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Best 5 moments for UTEP sports this spring

Best 5 moments for UTEP sports this spring

Mike Flores, Sports Editor June 13, 2017

5. UTEP men’s basketball midseason turnaround The UTEP men’s basketball season consisted of many lows and highs. The Miners started off the year 2-13, including losses to Southeastern Louisiana, Northern Arizona and Maryland Eastern Shore. To top...

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Sophomore Tobi Amusan wins her first NCAA title in 100-meter hurdles at NCAA Championships.

Track and field closes out strong

Jeremy Carranco, Staff Reporter June 13, 2017

The 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place from June 7-10 at Hayward Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Two Miners brought home NCAA titles—freshman star Emmanuel Korir and sophomore sensation Tobi Amusan. The last time multiple Miners...

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Frederik Dreier: UTEPs only back-to-back Conference USA Golfer of the Year winner.

Frederik Dreier reflects on illustrious career

Mike Flores, Sports Editor June 13, 2017

Since the UTEP men’s golf program was first introduced to the school in 1983, not one student-athlete has ever been able to accomplish what Frederik Dreier has for the Miners in golf. He is the school’s only back-to-back winner of the conference’s...

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The Drums set to return to El Paso in December

The Drums set to return to El Paso in December

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor June 13, 2017

After a sold-out show back in March, The Drums are set to return to El Paso on Dec. 10 to Tricky Falls. The announcement was made on the Lowbrow Palace’s Instagram account, with tickets going on sale on Friday, June 16 at http://splendidsunproductions.ticketfly.com/...

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Miners crowned at NCAA Championships for the first time since 1978

Miners crowned at NCAA Championships for the first time since 1978

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor June 10, 2017

The 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships wrapped up on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. Emmanuel Korir and sophomore Tobi Amusan will be the first Miners to return to El Paso with gold medals in the NCAA Championships since 1978. Day three (June...

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Chihuahuas prevail in high scoring win over the Grizzlies

Chihuahuas prevail in high scoring win over the Grizzlies

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor June 10, 2017

Honoring the state of Texas with their commemorative uniforms, the Chihuahuas got to a roaring start scoring three runs in two hits during the first inning and never looked back. The Chihuahua’s displayed a consistently explosive performance on...

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Brian Winter editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly held a panel discussion on Washington and the Future of the U.S.-Mexico Border at the Mills building on Thursday, June 8.

Americas Quarterly Magazine hosts panel on border future

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor June 8, 2017

Independent publication, Americas Quarterly Magazine, hosted a discussion regarding the future of the U.S.-Mexico Border on Thursday, June 8, at the Mills Building in downtown El Paso. The panel of experts included Economic Counselor for the Embassy...

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Amusan advances to 100-meter hurdles final for second straight season

Amusan advances to 100-meter hurdles final for second straight season

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor June 8, 2017

The women’s competition kicked off the second day of 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday in Eugene, Oregon. UTEP sophomore Tobi Amusan clocked the fastest qualifying time (12.79) of the 100-m hurdles semifinals event to win...

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Freshmen win heats, relay team eliminated in NCAA Championships

Freshmen win heats, relay team eliminated in NCAA Championships

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor June 7, 2017

Amid great individual performances for the Miners, the men’s competition kicked off the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon. UTEP Freshmen Emmanuel Korir and Michael Saruni won both of their heats in the...

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Editor’s picks: Netflix binge watching

Editor's note: Here at The Prospector we rarely find ourselves with down time and we rarely find time to even breathe. However, these past few weeks in between the spring and the summer semester have been slower than we’re used to. We’ve resorted...

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Hip-hop artist B.o.B to perform in the Sun City

Hip-hop artist B.o.B to perform in the Sun City

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief June 7, 2017

Coming off his fourth studio album, "Ether," B.o.B annouced "The Elements Tour," which will include a stop at the El Paso County Coliseum on Tuesday, July 18. The tour is set to hit 34 cities throughout the nation beginning on Thursday, June 8, in...

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Photo courtesy Marshmello Music

Sun City Music Fest releases lineup

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor June 7, 2017

Labor day weekend has come to mean one thing for music enthusiasts and electronic music lovers in El Paso: Sun City Music Festival. This year the festival will be held at Ascarate Park on Sept. 2 and 3. The lineup for this year’s iteration of...

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