The UTEP Student Engagement and Leadership Center (SELC) hosted an engaging and insightful discussion titled “The Good Old Days” where facilitator Angel Armenta used the theory of cultural inertia to further explain why some groups present hostility...

The City of El Paso celebrated the Día de los Muertos Parade Saturday Nov 2, 2019. The parade included Mariachis, people painted and dressed as traditional catrinas  and catrines and Folklorico dance crews. Families gathered and celebrated the...

Deadbeach Brewery celebrated its fourth anniversary since opening its doors with street beer, food trucks, live music, art, and street vendors Saturday, Nov.2 at its downtown location on Durango Street.   Local beer lovers convened outside the brewery...

Jorge Vasquez of UTEP’s Office of Special Events announced Monday, Nov. 4, that American singer, actress and television host, Cher, will perform March 6, 2020 at the Don Haskins Center.  Vasquez was joined by 93.1 KISS-FM on-air personality, Monika, who...

UTEP Latin American and Border Studies graduate students are collecting warm winter clothes for asylum seekers living on the streets near El Paso’s international bridges until Friday, Nov. 8.  The students are collaborating with Eva Moya...

Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke announced the abrupt end to his 2020 presidential campaign to become the Democratic nominee Friday, Nov. 1.   The decision was announced via Twitter following financial campaign woes that left the El...

As UTEP President Heather Wilson’s first semester at the university starts wrapping up, The Prospector sat down to talk about her experience so far, plans for the university and more.   Wilson describes herself as a pragmatic, values-driven, strategic...

In its first exhibition game, heading into the 2019-2020 season, UTEP women’s basketball  team dominated the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds Saturday, Oct. 26 with a final score of 84-64.   The game was the first of two exhibition contests...

Halloween is here and many celebrate with costume parties, haunted houses, and horror movies.  Here is a list of other options.  La Union Corn Maze   With the closing of the season coming up on Sunday, Nov. 3, La Union Corn Maze will be open...

People at the border of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas celebrate both Halloween and Día de Los Muertos as October makes way for November. For the episode, The Prospector’s podcast team talked to Irma Montelongo, an associate professor...

The Border Biomedical Research Center (BRRC) conducts research with the goal to address cancer-related health disparities that the Mexican American population faces.   The BBRC started working on finding a project to focus on a year before...

“Boba” is the popular term for the chewy black pearls found at the bottom of boba tea, or sometimes known as “bubble tea.” The increasingly popular boba tea is a combination of tea or water with creamer, flavoring and of...