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THEPROSPECTOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT El PASO ASSAYER OF STUDENT OPINION WWW.THE PR 0 SPECTOR DA I l Y. C 0 M Covering the border In 2011, Moore moved back to the border and Colorado-native journalist began his job as executive director. Six years lat starts digital news platform er, the El Paso Times asked him to make a 25% deduction to his pay. Pauhna Spencer Moore ultimately gave up his position in or der to help save jobs. The Ptospector "I told them, 'Quite franlcly, I probably have Robert Moore began his journalistic career the largest salary. Let's eliminate my position: in 1983 at a local newspaper in his hometown and that saved a couple jobs for a few more in Colorado. Moore quickly discovered that he months,• Moore recalled. wanted to follow a path in journalism. After leaving his job as executive editor ofthe After working as an editor, obituary writer El Paso Times. Moore did some freelance work and other positions, Moore was offered a job for newspapers like the Washington Post and at El Pa.so. During his first stint in El Paso. the Houston Chronide. Moore went back to pursue his degree and at When the "border crisis• in El Paso erupted tended UTEP. Since then, Moore has had ma earlier last year, Moore knew there needed to be jor achiemnents in the field ofjournalism and local coverage led by local journalists. news reporting. "I broke the story for the Washington Post The ProspectorlepldD "Probably the most notable thing I did early that a 7-~ar-old girl had died in Border Patrol The border fence separllies Ille olherwise i'ltllto11iecled cities al El Paso, Tms and Ciudad .QRz, IWxlco. b ofIlle IMenlly al Texas in my CUftl' was in 1998 when I got George custody and died in a hospital here in El Paso at ePaso'sbulli'5 n lesstlwl a'*_,from Ille border. tiert Moen cralld El Paso Mallers, 1dfilal newsplltfarnl lhatmaes 111 W. Bush, who was then a governor ofTexas. to and the Border Patrol was trying to keep it a se local news, iiorder tD --~ 111 lheborder city. agree to do his only re-election debate here in El em; Moore said. Paso,• Moore said. "I moderated that debate for Moorequickly noticed a decline in loaI news nonprofitorganizations funded philanthropy ~ Paso Matters' lftbsite states that "El Paso a national audience.· coverage due to the lack of money available to by and membership models,• Moore said and the Paso del Norte region need a nonprofit. Moore soon worked his way up the ranks and produce and deliver MWS. He believes that the in the of other organiza member-supported. digital news organization became eucutive editor at the El Paso Times. advertisement model that newspapers and tele Following footsteps He was then offered the tide of editor in his vision stations use "has shattered,• therefore not tions, Moore created El Paso Matters, a nonprof that dives into the complex issues shaping our • it organization that focuses on local news, region and serves u a catalyst for solution-ori hometown's newspaper and moved bade home providing enough money to sustain a full team. news ented conversations." to Colorado for six years. "There's this huge stress in the local news ofwhich be is the CEO. environment which had led to development of see EL PASO on page 4
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Marisol Chavez According to Mapping Police Violence (map Alexia X. Nava Carmona and seniors, according to the UTEP BUILDing pingpoliceviolence.org), black people are three SCHOLARS website. The program also offers The Prospector The Prospector times more likely to be shot by police than white hands-on experience and communication skills "If you truly are people and 21 percent of black victims are un The BUILDing SCHOLARS program received that will help students in the future. sorry . . . I forgive armed compared to 14 percent ofwhite victims. a $15.2 million grant from the National Insti "That gets students to get excited ~bout their you," Brandt Jean I don't even have to use statistics to be able tutes of Health (NIH) to continue working as a future because it's very hands on, they are prac told his brother's to identify a problem in the system. I only have research opportunity for students interested in ticing what they're going to be doing