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For more information, please contact [email protected]. • • News • Entertainment • Sports Raising Latino voter turnout, page 3 • Art and blood, page 5 • Tennis opening win, page 8 VOL. 105, NO. 16 THE P JANUARY 28, 2020 . ROSPECTOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO ASSAYER OF STUDENT OPINION WWW . THEPROSPECTORDAILY.COM Anastasia Elliott performs in support Super Bowl LIV of music education, shooting victims , Exodis Ward The Prospector Alternative singer and songwriter Anastasia Elliot headlined a concert Jan. 23 at the Low­ brow Palace to support The Great Khalid Foun­ dation and the victims of the Aug. 3 shooting that left 22 dead and several dozen injured at an El Paso Walmart. Elliot is a champion of music education so when she learned that The Great Khalid Foun­ dation advocates for the same thing, Elliot and her team organized the benefit concert to ensure the foundation's outreach can continue. "The focus that they • • have on the children, j j I think that's so awe- l Visit · l some;' Elliot told l The Prospector [ The Prospector in an [ on/ine to watch ] ~~~tf±~ ! T~~;~:~, j you can feel good when you donate money to PREDICTIONS 'them:' 49ers will win as Time to p~rty like Despite recovering from a plane crash, Elliot persisted on supporting The Great Khalid Foun­ a balanced team its 1969 in KC dation and the El Paso community that experi­ Final score: enced a tragedy month~ before. Michael Cuviello 49ers 27 - Chiefs 21 Isaiah Ramirez "It's terrible. Just knowing that could happen The Prospector The Prospector at any moment, especially in such a normal, In the battle for National Football League su­ For the first time in 50 years, the Kansas City public place like that;' Elliot said. " It's pretty premacy, the season has come down to one final MVP: Chiefs are in the Super Bowl and, for Chiefs na­ amazing to see how the community here has game. The San Francisco 49ers (13-3) take on Richard Sherman tion, the hope is that the result will be the same come together and made the most of it, trying to the Kansas City Chiefs (12-4) Sunday, Feb. 2, in as the one in 1969 - with a win. give back to everybody and support the families Miami. This version of the Chiefs may be the best of the ones that were lost:' When the 49ers leave the field victorious Sun­ chance it has to take home the Lombardi Tro­ Judah Holiday is a singer and songwriter who day, the team will be tied with the Ne_w England phy in Miami. is also on tour. He showed his support by open­ Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers with six wins I see the Chiefs taking down the 49ers and ing for Elliot. and its first Super Bowl victory in 25 years. Gucci Garoppolo (shout out to Bleacher Re­ "I didn't feel like I could start my trip off with­ Fmalscore: out paying respects to what happened;' Holiday Handsome Jimmy Garapollo will hold his first Chiefs 28 - 49ers 24 port) and winning its second Super Bowl, but Lombardi Trophy as a starting quarterback. it won't be easy. · said. To read Wards full story, visit TheProspec­ MVP: torDaily.com see 49ERS on page 2 Patrick Mahomes see CHIEFS on page 2 Exodis Ward may be reached at [email protected] EDITOR IN CHIEF VALERIA OLIVARES, 7 47-7 446 2 OPINION JANUARY 28, 2020 49ER S from fron! page also ranked sixth overall in creating turnovers four different teams to top five offenses and im­ Overwhelmed and fifth overall in getting the opposing team's proved those offenses from previous seasons. Valerio Olivares San Francisco is the most balanced team quarterback. Just three seasons ago, Shanahan took over a in football with the No. 2 ranked defense and Yet to trail in a game this postseason, the 49ers 2-12 team in shambles that had ranked next to The Prospector fourth-ranked offense in the league. Better on have been able to rely on a three-lieaded rush­ last in offense two years in a row. Now Shana­ As the new semes­ both sides of the ball than the Chiefs, the 49ers ing attack of Raheem Mostert, Tevin Coleman han is coaching in his first Superbowl as a head ter starts, I want to _are not just dependent on its offense to carry and Matt Breida to wear out opposing defenses. coach while previously being the offensive coor­ remind students, es­ them like Kansas City. The trio helped the team rank second in rus~ing dinator in the Atlanta Falcons' Super Bowl loss. pecially those who The Chiefs' offense is totally one dimensional, yards with Brieda and Mostart both averaging The key to this game, in my opinion, is coach­ push themselves to .depending on the arm of its pro bowl quarter­ more than 5 yards a carry. ing and while Andy Reid is an excellent coach, the point of breaking back Patrick Mahomes _while trying to mask a The Achilles' heel of the Chiefs' defense this there is one glaring omission from his resume down while driving mediocre running game led by journeyman season has been its ability to stop the run. Rank­ and that is winning a Super Bowl. Reid has away from the uni­ running back Damien Williams. Overall, the ing near last in the league at 4.9 yards per rush­ coached 21 years and has had one other shot at versity, to take care of their physical and mental Chiefs' running game is ranked in the bottom ing attempt, Kansas City's run defense does not the brass ring in 2004, which his team lost to the health. half of the league in average and near the bot­ match up well to the multifaceted running game New England Patriots. Shanahan has shown an I understand that most of us are trying to tom of the league in yardage. of the 49ers. ability to get the most out of his players and has make the most out of all the available opportu­ Defensively, the 49ers have only allowed 41 Featuring one of the most respected play­ created a very balanced team, for that reason I nities in order to stand out after graduating, but yards a ·game rushing per game in the postsea­ callers in the league, head coach Kyle Shanahan, feel the Niners have the edge. we need to remember that we also matter. Our son and are the top-ranked pass defense in the ·the Niners have an ability to mix up its offense Michael Cuviello may be reached at [email protected] mental health matters. league. In terms of matchups, these play to the that is not dependent on one player, unlike the Keep looking for internships; take challeng­ strengths of the San Francisco defense, which is Chiefs. In five coaching stops, Shanahan has led ing classes that give you headaches; work with UTE P faculty on different research projects; ~------------------------------------------------~----- seek out different experiences. But remember to CHIEFS from front page not burn yourself out. Learn and respect your limits. · If you've watched any Kansas City Chiefs Mahomes is just unstoppable now and can game. The good news for the Chiefs is that it has As a person who thrives under pressure and game the past two seasons, you may have no­ get things done on the ground, rushing for 103 the best receiving score in the postseason and whose personal hobby is to bite more than they ticed a stocky guy playing quarterback and yards this postseason and even a strong defense was top five during the regular season, averag­ can chew, I need to constantly remind myself of wearing the number 15 making unbelievable in the 49ers will not be able to stop the curly­ ing 293 yards per game. all of this~ plays. You might have just seen him in State haired wizard from doing whatever he wants on One major question is the Chiefs' defense. The I also want to call out to the UTEP commu­ Farm commercials, which is fine, too. the gridiron. 49ers has the best rushing attack in the league nity and push everyone toward sharing their That guy's name is Patrick Mahomes, the de­ Mahomes has never lost a game by more than with running back Raheem Mostert coming 'off opinions with The Prospector, the university's fending National Football League Most Valu­ seven points as a starter and I don't see Kansas a stellar 220-yard four touchdown performance student run newspaper. able Player and a once in a generation type City losing this one. in a dominating win over the Packers in the As student journalists, it is extremely motivat­ talent, throwing for 76 touchdowns in his two Mahomes is not the only reason the Chiefs NFC Championship game.