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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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Campaign launched to honor President Natalicio, ‘Thank You for 30’

Campaign launched to honor President Natalicio, ‘Thank You for 30’

Brianna Chavez, Staff Reporter November 12, 2018

Dr. Diana Natalicio has served the UTEP, El Paso and Cuidad Juárez communities for more than four decades. When news broke that Natalicio would be retiring as UTEP President, it shook the entire city of El Paso. To thank her for her years of service...

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Although UTEP has instituted a tobacco-free policy, students still continue to smoke on campus.

Smoking still prevalent on UTEP campus

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter November 12, 2018

There has been a concern over UTEP’s Tobacco-free policy as it pertains to the awareness of the policy. Sightings of cigarette buds and the use of tobacco products across the campus have raised an issue for the students on campus. The tobacco-free...

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Estudiantes cruzan a diario

Estudiantes cruzan a diario

Sergio Muñoz, Photographer November 12, 2018

La Universidad de Texas en El Paso es reconocida por su gran diversidad en la comunidad estudiantil. De acuerdo con su sitio web, UTEP es conocida  por ser la única universidad de investigación con el mayor número de estudiantes México-Americanos...

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Good things to come from midterms

Good things to come from midterms

Andrea Valdez-Rivas, Reporter November 12, 2018

The 2018 midterms are finally over. The big Blue Wave never really came, although Democrats did flip the House. Republicans, on the other hand, secured the Senate. But something significant happened in the midterms: Texas, a state notorious for low...

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