in the fu. killer. "I know ifyou to compare two circumstances that involve two biomedical research for five more years. ture. They (also) learn to communicate really go to God and ask different crime suspects. In 2014, the NIH founded BUILDing SCHOL well, because they need to do presentations at Him, He will forgive Last April, police shot at the car ofa robbery ARS prograni., which stands for the Building conferences;' Echegoyen said. "Those are some you:' suspect in Oklahoma and hit three of four chil Infrastructure Leading to Diversity: Southwest of the things that employers and graduate My heart sank the first time I watched Bo dren inside the vehicle. The suspect, a black Consortium of Health-Oriented Education schools want, for students to be able to do that tham Jean's brother, Brandt, hug ex-police offi man, was also injured, taken to the hospital and Leaders and Research Scholars. They learn all ofthese critical thinking skills and cer Amber Guyger. His words felt true; he was later released in police custody to be charged The program at UTEP had its first cohort communication skills that are so important for forgiving, and at the same tiine, I found myself with aggravated robbery. of students in 2015, according to Lourdes students to succeed in the future:' empathizing with Guyger. The man was guilty ofrobbing a Pizza Hut Echegoyen, director of the Campus Office of Montserrat Carolina Garcia Arreguin, a For a moment, I understood her reasoning, Last August, police caught a triple-murder Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI). 22-year-old UTEP senior majoring in cellular her pain and healing process. suspect outside a church in Virginia. The sus "2014 was a ramp-up barrier to recruit all the and molecular biochemistry has been a part of Guyger shot Botham Jean inside his own pect, a white man, was naked and began stran students and get all of the project ready for the the BUILDing SCHOLARS program since the apartment while he sat on his couch eating ice gling a groundskeeper at the scene before his students to start," Echegoyen said. end of her high school senior year and has ac cream, after she mistook him for an intruder in· arrest To enter the program, students must have a cumulated various research experiences, in side her apartment, which was one floor above In the video of the event, a policeman is seen minimum 3.3 GPA, an interestin biomedical re cluding publishing her work in the Journal Jean's. using what seems like pepper spray and a baton search (no matter the major), complete 30 credit of Neuropharmacology with UTEP professor It was when I watched Judge Tammy Kemp to make him surrender, but never his gun. Even class hours per academic year, be a U.S. citizen Laura O'Dell, research ~eaching integration fel hug her too that reality hit me. when it is clear he is carrying at least one. or resident and have a recommendation from a lowships awards and teaching a graduate-level That moment was Brandt Jean's and Guyger's Robbing and murder are both crimes and, ifa professor. While the program accepts incoming cancer biology class with the mentorship ofAs· - not mine, not the judge's and not the rest of saint were to commiteither, they'd be a criminal freshmen, sophomores and juniors, freshmen sociate Professor of Biological Sciences Giulio the world's. It happened so they could heal and under the law. However, some criminals are be interested in the program need to have a high Francia. move forward because the fact remains that ing treated less harshly than others and, when standing in high school. Echegoyen said. "I am just so grateful that there're professors Guyger killed his brother. ever they are, it is rarely a black man. "It's a very well-detailed process of selection that care so much about us and about getting Their connection to this case is personal, for "I was scared whoever was inside my apart· ofthe students, which operates pretty much the minorities into science that they sit down and obvious reasons. It is a connection neither the ment was going to kill me," Guyger said while same way as a review panel for a federal agency," write these Jll;lSsive grants justto get us all fund judge nor I will ever have. giving her testimony back in September. Echegoyen said. "We review the applications edandprovide us all