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President Natalicio addresses the media in accordance with the news of her retirement on Tuesday, May 22 at the President's Office.

UTEP students, faculty and community members react to President Natalicio’s retirement

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor May 22, 2018

Upon the announcement of UTEP President Diana Natalicio's retirement, students, faculty and community members of El Paso took to social media to voice their thoughts on what the university's president meant to them. She has been the university's president...

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President Dr. Diana S. Natalicio gives a speech at her home in the Hoover House on May 20th.

BREAKING NEWS: UTEP President Diana Natalicio announces retirement

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor May 22, 2018

After a storied 30-year tenure, UTEP President Diana Natalicio has announced her retirement on Tuesday morning, May 22, according to the university. She plans on retiring as soon as a successor is appointed and assumes the office, according to a release...

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Voices United Executive Director Ambar M. Gutierrez flies a kite with her daughter at the first annual Kite Festival on Saturday, May 19, at Ernie Rascon Memorial Park.

First-annual Kite Festival celebrates kids’ safety

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor May 19, 2018

Voices United, a non-profit organization that stands to prevent and end child abuse, and Providence Children’s Hospital hosted the first-annual Kite Festival on Saturday, May 19, at Earnie Rascon Memorial Park in Anthony, Texas. The first 150 families...

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Dave Sayer of the Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol poses for a photo with prize winner Gloria Guzman.

Las Cruces resident wins big in sweepstakes

Jason Green, Contributor May 18, 2018

Las Cruces, NM– Gloria Guzman slept on a quiet street outside of the busy downtown on Thursday, while Dave Sayer of the Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol was at a nearby flower shop picking up roses for her. The oversize checks with her name on...

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The entire group of participants at the end of the workshop.

Covering Your Future 2018

The Prospector Staff May 1, 2018

On Saturday, April 28, 18 high school journalism students from Montwood, El Dorado, Parkland, Bowie and El Paso high schools, visited the UTEP campus to attend a daylong workshop given by seven student editors and staff from the Department of Student...

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Growth in El Paso continues as the second quarter of 2018 approaches

Growth in El Paso continues as the second quarter of 2018 approaches

Adrian Broaddus, Copy Editor April 30, 2018

Here are just some of the most important topics that arose in 2018: O’ROURKE VS. CRUZ: Can Texas vote blue in a sea of red? After storming through the Democratic Primary, El Paso native and Congressman Beto O’Rourke is the Texas Democratic Party’s...

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The top 10 seniors pose at the Honors Convocation on April 22 at Magoffin Auditorium including Christian Morales-Castañeda, Tyler Herrera, Paloma Martinez,  Christina Morales, Rachel Arreola, Victoria Diaz, Malvina Muñoz, Victor Hurtado, Aileen Tapia and Lana Hussein.

Top 10 seniors continue longstanding UTEP tradition

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor April 30, 2018

Each spring semester, UTEP takes the time to celebrate one of the school’s honored traditions by celebrating the accomplishments of its top 10 seniors. “They represent the very best of UTEP talent, high aspirations and hard work, and we very proudly...

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Jaclyn Nava and her sons Albert Nava Jr.,left, and Samuel Nava, right, have been going to school together at UTEP.

Mother of three reflects on going to school at the same time as her sons

April 30, 2018

Most college students might not be too excited if one of their parents were enrolled at the same school as them at the same time. But for brothers Albert and Samuel Nava, doing it with their mom has been a rewarding experience. Jaclyn Nava, 40, graduated...

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The forensics team hosted a retirement pot luck for Mary Trejo on April 25.

An educator, a mentor: Mary Trejo retires after 52 years at UTEP

Christian Vasquez, Web Editor April 30, 2018

In 1966, Mary Trejo sent out 100 letters looking for any open teaching positions across the country. She was 22 and just received a master’s in English from the University of Missouri. Growing up on a farm in the Ozark Mountains of Southern Missouri,...

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Left) Don Shapiro and Valentin Sandoval stand in front of a Los Visionaries mural at Power at the Pass. The two have partnered to start Power at the Pass, a center for artists to cultivate ideas and work on multimedia projects.

Old money in El Paso is now being reinvested in the arts

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief April 23, 2018

A book, a documentary and a newly revamped building on Texas Avenue in central El Paso are all the works of an entrepreneur, Don Shapiro, and filmmaker/author, Valentin Sandoval. Around a year ago, the two came together to start Power at the Pass at 1931...

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Five UTEP students earn scholarships through advocacy for equality

Five UTEP students earn scholarships through advocacy for equality

Jake Deven, Staff Reporter April 23, 2018

The focus of this year’s Tacotote Tacolture Scholarship. The annual scholarship, which helps students in the El Paso-Juárez region grow academically and professionally, was awarded to five UTEP students who personify Tacotote’s principles of giving...

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(Left) Volunteers from the El Paso and Las Cruces region hold Mylar mirror panels at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing on Saturday, April 31. (Right) Artist Steven Randall instructs the volunteers on where to stand to create the mirage.

Constructing mirages in the desert through photography

Christian Vasquez, Web Editor April 23, 2018

Next to an active train track, and a few hundred feet from the U.S./Mexico border in Sunland Park, New Mexico, over 100 volunteers of all ages came together in the desert. “The idea with this was basically how to make a mirage,” said Steven Randall,...

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