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Sophomore running back Autrey Golden breaks a tackle from senior linebacker Anthony Puente during the Orange and Blue Game on April 11.

Defense shines in spring game

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter April 15, 2014

For some, the spring scrimmage is a teaser because it means football is back, For coaches, it’s an opportunity to evaluate players and go further into making their final roster moves. For players, it’s the joy of being able to put on the pads and...

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Sophomore forward Angela Cutaia eludes a New Mexico Highlands defender at University Field on April 13.

A strong finish to spring season

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor April 15, 2014

The UTEP soccer team concluded their spring season in a dominant fashion with four wins and a draw in five games. UTEP began with a 1-0 victory over Arizona State on March 29, and one week later they topped the Arizona Wildcats, 3-1, and had a draw...

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Junior infielder Ashley Eldridge attempts to hit the ball against Middle Tennessee.

Miners sweep Blue Raiders

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter April 15, 2014

On April 13, the UTEP softball team completed a series sweep over the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders with their bats and backs against the wall. Over the weekend, UTEP showed the power of its bats. They tallied 39 hits that produced 24 runs; six balls...

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The Prospector News Weekly: April 11, 2014

Amanda Guillen and Luis Barrio April 11, 2014

The Prospector News Weekly covers all the top stories that affect the students at The University of Texas at El Paso. This week in news, UTEP hosted a tuition forum, a screening of Ruben Salazar: Man in Middle was held at the Union, and a full week of...

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Love is art, couple lets their paintings be the driving force of their success

Amanda Guillen, Multimedia Editor April 8, 2014

When walking through the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts you’ll encounter walls covered in student art work. Standing tall on opposite ends of a gallery space hang two pieces of art that coincide with one another. They seem to...

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Wage disparities between genders prevalent in El Paso

Wage disparities between genders prevalent in El Paso

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter April 8, 2014

On March 26, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, visited Café Mayapan, where she focused her talk on the issue of equal pay for all people despite gender or ethnicity. “It’s about being paid for what we do, not who we are,” Davis said in her...

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Blake Lanham, Cartoonist April 8, 2014

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Fan support is a sham

Fan support is a sham

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter April 8, 2014

With the great postseason run of the UTEP women’s basketball team, I couldn’t help but think to myself how phony the fan support felt. As the Miners advanced round by round, the attendance numbers steadily increased. So much so that there were...

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Uzma Yaqoob speaks about religion in Islam.

A minority within the minority: Arab heritage intersects Hispanic culture

Lorain Watters, Assistant News Editor April 8, 2014

“Allahu Akbar” echoes off the stucco walls as a congregation of men bow before the imam reciting prayers to Allah. A separate room in the back of the mosque is used by a group of women dressed with multi-colored hijabs and chadors. As of 2010,...

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The Sun City gets Happy!

Lesly Limon, Staff Reporter April 8, 2014

Pharrell Williams’ hit single “Happy” has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks. But what exactly does Pharrell and the Sun City have in common in terms of being “happy?” You may have seen a video floating around the Internet recently...

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“Are You The One?”is currently looking for interested contestants for its second season. All applications should be sumbitted no later than May 1.

MTV attempts to put a price on love, again

Jose Soto, Staff Reporter April 8, 2014

“Are You The One?” is a contest-like reality show that airs on MTV,  known as the “most ambitious dating experiment ever attempted. As the show prepares for its second season, producers are looking far and wide for a new group of contestants to...

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Sparkle Taylor (left), Cameasha Turner (middle) and Chrishauna Parker (right) celebrate 66-63 victory over South Dakota State on April 2.

Record-setting season comes to a close

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter April 8, 2014

The 2013-2014 women’s basketball team may go down as one the greatest women’s team in the 40-year program history. The achievements of this team go beyond all the records they have broken this season. This team attracted people in droves during its...

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