Preparing to embark on their 2016 football campaign, head coach Sean Kugler addressed the media and fans at the annual UTEP Football Kickoff luncheon on Thursday, Aug. 25.   The Miners will begin their season in the Sun Bowl on Saturday, Sept....

Editor's Note: Every week, The Prospectors' own Jason Green will rank all 12 Division I college football teams in the Lone Star State.  The Texas 12 power rankings are based on the results from the past week of games, along with the strength of wins...

This year's Minerpalooza attendees can expect to enjoy a night full of Latin rhythms ranging from cumbias to reggaeton, leading up to headliner Sky Blu of LMFAO. Starting off the evening at 6 p.m. is Azucar, a nine-piece Latin band that has been...

A woman in El Paso has tested positive for the Zika virus after returning from a visit to Puerto Rico. This is the second case that has been confirmed in El Paso. The woman, who has now been isolated, spent at least a week in Puerto Rico, and after...

Franklin High School graduate Guillermo Trujillo has signed a professional contract with the New York Yankees, according to a tweet posted by Trujillo’s pitching coach Sean Snedeker. Snedeker has coached Trujillo at Oral Roberts University since...

PHOTOS: On August 24th, the third day of Miner Welcome -Chill Fest- students enjoyed free fruitiki bars and attractions at the Centennial Plaza, hosted by The Office of Student Life. Students enjoyed each others company in a friendly competition on...

Jose Hurtado, a UTEP professor of geological sciences, is among the astronaut semifinalists of the selection process for NASA'S astronaut corps. Out of the original 18,300 applicants, Hurtado is among the best 120 who are looking forward to flying...

On Wednesday, Aug. 24, students, faculty, staff and alumni at the University of Texas at Austin held a demonstration in protest of the recently implemented concealed carry law on public university campuses, including UTEP. Organized by UT alumna...

PHOTOS: The Office of Student Life hosts Miner Welcome Week at the Centennial Plaza and the UTEP Union Plaza from Aug. 22 - 26 . These events are to get students excited for this new semester. On the second day of Miner Welcome–Grab, Go and Greeks–there...

The opportunity for Zika to spread in the El Paso community came on Monday, Aug. 15, from a man who had traveled from Florida to El Paso. It is confirmed by El Paso Public Health Director Robert Resendes. According to a press release, the man does not...

The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series: A BorderSenses Event offers El Paso performers of different genres the opportunity to present and practice their acts for an audience throughout the city. The stage is open to anyone willing to sign up and has hosted a...

After spending 12 days at Camp Ruidoso and another week back home, often running practice twice a day, head coach Sean Kugler is finally ready to put a lot of his players’ minds at ease. “We’ve kind of compiled everything from camp, we’re going...