Every practice, workout session, hours out in the boiling sun and miles run all come down to one game—when UTEP welcomes the Southern Miss Golden Eagles to University Field on Oct. 28. Last season in 2015, the team dropped the last game of their season...

The Miners’ basketball team debuted their squad for the first time in front of a crowd in their annual Orange & White scrimmage on Saturday, Oct. 21. The scrimmage previewed their 2016-17 season and showcased different storylines. “It’s really...

The story of the year for the UTEP soccer team was on the line during their matchup against the Florida Atlantic Owls on Sunday, Oct. 23. The Miners got down got down early in the first period of play thanks to Libby Wissman’s second goal of the...

Previewing their 2016-17 season, the UTEP men’s basketball team debuted in front of the El Paso crowd for the first time this season in their annual Orange-White scrimmage. The day was filled with a 3-point contest followed by a slam-dunk challenge....

One-hit wonders like The Naked and Famous and Two Door Cinema Club, big-name rappers Gucci Mane and The Game, even Cherub all released new albums this weekend. Here’s the good, the bad and the pathetic from all their new music. Agree, disagree or think...

After a bye week, where the Miners finally got a chance to catch their breath, rest up, get healthy and work on fundamentals, head coach Sean Kugler and his squad will now travel to San Antonio to face the UTSA Roadrunners on Saturday, Oct. 22. Losing...

        In a battle in front of 2,000-plus attendees, IBF World Female Featherweight Champion Jennifer Han retained her title, taking a 100-90 decision. She won nine out of 10 on another card for 99-91, and eight of...

Han became the city’s first world championship fighter after defeating talented Nigerian boxer Helen Joseph on September 19th, 2015.   This weekend, Han will look to defend her championship belt, in her own hometown, for the second time...

Sean Kugler could not have asked for a better time for a bye week for his troops than now. The Miners came off yet another disappointing loss after falling to one of Conference USA’s weaker teams, Florida International (2-4, 2-0 C-USA), who rolled over...

Bringing the Blank Face tour to El Paso, headlining rapper Schoolboy Q and opener Joey Bada$$ took Buchannan’s Event Center on Sunday, Oct. 9. The show was the tour’s last stop in Texas, as they had just traveled to Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and...

The Don Haskins Center will have one of the most anticipated returns with 7-foot-1 basketball center, Matt Willms, who missed the entire 2015-16 season due to surgery on his right foot. Willms is a junior from Ontario, Canada and played for Findlay....

It was a frustrated, six-play, 17-yard drive that resulted in a punt. Quarterback Zack Greenlee hung his head in disappointment and warhorse tailback Aaron Jones hobbled off the field looking beat down. Jones plotted himself on the bench, partially...

In anticipation for their 2016-17 season, UTEP women's basketball guard duo Jenzel Nash and Sparkle Taylor were named to the Conference USA Preseason Team. Nash led the Miners last season in points per game (13.8) and was second in assists per game...

After their dominant second place campaign in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational over the weekend, the UTEP men's cross country team leaped to a 12th place ranking in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association top-30...

Half a decade ago, Justin Vernon, better known as Bon Iver, stole the indie-folk stage with his singer-songwriter tunes from his sophomore self-titled album, “Bon Iver.” He was already making a name for himself as he captured audiences with a somber,...

Instead of hanging their heads low after their 28-7 loss on the road against Louisiana Tech, the Miners’ football squad had their chins up after they lost their fourth game in a row. It is hard for a team to truly feel good after coming off their fourth-straight...

The sport of rifling takes the form of a gem—they are rare to find on most campuses, and it takes a definitive, keen eye to have what it takes to excel in the sport. In fact, there are only 32 NCAA programs that hold a women’s rifle team, and the...

Scott Mescudi, as known by his stage name Kid Cudi, will be releasing his sixth studio album on Friday, Dec. 15, titled “Passion, Pain, & Demon Slayin.’” Cudi started work on the album earlier this spring and rumored bringing back help from...

After back-to-back distressing losses to Army (66-14) and Southern Mississippi (34-7) at home, the Miners will travel on the road to face one of the top Conference USA West Division opponents, Louisiana Tech, on Saturday, Oct. 1. The Miners (1-3, 0-1...

UTEP head coach Sean Kugler and his troops had seven days to scratch off the embarrassing 66-14 loss to Army. However, after a week of practice, it did not seem like anything significant was patched up. In front of an abysmal 21,000 fans, the Southern...

AUSTIN, TEXAS—In the heart of Texas, hip-hop legend Kanye West stopped in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, for his second of three stops in Texas on his "Saint Pablo" nationwide tour. For two and a half hours in front of a monstrous crowd, Kanye...

