With the everchanging restrictions taking place in the world, the U.S., and the border amid the COVID-19 outbreak, international UTEP students who cross — or used to cross — the border regularly are facing the hardships of the non-essential...

As food insecurity and shortages continue to spike during the COVID-19 pandemic, UTEP’s Food Pantry stays operating to provide food items for undergraduate and graduate students.   As many students or someone from their households might...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life in the borderland.   El Paso Mayor Dee Margo and the City of El Paso have enacted many changes in hopes to slow the spread, resulting in a lot of shutdowns and minimizing community movement.   On March...

UTEP announced in an email to students a temporary change to its course grading policy that will allow professors to offer a “Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory” grading option for spring 2020 courses.   The aim of this change in policy is...

The UTEP Student Government Association (SGA) will begin campaigning through social media for elections this week with a featured Facebook Live debate from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m Tuesday, April 7.   Due to the “Stay Home, Work Safe”...

This month of April marks the 19th anniversary of the observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and UTEP will be hosting a series of virtual events intended to promote the advocacy, awareness and prevention of sexual assault.   Historically,...

The City of El Paso announced in a virtual news conference that it has amended its emergency directive regarding business and civilian activity Wednesday evening, imposing even tighter restrictions.  All parks and recreational areas are...

University of Texas at El Paso President Heather Wilson announced John S. Wiebe will be promoted to become the university’s vice president for academic affairs and provost after holding the interim position since January of last year. “During my...

UTEP President Heather Wilson has been selected to serve a six-year term on the National Science Board (NSB).  Early March, in a White House press release, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint Wilson to the NSB for a...

It was March 14, a Saturday night in El Paso, when Alejandra Sanchez returned from what she had hoped would be a semester abroad experience in Spain after it was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.    The UTEP senior majoring in finance was...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. (UTEP) March 26: UTEP employee among four new COVID-19 cases in the county [ 6 p.m.] El Paso County has four new confirmed...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. The city and county of El Paso officials announced in a news conference a “Stay Home, Work Safe” order to go into...