The Prospector

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...

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...

$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...

Winning should not equal MVP

Javier Cortez, Contributor • June 23, 2015

Every sports fan who intently watched the 2015 NBA Finals should have learned something that goes virtually unnoticed in sports. That is, winning is not always the best indicator as to who the best player really is. People who watch sports tend to have...

Do it! Take the trip

Michaela Roman, Photo Editor • June 16, 2015

At the beginning of the year, I received an email from one of my previous digital media production professors. Ramon Villa, regarding studying abroad in Peru during the Maymester. The email explained that the trip would consist of producing a documentary...

In Texas guns prevail

Amanda Guillen, Editor in Chief • June 9, 2015

Face mask on, backpack strapped tight, clothes midnight black. As I sat inside the Prospector office working on my story for the day, I noticed a man frantically pacing up and down the first floor of the Union Building. As I looked at the man outside...

Three Keys to the 2015 NBA Finals

Javier Cortez, Contributor • June 4, 2015

The 2015 NBA Finals are upon us and it brings into focus the league’s best player in LeBron James and the league’s best team in the Golden State Warriors. This small market vs small market matchup has had more than a week of hype, but now the talking...

Graduation is more than just a tassel

May 5, 2015

When I was 15, I took a driver’s education class to get my driver’s permit–nothing out of the ordinary there. Yet, my driving instructor was anything but ordinary. In between rants on shoes and what snacks were best to eat, this El-Paso-loving-Brussels-sprout-eating-veteran...

Join UTEP’s Alumni Association (whether you want to or not)

Ben Woolridge, Contributor • May 5, 2015

As a senior at UTEP who is graduating this spring, I began to make preparations earlier this month to take part in the May 16 commencement ceremony. My first step was to attend the graduation clearance workshop, where I was informed that I was indeed...

@BaltimorePolice: Please remain peaceful

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor • April 28, 2015

“The streets were never ours to begin with, because on these same streets our sons and brothers, fathers and uncles were, and still are, prey,” wrote Edwidge Danticat, in an article for the New Yorker titled “Enough is Enough” after the death...

Bugging the Litter Bugs

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor • April 21, 2015

Growing up I was always known to be the uptight, prissy and spotless little girl. Now at 21-years-old, and not much has changed. This all seems to be irrelevant when talking about the Earth, but it actually has led to what I think has changed the course...

Texas Tramples the LGBT Community

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor • April 14, 2015

As I stood in front of the restroom of the Family Life Center in Austin, an older lady came out of one the stalls. She said “hold up, I’m just going to put some lipstick.” From one of the stalls another voice was heard, “I’m going to do the...