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Assayer of Student Opinion.

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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

There are plenty of event happening in El Paso this week.

Events Happening in El Paso this week

Jaqueline Martinez, Staff Reporter October 29, 2019

Zoe Aztlan Tour 2019 at The Plaza Theatre  8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30  El Paso Plaza Theatre  Latin Grammy award-winning Spanish rock band, Zoe, returns to El Paso for their 2019 “Aztlan” tour. The band will be performing at the El...

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Store owner Michelle Bocanegra looms over Alexia as she embraces the coffin at the Tooth and Veil ugly Halloween sweater tea party.

Tooth and Veil hosts tea party for goth community

Alexia X. Nava Carmona, Copy Editor October 29, 2019

Tooth and Veil: Oddities and Macabre Shop hosted the Halloween Ugly Sweater Tea Party as part of their monthly Mourning Tea parties at its location on 820 Mesa St. Friday, Oct. 25.   The Mourning Tea parties, which started in March, were inspired...

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Midfielder Adriana Lopez defends the ball against Wyoming with a final score of 2-2 on Thursday, Aug 22.

Soccer closes out a two-game road trip with critical victory

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter October 29, 2019

One game remains in the UTEP women’s soccer season and after a two-game road trip, the Miners sit in seventh place in the conference standings. The Miners picked up a crucial 2-0 win against Old Dominion after falling 0-1 to University of North Carolina...

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UTEP Women’s Volleyball team play home Oct 26, 2019.

Miners sweep Herd in volleyball

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor October 29, 2019

The Miners (10-11, 3-5) took all three sets (25-19, 25-20, 25-23) from the Marshall University Herd Friday evening in a dominating performance for the home team.   Sophomore Serena Patterson paced the team with a double-double which included 16 kills...

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UTEP announces provost search

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter October 29, 2019

UTEP launched its search for a new provost on October.   The newly formed search committee met for the first time on Friday, Oct. 18, to discuss the details of the search process.  The search committee is led by Chairman Gary Edens, vice...

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Día de los Muertos is a Mexican celebration that is also celebrated in the border.

Fall celebrations are as diverse as the citizens participating

Exodis Ward, Contributor October 29, 2019

The many ways Día de los Muertos and Halloween are celebrated in El Paso reflect the dual culture of citizens near the U.S.-Mexico border.  To get a taste of how the holidays are celebrated, students and faculty on campus explained how...

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Kanye West, April 2019

Kanye West praises God in new gospel album

Anahy Diaz, Contributor October 29, 2019

After multiple delays and technical changes, Kanye West released his new album “Jesus Is King,” praising God, Heaven and his new path to religion Friday, Oct. 25.   The American rapper welcomed his ninth studio album with collaborations that...

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Local nonbinary substitute teacher part of an unrepresented minority in education field

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter October 29, 2019

Benjamin Reyes, 36, began working as a substitute teacher for the El Paso Independent School District in December of 2018. What sets Reyes apart from most teachers is the way that Reyes identifies in regard to gender.   Reyes identifies as nonbinary,...

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The seventh edition of  “Hugs Not Walls” event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.

Hugs not Walls 2019

October 29, 2019

During the morning of Oct. 26, the Border Network for Human Rights held their sixth annual #HugsNotWalls event. In the middle of the Rio Grande area, people who had not seen their loved ones because of immigration processes got to see and talk...

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Austin HS student actor acts as one of the asylum patients at the Shakespeares Asylum show.

UTEP and Austin High School present Shakespearian-themed haunted house

Daniel Rey Perez, Photographer October 29, 2019

UTEP’s Department of Theater and Dance, in collaboration with theater students from Stephen F. Austin High School hosted “Shakespeare’s Asylum,” a theatrical haunted house that runs until Nov. 1.   The show acts as a traditional haunted...

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G-Eazy drops Halloween-esque EP Scary Nights.

G-Eazy drops Halloween-esque EP ‘Scary Nights’

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter October 29, 2019

Bay area rapper, G-Eazy, released his extended play (EP) record “Scary Nights” Oct. 18, just in time for Halloween festivities.   The EP has ghoulish-themed beats and a Halloween-like vibe embedded within its eight tracks. The album’s cover also features...

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Spirits haunt fire and rescue station

Anahy Diaz, Contributor October 29, 2019

FABENS, TEXAS — Just 10 miles away from El Paso lies Fabens, Texas, a town of about 8,250 living individuals, not including the spirits that are said to roam the streets and buildings of the 91-year-old town.  Such is the case for the town’s Fire...

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