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House Democrats introduce Children’s Bill of Rights

Maren Machles, SHFWire Intern October 13, 2015

WASHINGTON – Children need more than the U.S. Bill of Rights to protect them, according to three House Democrats. On Friday, they introduced a 22-point bill of rights just for children. The Children’s Bill of Rights includes the right to receive...

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Members of UTEPs Unite  for Reproductive & Gender Equity.

URGE to fight for equity

Valeria Terrazas, Contributor October 8, 2015

A new organization, Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity (URGE), has arrived on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso and is looking for students to join their organization. URGE’s goal is to educate and get young people involved in...

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KEEP UTEP BEAUTIFUL!

KEEP UTEP BEAUTIFUL!

Prospector Staff October 8, 2015

The Center for Environmental Resource Management invites the UTEP community to Adopt A Landscape and help keep the UTEP campus beautiful by claiming your patch of land and pulling weeds. Find out how at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 10 at Leech Grove. A...

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Ability to grow with disability

Ability to grow with disability

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor October 6, 2015

The Center for Accommodation and Support Services will host Ability Awareness Week Oct. 5-9—a week of activities, forums and exhibitions in commemoration of National Disability Employment Month. Bill Dethlefs, director of CASS, said this year marks...

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Taking a bullet for student safety

Alonso Moreno, Copy Editor October 6, 2015

As students headed into class in the Cotton Memorial Building, room 104, they were met with a sign that sent a simple, but strong message—“No Guns Allowed.” The sign is lecturer David Smith-Soto’s response to the passing of Senate Bill 11. On...

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Gas prices in the El Paso area can fluctuate by more than a dollar depending on which station you stop at.

Regional economics drive gas price changes

Julio Cesar Chavez, Staff Reporter October 6, 2015

According to GasBuddy.com, a crowd-sourced gasoline price aggregator, gas prices in El Paso can differ by more than a dollar depending on which station you purchase at, and this may end up costing students money. While no station will always have the...

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Members of UTEPs Miner Connection provide a food pantry for students, staff, and faculty.

Students address food insecurity on campus

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor September 29, 2015

On a seemingly normal day, a couple of UTEP students walked from the UTEP Library to the Rescue Mission of El Paso, a homeless shelter, for food, spearheading what would became the Miner Connection, a student-driven food pantry. Esther Zapata, a UTEP...

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UTEP’s Concussion Management Clinic and its athletic training staff work together on treating concussions for student athletes.

Dealing with concussions not an exact science

Luis Gonzalez, Editor in Chief September 29, 2015

Your left foot leaves the ground, the right one pushes off as the ball flies into the box. Next thing you know you are on your back, with no clue as to what happened in the previous five to 10 seconds. Dizziness, nausea and headaches follow for days,...

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Carnegie Corporation honors UTEP president

Carnegie Corporation honors UTEP president

Prospector Staff September 28, 2015

The Carnegie Corporation of New York recently honored UTEP President Diana Natalicio as one of the recipients of its 2015 Academic Leadership Award. Four leaders of American universities were recognized for demonstrating vision and outstanding commitment...

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Chagas, a parasitic disease that affects the heart, is present in West Texas.

Kissing bug carries deadly parasite

Julio Cesar Chavez, Staff Reporter September 28, 2015

A UTEP professor and two undergraduate students have published a study showing that Chagas Disease, a parasitic disease that affects the heart, is present in West Texas. The study, led by former UTEP undergraduates Munir Buhaya and Steven Galvan, along...

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One year later, Ayotzinapa is not forgotten

Maria Esquinca, Managing Editor September 25, 2015

Huddled around the marble steps of the Mexican Consulate, 30 protestors wait for the Consul General of Mexico to respond to disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa students who went missing on Sept. 26. The protestors, composed of UTEP students and...

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Advocates sing, “Don’t worry about a thing, cause every little thing is gonna be all right,” from Bob Marley’s song “Three Little Birds.” They marched to the Capitol on Tuesday to advocate for better benefits for low-wage workers. Photo courtesy of SHFWire.

Low-wage workers ‘strike’ as Pope heads to D.C.

Amanda Guillen, SHFWire Reporter September 23, 2015

WASHINGTON – Advocates welcomed Pope Francis to what they call the land of inequality as part of a march to the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday morning. The pope will speak there on Thursday. The advocacy group Good Jobs Nation focuses...

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