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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

UTEP graduate Will Hernandez is projected to be the first Miner drafted in the first round of the NFL draft since 1968.

Hernandez eyes first round destination in draft

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor April 23, 2018

Former UTEP standout guard Will Hernandez is on pace to become a top-40 draft pick in the 2018 NFL draft. He would be UTEP’s highest draft pick since Thomas Howard was selected 38th overall to the Oakland Raiders in 2006. But if he gets drafted...

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Redix poses for a photo shoot to promote El Woah.

Redix juggles football player and hip-hop artist personas

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor April 23, 2018

On the field and in the classroom during the weekdays is not the only place someone can catch UTEP senior football wide receiver Warren Redix, but also in the studio on the weekends. As a man of many hats, he’s showcased his talents on the field for...

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J. Cole remains stagnant on ‘KOD’

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor April 23, 2018

After J. Cole released “2014 Forest Hills Drive” to end 2014, the hip-hop nation thought the world of J. Cole and his day-one loyals put him on a pedestal, along with Kendrick Lamar and Drake, for the best rappers in the hip-hop world.    It...

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Marchers head down Oregon St. from Centennial Plaza on Sunday, April 22 for the March for Planet Earth.

El Pasoans celebrate Earth Day by marching for the planet

Sergio Muñoz, Staff Photographer April 22, 2018

On Sunday, April 22, The Frontera Water Protection Alliance hosted The March for Planet Earth and Earth Celebration. The morning kicked off with a pre celebratory dance by the Danza Azteca at Centennial Plaza, where marchers gathered. They then took...

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First MinerFest kicks off with local performers

First MinerFest kicks off with local performers

April 20, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQ2v6p-GJM SGA presented the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza in an effort to start a new spring tradition. Students had the opportunity to take a break in between their classes, from 11 a.m....

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The 2018 FloraFEST native plant sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  on April 28 and 29, at the UTEP Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens.

FloraFEST encourages eco-friendly mindset through native plants sale

Paulette Villa, Contributor April 19, 2018

From cacti to trees, FloraFEST features over 2,000 desert-adapted plants on sale at UTEP every year in April and is considered the largest sale of its kind in the region. Admission to FloraFEST is always free and is held at the courtyard located between...

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SGA offered free food to the first 250 students at the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

First MinerFest kicks off with local performers

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor April 18, 2018

SGA presented the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza in an effort to start a new spring tradition. Students had the opportunity to take a break in between their classes, from 11 a.m. t0 1 p.m., to enjoy live music from local...

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Francisco Bunsow, a sophomore in Construction Engineering and Management at UTEP helps drill in a gutter alongside other Engineering for a Sustainable World members. The group worked on a rainwater harvesting system for  Las Pampas residents, a colonia outside of Presidio, Texas.

UTEP’s Engineers for a Sustainable World awarded for rainwater harvesting

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief April 16, 2018

Outside the quaint town of Presidio, Texas, where less than 4,000 people reside, sits an even smaller colonia Las Pampas, where until 2016 there was no piped water. Now, some families in Las Pampas will not have to haul water from nearly 10 miles away...

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Pamela Azaeta owner of District Coffee runs the shop she and her husband opened in March 2018.

District Coffee opens in the heart of downtown El Paso

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter April 16, 2018

Located in the heart of downtown at 222 Texas Ave., Suite F, District Coffee offers a place for people working in the area and for students to grab a cup of joe and take a break. This new coffee shop, which opened in March, has a modern atmosphere that...

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Activists marched from Mundy Park to San Jacinto Plaza on Earth Day, April 22, 2017, for the National March for Science.

March for Planet Earth is taking over downtown

Jake Deven, Staff Reporter April 16, 2018

This Earth Day, the Frontera Water Protection Alliance is hosting March for Planet Earth, which will begin at Centennial Plaza and end at San Jacinto Plaza on Sunday, April 22, at 8 a.m. The march, which has been six months in the making, is meant to...

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Closeup portrait woman hand throwing empty plastic water bottle in recycling bin.

What TO and what NOT TO recycle

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor April 16, 2018

How many times have you seen your neighbor throw the pizza box in the blue bin that is supposed to be used to recycle? Well, according to the Environmental Services Department this is among many of the reasons why the average rate of contamination in...

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