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The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

UTEP football head coach Dana Dimel walks his team out of the MIne Shaft before they First Light Credit Union Battle of I-10 against NMSU, on Saturday Sept. 22nd.

Miners need to find where they stand before facing UTSA

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor September 25, 2018

In the midst of a 16-game losing streak and an 0-4 start to the season, the UTEP football team is relying on pure desperation and faith in order to secure their first win going into conference play. UTEP joins UCLA (0-3), Nebraska (0-3) and San Jose...

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Separated families are still separated

Separated families are still separated

Catherine Ramirez, Contributor September 25, 2018

It’s been over 80 days since the Reunification Deadline and the federal shelters, where migrant children are being held, are near capacity. There are 12,800 migrant children being held in federal facilities in the U.S. waiting to be united with...

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UTEP food pantry makes the move to Memorial Gym

UTEP food pantry makes the move to Memorial Gym

Catherine Ramirez, Contributor September 25, 2018

The UTEP Food Pantry is expected to move to the concession stand room in Memorial Gym by the end of the month. The food pantry’s new location at Memorial Gym is three times larger than its current site at the Union West building where it has remained...

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Art studio I Painted That! emphasizes the social experience in graphic art

Art studio I Painted That! emphasizes the social experience in graphic art

Claudia Flores, Multimedia Editor September 25, 2018

From painting classes to wood and wine workshops, local art studio I Painted That! continues to spread joy and art in the El Paso community. With four different locations, on the East side, West side, Northeast and one in Las Cruces, I Painted That!...

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UTEP goalie to stand alone in the record books

UTEP goalie to stand alone in the record books

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor September 25, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEkYLL1_DmQ&feature=youtu.be When senior goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios started her first game as a freshman she allowed two goals in defeat, but little did everybody know then that Palacios would leave UTEP with the...

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Senior goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios and senior defender Payton Ross celebrate as the miners score a second goal against NMSU.

Miners outlast NMSU 4-1

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor September 23, 2018

UTEP soccer defeated the NMSU Aggies 4-1 on Sunday, Sept. 23rd at University Field. "We prepared for this game because we wanted to get back at them for last year,” said sophomore Anna Jimmerson. “Battle of I-10 in general and then plus our football...

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Head Coach Dana Dimel gives directions to the team.

Miners lose 16th straight in a heartbreaker against NMSU

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter September 23, 2018

https://youtu.be/HEUS9TaXs24 In what looked to be the end of a losing streak that has been attached to the UTEP Miner football team for over a year now, turned out to end with a heartbreaking 27-20 loss against the New Mexico State Aggies. “Way...

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Defender Senior Payton Ross and Senior goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios celebrate their fourth goal against their opponent.

UTEP falls to Marshall in overtime

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor September 20, 2018

The UTEP Miners (5-4-1) lost in an overtime thriller 2-1 to the Marshall Thundering Herd (3-4-2), Thursday night, at University Field.  After a scoreless first half, the Miners struck first early in the second half. When sophomore Vic...

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Secure your future, learn to code

Secure your future, learn to code

Jake Deven, Entertainment Editor September 17, 2018

Technology has seeped into every area of our lives, and the workforce is no exception. As the world moves toward a information and tech-based economy a lot of traditional skills are becoming more and more automated. Coding is not a trend, surely it’s...

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Fit Fam El Paso becomes local internet sensation

Fit Fam El Paso becomes local internet sensation

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor September 17, 2018

Nesting in the realms of the social media world lives one of El Paso’s prime social media destinations, Fit Fam El Paso, an Instagram account run through a local perspective with over 50,000 followers and counting.  From mind-boggling bar fights to...

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Khalid performs for a sold out crowd in the first of his two hometown shows at the Don Haskins Center on Friday, Sept. 14.

Khalid returns home to a sold-out Don Haskins Center

Jake Deven, Entertainment Editor September 17, 2018

Khalid’s concert last Friday, Sept. 14 at the Don Haskins Center was one of two arena shows he played for his “915 Hometown Shows” tour, a testament to the scale of this El Paso singer-songwriter’s stardom. The platinum-selling artist proved to...

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Coach Kevin Baker an educator first a coach second

Coach Kevin Baker an educator first a coach second

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter September 17, 2018

The epitome of being successful on the basketball court through the implementation of teaching styles and quality motivational lessons is UTEP women’s head basketball coach Kevin Baker. “I think anybody who claims to be a coach at some point feels...

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