Mac Miller’s fourth studio album “The Divine Feminine,” is the prime rib of Mac’s discography and storied career. He is no longer the rapper talking about sipping lean or crazy college nights, but has evolved into a definite artist. Let’s admit...

After showing promise throughout their first half of play, the UTEP women’s soccer team will approach Conference USA league play after capping off their non-conference schedule. They open the second side of the schedule on Sunday, Sept. 25, at the University...

“One nation, one team”: the slogan going into the special Army-UTEP game to honor veterans, soldiers, and others in the army. Throughout 60 minutes of play, it was truly one team, the Army Black Knights, who performed outstandingly in front of...

It did not take much for UTEP head coach Sean Kugler to forget about the 41-7 loss against Texas. In fact, Kugler said immediately following the loss to the Longhorns, “there’s not long to dwell on this game—about five minutes—then our focus immediately...

AUSTIN, TEXAS—Deep in the heart of Austin, David squared up with Goliath in front of 92,863 beaming Longhorns fans. And, from the opening kickoff, the Miners ran out of steam against 11th ranked Texas, as they fell 41-7. The game showcased two major...

After only one week of action with the quarterback, head coach for the Miners, Sean Kugler, announced that starting quarterback Zack Greenlee has a slight tear in his MCL, a separated shoulder and a broken finger; and as a result, Greenlee will miss the...

Short answer: There is a slight chance, but it would not surprise me. Long answer: the Miners raised eyebrows after their 38-22 victory over NMSU; therefore, this assertion on an upset can possibly be made. Below is my top five keys to the Miners standing...

The Battle of I-10 rivalry between UTEP and New Mexico State usually intensifies and delivers a close game; and, after last year’s 50-47 thrilling overtime victory by the orange and blue, this year was anticipated to be another thriller. That...

Two years ago in 2014, the UTEP football team reinstated the beloved retro Miners' helmet in spirit of the school's 100th anniversary. While those helmets are still dear to fans' hearts, the Miners appear to be moving in a new uniform direction. Throughout...

El Paso Chihuahuas' Hunter Renfroe brought the Padres' organization their first Most Valuable Player award in 27 years. Renfroe was voted the 80th MVP in Pacific Coast League history, which was announced Thursday, Sept. 1. After securing two-thirds...

As the season for the El Paso Chihuahuas winds down, the end of the season accolades will start to come in for the first place squad. And, the first one happened to be to one of the most consistent batters on the team, second baseman Carlos Asuaje, who...

There are only three more days until the UTEP Miners kick off their 2016 football season against the New Mexico State Aggies on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m. in the Sun Bowl. Like most Battle of I-10 Rivalry games, this year's game does not fail to disappoint...

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....

For most, joining a team requires an extensive process to get adjusted to the new teammates, system and coaches. For freshman running back Quadraiz Wadley, joining the Miners’ football squad for summer camp was not about fitting in; rather it was about...

Growing up playing soccer at Hanks High School, senior forward Bri Thomas only knew NMSU soccer because her sister, Vanessa Thomas, was the Aggie’s defender from 2009-12. Despite her influence, Thomas chose against continuing her sister’s legacy at...

Dayluta Means Kindness performs at Tricky Falls.

RUIDOSO, N.M.— While the first scrimmage was dominated by the defense on Aug. 9, the second scrimmage for the Miners' football team featured more positive play on the offensive side on Sunday, Aug. 14. The squad wrapped up their summer camp in Ruidoso,...

Nearly a week until they kick off their 2016 fall season, the UTEP women’s soccer team addressed the media on Wednesday, Aug. 10, with eagerness to start their campaign. The squad kicks off their non-conference schedule at home on Friday, Aug....

After four long years of storied rumors, empty promises, misguided dates and grueling anticipation, the wait for Frank Ocean’s sophomore album is over. It is expected that R&B artist Frank Ocean will release his new project, “Boys Don’t...

Entering her senior soccer season with the Miners, defender/midfielder Aleah Davis was named Conference USA Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Davis joined Florida Atlantic's defender Erica Burt and Rice's Jasmine Isokpunwu....

After rising to stardom with his freshman mixtape, “Lil Boat,” XXL 2016 Freshman and on-the-rise rap sensation Lil Yachty has taken 2016 by storm with his auto tune and unique sound of rap. His new project, “Summer Songs 2,” which was released...

Entering his senior year at fullback, Darrin Laufasa was recognized to the 2016 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List on Wednesday, July 27. He is the only player out of Conference USA to receive the nomination. The award is...

  Putting together the pieces to their new franchise, the El Paso Coyotes held open tryouts on Thursday, July 21. The Coyotes will be debuting in the Major Arena Soccer League starting in late October. The three-day tryouts will be held through...

