The Prospector

UTEP professor wins early American literature prize

Mike Flores, Reporter • February 18, 2017

Robert Gunn, an associate professor of English at UTEP, was awarded the Early American Literature Book Prize for 2016 for his book “Ethnology and Empire: Languages, Literature, and the Making of the North American Borderlands”. “On a personal...

Day without immigrants and without El Pasoans

Grecia Sanchez, Reporter • February 18, 2017

The day without immigrants brought national attention as a boycott from U.S. citizens was held all day Thursday. Several employers closed their businesses and children throughout the nation did not attend school. Despite these facts, El Paso kept itself...

Women’s basketball slips despite Taylor’s success

Mike Flores, Reporter • February 17, 2017

UTEP’s senior leader Sparkle Taylor refused for her team to lose their fifth straight game with her career-best 34 points, but her efforts were not enough as the Miners fell 76-69 to North Texas on Thursday. The bleeding for UTEP (6-19, 3-10...

Women’s basketball makes one final push towards C-USA tournament

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter • February 14, 2017

In Conference USA there are 14 teams competing for a spot in the league tournament that is held at the end of each season, and only two of out the 14 schools will be left behind. UTEP’s women’s basketball team currently holds the 12th and final spot...

UTEP Gospel Explosion celebrates African American culture

Gloria Heredia, Contributor • February 12, 2017

Dozens rose from their seats to clap, sing and dance in celebration of Black History Month for the annual UTEP Gospel Explosion event. The event took place in the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall and featured live music and performances by the El Paso...

Miners roll over Southern Miss 80-50

Mike Flores, Reporter • February 12, 2017

It was raining three's in UTEP’s victory over Southern Mississippi, on Feb. 11 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners earned their biggest win over a division one school this season, overcoming the Golden Eagles, 80-50. UTEP (9-15, 7-5 C-USA)...

Softball welcomes the 2017 season with trip to Arizona

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter • February 7, 2017

In 2016, UTEP softball completed one of their most successful seasons to date, which saw the Miners clinch their fourth-ever conference tournament berth, a first since 2010. This year, UTEP is predicted to finish seventh in C-USA. Last season, the Miners...

Miners continue perfect streak in home conference games

Mike Flores, Reporter • February 3, 2017

It took a special honoring of UTEP great Jeep Jackson at halftime to wake up the men’s basketball team to come out on top against UAB 63-59 at the Don Haskins Center, on Feb. 2. As the Miners (7-14) stay perfect in home Conference USA games at...

Signing Day features new faces and high hopes

Mike Flores, Reporter • February 2, 2017

UTEP football inked 17 new student-athletes to their roster for the 2017 season on National Signing Day, which took place Feb. 1. Out of the 17 new comers, only three of the players were rated 3-star athletes or better. However, Kugler does not care...

Coalition helps low-income families do their taxes for free

Grecia Sanchez, Staff Reporter • January 31, 2017

For the third consecutive year, UTEP will offer free tax assistance through the Coalition for Family Economic Progress. GECU, IRS, EPISD and the El Paso Collaborative among others partnered with UTEP to prepare basic tax returns for families with a combined...

Carnage returns to El Paso with special guests

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter • January 31, 2017

DJ Carnage is making his way to El Paso for his RARE tour on Feb. 3, starting at 7 p.m. at the El Paso County Coliseum. Diamante Anthony Blackmon, known as Carnage onstage, is from Guatemala City and fell in love with deejaying in high school, when...

Miners fend off Thundering Herd 84-74

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter • January 28, 2017

The UTEP women’s basketball team used a 30-10 second quarter run to put the Marshall Thundering Herd away early, 84-74 at the Don Haskins Center, on Jan. 28. Marshall has been suspect on the road all season and showed no differently in El Paso...