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Tokyo Olympics postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

Tokyo Olympics postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

Isaiah Ramirez, Reporter March 23, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. The 2020 Olympics scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan, will be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

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Sophomore guard Jordan Lathon dribbles the ball around his teammates pick in 67-66 win over Middle Tennessee State Jan. 30.

UTEP basketball loses two more players to transfer portal

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor March 20, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. A disappointing season for the UTEP Miners just got even worse, with two prominent players entering the transfer portal once...

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Letter from the editor: Reporting during drastic changes

Letter from the editor: Reporting during drastic changes

Valeria Olivares, Editor in Chief March 19, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. Dear Miners,  The entire world has been thrown into chaos, and we are all slowly adjusting. Dealing with a pandemic, the...

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The UTEP womens basketball team defeated Florida Atlantic University 97-65 in the first round of the C-USA tournament in Frisco, Texas.

UTEP women’s basketball dominates in first round of Conference-USA tournament

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter March 11, 2020

The opening round against Florida Atlantic University turned out to be a bit of déjà vu for the UTEP women’s basketball team(16-14) as it dominated the Owls (13-17) for the second time this season. The Miners put up over 90 points versus FAU and...

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The Here We Go Again Tour is Cher’s seventh solo concert tour in support of her 26th studio album Dancing Queen.

Cher dazzles fans, empowers women at the Don Haskins

Anahy Diaz, Contributor March 9, 2020

Cher, often referred to as “The Goddess of Pop,” stunned an El Paso audience with iconic hit performances and words of inspiration for women last Friday at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center.   The singer, actress and television personality made an...

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UTEP women’s basketball prepares for Conference-USA tournament

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter March 9, 2020

  The regular season finale did not go as planned for the UTEP women’s basketball team as it fell to the North Texas Mean Green 68-58 on the road. Now the Miners will look to regroup and battle Florida Atlantic in the first round of the Conference-USA...

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The lanterns are made from rice paper and wood so they are as eco-friendly as possible and the staff reuses and recycles the LED candles.

Harmonious Water Lantern Festival set to place in late March

Jaqueline Martinez, Staff Reporter March 9, 2020

Paper mâché lanterns will be put afloat to create a magical, atmospheric scene and memorable experience at the third annual Water Lantern Festival set to take place Saturday, March 28, at Ascarate Park on 6900 Delta Dr.  People are invited to write ...

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Adriana Peraldi, a renowned border artist, presented her art exhibit titled “‘Conversaciones y emociones a color” at the Mexican consulate in El Paso.

Border artist channels emotions in new art exhibit

Anahy Diaz, Contributor March 9, 2020

Adriana Peraldi, a renowned border artist, presented her art exhibit titled “Conversaciones y emociones a color” last Thursday at the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso.  Peraldi’s exhibit, which translates to “Conversations and emotions...

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Persia Campbell, 27, es una diseñadora gráfica enfocada en la fotografía, el cine, y la producción.

Artista visual Juarense produce ‘Itinerario de una mujer en la frontera’

Paulina Astrid Spencer, Staff Reporter March 9, 2020

El cine y la producción siempre fueron una meta inalcanzable para la artista visual de 27 años Persia Campbell. Sin embargo, dejó atrás sus miedos de fracasar en un medio normalmente dominado por el hombre, empacó sus maletas y se fue a estudiar...

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The Prospector Podcast — Season 2, Episode 3

The Prospector Podcast — Season 2, Episode 3

The Prospector staff March 9, 2020

In this week's podcast, Editor-in-Chief Valeria Olivares explains the concept of anti-surveillance makeup known as CV Dazzle; Entertainment Editor Bryan Mena reviews electro-pop artist Grimes’s 5th studio album Miss Anthropocene; and Sports...

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The United States Census of 2020, will be the twenty-fourth United States Census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, will be April 1, 2020.

Census summit strives to ‘get out the count’

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor March 9, 2020

The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will host the “2020 Census Summit” Wednesday, March 11, in an effort to increase participation in the upcoming U.S. census. “I think a lot of people are not...

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Jim Lawrence testing the motors of the “Ye Olde Pub.” El Paso Texas. Monday, March 2nd, 2020.

WWII B-17 ‘Ye Olde Pub’ visits El Paso

Maria Salette Ontiveros, Contributor March 9, 2020

The Liberty Foundation’s “Salute to Veterans” nationwide tour made a stop in El Paso March 7 and 8 at the El Paso International Airport.  The public was encouraged to visit and fly in the B-17 “Ye Olde Pub,” a World War II bomber. The aircraft...

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