It may be over 100 degrees under the blistering sun during the late afternoon, but crowds of hunters will be out trying to find a Pokémon to brag about to the rest of their friends. While some of the huddles vanished when wind speeds intensified and...

She stares at the runway ahead of her, which seems so unfamiliar to sophomore hurdles standout Tobi Amusan. It is the same track that she practices on, with the same coach helping her push hard. However, not one other teammate sits besides Amusan during...

As August rolls around the corner, the UTEP football team will retreat to the mountains of Ruidoso and begin their annual training camp on Aug. 3. This camp will allow the squad to zero in on their plans for the season. The Miners will open up season...

After coming back from the all-star break, the Chihuahuas fell big to the Nashville Sounds, 13-3, on Thursday, July 14. The Sounds bashed five home runs in their victory, and ended up to be the most home runs Nashville hit in a game this season. Even...

UTEP football running back standout Aaron Jones complied with the court to join a pretrial diversion program after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Feb. 10 earlier this year. In accordance with this program, the charges for his DWI will...

After the first half of play is under wraps, the El Paso Chihuahuas will take a three-day break for the Triple-A All-Star week, which will feature the annual All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 13, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Chihuahuas (53-37) have the...

The Lights Out Music Festival debuted in El Paso bringing over 20 acts to three different stages in an all-day music event. The shows and artists took the stage starting at 2 p.m. in the Buchannan's Event Center and different talents performed on three...

UTEP football standout running back Aaron Jones was added to the 80th-annual Maxwell Award watch list for the 2016 football season on Tuesday, July 6. Jones missed the majority of the season last year after starting the first two games before a season-ending...

In between his 2015 sophomore album, "The Incredible True Story," and his third album, which is TBA, Logic surprised the hip-hop world with his new mixtape, "Bobby Tarantino," on June 30, 2016. The tape meshes an old Logic attitude, like he used to incorporate...

With the Fourth of July weekend coming to a close, the El Paso Chihuahuas bested the Reno Aces at home to outright win the series 3-1. The Chihuahuas won the series on Sunday, July 3, when Austin Hedges hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom...

After finishing her first outdoor season in astonishing fashion, freshman hurdler Tobi Amusan was named the 2016 Conference USA Track Athlete of the Year. Amusan was honored with this prestigious award, voted on by C-USA track and field head coaches from...

When the clock struck zero, LeBron James did something he had never done before after winning a NBA Championship—he broke down in tears. Everyone said he could not succeed this season at Cleveland, he was on the decline. No one thought the Cavs could...

Kicking off the two-day annual festival, the 2016 El Paso Downtown Street Festival delivered both highs and lows to the center of the city for its first day of showing on Friday, June 17. Although the uniqueness of the concert attracted those of...

Freshman hurdler Tobi Amusan raced her best on the grandest stage: the NCAA Championships this past weekend. It began on Thursday, June 9, when Amusan saved her season by capturing the final qualifying spot during the preliminary round of the 100-meter...

With off-season antics underway, the Miners’ basketball squad introduced one of their newcomers for the 2016-17 season in freshman guard Tim Cameron. After losing seven players, who either transferred or graduated last season, head coach Tim Floyd...

From what was once a roller-coaster start to now being a defining force; the El Paso Chihuahuas have been riding high on the mound throughout the past month. They have won seven games in a row, significantly improved their pitching staff and rest atop...

Ex-Fresno State quarterback Zack Greenlee was presented by the UTEP football program officially on Monday, June 6. Greenlee will join the quarterback core as a graduate transfer with two years of remaining eligibility. Greenlee announced in mid April...

It was a pitching dual that was disrupted by a single inning. The game was tied at two a piece, but after recording four go-ahead runs from five hits in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Chihuahuas defeated the Sacramento River Cats 6-3 to mark their...

[youtube id="bZuvmVR2LH4"] Jeremy Guthrie pitched six solid innings, only allowed two runs and struck out six batters as the El Paso Chihuahuas defeated the Sacramento River Cats 8-3 in the first of the four-game home series against the San Francisco...

Day two of Neon Desert delivered enthralling acts and served as a memorable close to the sixth-annual music festival. While the first day featured more big-name artists who had a lot of hype prior to the show, the second day surpassed initial expectations...

Kicking off the two-day festival, day one of Neon Desert was filled with big-name headliners, strong acts and served as a promising start to the sixth-annual music fest. Fifteen artists and bands performed on three main stages (Franklin Mountain Stage,...

The 14th-annual UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame induction tallied five new members to the list of standout Miner athletes. Among the list are Orsten Artis (men's basketball), Harrington Jackson (track & field), Gerina Mendoza-Piller (women's golf), Brian...

