While I’ve been away from The Prospector for the last semester of my undergraduate career to commit more time to my studies, I have the privilege to write a farewell column regarding the three years of my time and effort at the student-run newspaper. As...

Editor’s note: This is part three of a three-part series examining student abuse of prescription drugs Adderall and Ritalin. The battle to keep Adderall abuse at bay is a tug and pull between meeting consumer demands and regulating the active pharmaceutical...

A donation drive by the UTEP French Club will be spread thin this year as students try to contribute to different causes. Last year, the French Club donated about $200 to the Lee and Beulah Moor Children’s Home. “I’m not too sure if we’ll...

The Student Publications staff paid a visit to the Big Easy Oct. 23-27 for the ACP-CMA Annual Convention. The Prospector was recognized as a Newspaper Pacemaker finalist and took home a 3rd place prize for Newsmagazine Special Edition Cover for Minero...

From attending school at UTEP to experiencing the culture on the border, Achim Schweighofer, 23, of Austria was enjoying his stay in El Paso, Texas. On Nov. 15, Schweighofer was walking through the Miner Village parking lot when a vehicle driven by...

Editor’s note: This is part two of a three part series examining student abuse of prescription drugs, Adderall and Ritalin. Lydia Carranco has had a difficult time focusing in school since she was a child. Carranco, a senior clinical laboratory...

As of Saturday, foreign exchange student Achim Schweighofer, 23, of Austria is in a coma and has been set as an organ donor, according to Achim’s girlfriend Amaris Castañon, senior cellular and molecular biochemistry major, who has been in constant...

A freshman exchange student was hit by a vehicle on the southwest side of Miner Village on Friday afternoon. The victim was identified by a group of friends as Achim Schweighofer from Austria. Patrick Heinsch, a freshman exchange student from Germany,...

UTEP athletics confirmed with the Prospector on Thursday that freshman running back Aaron Jones is out for the season. He suffered broken ribs during the game against North Texas. This marks UTEP's second key player on the offense to go down this season...

A steak dinner and a carton of Lucky Strikes cigarettes were a treat on June 5, 1944, a day before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Other than the special meal and cigarettes, it seemed like a regular practice jump for the men, who were part of...

Students can find themselves cornered, taking left jabs from a need to graduate with a good academic standing and right hooks from student loan debts. The need to perform well in a bout with school can draw students to make exceptions just to pass, under...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three part series examining student abuse of prescription drugs, Adderall and Ritalin. Upon entering college, Karla Sifuentes, senior Chicano Studies major, felt it was necessary to seek help after she was having...

On Oct. 14, Luis Hernandez, freshman business major and pledge for the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity, fell from the third-floor staircase ledge at Union East to the middle second-floor staircase. After being taken to Las Palmas Medical Center, Hernandez...

Monday evening, a student and pledge for the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity fell from the third floor balcony at Union Building East to the middle second floor staircase. The accident occurred approximately at 8 p.m. during the Greek life meetings. According...

Thursday night, the legendary English gothic rock band, The Cure, performed in El Paso for the first time in the band’s history. As the band members readied their instruments, Robert Smith stood on stage reserved like a shy boy, looking at a loud, multi-generational,...

At the age of 15, Lawrence Brown, a sophomore music performance major, was at the Reno Jazz Festival. He saw a performance by Roy Haynes, an American jazz drummer who played with musicians such as Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan and Charlie Parker. From...

The 2013 annual homecoming parade, hosted by the Student Engagement and Leadership Center, will take place on the perimeter of campus and on a different day due to inner campus construction, which has forced other events such as Minerpalooza to relocate....

People may be familiar with Man Man’s new single “Head On,” which is a manual for anyone learning how to love in a bitter situation with lyrics such as “hold on to your heart/hold it high above flood waters/hold on to your heart/never let nobody...

Students, faculty and staff have encountered problems commuting and maneuvering through campus due to severe flooding on campus and throughout the city. UTEP Police Corporal David Falin said that, despite the flooding, it has not been as severe as...

The Military Student Success Center has kept busy this summer since its opening in April after the center moved from its previous location at the Mike Loya Academic Services Building. About 30 to 40 student veterans filter through the office each day....

Monday afternoon marked the kick-off of the 10th annual I-10 college coalition effort between United Blood Services, UTEP and NMSU. It’s something that brings the two universities together to meet patient needs in the communities. “Whatever blood...

For over a decade, from house shows to the Warped Tour, the Riverboat Gamblers have delivered charismatic performances at their shows. This Texas band has a sound that their vocalist, Mike Wiebe, described as a meeting of garage rock, punk rock, pop and...

The first week of school is the prime time to attract students to join one of the many Greek organizations on campus. However, in a predominately Hispanic university, black Greek letter organizations may go unconsidered by students. There are three...