these multiple activities and That's why we should continue being objec Fearing for one's life is something I do not with very specific criteria and then, once we help us grow," Garcia Arreguin said. "I know I've tive. It is not our duty to forgive Guyger and her wish upon anyone, especially since we live in a have a pre-selected group ofstudents, we go for grown a lot ever since (high school) and now the actions regarding this specific case, but to look country that is proud ofits freedom. a personal interview and from that cohort we idea ofgoing away for grad school, because I do at the bigger .picture: decades of profiling and I hope every single person of color in the select the final set ofstudents." plan to go away from El Paso, doesn't sc;arc; me police brutality that do not seem to stop. United States can someday experience real lib The students must last at least two years in anymore. I know that it's been because of what "No police officer would ever want to hurt an erty, one where they do not have to fear that the program "to have the right type oftraining," I've been exposed to and learned:' innocent person; Guyger testified September someone meant to protect them is going to kill Echegoyen added. The benefits also extend to faculty through during her trial in Dallas. them in their own country, or their own home. The benefits it offers to students include a the increase of their research productivity with While I do notwant to question the veracity of tuition stipend of about $3,600 a semester and available funding projects that they can get stu Marisol ChMz may be readied al [email protected] her statement, I do want to ask. then why does it a living stipend of $700 a month for freshmen dents involved in, Echegoyen said. keep happening? and sophomores and $1,000 a month for juniors see GRANT on page 4 THEPROSPECTOR SPEAK YOUR MIND STAFF V 0 L. 1o5, N 0. 8 • Editor In Chief:Valeria Olivares Frederick, Sasha Mijarez. Maria Ramos Submit oletter to the editor! Letters will be edited for dority and brevity. Letters over 250 words ore subject to editing to fit available Web Editor: Marisol Chavez Pacheco spo
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Trump's impeachment "Ifwe look at the Republicans after Nixon re ics, personalities, interviews and news. proceedings are all about. signed during the Watergate investigation, the The Prospector's staff working on the podcasts The podcast features a Q&A with Todd Curry, Republican Party was punished for a significant has not comrnited toa single format, but will in an associate professor at UTEP's political sci number of years by the American electorate," stead explore the different ways they can dive ence department and a political analyst who has Curry explained. "We would have to go all the into topics throught the audio format. appeared in interviews with local media outlets. way back to 1994 until the Republicans got a Every two weeks, a new podcast episode fol UTEP students also weighed in on the lik.eli majority In the House of Representatives, al lowing a different story will be published Tues hood ofimpeachment and whether it's justified. most 20 years." day morning. "The crimes that are alleged are on a monu The Prospectorstaffalso interviewed students, Staff working on the podcast encourages mentally different scale than other impeach among them being Luis Hinojos, a 19-year-old UTEP students, faculty and staff to send in and ment charges that have been brought against junior at UTEP majoring in economics and po submitideas or topics that interest them. PROSPECTOR sitting presidents,• said Curry about theseverity litical science. To listen to the podcast. visit The Prospector's ofTrump's accusations. ·1 don't thinlc that ... the president was en website at theprospectordaily.com The Prospector Curry and Mena touch on the origins of the gaged in any corruption," Hinojos said. "It was The Prospector's podcastwill kick off Tuesday, Oct.15. inquiry relating to Burisma Holdings, Hunter 4 NEWS OCTOBER 15, 2019 El PASO from front page According to the El Paso Matters' website, GRANT from page 2 ·There is now a lot of data being collected there are four membership levels: Bronze, Sil The program has also offered faculty •summer by 10 different institutions that are contribut Moore