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Miners ended their second week of practice with their first scrimmage in a game-like situation.

Miners show growth in spring scrimmage

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor March 29, 2016

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...

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Wide receiver Jean Andre Moore does not feel the need to impress people with how he dresses on a daily basis.

Not sporting the attire–an athlete speaks up

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor March 23, 2016

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:...

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Professor of political science, Kathleen Staudt poses by photos of former students and herself during commencement.

Staudt to be honored at Women’s History Conference

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter March 22, 2016

Close to 2,000 miles away from where she was born, Kathleen Staudt, professor of political science, has found a place where she can call home. Staudt was born in Milwaukee, Wis., and arrived at UTEP in 1977 after obtaining her first job at Grinnell College...

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Café Mayapan, located at 2000 Texas Ave is the home of La Mujer Obrera, a non-profit organization run by women.

La Mujer Obrera helps women find power through their roots

Jose Soto, Entertainment Editor March 22, 2016

The borderland has been continuously served by a local non-profit organization for the last 34 years. La Mujer Obrera has empowered women by finding solutions through means of education and training and by addressing and improving the issues faced by...

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‘No Más Bebés’ to be screened at Union Cinema

Jasmine Aguilera, Copy Editor March 22, 2016

In 1970s Los Angeles, Mexican-American women went to the hospital to deliver their babies, but left unknowingly sterilized. This piece of women’s history will be examined during a Wednesday screening of the documentary film “No Más Bebés.” The...

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Women’s conference to cover relevant issues

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter March 22, 2016

The UTEP Women and Gender Studies Program will host the sixth-annual Women’s History Month Conference with a two-day event April 6-7, in congruence with National Women’s History month. On April 6, starting at 4 p.m. at the Tomas Rivera Conference...

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Kim Valle in Rabat, Morocco.

A day in the capital of Morocco

Kimberly Valle, Contributor March 16, 2016

A day in the capital of Morocco   It was 102 degrees Fahrenheit and I could not believe how hot it was. I know back home it sometimes gets this warm, however when I am in the U.S. I am able to dress at least comfortably to keep cool. In...

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Kim Valle at the Atlas mountains.

Winter in the Summer-Europe in Morocco

Kimberly Valle, Contributor March 16, 2016

Special to The Prospector My classmates and I made our way to Café De’ Mask, which was our meeting point every weekend for our excursions. We hopped in a white van and made our way up north. We drove along and saw the most breath-taking scenery...

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Kim Valle with Mamoun Aloui.

The Alouis, my second family.

Kimberly Valle, Contributor March 16, 2016

“Monji?” Saeeda would ask my roommate and I. “Monji” is a phrase in the Darija dialect described as food. Every morning Layla and Saeeda, who were our homestay housekeepers, prepared a tray of cookies and Malwi (a traditional Moroccan bread),...

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Rocketbuster Handmade Custom Boots is located in a warehouse in the Union District of downtown El Paso, at 115 Anthony St.

Country western style a phase or lifestyle?

Amanda Guillen, Editor-In-Chief March 15, 2016

In the ‘80s you had the release of “Urban Cowboy,” a movie staring John Travolta that quickly revamped the country music and fashion scene in the United States. Around that time, you also had artists like George Strait, Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire,...

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Le Trendy, a West side boutique located at 4935 N. Mesa St. Four months ago, Le Trendy opened their mobile boutique for a simple reason: a different experience.

Mobile boutiques roll into El Paso

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter March 15, 2016

Most trendy fashion shoppers are used to spending their time in spacious boutiques. Now shoppers will have to look out for fashion on wheels, as some of El Paso’s finest shops are expanding their market to mobile boutiques or fashion trucks. Headlining...

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Concert goers watch J Cole perform at Neon Desert Music Festival in 2015.

Neon Desert to announce lineup Tuesday, rumors addressed

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor March 7, 2016

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...

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