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Cafecito en Socorro: Café Piro

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • April 11, 2025
Incense cleanses the energy of a small adobe coffee house, Café Piro. With Native American art and culture displayed unabashedly, visitors are greeted with a scent of citrus and a warm welcome by the owners and baristas, who aim to satisfy the stomachs and brains of their patrons through the café’s cultural experience. Explore a truly historic, unique and homelike cafe to enhance your palate throughout El Paso, Texas.
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Horizon City Council candidates focus on city growth in upcoming May election

Ximena Cordero, Audience & Engagement Editor • April 9, 2025
The Town of Horizon City is holding elections for city council with five seats up for grabs. With Horizon’s continued growth, candidates share their hopes for the city’s future. Early voting is from April 22 to 29 and election day is May 3.
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Learning and growing from the college experience

Learning and growing from the college experience

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • April 9, 2025
The college experience does not have to come from frats, parties and internships as not everyone has the luxury of that. It comes from taking the situation you’ve been handed and finding a way to build from there.
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Customers can enjoy a delicious meal like an avocado toast, a barbacoa torta, brunchie burger or coffee with an immersive view of the bike shop at La Wheela.

Cycling through El Paso’s bike cafes

Joseph Ezekiel Montero, Staff Reporter • April 9, 2025
Bike cafes? Buying a bike, need repairs, even a meal or some coffee–both Podium Finish Sport Boutique & Cafe and La Wheela Bicycle Place are ready for any El Pasoan's needs.
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Nayeli Rodriguez pushes through an intense training session at Rodriguez Fight Team Gym, working on her technique before her next fights.

Dream in the ring: Nayeli Rodriguez

Diego Cruz-Castruita, Staff Photographer • April 9, 2025
Nayeli Rodriguez continues to prove that perseverance and dedication, despite doubt and obstacles — are what truly define her path in boxing.
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Senator Blanco visited UTEP, his former campus, to discuss Texas' most pressing issues.

State senator comes home mid-way through 89th legislature

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Multimedia Editor • April 9, 2025
Senator Cesar J. Blanco, fresh off a flight from the Texas state capitol headed straight to his alma-mater, UTEP, to discuss the state’s most pressing issues.
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‘Pick’ the mic up! Tuition includes a podcast

‘Pick’ the mic up! Tuition includes a podcast

Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Multimedia Editor • April 7, 2025
Every voice at UTEP matters. One of the ways The Prospector assures that they’re heard is through podcasting.
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Through faculty-led, exchange, and third party programs, students are seizing the opportunity to learn new languages, travel the world and get college credit. Photo courtesy of the UTEP Study Abroad Office

Your college experience isn’t limited to El Paso

Evelyn Palma, Web & Copy Editor • April 7, 2025
With UTEP Study Abroad Office resources, studying abroad has become a reality for many students. Through faculty-led, exchange, and third-party programs, students are seizing the opportunity to learn new languages, travel the world and get college credit.
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UTEP Cheer practices for the Universal Cheerleading Association’s National Competition year-round. Photo from The Prospector Archive

Spirit and thrill: UTEP Cheer’s role in bringing the Miners to victory

Leah Austin, Staff Reporter • April 7, 2025
There is a longstanding misconception about the role cheerleaders play in American sports. The stereotype of the girls on the sidelines with pom poms is not only outdated but downplays the athleticism and dedication that many cheerleaders pour into their sport. Bianca Marquez, director of spirit operations and head cheerleading coach, wants to raise awareness about what her team does and the hard work it requires.
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Jolette Robles, a sophomore majoring in psychology and Daen Bermudez, a junior majoring in computer science, are both in their second semesters serving as peer leaders and support students.

Building belonging at UTEP with ESE Peer Leaders

Vianah Vasquez, Contributor/Writer • April 7, 2025
UTEP’s ESE Peer Leaders is an organization focused on helping incoming miners find their path at UTEP.
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Are internships really necessary in college?

Are internships really necessary in college?

SalmaPaola Baca, Staff Photographer • April 7, 2025
Internships have become an unofficial requirement for success in today’s job market. At the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), students are encouraged, if not pressured, to complete one before graduation. While internships can provide career advantages, they are not always accessible, effective or necessary for every major.
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If reporting, photography, videography, social media or anything in the realm of media is your passion, come down and check us out at Student Media and Publications. The Prospector and Minero Magazine offer a chance for you to blossom in your journey into journalism.

The heart and soul of Student Media and Publications

Avery Escamilla-Wendell, Editor-in-Chief • April 4, 2025
To the young journalist entering college: don’t be fearful of your new surroundings–you are not alone. UTEP Student Media and Publications is here for you. Whether you have a background in reporting, photography, yearbook experience or no experience, if you want to step foot into the world of media, The Prospector and Minero Magazine are a chance to continue or start your journey into the world of journalism.
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