On this week’s new episode of The Prospector Podcast, Victoria Rivas covers the Russia-Ukraine war, as she speaks with UTEP political science, history and economic professors about the global impact this invasion possesses. Julia Lucero speaks with...

AT&T rolled out a plan, working with the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), to provide affordable internet, replacing the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), a fund launched in 2020 to aid households who could not afford stable internet...

Former UTEP ballet director Ingeborg Heuser passed away Mon. Feb. 14 surrounded by loved ones, according to her obituary.    Heuser, founder and former director of the ballet (and what is now the dance) department, was born in Berlin, Germany in...

UTEP’s Student Wellbeing Initiative hosted the “Love your body week” which started Monday, Feb. 21, and ran through Friday, Feb. 25. The organization hosted different events and activities about healthy body image and self-esteem and students were...

The UTEP Miner’s men basketball team (18-12, 11-7 Conference USA) were able to upend the University of North Texas (23-5, 16-2 C-USA)  March. 5 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners were able to get a huge 17-2 lead in the first half and led throughout...

UTEP has been declared as a R1 “Very High Research” university by The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Out of nearly 4,000 degree-granting institutions. UTEP falls within the ranks of 141 R1 universities. This places it...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are currently asking Texas citizens to report to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) if they believe transgender youth are receiving any sort of gender-affirming medical...

The UTEP men’s basketball team (17-12, 10-7 Conference USA) swept the University of Rice March. 3 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners were hot in the first half of this contest, shooting lights out from the 3-point line. However, the Owls were able...

Lt. Gov Dan Patrick has stated that he wants to end tenure for professors who continue to teach Critical Race Theory (CRT). This is not the first time that the lieutenant governor has attacked CRT in public school systems, as he has joined Texas Gov....

The University of Texas at El Paso received a $2 million donation for NPR affiliate radio station KTEP-FM (88.5) and will provide funding for scholarships for undergraduate students.   The endowment comes from the late Margaret O. Herman, an heiress...

A Women’s Wellness Summit will be held on Thursday, May 19, at the Hotel Paso del Norte hosted by the Junior League of El Paso (JLEP), a women’s organization committed to volunteering and promoting women’s potential to provide change and improvement...

There are plenty of double standards that are set for people due to gender, race, or sexual preference. During this Olympic season we saw a case of double standards that could not be overlooked and needs immediate attention to see change.  Sha’Carri...