I was unsure to apply to The Prospector two years ago because I thought I needed experience to be there. I looked at the opportunity as something far away from my abilities. And when I got there, I learned I could do anything through hard work and determination. I...

I am a faithful believer everything happens for a reason. Some people believe destiny does not exist, but I believe it can be built. Nearly five years ago, I graduated from high school in Ciudad Juárez and took my next step and enroll in EPCC. I entered...

Throughout the course of my life, I have been grateful for the amazing opportunities and blessings that have shaped the person I am today. At The Prospector, I have friendships and memories I will appreciate for the rest of my life. I worked at this...

Graduating during a pandemic is something I never imagined would happen to me. But here we are, one year and a half into a pandemic that shook the entire world, achieving a goal I didn’t always believe I could achieve. It somehow feels like a year...

You can change someone’s life if you believe in them just enough. That has happened to me countless times. I remember every single one of the people who helped me become the person I am today. Every. Single. One. My family, of course, will always...

The air was cold on the morning of Thursday January14th, and there I stood in line silently among hundreds of fellow El Pasoans, all of us waiting to get our first dose of the Covid-19 Moderna vaccine.    After months of controversy, debate,...

Editor’s note: Elisa Dobler is a guest columnist working as a clinical counselor for UTEP’s Counseling and Psychological Services. We are now four months into 2021 and many people wonder out loud and to themselves: when are things going to be like...

Many families in the United States have faced hardships and struggles over the last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While citizens of the United States are worried about their health, they at least have a better chance of surviving the virus, unlike...

March 11 marked one year since the United States declared the COVID-19 pandemic. Just like last year, the video-sharing app TikTok continues to be the app most people have turned to during quarantine. The app remains a space where people go to share opinions...

As 2020 began, and just before COVID-19 struck, 21% of top-level leadership roles were held by women, and 3% of that by women of color, according to LeanIn.org. Change is happening, albeit slow, and seemingly dismal, but these statistics represent a 3.7...

The pandemic has affected us all at some level.  Some of us have family and friends who have been infected by the COVID-19 virus, also known as the corona, rona, and “el virus.” For working women with children at home, the virus has had an impact...