General Information
About The Prospector
The Prospector has been the official student newspaper of The University of Texas at El Paso since it was founded in 1914. With a circulation of about 10,000 and distribution throughout the university, The Prospector has a long-standing tradition of excellence as the assayer of student opinion.
An award-winning publication, The Prospector staff have been recognized in several national and regional competitions including The Society of Professional Journalists, College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers, Inc., the El Paso Advertising Federation and the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association. The Prospector staff consists of nearly 40 students, who work in editorial, advertising and production areas. The Prospector is published twice a week during the fall and spring semesters and once a week during the summer. The Tuesday edition is a standard news edition and Thursday’s edition is known as the Weekender.
As a laboratory for students majoring in communication and advertising, The Prospector provides students with professional work experience. UTEP is located in one of the largest border cities between the United States and Mexico, and the student newspaper celebrates the binational and bicultural traditions that exist at the only research-intensive university that serves a Hispanic-majority student population.
For more information about The Prospector, please contact:
Department of Student Publications
The University of Texas at El Paso
105 Union East
El Paso, Texas 79968
Office: (915) 747-5161
Fax: (915) 747-8031
prospector@utep.edu
