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A new take on the classic ‘Beauty and the Beast’

A new take on the classic ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Christian Vasquez, Copy Editor March 20, 2017

“Beauty and the Beast,” which was released last week, is a live adaption of the classic Disney movie starring Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast. It would be ridiculous to expect Disney to mess with their classic tale, and they didn’t...

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Remembering Srinivas Kuchibhotla

Remembering Srinivas Kuchibhotla

The Prospector Staff March 7, 2017

The Indian Student Association is joining various organizations to hold a vigil in honor of Srinivas Kuchibhotla at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at Centennial Plaza. The UTEP alum was killed on Wednesday Feb. 22, during a hate crime in Kansas. Kuchibhotla...

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Be more attentive if you get your news from Facebook

Be more attentive if you get your news from Facebook

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter February 28, 2017

The future generations of the U.S. might be in serious trouble if they continue their inability to distinguish real news from fake news. A 2016 study from Stanford’s Graduate School of Education has found less than a third of college students from three...

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Should we care who our athletes vote for?

Should we care who our athletes vote for?

Jason Green, Sports Editor February 21, 2017

As Tom Brady continues to make the media rounds following his record-breaking fifth Super Bowl victory, the incessant amount of questions from the endless number of talk-radio hosts has led to more and more political talk outside of the realm of sports....

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Does size matter?

Andres Martinez, Multimedia Editor February 18, 2017

UTEP students give their opinion on whether size matters or not.  

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Beyoncé got snubbed

Beyoncé got snubbed

Leslie Sarinana, Entertainment Editor February 14, 2017

Sunday night left most of us wondering what the hell went on with the voting at the Grammy Awards. In recent years, the Grammy Awards have been criticized for whitewashing, as patterns have shown that deserving minority artists have not won such awards. ...

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Valentine’s Day: Time for a mutual love

Valentine’s Day: Time for a mutual love

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor February 7, 2017

Contrary to the modern-day pessimists, I don’t hate Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a time for two people in a relationship to take a step back from their hectic, busy lifestyles and spend a day together to celebrate a mutual love. Again,...

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Texas veterans in college can’t win for losing

Texas veterans in college can’t win for losing

Jason Green, Sports Editor January 31, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Jan. 9 not to hear the case of a Georgia man, who moved to Texas after his discharge from the military, then sued for inclusion in the state’s Hazlewood Act of 1923. The piece of legislation waives tuition at public...

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Trying to find a balance in a time where journalistic ethics are in danger

Trying to find a balance in a time where journalistic ethics are in danger

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief January 24, 2017

Throughout this past election season, many have questioned whether objective journalism is at risk of extinction or possibly going through a rough patch. One of the first ethical principles I understood when beginning my journalism career is having...

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Out with the old, in with the new possibilities

Out with the old, in with the new possibilities

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief January 17, 2017

After all the unpleasant “Thanks 2016” blame posts that popped up on my news feed toward the end of December, it became clear that most people, or the vocal ones at least, could really use a fresh start. It’s easy to look at others and say, “Why...

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Ending the stigma associated with therapy and counseling

Ending the stigma associated with therapy and counseling

Rene Delgadillo, Layout Editor November 8, 2016

I was lost and no one was there to understand what I was going through. No one knew about those nights when I cried alone in my car; nor did they know that my stress was destroying my physical and mental health. I was having the biggest mental breakdown...

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PSL: Pumpkin spice for life

PSL: Pumpkin spice for life

Eric Vasquez, Entertainment Editor October 18, 2016

It started with a sniff. A whiff of a department store candle sometime between my search for a peacoat and a beanie that wouldn’t make me look like an old-timey burglar or an elf really into Fleet Foxes. It was different, a scent of something else...

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