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El Paso Nano-Influencer Lucie Calderon graduates to bigger projects

Brandy Ruiz, Editor-in-Chief December 14, 2022

It was Christmas-day 2010 when the University of Texas at El Paso graduate Lucie Calderon made an account on Instagram, the same year the app was launched.  She was ten years old, posting “a million”...

Jamal Streeter

Jamal Streeter

Brandy Ruiz October 12, 2022

In an art gallery facing the El Paso Star, the sound of drums and bass guitars reverberated off the walls as Jamal Streeter and musicians Micheal Green, Elizabeth (Liz) Pursel and Tristan Lopez were rehearsing...

The October Issue

The October Issue

Yoali Rodriguez October 10, 2022

Ah, ‘tis the season for the rebirth of pumpkin spice lattes, awkward weather, and the UTEP fall semester.  It is that time of year when planning an outfit may feel like your last priority, not to...

K-pop fans dressed in their favorite merch from their favorite groups that featured individual K-pop stars such as SUGA from the group BTS.

A night of K-Pop in the Zoo: the first K-Pop event in collaboration with the El Paso Zoo 

Brandy Ruiz September 12, 2022

In between the Elephants and Malayan Tiger exhibit on the night of Sept. 10, the El Paso Zoo in collaboration with the Instagram pages @Girlswihtluv and @epkpop_events, held a K-pop celebration with music,...

Melancholy 10 ultimately won the Battle of the Bands and two weeks of studio recording time.

Battle of the Bands: who was the band that won Miner’s hearts?

Brandy Ruiz, Editor-in- Chief September 8, 2022

In the final round of Battle of the Bands (BoB), out of five bands who initially participated, only one came out on top: Melancholy 10.  The jazz-influenced indie group of seven students from the University...

Low Perfection

Low Perfection

Brandy Ruiz, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2022

“I get really bored of music (genres) easily,” said Angel Prieto, lead singer in the band Low Perfection.   Prieto, Isaac Delgado on the drums, and Kevin Salazar on the guitar, sat together for...

73 Questions with UTEP President Heather Wilson

August 23, 2022

Minero Magazine and The Prospector made their way to Hoover House, residence of the President of The University of Texas at El Paso, on Aug. 5 to interview President Heather Wilson, Ph.D. She shared the...

Sultanes del Yonke

Sultanes del Yonke

August 19, 2022

“I’ve seen grown women fall.  I mean, after dancing. They don't just faint from the sight (of us),” Mario Otero, a member of Sultanes del Yonke said.    “Not yet.”  “Yeah, not yet,”...

Acid Wave

Acid Wave

Brandy Ruiz, Editor In Chief August 18, 2022

“Dream-pop,” Acid Wave member Jet Gil-Robert said.   It is how she would describe her group, Acid Wave’s music. The band is composed of Gil-Robert on the keyboards, Eva Vasquez on guitar, Isanette...

Melancholy 10

Melancholy 10

Brandy Ruiz, Writer August 17, 2022

“I can't describe my music, its influenced by a lot of things or it's influenced by a lot of other music,” Che Ulibarri, the leader of Melancholy 10, a band participating in the Battle of the Bands...

Battle of the Bands

Battle of the Bands

Brandy Ruiz, Editor-in-Chief August 16, 2022

Battle of the Bands allows five local groups to participate in the University of Texas at El Paso’s annual Minerpalooza, a festival hosted by UTEP’s Division of Student Affairs’ Student Engagement...

Violencia en Ciudad Juárez: Cómo protegerse a sí mismo y a su bienestar

Violencia en Ciudad Juárez: Cómo protegerse a sí mismo y a su bienestar

Brandy Ruiz and Maria Luisa Guerrero Duran August 12, 2022

Ciudad Juárez está experimentando violencia en las calles. El 11 de agosto, las autoridades locales informaron de un motín que estalló en una prisión estatal conocida como CERESO No.3. El subsecretario...

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