said he foh frustrated with the Jack of ver, Gold and Platinum. The depends on level sabbatical.s" to "research partner institutions" ing to the knowledge ofwhat needs to happen; knowledge national journalists have about im the amount ofmoney donated, which runs from Echegoyen said. .. with faculty mentoring them. migration and the Walmart shooting that took nearly $250 to more than $2,500. •There is institutionalization of of these "That has allowed some of our faculty to in all place last August. Moore hopes to have El Paso Matters "up and programs; the institution needs to absorb the crease their productivity and, when they in all ·Having a strong local coverage covering running· by early 2020 and to have a staffby the programs that were successful for their students crease their productivity, then the students ben these issues would be better; Moore said. end ofthis year. efit tremendously, as well the entire community and for their faculty as well; she added. El Paso Matters will follow a membership Even if the BUILDing SCHOLARS program model. ofthe university," Echegoyen said. The NIH created the program to "increase the ends, there are other NIH funded programs that diversity of the biomedical research workforce" COURI offers students. and chose 10 universities, including UTEP, to "COURI has its own separate grants from NIH, from NSF (National Science Foundation). run an experiment and see which are the fac from the Department of Energy; Echegoyen tors that increase "student succ~ in achieving said. "In a way, BUILD is so large that it has degrees in biomedical majors and continue on to getting degrees in biomedical research areas," its own set of staff members that handle only Echegoyen explained. BUILD and then COURI has its own set ofstaff "They want to increase the diversity to the members that handle the rest of the grants and the initiatives that we have.· point where it ~uals the diversity of~e popula tion;" Echegoyen said. •1n order to do that, they ·coURI will continue. regardless ofwhether BUILD continues or not, COURI should con needed to see how they could help institutions Your opinion is important to us! that have a majority of minority students, like tinue because the impact that it is having is very Rate our campus dininig services, take a survey Hispanic students or African American stu large; Echegoyen said. For more information regarding the BUILD and get a chance to Win $7 5 gift card. dents or students from other demographics and how could they help those institutions increase ing SCHOLARS program, visit buildingschol Survey runs from October 8 - 19. · the number ofstudents that go into biomedical ars.utep.edu/weblbuilding-scholars-scholar research careers.• ship. For more information regarding COURI Vi~t https://tinyurl.com/y2j2xxpl and the other programs that it offers, visit its The recent grant Is the last one the program For more information please contact will receive, since the experiment was set to last website at utep.edu/couri. UTEP Oininig Services (915) 747-5628 10 years.
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For additional information, contact SGA at747-5584 orstop by their office :-:---!? BRYAN MENA, 747-7446 ENT E ~TA IN MEN T OCTOBER 15, 2019 5 TEDxEI Paso unites the community's brightest minds Margaret Cataldi Two young El Paso students ~ also gMo. the opportunity to p a TED talk- ThePro~tor Mia Milliom, a sixth grader at MacArthur "The New Now" was the theme of TEDxEl Intermediate School, sp<>U about her experi Paso's annual conference. where local speakers ences dealing with cettbral palsy in her talk . aimed to inspire people to "make a dent in the ·uFO-AFL• universe and leave (their) own unique foot Lajward Zahra, a ninth grader at the FJ Paso print; said event curator Kassi Foster. Independent School District's Young Women's The conference was held Saturday, Oct. 12, at STEAM Reacarch & Preparatory Academy,~ the El Paso Museum ofArt. an informative talf titled "Third Waft Femi With more than 300 in attendance, people nism and Why It's Necessary:' from different areas of the city were brought Lauren Cuoo. Meow Wolf's aatift dircctm together to make new connections and share ofinteractm.spoke about the dMnityofYideo ideas. MarpretCabldiI The Prospedor games with her talk titled "Building 8eaJtiful "We wanted to bring people together who Alul a.utui, Ph. D~ Am:iale Va President iJStratep; lliliDes nlPr*-ol 11echri31 ~It UTEP &Mt lis bill, Worlds with V"ideopmcs.