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The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

UTEP professors Dr. Carina Heckert, Dr. Katherine M. Serafine, and Dr. Ophra Leyser-Whalen.

$300K grant furthers research on pregnant immigrant women

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter August 31, 2020

A grant of $318,383 was recently awarded to UTEP's Department of Sociology & Anthropology by the National Science Foundation to explore the emotional experience of pregnancy among first and second generation Mexican-origin immigrants in the El Paso,...

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México y Estados Unidos son dos países que están atravesando la crisis de la pandemia con diferencias muy evidentes.

Las diferencias entre dos países en tiempos de COVID-19

Daniela Salas Molina, Guest Contributor August 31, 2020

Vivir en la frontera de Ciudad Juárez y El Paso nos da la oportunidad de (literalmente) ver dos países al mismo tiempo; conocer y comparar sus culturas, su gente, sus costumbres y sus tradiciones. Sin embargo, también se vuelve sencillo percibir...

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Students weigh in on UTEP making commencement virtual after postponement

Sofia Vargas, Contributor August 31, 2020

In replacement of the in-person graduation ceremony that was supposed to happen in May, UTEP is instead hosting a virtual one at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Elias Chevalier, freshman history major at UTEP, said that the graduating...

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UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel overseas day one of team practice at Glory Field Aug. 16, 2020.

UTEP announces football gameday protocols

Heriberto Perez, Staff Reporter August 31, 2020

The UTEP Miners will play its first game of the 2020 season Sept. 5 against lower division opponent Stephen F. Austin State University and has released social distancing guidelines for the limited number of fans who will be allowed to attend.  “We...

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Locomotive midfielder Distel Zola fights for possession against Real Monarch forward Damien German Aug. 29, 2020.

Locomotive score late to beat Salt Lake City 2-1 in front of 800 fans

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor August 30, 2020

Playing for the first time in front of fans since the COVID-19 outbreak in March, the El Paso Locomotive came through with a goal at the 87-minute mark to achieve 2-1 win over the Salt Lake City (SLC) Real Monarchs Saturday night.  With 800 fans...

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The coronavirus pandemic isnt stopping student organizations at UTEP from enhancing the college experience.

Student organizations at UTEP remain active despite COVID

Victoria Almaguer, Contributor August 29, 2020

The college experience is going to be very different this semester for students everywhere because classes are now mostly online. But despite this new reality, here’s how some student organizations at UTEP have adapted to the COVID-19 era. The...

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Greek life hosts ‘Rush Week’ with virtual events during COVID-19 pandemic

Sasha Minjarez, Contributor August 27, 2020
Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) is a community established on comradery with a heavy concentration on communal outreach that prides itself on fortified bonds and philanthropic acts. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the way these acts are conducted is shifting causing students to acclimate accordingly while preserving their longstanding, valued traditions.  
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UTEP estimates loss of more than $17 million amid pandemic, 10% budget cut

UTEP estimates loss of more than $17 million amid pandemic, 10% budget cut

Sven Kline, Contributor August 27, 2020

UTEP is projecting a loss of $17.2 million for the 2020 fiscal year, but officials say funding from the federal Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, has provided some relief to the institution and its students. The university...

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The dashboard reveals that 19 people tested positive for the virus and 6 people reported their positive status to the university between Sept. 28 and Oct. 4.

‘It’s very dead now:’ UTEP empty on first day of semester

Paulina Astrid Spencer, Entertainment Editor August 26, 2020

24-year-old Maximiliano Sarmiento is a nursing student who’s worked at the information desk in UTEP’s Union East building for a while. He said the Union looks "very dead now." “We used to have around 150 students on the second floor at the dining...

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UTEP’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents ‘Creating and Connecting in Quarantine’

UTEP’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents ‘Creating and Connecting in Quarantine’

Exodis Ward, Staff Reporter August 26, 2020
UTEP’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents “Creating and Connecting in Quarantine” for the fall 2020 season.
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Student entrepreneurs have access to UTEP’s Studio G

Bryan Mena, Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2020

Studio G is the first resource of its kind at UTEP and its available for student entrepreneurs who want to start and grow their own businesses. Because of COVID-19, Studio G has gone completely online but Michael Garcia, the director of UTEP's Mike Loya...

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While some production companies pushed released dates in anticipation of theater reopenings, others found ways to get their work to viewers.

Movie theaters fight for attention as streaming apps and drive-in theaters accommodate movie goers

Exodis Ward, Staff Reporter August 25, 2020

To prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, a mass shutdown order of non-essential spaces was put in place in March, leading El Paso movie-goers to find new ways to consume media. While some production companies pushed...

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