The Prospector

State of the Union and free community college

Amanda Guillen, Editor-in-Chief • January 13, 2016

Over the last seven years of President Barack Obama's presidency the State of the Union addresses have been nothing short of poetic. The 2012 presidential election was the first election that I was able to participate in and the Obama administration...

One year later, Ayotzinapa is not forgotten

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor • September 25, 2015

Huddled around the marble steps of the Mexican Consulate, 30 protestors wait for the Consul General of Mexico to respond to disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa students who went missing on Sept. 26. The protestors, composed of UTEP students and...

Texas Senator John Cornyn Visits UTEP

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor • August 31, 2015

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) visited UTEP for a roundtable discussion regarding regional transportation challenges with local and state officials. At the roundtable discussion, Cornyn said that lack of funds is the greatest challenge for transportation...

Undocumented immigrants’ story creates film and political discussion

Jose Soto, SHFWire Intern • January 20, 2015

WASHINGTON - As a high school senior, Oscar Vazquez wasn’t allowed to enlist in the military because he couldn’t provide proof of legal residency. Instead, he entered a robotics competition in 2005 with three of his high school friends, also undocumented,...

Blake Lanham, Cartoonist • April 8, 2014

Apathy, Apathy Apathy

February 18, 2014

Voter registration deadline approaches, city prepares

S. David Ramirez, Staff reporter • January 23, 2014

The deadline for students to register to vote in the upcoming primaries, which will include the highest positions in the state, is Sunday, Feb. 2. On the ballot will be a senator, governor, a plethora of commissioners and a number of legal and civil...

Texas’ Wendy Davis champions education

Aaron Montes, Photographer • October 31, 2013

The Transmountain campus of El Paso Community College hosted Texas state senator and gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis,D-Fort Worth, on the first stop in her two-day visit to El Paso. Sen. Davis said education is her number one priority, adding...