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The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

One more first day of school

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief August 25, 2015

I’ve never liked the first day of school, no matter how many of them I’ve had – and I have had way too many during my college career. I will never understand how people can be excited for early morning classes, homework and tests. This first day...

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Utility bills increase

Utility bills increase

Jacobo De la Rosa, Layout Editor August 10, 2015

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Trumping the competition through media exposure

Trumping the competition through media exposure

Amanda Guillen, Editor-in-Chief August 1, 2015

It is no surprise that controversy brings inflated attention and with it a string of opinion. People in agreement or in opposition of the topic lend to the mounting tension that the controversy brings. With the 2016 presidential election coming...

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The Prospector’s Centennial year

The Prospector’s Centennial year

Amanda Guillen, Editor-in-Chief July 21, 2015

A century of news filled with information, drama, controversy and triumph–The Prospector has been the assayer of student opinion for The University of Texas at El Paso and is still a university staple 100 years after it began. Since its first issue...

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“Whiplash” lashes out some truth

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor July 21, 2015

I recently watched the motion picture titled “Whiplash” upon my brother’s very adamant request, as he had seen it recently. We were kind of late to jump on the bandwagon of this 2014 release, which was heavily acclaimed with numerous positive reviews...

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#NOERAPENAL

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor July 21, 2015

Get over it. It’s been more than a year since that very annoying hashtag, battle cry, “No Era Penal” (It was not a penalty) was born in Brazil. Now, thanks to another tight call in the Gold Cup, this time favoring the Mexican national soccer team,...

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Two sides, one story

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter July 14, 2015

On Sunday, newspapers, news websites and TV programs were filled with the story of Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera, known as “El Chapo Guzman,” and his recent escape from a maximum-security Mexico prison cell. As I logged into my Facebook...

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Ask me how old I am

Ask me how old I am

Amanda Guillen, Editor-in-Chief July 7, 2015

As you go through life, you often times look toward the future and ponder on what could be. You reflect on the past and look at your life now in present day and see if you have grown from your successes and learned from your mistakes. I sit here writing...

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U.S. women ‘s soccer above the rest

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter July 7, 2015

The United States Women’s Soccer Team World Cup Championship was positive in many different aspects. It redeemed their World Cup Final loss of four years ago and put this squad of women among the rest of the U.S.’s sports greats. It also raised the...

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Summer Bucket List: Mesilla, New Mexico

Summer Bucket List: Mesilla, New Mexico

Christopher Zacherl, Multimedia Editor July 3, 2015

As a college student, it's not really satisfying to stay in El Paso for your entire summer vacation. In El Paso, many of us think that there's nothing to do here. El Paso is not as entertaining as Austin or Los Angeles, obviously. But there's also many...

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El Paso on My Mind

El Paso on My Mind

Bill McRaven, UT System Chancellor June 25, 2015

Happy Friday! I didn’t get a chance to blog last Friday because I was in the midst of a tremendous two-day visit to UT El Paso. All of our universities and health institutions contribute culturally and economically to their local communities, but...

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$310 million gone to waste

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor June 23, 2015

Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently said there are 20,000 “dangerous” drug-related gang members in the Houston area earlier this month. He said this after he signed a bill that will allocate $310 million to help secure the border with advanced technology...

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