• basically may not have met otherwise; Foster "Colnclq Research Ul:elencewilh Studd Success: A~ID EiminD _.,InlfP~· ·1 wanted people to uodcnland tbar Yideo said. . games can be beaJtiful tbinp.• Cason said. The event featured speakers primarily from not likely to stay in El Paso because they don't ernment and have worked at his office regularly. •Theycan be positiwand impectful b so many to hear his speech about 'El Paso Strong' and the El Paso community. Among them was Ah have jobshere:' Choudhri said. people. I wanted to open people up to diffamt He stressed the importance of expanding community initiatives on gun violence was re san Choudhuri, UTEP's associate vice president views that they may not ~ 5Cal before in this ally important.• for strategic initiatives and a professor of me a pipeline of high-end jobs and opportuni particular media.. -- ties in the city so graduates can remain in the Reta expressed the ample amount of re chanical engineering at UTEP, who presented also Cason also shared bow her experience giv sources that TEDxEI Paso provides to someone his tallt titled "Connecting Research Excellence community. ing a TED Talk fwthcrcd her journey of with Student Success: A Quest to Eliminate In - Another notable speaker was Cesar J. Blanco, in his field ofwork. self-discovery. state representative for Texas' house district 76, "Since I work for the community and for a equality in Higher Education." ·1 think every time you speak. you ~ to government agency, we tend to go to communi In his talk, Choudhri discussed the lack of who gave a heartfelt talk on the El Paso Walmart come up with a hypothesis; Cason said. "Then mass shooting and advised how the community ty events like these to learn more about trending jobs and opportunities that many STEM (Sci you have to ~ behind it and you learn about topics, community initiatives and campaigns ence, Technology, Engineering and Math) stu should act moving forward. • younc1f by coUesdng your ...... in tbar •1 was looking forward to Bianco's ta11t,• and to ~ inspiration for some our dents face upon graduation. Cesar also of way.· said attendee Victor Reta, an employee for the events,• Reta said. •Most young people from our community, es ...... c.M..,....W11; I 0 I• pecially students with the STEM discipline, are city ofSocorro. "Since I work in municipal gov I Painted That! celebrates.'Tom Lea Month' with drinks and paint AnahyDiaz 0 artist correspondent and native El Pasoan. team up with J Painted 1hal! because they haft Thomas C. Lea III. the same vision that we do. 'Ibere'a not a whole The Prospector •1t•s for people to come relax, have fun and lot ofbusinesses that encourage art and aeativ · Members ofthe community recreated a paint· learn something new; Adame said. ity and give the ability for someone to express ing from a well-known El Paso artist Thursday, The event was a partnership between the Tom themselves:' Oct. 10 in the east El Paso location of•1 Painted Lea Institute and I Painted That! to help cele This was just one ofthe many different events That!• a sip and paint studio. brate •Tom Lea Month• and raise donations. All the art studio hosts. From family-friendly class Attendees of the session sipped on wine and sales from the $10 tickds were donated. es and open=studio sessions to bacheloretk par took shots ofalcohol as they tried to follow the "Since Tom Lea was an artist, we wanted peo ties, the companyoffers a creative andfun space instructions ofstudio manager, Ebonie Mlame. ple to actuallyaperiena what itwould beliketo for anyone looking to have a good time. Adame led the clus in trying to recrem "'1he actually peint one ofhis peintings," said Christy To read the full story, visit our website at ,....,...... River a painting by the famous World War U" Gomaiez. the markding and evmts manager of theprospectordaily.com. terry.i.llllial.lll:bmpm...... the Tom Lea lnatitute. •1t was a~ pick to ...... ,...... µI, 1·:• lhiMlltlllll! r.a...... ,,Oli.ll
