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The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Arjona’s circus takes over the Coliseum

Arjona’s circus takes over the Coliseum

Claudia Flores, Staff Reporter September 8, 2017

  Inside the El Paso County Coliseum, an excited crowd and a circus-themed stage were ready to receive Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona in his first U.S. concery on his “Circo Soledad” tour. With the stage covered in a curtain...

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Miners to debut new white helmet against Rice.

UTEP football reveals new white helmet

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 8, 2017

The UTEP football team will add a brand-new helmet to the team collection this season. Athletics excited Miner fans on social media Friday morning when they tweeted out a picture of the new white lid. The helmet features a navy-blue facemask and a...

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Chihuahuas take 2-0 series lead on Reno

Chihuahuas take 2-0 series lead on Reno

Prospector staff September 7, 2017

The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Reno Aces 7-3 Thursday night at Greater Nevada Field to take a commanding 2-0 series advantage in the best-of-five series. El Paso is now one win away from heading back to the Pacific Coast League Championship series. ...

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La exposición se extenderá hasta el 22 de diciembre en la galería Franklin Smith.

‘Diego Rivera y Frida: Una sonrisa a mitad del camino’ muestra el amor entre los dos artistas

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor September 7, 2017

El Centro Cultural Mexicano Paso del Norte y el Consulado General de México en El Paso presentaron una exposición de varios fotógrafos, entre ellos Guillermo Kahlo, Peter Jules, Guillermo Zamora, Nicholas Murray, Edward Weston, Manuel Alvarez y...

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Guns N Roses played at the Sun Bowl on Wednesday, Sept. 6, for their Not In This Lifetime Tour.

Rejuvenated Guns N’ Roses rocks Sun Bowl crowd

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor September 7, 2017

Legendary Los Angeles band Guns N’ Roses rocked the house in front of a nearly sold-out crowd at the Sun Bowl on Wednesday, Sept. 6, as part of their “Not in This Lifetime” tour. The tour was born after a quote by frontman Axl Rose, who when...

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Chihuahuas beat Aces to take game one

Chihuahuas beat Aces to take game one

Prospector staff September 7, 2017

The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Reno Aces 3-1 Wednesday night at Greater Nevada Field to take a 1-0 advantage in the Pacific Conference Championship series. The series winner is best-of-five. Trailing 1-0 Wednesday, Hunter Renfroe led off the top of...

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Texas 12: Can we just start at number six and below?

Texas 12: Can we just start at number six and below?

Jason Green, Contributor September 6, 2017

On the opening weekend of college football, no team really looked as if they wanted to reach up and grab that brass ring – the coveted first place spot in “The Prospector’s” Texas 12 Rankings – thus the title. My Dad actually just suggested...

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UTEP athletics releases football game day and parking information

UTEP athletics releases football game day and parking information

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 6, 2017

The UTEP football team will kick off their 2017 home schedule versus Rice on Saturday at 6 p.m. MT. Here is some pertinent game day information that fans should know: Where to Park: Due to spaces being lost in the SB2 lot across from Kelly Hall,...

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Photo courtesy of Conference-USA

Lilian Koech named C-USA Cross Country Female athlete of the week

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 5, 2017

UTEP’s Lilian Koech captured the first Conference USA Athlete of the Week award of 2017 for her performance at the Lobo Invitational. Koech marked a 5K time of 17:32.2 on Saturday at the Lobo Invitational to become the first female and second overall...

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UTEP students stand against the removal of DACA

Rene Delgadillo, Web Editor September 5, 2017

  UTEP students and professors spoke against the removal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that had protected 800,000 immigrants from being deported. DACA students at UTEP spoke at the Union Breezeway to give testimony...

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UTEP President Natalicio addresses end of DACA

UTEP President Natalicio addresses end of DACA

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-in-Chief September 5, 2017

With the news of President Donald Trump putting an end to the program that allows undocumented immigrants work permits, Americans were finally given an answer to the administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program,...

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A sell-out crowd of 52,085 was the second-largest crowd at a UTEP football game on October 21, 2000.

UTEP football is celebrating 100 years

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief September 5, 2017

The overwhelming smell of hot dogs being cooked on a charcoal grill fills the UTEP grounds with a delightful smell, the echoing sound of the drumline front bouncing through the walls of the school leading up to the stadium means exactly one thing—football...

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