has moved to the Mountain West. While ideal at first impression, the larger implications are some that don’t have a stable road for the Miner’s future.

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High School Football Kicks Off! Meaning that YOU should go out to a game

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Staff Reporter • September 18, 2024

High School football has made its long-awaited return to the borderlands. A tradition in which many high schools and matured El Pasoans take pride in… yet college and graduate students tend to stay away. Now’s the time to beat the fear of embarrassment.

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Discovering my passion for journalism and rising to lead El Paso’s largest newsroom

Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela, Editor-in-Chief • September 16, 2024

I started this journey two years ago in 2022. Back then, I was just a scared and timid kid who did not have a background in journalism. Now, after what felt like an eternity, I am leading one of El Paso’s largest newsrooms helping others who were...

From Work-Study to Editor

SalmaPaola Baca, Photo Editor • September 13, 2024

I never planned to become the Photo Editor of The Prospector, but a passion that sparked in high school unexpectedly guided me here. It all started when I first discovered my love for photography and journalism. I remember the nervous excitement of picking...

To my younger self: You’re on the right path

Alyda Muela, Web Editor • September 12, 2024

I’ve known from a very young age that I wanted to be a journalist when I grew up. While it may sound like an exaggeration to some, it’s the truth. I’m not saying that at the age of seven I understood the concept of journalism, as not many children...