The Don Haskins Center began to be filled with electricity as UTEP senior guard Katarina Zec made a basket in the paint to cut the Miners deficit to four (81-77) with 4:38 remaining in the game.   Unfortunately for the Miners (14-12, 7-8) that would...

The UTEP men’s basketball team overcame its worst first half of the season, scoring a season low 19 points versus the Rice Owls in the opening round of bonus play to pull a  68-62 victory from defeat. Coming into this game as a must win for the Miners,...

UTEP opened its doors for early voters to cast their vote in the 2020 primary elections at UTEP. Students, faculty and staff can vote at UTEP’s Mike Loya Academic Services Building, Room 131. Voter parking is available in front of the building. Tuesday,...

Every 10 years since 1790, people residing in the U.S. have participated in the census. In order to understand its importance, one must understand the importance of representation in Congress.    In Article 1, Section 2, the Constitution states,...

The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Science unveiled its latest undergraduate degree at the start of the spring 2020 semester - a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB). Under this new program, students will be able...

Freshman distance runner Titus Cheruiyot continued to excel in indoor season as he finished in second place with a time of 14:03.03 in the men’s 5000-meter race in Ames, Iowa. Cheruiyot ran in his first 5000m race and posted the third best time in...

 The UTEP women’s basketball team (13-11, 6-7) is currently on a three-game losing streak but looks to snap that as it takes on The University of Texas at San Antonio (6-18, 2-11). The Miners defeated the Roadrunners in convincing fashion earlier...

Hueco Valley Soaps & Lotions is a local business that’s been selling handmade and organic skincare products at the El Paso Downtown Artist & Farmers Market for the past seven years.  Elizabeth Dominguez is the owner of the business and she makes...

Editor’s note: A microgenre is defined as a subgenre of music characterized by its specificity and niche nature. “Microgenres” is a special seven-week series by The Prospector that will showcase a different microgenre each week, publishing every...

Two years after a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida left 17 students dead, 17 others injured and an entire nation mourning, a new tear-jerking documentary follows the lives of the surviving victims...

The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts hosted the opening reception for the 2020 UTEP Department of Art biennial faculty exhibition, featuring works from faculty, on Jan. 30.    The exhibit displays a wide range of artistic...

Although Valentine’s Day just passed, here are seven films that depict the joy, sorrow and everything in between of queer romance — because love is always in season.   “Blue is the Warmest Color” released in 2013  Written...