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Y eso including "Reggaeton:' •Machika" and "Ahora,• me hace mas humano. me hace entender que la The Prospector which instantly excited fans. vida tiene pruebas," Balvin said. •Pero si alguien Colombian reggaeton singer, J Balvin, gar The singer was accompanied on stage, not esta pasando una situacion dificil, no estan so nered screams from the crowd with perfor only by longtime DJ David Rivera Mazo, but los, siempre Uega la luz. Tarde o temprano Uega ·-- mances ofhis hit songs and talked about mental also by baclcup dancers dressed in costumes that la luz:' health, the border and love Friday, Oct. 11, at ranged from walking clouds to mushrooms. "Mental health illnesses are a reality. I have the Don Haskins Center. All the while, the performers were accompa suffered from depression and anxiety, so I have El Paso marks the sixteenth city to have expe nied by a huge cloud-shaped screen that dis to accept it. And this makes me more human. It rienced the wild splash ofcolor and energy the played colorful graphics throughout the night. makes me understand that life has challenges,• singer's North American "Arcoiris Tour• brings. Balvin continued the night by performing Balvin said in Spanish. "But ifsomeone is going Before the concert, fans looked forward to the more of his hit songs lllce "Bonita" and •Ginza," through a difficult time, they are not alone, light Anette Baca IThe Prospector complexity Balvin would bring. and iconic songs by fellow reggaeton singers, always comes. Sooner or later, the light comes.• J BaMl1 perfomq durif1 his, "Arcoiis" North Ame001n Tcu in El •rm looking forward to the brightness of his such as W1Sin y Yandd's "Rakata• and Daddy The singer also addressed border issues; by Paso's Don Haski1s Center Friday, Oct. 11. mentality, his attitude and what he brings as a Yankee's "Gasolina.· sharing his own story. The singer explained that performer• said Angelica Reyes. a longtii):ie fan He later moved on to perform "La Canci6n:' eight years ago he came illegally into the U.S. and 34-year·old makeup artist. which is part of Balvin's collaborative album where he painted houses and fixed roofs. The tour, which bolds a partnership with with Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, titled ·vane con ese sueilo de echar para adelante y the arts collective •FriendsWith You,• launched "Oasis." seguf soi\ando. Despues de pintar casas. pase a early September in Atlanta; Georgia, and has The singer then came to a halt to express three pintar mis sumos.· I came with a dream since toured in cities like Miami, New York and important messages. ·1 came with a dream to move forward,• Bal Orlando. He first spoke on the importance of address vin said in Spanish. •1 followed that dream and ''to move forward. The Arcoiris Tour, meaning ·rainbow tour• ing one's own mental health, encouraging peo after painting houses, I started painting my . in Spanish, stayed true to its name as the Don ple to not be ashamed of seeking professional dreams.• Haskins was covered with neon lights, dancers help, and letting the audience know theyare not To read the full story, visit theprospectordaily. in elaborate costumes and a backup Colombian alone. com. - j BALVIN singer that kept the energy high. ·1.as enfermedades de salud mental son una reggaeton singer realidad.. Yo he sufrido de depresion y he sufrido '' ·' . ff r MICHAEL CUVIELLO, 747-7 446 OCTOBER 15, 2019 SPORTS Miners upset Raiders UTEP basketball wins charity game Isaiah Ramirez with one ofmy best friends right here in Bryson - ... Williams," &!wards said. The Prospector It was not just the transfers for UTEP that Lots of expectations were set for the 2019 shined against Texas Tech. A returner from last 2020 UTEP men's basketball team and Miner year's eight-win season, sophomore guard Jor fans got an up-close look at these talented Min dan Lathon, was solid for the Miners. ers, as UTEP defeated the 2019 national run Lathon contributed 16 points and eight re ner-up 70-60 in an exhibition game at the Don bounds in 34 minutes played as a big partofthe Haskins Center. The game's proceeds are to ben UTEP starting lineup. A talented guard from efit the victims ofthe Walmart mass shooting. last season's freshman core, Lathon made back •When you talk about elite levd programs, to-back three's in the second halfwhich put the you're talking about Texas Tech, those guys Miners up 61-53 with 3:51 remaining in the