I feel that time has gone by really quick. It is finally time to say goodbye and move on to what is next in line.  If someone would have told me that I would be working at the school’s newspaper, I wouldn’t have believed them. I did it and I...

Editor's note: The reporter who wrote the article referred in the letter has contacted Alberto Esquinca in order to make necessary corrections. As The Prospector's editor in chief, I want to extend an apology to Esquinca for the mistake and the oversight...

Almost everyone has heard horror stories about the dangers of staying at a hostel while traveling abroad.   Eli Roth, writer, film director, producer and actor, even directed a thriller titled “Hostel” that was released more than a decade ago....

I was asked if I have ever had identity problems while living on the border and what you are about to read is my problem with that. I’m conscious that I am talking from a privileged place, but I want to use that to speak out as an ally.   Growing...

To the Editor:  Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and we should take opinions lightly.   There was an opinion published in The Prospector on Oct. 22. The opinion contained harmful rhetoric that was insensitive to marginalized communities.  In...

Goblins, vampires, werewolves and zombies are all part of the Halloween fantasy, simple monsters that we enjoy in classic horror movies and scary stories around a campfire.   However, there’s another type of creature that has been debated...

More sludge leaked to the surface from the dark crevices of homophobia and white supremacy Oct. 21 during a public meeting in Middle America.   Warren Hurst, a county commissioner for Sevier County in Tennessee, spoke his twisted truth to...

Marisol Chávez addressed the issue of unarmed police shootings and cites the Botham Jean case in which Amber Guyger, a police officer, negligently shot and killed an unarmed black man.  Guyger was then correctly charged, tried and convicted...

During the month of October, the internet supplied many hilarious and entertaining memes. From memes about the new Joker movie, to reality star Kylie Jenner, the internet did its thing and circulated many memes across different social media platforms...

Your mother may have told you not to talk about politics or religion in public. She was right.  Recently, we have found ourselves surrounded by politics in food, sports and your favorite streaming platform.  Yes, we should be educated on the...

“If you truly are sorry … I forgive you,” Brandt Jean told his brother’s killer. “I know if you go to God and ask Him, He will forgive you.”   My heart sank the first time I watched Botham Jean’s brother, Brandt, hug ex-police officer...

At one point, the idea of finishing my bachelor's degree in a U.S. university became an unreachable goal due to the high costs that come with being an international student until I learned about UTEP’s Programa de Asistencia Estudiantil (PASE),...