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UTEP invites you to take a picture

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor August 5, 2014

To close the Centennial Exhibit Series, the Centennial Celebration Office announced the Centennial Photo Contest, an opportunity for El Paso and the UTEP community to participate in the schools centennial celebration. Students, faculty and staff are welcomed...

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Central American children tell Congress about journey to U.S.

Anna Giles, SHF Wire Reporter August 1, 2014

WASHINGTON – Minimal food, freezing temperatures and no chance for sleep. That’s how three children from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala described detention centers the U.S. government is using to house thousands of unaccompanied children arriving...

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Meal prepping on the go

Meal prepping on the go

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter July 31, 2014

Alex Levario, junior business management major, and Freddy Garibay, junior accounting major, recently opened Phit Phuel, a new and booming healthy food prep business, Meal prepping has become very popular among its customers, which has resulted Phit Phuel...

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La Ley will perform in El Paso presenting their tour show "Retour" at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the Don Haskins Center.

‘La Ley’ will rock El Paso en Español

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor July 24, 2014

Grammy award winners and Rock en Español band, La Ley, is scheduled to make a stop in the Sun City to present their "Retour" show at 7 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 23 at the Don Haskins Center. Originally from Chile and composed of Andrés Bobe, Rodrigo Aboitiz,...

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Sisters invite children to imagine

Sisters invite children to imagine

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor July 23, 2014

  The UTEP Union gallery is currently hosting "A Story of Impossible Things," a collaborative exhibit by Genova Fuentes, senior criminal justice major and her 12-year-old sister, Fatima Fuentes. The exhibit will remain open to the public until...

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Former UTEP Dinner Theatre performer in tragic car accident

Andrea Acosta, Entertainment Editor July 23, 2014

On Friday, July 19 Troy Richard Eric Taylor, a member of the UTEP Dinner Theatre, was pronounced dead due to a crash in Killeen, Texas. According to El Paso Times, Taylor was driving west on Veteran's Memorial Boulevard when a car going east collided...

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Senior Quaterback Jamiell Showers is expects the Miners to turn things around and make a splash in Conference USA

UTEP football ready for new start

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter July 22, 2014

The UTEP football team is on its way to Alpine for training camp and despite being picked to finish dead last in the conference by 13 coaches, optimism within the team remains high, especially on defense. “I love going away to camp and the chemistry...

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Volunteers WORK with immigrants at local shelter

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter July 22, 2014

A UTEP professor and some of his students have been volunteering at the Annunciation House, putting what they have studied and their social work skills to good use as an increased number of immigrants being sent to El Paso. This influx has created a...

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Number of immigrants entering U.S. border continues to rise, local initiatives form to aid

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter July 15, 2014

Approximately 2,000 undocumented immigrants were flown into the El Paso area in June coming mainly from the South Texas region. They now await immigration hearings or possible deportation. Last week, two planes arrived full of immigrants, who were caught...

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Manager Pat Murphy has led the Chihuahuas fearlessly in his first season

Chihuahuas poised to make postseason run

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor July 15, 2014

Heading into the All-Star break, the El Paso Chihuahuas seem to be hitting their stride. The rabid fans of El Paso seem to be right in line with the Chihuahuas as they look to make a run at the postseason. The Chihuahuas started the season between a...

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Children of the Fries is a clothing line whose brand focuses on bringing health awareness throughout the community. (Above) Illiana Curiel and Carlos Cardenas sport the line’s clothing apparel.

Children of the Fries designs a healthy lifestyle

Kimberly Valle, Contributor July 15, 2014

You might have spotted their funky t-shirts, caps and stickers among the crowds at Neon Desert Music Festival. They were the products of Children of the Fries, a clothing line founded by Giovanni Silva, who lived and started his fashion career in New...

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The Prospector’s Monday night playlist

, Editorial staff July 14, 2014

Every Tuesday The Prospector releases a print edition of our publication. This means a long day of work every Monday that usually carries on into late hours of the night. Between editing stories, finding sources, designing pages and the occasional...

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