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The Prospector

Special teams falter as Miners lose heartbreaker to WKU and fall to 0-6

Special teams falter as Miners lose heartbreaker to WKU and fall to 0-6

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2017

Almost all the stars aligned for the Miners on Saturday evening, except for the one thing they lacked all year—a win. UTEP fell short to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 15-14, after a hard fought, 60-minute war. They had the most yards on...

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Joey St. Pierre leaves the UTEP basketball program

Joey St. Pierre leaves the UTEP basketball program

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor October 7, 2017

Freshman forward Joey St. Pierre announced on Saturday that he is leaving the UTEP basketball team for personal reasons. “The last year has been challenging for me for a number of reasons,” he said. “I want to make it clear that my decision...

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Cory Morrow performs at a Salvation Army Benefit Concert at Ardovinos Desert Crossing on October 5.

Concert raises money for Salvation Army hurricane relief

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor October 6, 2017

Texas country music artist Cory Morrow was featured at the Second Annual Salvation Army Benefit Concert at Ardovino's Desert Crossing in Sunland Park, N.M., with special guests The Dirty River Boys and Abe Mac on Thursday, October 5. The free benefit...

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Mura Masa preforms at Tricky Falls

Mura Masa shows versatility with varied set at Tricky Falls

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor October 5, 2017

Guernsey-born DJ, electronic music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alexander Crossan—better known as Mura Masa—fed off London-based singer Fliss’ energy, as the duo cooked up an electric mix for a mid-sized Tricky Falls crowd...

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Rape and dating violence at UTEP have increased

Rape and dating violence at UTEP have increased

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor October 4, 2017

According to the new Annual Security and Fire Safety Report—an annual report from UTEP campus police—there were five incidents of rape in 2016. Three of the incidents occurred on-campus, while the remaining two occurred in student housing facilities. This...

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Interim head coach Mike Price returns to UTEP and promises effort

Interim head coach Mike Price returns to UTEP and promises effort

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 3, 2017

After getting the call on Monday to take the reigns of interim head coach for the UTEP football team, Mike Price had less than 24 hours to pack all his belongings from his lake house in Idaho to travel to the Sun City and get back to business. As...

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With Kugler gone and Price in, whats to come of UTEP football?

With Kugler gone and Price in, what’s to come of UTEP football?

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 2, 2017

If you were to tell anyone who knows the slightest thing about UTEP football that at the start of the season Athletic Director Bob Stull would retire, Sean Kugler would resign after starting 0-5—firing offensive coordinator Brent Pease along the way—and...

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Ice Creamed Myself provides vegan and dairy treats to the community

Brianna Chavez, Contributor October 2, 2017

Almost everyone has screamed for ice cream at some point in their lives. Dominque “Dom” Airington and Alejandra “AJ” Zorrivas love ice cream so much that they traded their graduation trip for a $1,000 ice cream machine and created Ice Creamed...

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Bueller’s Bar is open from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday-Saturday and 12 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Sundays.

Bueller’s Bar brings a relaxed, ‘80s-themed atmosphere to the local bar scene

Michaela Román, Contributor October 2, 2017

At the start of September, Bueller’s opened its doors and let bar hoppers into the world of everyone’s favorite slacker teen from the ‘80s. Alex Macias, the owner of Bueller’s, was a freshman in high school when “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”...

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School of Pharmacy enrolls first class

School of Pharmacy enrolls first class

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor October 2, 2017

EDITOR'S NOTE: The School of Pharmacy does NOT require students to be able to speak spanish to be admitted to the PharmD program. The only Spanish requriement is that a student must take three SCH of college-level Spanish as a prerequisite, or take the...

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Mike Price named interim head football coach

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief October 2, 2017

One day after Sean Kugler announced his resignation with the program, UTEP Athletic Director Bob Stull named Mike Price interim head coach for the football team. “I’ve asked Mike if he could help us in this situation,” Stull said in a press...

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UTEP basketball starts first practice on Monday

UTEP basketball starts first practice on Monday

Mike Flores, Reporter October 2, 2017

Nobody ever really looks forward to Mondays, but today, Oct. 2, there was something different in the air. That something was the official start of the UTEP basketball season. A mix of experience, talented youth, much-needed depth, hungry newcomers, and...

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