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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Ricardo Zavala, 16, of Palacios Texas was one of thousands that stood out in the cold for this years March for Life.

Despite weather, thousands attend March for Life

Luis Gonzalez, SHFWire January 26, 2016

WASHINGTON – It has been 43 years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade made abortion legal. For the 42nd straight year, anti-abortion activists gathered on the National Mall and marched to the Supreme Court. With the hope that one day...

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Union gallery showcases 66 exhibit

Union gallery showcases ’66 exhibit

Adrian Broaddus, Spots Editor January 21, 2016

In preparation for the 50th anniversary of the 1966 men's basketball national championship, the union gallery will feature an exhibit titled "The Road to Glory." Brought by the office of student life, the gallery will run from Jan. 19 through Feb....

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Adam Buckalew, deputy chief of staff for Rep. Donald Payne Jr., says health and wellness coaches can help prevent illness or their clients.

Health, wellness coaches help keep New Year’s resolutions

Luis Gonzalez, SHFWire January 20, 2016

WASHINGTON – Studies show that just 8 percent of Americans are successful in achieving their New Year’s resolution. Hiring a health and wellness coach is an alternative that can help people set smart health-related resolutions and stick to them. The...

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Blanca Enriquez is the Head Start director

From the barrio to the nation’s capital

Amanda Guillen, Editor-in-Chief January 19, 2016

WASHINGTON- Sitting at a desk at the national Head Start offices in Washington, D.C., Blanca Enriquez is 1,962 miles away from her home in El Paso, Texas. Away from her three children and seven grandchildren, her journey as the Office of Head Start director...

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Nellie the service dog helps junior multimedia journalism student Jason Green cope with PTSD.

New policy change will lead to more service animals on campus

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter January 19, 2016

Beginning this semester, you can expect to see a lot more animals strolling around campus. Not for the purposes of entertaining students and faculty alike, but to aid students with disabilities. The Center for Accommodations and Support Services has...

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UTEP to close for Popes visit on Wednesday, Feb. 17

UTEP to close for Pope’s visit on Wednesday, Feb. 17

The Prospector January 15, 2016

Special to The Prospector UTEP announced that in anticipation of the Pope's visit to Cd. Juárez on Feb. 17, the university will be closed. Only critical facilities support personnel and the UTEP Police Department will remain on duty. UTEP will resume...

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VIDEO: UTEP ROTC Ceremony

The Prospector December 16, 2015

UTEP ROTC hosts their ceremony on December 15th, 2015.

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President Obama signs the Every Student Succeeds bill into law Thursday. Sen Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Sofia Rios, a eight-grade student at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Va., watch.

Obama: End to No Child Left Behind education law a Christmas miracle

Amanda Guillen, SHFW Reporter December 14, 2015

WASHINGTON – An early Christmas miracle took place Thursday, according to President Barack Obama. The miracle, the signing of a bipartisan education bill, Every Student Succeeds, which rewrites the controversial No Child Left Behind law enacted in...

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December 2015 graduates face favorable outlook on job market and economy

Alonso Moreno, Copy Editor December 1, 2015

As winter 2015 commencement approaches, hundreds of graduates can look to the future with hope as positive trends in the job market and the economy favor the timing of graduation. According to the National Associate of Colleges and Employers job outlook...

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Two members of the Healthy Miners Sex Positive Peer Education Program demonstrate safe sex.

UTEP continues to rank low in sexual health report card

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor December 1, 2015

The University of Texas at El Paso ranked 103 out of 140 in Trojan’s Sexual Health Report Card, an annual study sponsored by the makers of Trojan Brand Condoms and conducted by Sperling’s BestPlaces. The independent study ranks American colleges and...

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Experience key when getting a job after graduation

Julio Cesar Chavez, Staff Reporter December 1, 2015

Recent reports show college graduates are facing a growing job market, as the unemployment gap between them and the general population continues to shrink. In the middle of an expansionary phase in the current economic cycle, businesses are investing...

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Q&A session with UTEP President Diana Natalicio

Q&A session with UTEP President Diana Natalicio

The Prospector December 1, 2015

When you first graduated from college, how did you know what to do after that? With encouragement from my professors at St. Louis University, to consider going to graduate school. I had my eye on the University of Wisconsin because it was highly regarded...

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