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The Prospector
Welcome to The Prospector Podcast: Beyond the Pickaxe! In this episode, we dive into the latest around UTEP Athletics, covering UTEP Football, Volleyball, and Women’s Soccer. We break down the teams, key storylines, performances, and what to watch for as the seasons continue. We also take the conversation beyond El Paso and into the...
Minero Magazine
What would you do when it comes to devotion? If it’s for love, fame, your self-being, religion or family? El Paso fashion designer, Hex by Lex (Alexis Lopez), explored what that means at her Fall/Winter ’26 Fashion Show on Sept. 26. Hex by Lex’s show “Devotion” was inspired by Lopez’s late mother who had...
Minero Magazine
It takes about a 15-minute drive to get to the closest dispensary strip in Sunland Park, New Mexico, from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), which is less than many students daily commutes to work and school. On July 31,many cannabis shops in Texas lost up to 75% of their catalog under the...
Minero Magazine
For many, when people think about art, they don’t think about El Paso, but artist Gitzel Moncivais does. Born in San Diego, California, and raised in Tijuana, Mexico, Moncivais eventually arrived in El Paso at the age of twelve, and this has been her home since. Moncivais studied at the University of Texas at El...
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Jesus ‘Jesse’ Moreno, a senior majoring in economics and minoring in management at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), is running for the El Paso City Council to represent District 6 in Texas. Representing Gen Z and other UTEP students while leading an upcoming generation in the borderlands. Moreno has held several leadership...
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With Halloween right around the corner, El Paso is getting into the holiday spirit with countless festivities all over the city.
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The Node, an El Paso non-profit social organization that hosts local events for the El Paso community, put locals on the dating market by hosting a “Pitch Your Pal” night on Sept. 26. It is an event where friends gathered at the Alquimia Social House to give presentations as to why others should date their friends.
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On Sept. 26, the University of Texas of El Paso (UTEP) Miners (1-3, 0-0 Mountain West Conference) failed to stop the No. 1 passing offense in the nation, Oregon State University (Oregon State) Beavers (2-2, 0-0 Pac-12 Conference).
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Whenever a chapter ends in my life, there’s a sense of relief, but also a fear accompanied with the question, “what am I going to do now?” High school was like that, four years of laughter, memories and wins, but also a period of tears and insecurities that were created by “teachers” and “friends.” I lost people I never thought I would.
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Si hay una época del año en la que el pulso de la frontera late con más fuerza, es durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana. Entre el eco de la música, el calor de la comunidad y el inconfundible aroma de antojitos tradicionales, las kermeses se han convertido en el escenario viviente donde la cultura se planta, se celebra y se hereda de generación en generació
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On Sept. 29, Surfistas del Sistema, a band from Buenos Aires, made El Paso one of their 2026 tour stops at Club 101.
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When Dr. Brad Jacobson, an assistant professor in the English department at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), set out to re-establish a West Texas site for the National Writing Project, he knew he needed professional branding materials to bring his vision to life.
The Prospector
Just two nights after dropping the series opener 25-22, 25-20, 27-25 to The University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) (5-10, 1-3 Mountain West), where the Rebels outhit the Miners .257 to .129, outdug them by 17, and capitalized on 21 UTEP errors, the Miners completely flipped the script.
Minero Magazine
There was a point in my life when I dreamed of Karol G going on tour and me witnessing it. I vividly remember replying “Karol G, obvio,” when my mami asked me about my dream concert at the age of 17. I can still remember the face she made when I said her name, not...
Minero Magazine
Only under the bright lights of the Arena México does the black and white mask gleam. Breathless, the owner of the mask stands inside the ring; his opponent sprawled on the floor. The crowd rises alongside the owner and starts to shout his name, “El Cobarde, El Cobarde, El Cobarde.” Motivated by the crowd, El...
Minero Magazine
Bajo las luces brillantes de la Arena México es donde la máscara blanca y negra brilla más. Sin aliento, el dueño de la máscara permanece de pie dentro del ring mientras su rival está tirado sobre la lona. El público se levanta junto con él y empieza a gritar su nombre: “¡El Cobarde, El Cobarde,...
Minero Magazine
Muy seguido, Mileena Jean Philippe, de 24 años, presume en redes sociales cuánto gana. Una buena cantidad de dinero, que a veces se acomoda en forma de arco verde o en lo que se conoce como un “money spread”, es lo que le ayuda a pagar la renta, el mandado y los lujos que se...
Minero Magazine
Fairly often will 24-year-old Mileena Jean Philippe flaunt her earnings on social media. A glut of cash, sometimes displayed as a green arch or “money spread,” is what pays for her rent, groceries and luxuries. Her sea of bills stems from club goers watching her twirl away on the pole under fluorescent lights. Jean Philippe’s...
Minero Magazine
As the Midterm elections in Texas are coming up in Nov., it shouldn’t take a political science degree to understand it. Politics in general should be something that everybody should know, but unfortunately, many people don’t. According to elpasomatters.org, during the last midterm elections in 2022, there were 506,696 registered voters, with only 166,898 of.
Minero Magazine
Nada de agua dura, nada de dejar que el cabello se seque al aire y nada de sulfatos. Estos no son solamente consejos para mantener rastas saludables. Para algunos miembros de la comunidad afroamericana de El Paso, son prácticamente reglas de vida. Las condiciones de El Paso, como su clima y el agua de...
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