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UTEP, UMC partner to create new pharmacy for students

Brianna Chavez, Copy Editor December 26, 2018

UTEP students will soon be able to receive access to the seven University Medical Center pharmacies across El Paso thanks to a new partnership between UTEP and UMC. The partnership comes after the university announced they would be closing the pharmacy...

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Dr. Russell R. Chianelli is the first UTEP professor to be named an NAI fellow, the highest professional honor awarded to academic inventors.

UTEP Professor named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Brianna Chavez, Copy Editor December 19, 2018

A UTEP professor is one of 148 inventors to be selected as a fellow for the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Dr. Russell R. Chianelli is the first UTEP professor to be named an NAI fellow, the highest professional honor awarded to academic inventors. Chianelli...

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Kids who spent time in Tent City write this message to the new kids who will be spending time at Tent City.

O’Rourke leads delegation to Tornillo’s Tent City

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor December 15, 2018

The community gathers one more time at the Tornillo Port of Entry on Saturday morning, Dec. 15, to bring an end to Tent City, which is holding minors who arrived to the border unaccompanied. U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX 16),  led a delegation to...

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My farewell

My farewell

Itzel Lara, Senior Designer December 3, 2018

My last semester is finally here. It seems like it was yesterday when I walked through the Union for the first time. I remember watching students dressed in their cap and gown taking graduation pictures at Centennial Plaza and now I am one of them. The...

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In May President Natalicio announced she will be retiring after 30 years as UTEP president.

Presidential search process continues moving forward ‘as scheduled’

Brianna Chavez, Staff Reporter December 3, 2018

The search process for UTEP’s next president to succeed Dr. Diana Natalicio is “moving forward as scheduled,” according to the University of Texas System. In late August, the UT System announced a search advisory committee was put together to help...

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Matt Luna became chronically homeless at 27, but is now realigning his life by working and studying.

Homelessness a prevalent issue among college students

Andrea Valdez-Rivas, Staff Reporter December 3, 2018

The average college student worries about deadlines, exams, projects and all that comes along with being a student. Many students at UTEP can maintain their standards in school on account of the privilege of living with family, roommates or a stable...

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The Prospector staff in collaboration.

Tips for college students pursuing a career in journalism

Javier Cortez, Copy Editor December 3, 2018

Things You Have To Come To Grips With You are going to get paid like shit. Depending on what subset of the industry you go into, whether it be broadcast, print or multimedia, entry-level jobs do not pay well. If you can’t accept the fact that you will...

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Joanne Pransky first robot psychiatrist.

RESET presents the first robot psychiatrist

Valeria Olivares, Contributor November 26, 2018

RESET brought the world’s first “real” robot psychiatrist to UTEP in order to talk about her work in the robotics field at the Undergraduate Learning Center on Friday, Nov. 16. Dr. Joanne Pransky has focused on understanding the relationships...

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A way toward progress for 3-D printing at UTEP

A way toward progress for 3-D printing at UTEP

Alexia Nava Carmona, Reporter November 26, 2018

On Nov. 8th, America Makes and UTEP announced an update in their agreement regarding 3-D Printing innovation at the university. “I think being here as a satellite, here at UTEP, here in America, it’s one of the best things that we could ever really...

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UTEP students react to Streetcar opening

UTEP students react to Streetcar opening

Brianna Chavez, Reporter November 26, 2018

It’s been 45 years since streetcars were operating in El Paso. Now, after several years of planning, preparation and construction, the streetcar project has finally come to fruition. Thousands of El Pasoans, including UTEP students, have had the...

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Portrait of children walking aside the Rio Grande River, near the El Paso dam, while waiting for their parents to finish fishing. Tuesday, April 11, 2017

I Photographed Juárez for National Geographic

Hugo Hinojosa, Contributor November 14, 2018

Editor’s Note: 

The National Geographic Photo Camp it’s a five-day workshop that teaches young people to tell their own stories through photography. Since 2003, National Geographic has completed 74 Photo Camps, with over 2,500 students from...

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Freshman environmental science major Yeshey Seldon poses in front of the Bhutan Temple holding Jasha Maru (Spicy Chicken Curry) sold by the Bhutanese Student Association at the International Food Fair on Monday, Nov. 12.

UTEP promotes diversity through food

Valeria Olivares, Contributor November 13, 2018

The International Culture Festival kicked off on Monday, Nov. 12, as students came together for the International Food Fair at the Tomás Rivera Conference Center. The event’s location was changed in the morning from Centennial Plaza to the East Wing...

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