know how to win and compete,9 UTEP Head game. Coach Rodney Terry said. UTEP. although the victor in this exhibition, In year two ofthe Terry era comes a plethora had major issues with turnovers finishing with of Division I transfers, with many of them sit 22 for the game. Playing one ofthe best teams ting out last season due to transfer rules. Those in the nation that stresses defense and the Min The prospector highly touted Miners showcased what they Michael Cuvielo I ers having a vast group ofnew players learning Junicrguard Jordan Lathon pushes the bal downcourt versus Texas Tech Red Raiders saurday, Oct 12. bring to the table against the Red Raiders. to play with each other probably accounted 'for Redshirt junior forward Bryson Williams many ofthese issues. to 31.4 percent shooting from the field and 26.9 tragedy that occurred here in El Paso; Beard started off the game with a monstrous and-one "We had 13 turnovers in the first halfand we percent from the three. said. dunk for the Miners, which set the tone for an have to do a better job oftaking care ofthe bas "I give UTEP a lot of credit They really The atmosphere in the air was certainty elec intense matchup between the Miners and Texas ketball, and we finished with 22 butearly in the guarded us, and we just couldn't get easy looks tric and the 4,604 fans in attendance railed as Tech. Williams was an athletic presence on both year you kind of expect that with guys getting at the basket tonight That was some ofthe best a sixth man to this new-look Min!!r team, and ends of the floor finishing the game with 19 'familiar with each other," Terry said. defense we've seen in quite a while," Texas Tech UTEP nation, has a lot to look forward to this points, nine rebounds and one block. The Fres Freshmanguardand first·ever five-star recruit Head Coach Chris Beard said. season. no State transfer formed a solid tandem with in program history Jahmi'Us Ramsey knocked The 2019 Associated Press National Coach of "We just wanted us to play hard and give the I.SU grad transfer and guard Daryl &!wards. down three treys. finishing the game with 12 the Year provided thoughtful and encouraging fans something to look forward to this season," &!wards and Williams combined for 43 points and three boards for the Red Raiders. words to the city ofEl Paso following Saturday's Williams said. points, while &!wards was lights out from Texas Tech junior guard Davide Moretti who game. UTEP fans can catch this revitalized men's three-point land for the Miners shooting 6-of played significant minutes and was a playmaker "I just want to tell everybody here in El Paso basketball squad in its season opener 7 p.m. 8 from three and led all scorers with 24 points. for the Red Raiders in theirdeep NCAA tourna that everybody in Lubbock. our program, our Nov. 5 at the Don Haskins Center versus New ·1 just wanted to win as a team and bring ment run last season, was held to eight points . University, our athletic department, our com Mexico Highlands. something great to the community and play The Miners generated tons ofdefensive pres munity, are praying for all the victims of the sure in the exhibition game holding Texas Tech Hilltoppers top Miners for second straight soccer loss Michael Cuviello The Miners once again had an issue getting "I think. first off, we need to score more set all last season and tied for eighth place in the solid shots and were unable to get an open look piecc goals, we just need to finish our chances; conference with Alabama·Birmingham. The top The Prospector close to the opponent's goal. Finding an open UTEP Head Coach Katheryn Balogun said. eight teams in Conference USA advance to the The UTEP Min.ers (7-4-3, 2-2-1) lost in teammate deep in Hilltoppcr territory was an "We're going to keep pushingand keep working postscason tournament The Miners have not a defensive struggle against the Western arduous task for most of the match. Western because this is a good team." appeared in the conference tournamentor had a Kentucky Hilltoppers (7·4-1, 3-2-2) Thursday Kentucky outshot UTEP by a 19 to 14 margin, The first and only score of the night did not winning record since 2016. night in a match that featured only one goal but had one less shot on goal with six in the happen until minute 52 of the game by WKU The Miners