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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Is there hope for UTEP mens basketball?

Is there hope for UTEP men’s basketball?

Daniel Lopez January 22, 2022

In the beginning of 2021fans were rejoiced by the hiring of head coach Joe Golding, former head coach of Abilene Christian University. There was excitement throughout the town and the sense that the Miners were on their way back to winning season’s...

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Photography is a looking glass

Photography is a looking glass

Annabella Mireles, Photo Editor January 21, 2022

I believe photography is not only artwork, but also a looking glass for people to view perspectives of events they might not have seen before. Photos paired with an enticing story enhance the readers' understanding of what is happening in their day-to-day...

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New Editor-in-Chief Alberto Silva Fernandez aims to ensure that students voices are heard

New Editor-in-Chief Alberto Silva Fernandez aims to ensure that students’ voices are heard

Alberto Silva Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief January 19, 2022

When my parents originally moved from Chihuahua to Ciudad Juárez my dad immediately focused on finding a way to provide my sister and I the best education possible in the United States, since with time he learned the best way to ensure a better life...

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A farewell to articles: Graduation, and ever after

A farewell to articles: Graduation, and ever after

Julian Herrera, Editor-in-Chief December 11, 2021

I always anticipated that the end of my time as an undergraduate would be bittersweet, but I am ecstatic to share that it is as wonderful of a sendoff as I could have hoped for. I was certain of my degree path the moment I selected it; I never once...

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Starting a new chapter after graduation

Starting a new chapter after graduation

Victoria Rivas, Arts & Culture Editor December 7, 2021

Graduating from college always seemed so far away, yet here I am, at 20–years old and only a few weeks away from walking across the stage and finally celebrating my achievements.  Education has always played a key role in my life. I believe higher...

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All the pandemic left behind for us

All the pandemic left behind for us

Maria L. Guerrero Duran, Web Editor December 1, 2021

As the semester comes to an end, it is important that we look back and acknowledge how we survived our first semester back on campus after being isolated for almost two years, and we step into this “new reality.”   Almost two years ago, we received...

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Challenges forge parental perseverance

Challenges forge parental perseverance

Manuel Hernandez Roman November 16, 2021

Being a parent has a different meaning for everyone. Being a parent has been one of the best things that I could experience in life, but at the same time it is one of the most stressful. It is stressful for me not because of my daughter but because...

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Comic: Basketball issue

Comic: Basketball issue

Ana J. Calderas November 5, 2021

Ana may be reached at [email protected]

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Buttons promoting the normalization of asking individuals for their preferred pronouns across the gender spectrum.

The pandemic: A mirror of identity

Ari Velazquez, Guest Columnist November 5, 2021

Looking at a mirror has never been easy for me. Throughout my adolescence, I have made plenty of important discoveries about myself. When I was 14, I found myself searching for pictures of Ross Lynch, from Disney’s “Austin & Ally,” when...

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Blue baby shower ornaments displayed at a gender reveal.

Gender stereotypes, the disguised soul killer

Aaron Andres Garcia, Guest Columnist November 5, 2021

Trigger Warning: There is a use of homophobic slurs in this article.   Do you ever feel like you are trapped inside a box? Do you imagine you are in an enclosed space that is far from reachable by others where you can be yourself? Imagine walking...

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Students from Rotary International Youth Exchange Program in the Amazon River. Sofia Terrazas (left) Mahé Parisse (right) / Photo courtesy of Chiara Koch

Why UTEP students should experience the wonders of studying abroad

Sofia Terrazas, Guest Columnist November 4, 2021

The one thing that had been on my mind for the last eight months had finally arrived, my exchange year. A year in Brazil, that didn't sound bad at all. I was tired of doing the same things every day. I wanted something different, a change, and this was...

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The epidemic of school shootings in America

The epidemic of school shootings in America

Itzel Giron, Staff Reporter November 4, 2021

For years, the United States have dealt with hundreds of mass shootings in schools, from the Columbine High School shooting in 1999 to more recently at Timberview High School Oct. 6.   Shootings seems to inevitably happen every year, either...

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