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The Student News Site of The University of Texas at El Paso

Minero Magazine

The Student News Site of The University of Texas at El Paso

Minero Magazine

The Time is Always Now
The Time is Always Now
Dominique Macias, Editor In Chief • August 29, 2025

The Erasure. The Crash. On January 28, 1948, a DC-3 aircraft carrying 32 persons on board crashed into Los Gatos Canyon, 20 miles west of Coalinga,...

Calling All In
Calling All In
Dominique Macias, Editor-in-Chief • September 2, 2025

The Documentary By 2017, Hernandez’s search had taken on its first permanent form with the release of All They Will Call You, a book that...

Esta perspectiva de la religión ofrece una perspectiva matizada de la fe, reconociéndola como un viaje personal y evolutivo marcado por la duda y el potencial de una profunda curación y renovación.
Fe: Fuerte y fracturada
Adam Regalado, Writer • March 10, 2025

La fe comienza como una promesa. Para unos su religion es una luz constante en un mundo lleno de sombras. Se da como una base, una certeza sobre...

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Calling All In
Calling All In
Dominique Macias, Editor-in-Chief • September 2, 2025

The Documentary By 2017, Hernandez’s search had taken on its first permanent form with the release of All They Will Call You, a book that...

Confessions of an El Pasoan: The City That Won't Let Go
Confessions of an El Pasoan: The City That Won’t Let Go
Dominique Macias, Editor-in-Chief • August 8, 2025

Between You & Me,   I can’t wait to leave El Paso. I write that with no resentment for this city, but with the pure, unadulterated...

No matter the age, skaters can find comradery in El Paso.
Flip, Grind, Slide
Sofia Sierra, Copy Editor • May 5, 2025

With a swift push, the sound of skateboard wheels gliding through the concrete echoes throughout El Paso. From riders who have been skating for...

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UTEP English professor and host of “El Paso Food Voices” (EPFV), Meredith Abarca, Ph.D. created a series of articles and podcasts that share El Paso’s story through food.
Waves to Pods
Victoria Ortega, Writer • February 28, 2024

Radio has been in existence since the late 1890s. Once a conduit connecting cities to rural areas, radio transformed how we consumed music and sports. However, as time has passed, the resonance of radio...

President Dr. Heather Wilson sitting with Staff Writer Erik Acosta. Photo courtesy of The Prospector.
Exclusive Sit Down Interview with President Dr. Heather Wilson: Full Q&A
Erik Acosta, Writer • November 28, 2023

In 2019, Dr. Heather Wilson became the 11th President of UTEP and has been considered a prominent image for the university. From reaching milestones, such as becoming one the first women in the Air Force...

 

 

(From Left to Right) Julius Alvarez and Angel Rios, partial owners of Flairshot in Horizon, Texas, sit down range, surrounded by pieces of ammunition.
Flair Shot
Ethan Thomas, Writer • October 18, 2023

Neon lights mix with the desert sun as you open the door to Flair Shot, flashing greens, pinks and purples catch your eye while the door slowly shuts. An indoor airsoft target range, with the tell-tale...

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Scotty Walden is now serving as the 27th head coach in UTEP history, with previously being the head coach of Austin Peay State University.
Be patient of the Walden era
Sebastian Perez-Navarro, Writer • November 13, 2024

Scotty Walden’s start has been the dream Miner fans have wanted. Yet, for dreams to come to fruition, it takes understanding, patience, and...

"I would say I'm pretty outgoing once you get to know me. I'd say I'm hardworking, and maybe funny, I like making my teammates laugh." 
-Jacob Presutti
Tee-Time
Brianne Williams, Web Editor/Writer • October 17, 2023

Nearly filling the stands each season, UTEP welcomes fans from across the city, to support its college sports teams. Home games for sports such...

"My mom has taught me my whole life that there are gifts that God gives us and there's things that we are called to do. I believe that basketball is a gift that God has given me," Petree said.
Mahrianna Petree: and the world of college basketball
Brianne Williams, Web-Editor/Staff Writer • February 1, 2023

Mahrianna Petree and her sisters were holding toy basketballs before they could walk. “My dad told us that when we were little girls, there...

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Artificial Intelligence has created waves within the art world, creating a conflicting stance towards its tool that generates modern age artwork. The usage of AI has raised questions about how it is changing the making and cosumption of art.
AI vs Art: The Creative Crash of The Century
Erik Acosta, Writer • March 1, 2024

Click, type, post. Three words that define the creation of the modern digital age, becoming one of the easiest ways for someone to create and...

Matthew Braxton is a 23-year-old UTEP student, who is the founder and CEO of the company Revcorp PC.
Matthew Braxton
Meagan Garcia, Writer • October 19, 2023

When it comes to the world of technology and engineering, it is easy to get lost in ideas such as artificial intelligence and the theories that...

Twitch streaming taught me to never give up: Meihki 
Twitch streaming taught me to never give up: Meihki 
November 18, 2020

Carlos La Luz, better known as Miehki online, started competing in e-sports when he was 13 years old.  It was not until Fariko Impact...

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