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  • Election day is Nov. 5, 2024.
  • Polls open at 7 a.m.
  • Election day is Nov. 5, 2024.
  • Polls open at 7 a.m.
Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Daniela Ramos

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Naomi Valenzuela, 20, is a creative writing major with a minor in English and American literature at UTEP graduating at the end of the fall 2020 term. Illustration by Claudia Hernández.

Graduating senior, Naomi Valenzuela aims to earn her place in the editorial world

Daniela Ramos, Contributor November 23, 2020

Editor's note: Story was updated on Nov. 23, 2020 at 10:10 a.m. to correct Valenzuela's age and salutatorian place. Naomi Valenzuela, 20, is a creative writing major with a minor in English and American literature at UTEP, graduating at the end of...

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The Black Lives Matter movement helped bring attention to local Black-owned businesses earlier in the year.

El Paso’s Black-owned businesses get a boost in 2020

Daniela Ramos, Contributor November 18, 2020

El Paso is a predominantly Hispanic city, but Black entrepreneurs are still leaving their mark here through various industries like food and beverage and real estate. However, they still face challenges unique to Black business owners. “I just knew...

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When it comes to childbirth, the stakes are much higher; being in labor is a perilous enough feat on its own, but adding the risk of contagion further compromises the mother’s health, affecting the well-being of the newborn as well.

Midwives: Home births, complications have increased amid pandemic

Daniela Ramos, Contributor November 9, 2020

There are more than 26,900 active COVID-19 infections in El Paso County as of Monday and El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said during a virtual news conference in late October that many local hospitals have already reached full capacity. Despite...

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Sexual Harassment. It is unlawful to harass a person because of that person's sex. Women from the music industry have spoken up about their experiences.

Musicians call out misogyny, abuse in the music industry

Daniela Ramos, Contributor October 22, 2020

Misogyny and sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry isn’t anything new. From the Harvey Weinstein scandal to Kesha’s legal battle with Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald, or “Dr. Luke,” women in the entertainment and music industry have always...

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Political organizations in El Paso have adapted to the pandemic as the 2020 election kicks into high gear.

Here’s how political organizations in El Paso have adapted to COVID-19

Daniela Ramos, Contributor October 15, 2020

With the emergence of COVID-19 came a new reality that everyone’s had to reconcile with: Social distancing, wearing face masks, holding low-density public events, and campaigning remotely. With early voting in Texas underway, political organizations...

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“Her legacy, even previous to the Supreme Court, will definitely last,” saidTodd Curry, Ph.D.,, associate professor of constitutional law and judicial politics at UTEP.

RBG’s legacy of gender equality will never be undone

Daniela Ramos, Contributor September 30, 2020

The recent death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg shook the nation to its core and despite the turbulent politics around the time of her death, the achievements of the second woman to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)...

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The IDRB’s design is a unique mixture of modern and Bhutanese architecture, following a transparent theme that can be seen through its extensive use of glass for the building’s interior.

UTEP’s new research building open for researchers but not the public

Daniela Ramos, Contributor September 21, 2020

UTEP’s Interdisciplinary Research Building (IDRB) was supposed to have its grand opening in the summer, but due to delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the last major pieces of furniture were barely installed at the end of August. Now, the new...

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(L-R); Briana Bustillos, Karoline Daland, Mahra Mcleod and Taylor Stone lived together when student residents were directed out of student housing.

UTEP international athletes support each other, find solidarity amid COVID

Daniela Ramos, Contributor September 14, 2020

Karoline Daland said she had been training so hard to finish off the track & field season earlier this year, but then COVID-19 took the world by storm. Her next track meet was only a week away, but it suddenly got canceled. When the pandemic upended...

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