have one of the better teams in between both teams. matchup. freshman Ansley Cate, scoring her fourth goal Conference USA coming to town; Lousiana Defensively, other than the 6-1 loss to Middle Senior defender Lauren Crenshaw led the ofthe season resulting from a setup after a free Tech will be a robust test ofUTEP's mettle to see Tennessee State, the Miners have played excep team with two shots on goal coming on four kick. ifit is a tournament team. tionally this season. This swarming defense con total shots.Crenshaw leads the team with five Not long after the WKU score, the Min The UTEP Miners have two more games re tinued in the match with the Hilltoppcrs. Fresh goals for the season, along with 41 shots for ers turned away a three-shot onslaught at the maining on their homestand. The Miners play man goalkeeper Emily Parrot once again was the year. No other player on the team has taken 60-minutc mark aided by the top crossbar ofthe Louisiana Tech (11·2·1, 3-2·1) Oct. 17, 7·p.m., solid in goal, allowing onescore. Parrot has four more than 24 shots; to score more points, the goal. which had two shots bounce off keeping and Southern Miss (6-7, 1-4) Oct 20 at noon. shutouts on the season, wWch ranks her fourth Miners must get more players involved in with the Hilltoppers from scoring.. Both Games are at University Field. in the conference. better passing. With five games left in the regular season, the Miners still have as many wins as they had . . '
I SPORTS OCTOBER 15, 2019 Can Miners vvin on the road? FIU preview ...... Cllilll 414) and NipOleoa ~ (61-346), The Pan in the entitt NCAA in this category, only con tben ~ 5 yards per carry on the ground, verting 21 percent. lhef'lmpMD James Morgan leads the Panthers at quarter The Miners must find ways to get the ball 'IlleMimn tllae CID the Florida lnkmltioml IMdtand the Bowling Green transferhasthrown moving. or once again, will find itself on the llliwu•1 Pmdwss5maclar wcbingb tbeir seftll touchdowns and two interceptions while losing end of a conference matchup. This game ....twinofdleleMClll 81 lTJ'EP DOW sits De8I' completing62 percentofhispasses for theteam. will be a barometer of the team's growth for the die boamD ofCaafamcz USA\ l!lmdinp The The Panthers 48-23 victory over Clwlotte season so far. am ii~ oil a ._ ID the Unmnity ol Saturday brought FIU's record to 3-3 (1-2) and •pm is a team that has a lot of speed on of TaalIts-Allllaaio 5maclay night and is hop in the middle of Conference USXs East Divi fense and defense," Coach Dana Dimel said iligID rcbaaad. lioo StaMinp HokUng a 2-1 series record ver "They are a really athletic team that had a good lTl1!P ii•lrJialID Fl«>• I 2 q Ill quar sus UTEP. the Panthers haw won the last two season' last year and started off this year with ta'-*willa lbeftltllianoflmiorsKai Locbley matdwps. inclwl!ng a 52-12 blowout the last some struggles early:" ...... Jcmes. Bdwem iajmy and poor time they played in Miami in 2015. The Miners lone win last season was a road plaf die a6wi-llrurgled Ill times. DO mat The Miners' oCfmae is ranhd 123rd overall, victory at Rice 34-26. IB'the.-mt.ii avenging 157 yards passing and 140yards rush UTEP plays at FIU Saturday Oct. 19 5 p.m in 'Ille .,...... cwilllO dlis pmr saJring 30 ing per game. Not a good start for a football Miami. paillls per amlell willa • t.lmpd o&me.. The tam th.I is trying to get a second win to get to ...,a.,..a'1111U.W..,lie_..llpicspidlil , I • ...... a1IF 119 ,.. rmbing and '1111 .500 - the season. o..IFwez /Tiie Prospedar .,...... per amlell. The o&me neng . M for Minas' ddaise, it ranks 99th overall, Josi! filldl ,._.Sept21. ..'1111 ,.. per ...... - FJU_ The allowing 187 yards rushing and 237 through ••at'Stm.. Plalhas"~.....24 poiDIS per game and the air. The Miners on paper seem to be over haldsappi wnb to Illrmbingyanfs per game. matdled going into this game versus FIU. It will 1hroagh the *. FIU ii aDawing 190 yards per take an eflOrt from both sides ofthe ball to come pme. out with a victory for the Miners. ffairing tinenmningt.daamong the top IS Third-down efficiency is a significant Achilles' E-Fast Pass ltllbas in the cmdermcc. FIU has a ftl'f bal - heel for the Miners u the team ranks dead last aaml nllhiml lllackled .,, ADlhany Jona (87
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