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Peace lovers

Peace lovers

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter July 14, 2014

    Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and recently visited Indonesia for a study abroad program. We drive through the streets of Samarinda, Indonesia, beside the metallic plated domes of the...

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Immigrant minors should not be sent back

Immigrant minors should not be sent back

Aaron Montes, Staff Reporter July 8, 2014

The United States government needs to stop playing politics with what is clearly a humanitarian issue. For a month now, the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection have been dealing with an influx of undocumented immigrants...

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The trolley system existed in El Paso from 1950 to 1974 and will be reintroduced in 2018.

Refueling an old flame: trolley project approved for funding

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter July 8, 2014

Funding of $97-million has been approved by The Texas Transportation Commission to restore a trolley project in downtown El Paso after service ceased 30 years ago. The project may include refurbished cars, which were originally used from 1950 to 1974....

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Future for MLS in El Paso still bright

Future for MLS in El Paso still bright

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor July 8, 2014

On July 6, the exhibition match between Chivas Guadalajara and Cruzeiro E.C. added more fuel to the fire as El Pasoans are strung out on the world’s most popular sport. With limited time for marketing the game, costly ticket prices for fans across...

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Chihuahuas win in walk-off fashion

Chihuahuas win in walk-off fashion

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter June 28, 2014

The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Tacoma Rainiers on a hot summer midday by a score of 7-6. Jeff Francoeur hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning. Good player execution and managerial strategy helped win this game. This game was originally...

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Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., listens to testimony from victim advocates Monday during a roundtable discussion on Capitol Hill. She plans to address the problem of campus sexual assaults in amendments to the federal education law later this year.

Senators discuss legal changes to help curb campus sexual assaults

Daniel Wheaton, SHFWire Intern June 24, 2014

WASHINGTON - Campus administrators, lawmakers, police officers and victim advocates convened Monday on Capitol Hill to discuss how to address sexual assaults on campus. This was the third roundtable discussion held by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.,...

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Charles Haynes, the Newseum Institute’s Religious Freedom Center director, left, and Ken Paulson, First Amendment Center president, discuss the 2014 State of the First Amendment survey on Tuesday at the Newseum in Washington. According to the survey, 38 percent of Americans believe the freedoms of the First Amendment “go too far.

Americans struggle to name First Amendment freedoms

Kate Winkle, SHFWire Intern June 24, 2014

WASHINGTON - Americans have failed their 2014 civics test: 29 percent of them can’t name any of the five freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution’s First Amendment. The Newseum’s First Amendment Center surveyed 1,006 adults nationwide over the...

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Jeh Johnson, secretary of Homeland Security, defends his department’s actions against criticism that is has not done enough to stop the influx of children at the U.S.-Mexico border. He testified at a House committee hearing Tuesday.

Lawmakers argue over solutions to unaccompanied children at border

Anna Giles, SHFWire Intern June 24, 2014

WASHINGTON - As an influx of thousands of Central American children continues at the U.S.-Mexico border, lawmakers argued over the effectiveness of long-term solutions proposed by homeland security officials involving better cooperation with Mexico. “A...

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“The Slender Man” has become a popular game among youngsters and for adults

Gamers are victims of The Slender Man

Ashley Muñoz, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

Imagine a world where you can change everything to the way you want it, pick the way you look by pressing a button or transform yourself from tall to short, tan to pale. A world like this may only exist in your imagination, or better yet, in video games. Video...

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World Cup invites all types of life

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor June 24, 2014

Soccer does not see race, gender, social class or language. Anyone can try to play it and everyone can certainly watch it. Charlie Gibbens, director of housing at UTEP, has been trying to create that sense of inclusion over the past two weeks. The timing...

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Downtown businesses see minor increase with new baseball stadium

Downtown businesses see minor increase with new baseball stadium

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

The Southwest University Ballpark, conveniently located in downtown El Paso, opened on April 28 and baseball fans have been flocking to the stadium ever since. The local downtown attraction has proven to be both entertaining and lucrative for El Pasoans.  The...

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Basketball is one of the more popular sports at the rec center. The facility has two regulation sized basketball courts in all.

Rec center still a success in the summer

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

Since it re-opened in the fall of 2011, UTEP’s $32-million recreation center is the place for students to exercise.  During the fall and spring semesters, the Student Recreation Center parking lot is usually crowded and the tri-level building is filled...

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