Bold statement of the day: Chance the Rapper will be the first independent artist to win a Grammy—not that the 23-year-old artist from Chicago cares too deeply for the award. Nonetheless, it has almost been a week into Chancellor Bennett’s third project,...

The old baseball saying goes, the last three outs are the hardest to get. The saying could not be more spot on in tonight’s matchup, as on five separate occasions the Chihuahuas had the chance to close out the game, but the New Orleans Zephyrs rallied...

A wild pitch that changed the night—Case McElroy darted off the third base plate to home after Las Vegas pitcher Chasen Bradford threw a pitch that popped off the catcher’s glove. McElroy slid home and the throw by the 51s’ catcher was not there...

It was just like any other day at the Foster Stevens Center as senior women’s basketball point guard Cameasha Turner was finishing up her workout. Little did she know that the events after practice would change her life. As she flipped through her...

Over 40 artists and bands will hit the stage in less than three weeks for the sixth-annual Neon Desert Music Festival that will be held May 28 and 29 in downtown El Paso. Although some consider this festival’s release to be at a weaker caliber, the...

As the semester dwindles down, UTEP President Diana Natalicio reflects on the past semester and what is to come. From suffering cardiac arrhythmia while she was walking to the Student Union in February, to being named as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most...

When G-Eazy brought his tour to El Paso, “When It’s Dark Out Tour,” it had been noted as a highly anticipated event for the Don Haskins Center on April 24; but it was evident that the Bay-area rapper is nothing more than a teen sensation, store-bought...

As the semester draws to an end, the annual Student Government Associations’ spring election results were released on Friday, April 22. Sergio Baltazar, a sophomore operations and chains supply management major, won the presidential election with a...

Two new members, embarking on a new sound and releasing an EP, “Road to Victory,” — this sums up the new, revamped version of local band Kilo and the Dew. The once duo turned four-man band will release their new project on April 23 at Tricky Falls. “It’s...

  Coming home after only winning one of five games on a road trip and experiencing two rain outs, the Chihuahuas split their first home series against the Reno Aces 2-2. The series was a battle won by the superior slugger. On Friday, April...

The Miners’ football team finished their spring training season on Friday, April 16, with their annual spring game. This game may have left more questions than answers for the UTEP offense that struggled to move the ball against a revamped defense....

After allowing three runs and four hits in the first inning, pitcher Daniel McCutchen led a come-from-behind rally and allowed only four more hits for the six innings he pitched as the Chihuahuas defeated the Reno Aces 10-3. The Chihuahuas (2-5)...

HOUSTON — As Brice Johnson gazes in awe at his personal locker, Marcus Paige stares at his unlaced shoes. The national championship game April 4 against Villanova will be the last time the duo will throw on their jerseys, lace up their baby blue and...

HOUSTON—Four years ago two different freshmen hobbled into a dorm room in Chapel Hill, N.C. They were inexperienced, unfamiliar with each other and straight out of high school. Now these two seniors—guard Marcus Paige and forward Brice Johnson—...

HOUSTON—Tipping off the day in the final four round of the NCAA Tournament will be the second matchup between Lon Kruger’s Oklahoma Sooners (27-7) and Jay Wright’s Villanova Wildcats (35-5) on Saturday, April 2  in the NRG Stadium. During the...

Electrifying groovy indie rock—that is what you get when you listen to ANiMALSOUL’s new EP “Color.” The four-track album, which uses an analog color theme, explores the highs and lows of life. The four-man band debuted this freshman EP on Saturday,...

The second week of spring football came to a close as the offense and defense scrimmaged for the first time on Friday, March 25. While the Miners used an up-tempo offense, the defense showcased defensive coordinator Tom Mason’s 3-4 scheme for the...

With approximately 50 plays ran from the line of scrimmage and various individual drills, the Miners football team concluded their second week of spring practice with an offense versus defense scrimmage. The practice modeled an actual game at points and...

  The Miners shot an astounding 50 percent from the floor (29-58) in their 79-71 victory over TCU Thursday night in the Don Haskins Center. With the win, head coach Keitha Adams and her squad will advance to the elite eight of the Women's...

Jean-Andre Moore, a wide receiver on the Miners’ football team, constantly takes jabs about how he dresses. The stereotype that athletes dress like slobs is not true, according to Moore; rather, they want to focus their energy and time on other things. Q:...

In his humble closet at the dorms, Omega Harris, shooting guard for the men’s basketball team, carries a stash of shoes that engulf his closet. According to the 6-foot-2 player, “It ain’t like it used to be, but it’s something.” Boxes are...

EDITORS NOTE: By no means is The Prospector making claims on the actuality of what the lineup could be. This review is purely based on the rumors and the likelihood of artists coming. With only 3 months until the festival, Neon Desert announced today...