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The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

The ‘80s: A decade of dominance

The ‘80s: A decade of dominance

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 9, 2014

The first thing that comes to mind when UTEP men’s basketball is brought up is the historic 1966 NCAA basketball championship. Rightfully so, it deserves to as the late Hall of Fame head coach Don Haskins historically started five African-American players...

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100 years of struggle

100 years of struggle

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 9, 2014

There is no way but up when you are at the bottom of the pit. That’s been the saying surrounding UTEP football since its inception back in 1914. Although the program’s history is just as long as the university itself, UTEP football has not garnered...

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The Bear and his road to glory

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter September 9, 2014

Donald Lee Haskins, nicknamed “The Bear,” was born during the Dust Bowl era in 1930 in Enid, Oklahoma.  Unlike the rest of the country, Haskins said he learned early not to be caught up in the prejudices of race. In the spring 2006 issue of NOVA...

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Smells like Miner spirit

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter September 9, 2014

UTEP’s dance team and the cheer squad, along with mascot Paydirt Pete, have elevated the university’s school spirit and has entertained a crowd of nearly 50,000 people per year at home games. They have rapidly increased their popularity across the...

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Top 10 female athletes of all time at UTEP

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 9, 2014

In comparison to the male sports at UTEP, the women have not garnered as much history or decorated athletes, UTEP has seen some tremendous female athletes during its time. The inclusion of women’s sports might have come late, but as time has gone on,...

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The love of the game

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter September 9, 2014

The players cannot wait to get at it again. The weekly pick-up games and voluntary practices can only do so much. The coach is not going to be present, but the members of the UTEP Men’s Soccer Club are itching to kick the ball simply because they love...

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Top 10 male athletes of all time at UTEP

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 9, 2014

Male athletes have been on campus since the inception of the university in 1914, which makes for a heavily decorated list. Olympians, pro sport Hall of Fame members, All-Stars and Player of the Years have all come through UTEP. Considering that UTEP is...

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UTEP men’s basketball dream team

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 9, 2014

UTEP men’s basketball has provided tons of excitement over the years, whether they underachieved, overachieved or just met the expectations. From dazzling fans in Memorial Gym to rocking sellout crowds in the Don Haskins Center, the men’s program...

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A program like no other

A program like no other

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 9, 2014

They walk among us. They are in our classes, we see them passing by and we don’t even know who they are. For years, UTEP students have been oblivious to the sheer number of track and field stars that surround them. Everyone flocks to the star...

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The first game at Sun Bowl Stadium, Sept. 21, 1963.

The good, the bad, and the mining: The first 100 years in sports

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter September 9, 2014

It didn’t take long for the University of Texas at El Paso to start its quest toward athletic greatness. It was back in 1914, that the university adopted sports into its culture by holding its first football practice and soon after its first season....

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Nash would have been UTEP women’s basketball’s senior leader on the court in 2017, instead, she found herself in federal court.

Once on the back burner, now at the forefront

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter September 9, 2014

When Monica Lopez, senior kinesiology major and a member of the track team, practices on the track, she does so without the fear of persecution. She doesn’t have to worry about jumping the chain link metal fence that surrounds the track with the shadow...

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Former All-American safety Quintin Demps was a force and a miner secondary.

The Prospector’s Centennial football team

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 8, 2014

Anyone in the vicinity of El Paso knows that UTEP is not known for its football program. However, that does not mean the program has not produced talent in its 100 years of existence. From a team standpoint, the Miners are in the bottom percentile of...

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