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Marisol Chávez

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor

Marisol Chávez is a senior majoring in multimedia journalism with a minor in legal reasoning at The University of Texas at El Paso. She is The Prospector’s copy editor and a freelancer covering the Texas-Mexico border for The Dallas Morning News and Al Día Dallas. After graduating this May, she will pursue a Juris Doctor degree.  

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Grateful for the memories and hopeful for the future

Grateful for the memories and hopeful for the future

Marisol Chávez, Copy Editor May 4, 2021

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...

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‘Control Z’: Closer to a telenovela than a TV show

‘Control Z’: Closer to a telenovela than a TV show

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor June 21, 2020

“Control Z” is exactly as if Mexico got their own Gossip Girl, but then somehow got mixed up with a script of La Rosa de Guadalupe.   Sofía Herrera, played by Ana Valeria Becerril, is a damaged high school junior that was gifted with Sherlock-like...

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El Paso officials issue “Stay Home, Work Safe” order 

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor March 24, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. The city and county of El Paso officials announced in a news conference a “Stay Home, Work Safe” order to go into...

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Trump announces new COVID-19 measures for ‘every American to follow over the next 15 days’

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor March 16, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. New guidelines aimed to slow the spread and impact of COVID-19, or coronavirus, were released Monday in a White...

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Texas governor waives STAAR test requirements amid COVID-19 outbreak

Texas governor waives STAAR test requirements amid COVID-19 outbreak

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor March 16, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that the State of Texas Assessments for Academic Readiness (STAAR) testing for the...

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Coronavirus impedes student travel during spring break, summer

Coronavirus impedes student travel during spring break, summer

Sven Kline and Marisol Chávez March 9, 2020

Editor's note: The story was updated on March 10 to correctly identify Ruby Anahy Franco. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has suspended all university-sponsored travel to regions with a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Travel...

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The United States Census of 2020, will be the twenty-fourth United States Census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, will be April 1, 2020.

Census summit strives to ‘get out the count’

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor March 9, 2020

The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will host the “2020 Census Summit” Wednesday, March 11, in an effort to increase participation in the upcoming U.S. census. “I think a lot of people are not...

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The network of support encourages connections between women not only in a personal level, but also to acquire services from one another, like ridesharing.  

The movement against femicide impacts in social media

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor March 3, 2020

By Feb. 18., three private groups on Facebook that seek to support and protect women in the face of the disappearances and femicide in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, had already been created.  The groups “Mujeres cuidando Mujeres – Cd. Juárez, Chih.,”...

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The network of support encourages connections between women not only in a personal level, but also to acquire services from one another, like ridesharing.  

El movimiento contra el feminicidio impacta en las redes sociales

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor March 2, 2020

To read this article in English, click here.  Para el 18 de febrero, tres grupos privados de Facebook que pretenden apoyar y proteger a las mujeres ante desapariciones y feminicidios en Ciudad Juárez, México, ya habían sido creados. Los grupos...

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Students push for participation in 2020 Census

Students push for participation in 2020 Census

Marisol Chávez and Sasha Minjarez February 17, 2020

Every 10 years since 1790, people residing in the U.S. have participated in the census. In order to understand its importance, one must understand the importance of representation in Congress.    In Article 1, Section 2, the Constitution states,...

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UTEP 2030 Strategic Plan to involve students, faculty, staff

UTEP 2030 Strategic Plan to involve students, faculty, staff

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor February 10, 2020

In an email from the President’s Office at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) sent on Jan. 30 to all students, faculty and staff, a strategic plnning process for the next 10 years was announced. “An effective planning process will help...

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OPINION: Un Super Bowl bien latino

OPINION: Un Super Bowl bien latino

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor February 3, 2020

Después de 54 años conquistando el primer domingo de febrero poco a poco, lo hemos conseguido: este Super Bowl estuvo bien latino. Por onceava ocasión, Miami estuvo a cargo del campeonato de la NFL. La ciudad comenzó a preparase desde el 2016,...

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Baby boomer is a term used to describe a person who was born between 1946 and 1964.

Boomers postponing retirement may boost economy

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor February 3, 2020

Baby Boomers are staying in the work force much longer and in bigger numbers than generations before them when they were the same age, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of official labor force data. The Pew Research Center identifies Boomers...

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Tracy K. Smith, an accomplished academic whose accolades include a Pulitzer Prize and the title of former U.S. Poet Laureate shared her thoughts about race, inclusion and society’s shared responsibility toward a common Jan. 30, 2020, in the Tomás Rivera Conference Center, Union Building East, 3rd floor.

Pulitzer Prize winner, poet Laureate hosts an evening of poetry at UTEP

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor February 3, 2020

Pulitzer Prize winning author and poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith shared “An Evening of Poetry” with the community at the University of Texas at El Paso Thursday, Jan. 30. The event, titled “An Evening of Poetry with Tracy K. Smith,” was sponsored...

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El Paso will not be hosting a Women’s March this year

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor January 17, 2020

The Women’s March of El Paso (WMEP) announced it will “not coordinate a Women’s March this month” through a Facebook post.  Women’s March is a global movement and is expected to happen on Saturday, Jan. 18 in cities around the...

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UTEP President Heather Wilson joined by students, administrators and faculty at the formal announcement of UTEP’s research expenditure milestone of $100 million.

UTEP surpasses $100 million in research expenditures, secures more than 200 grants

Marisol Chavez and Bryan Mena December 5, 2019

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) announced it surpassed a milestone of $100 million in research expenditures after securing 200 grants in 2019, totaling more than 530 active grants Thursday, Dec. 5. “Research is fueled by our faculty through...

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Professor Richard D. Pineda interviewing Brad Smith and Coral Ann Browne at the University of Texas at El Paso Monday Oct. 14, 2019.

Microsoft officials’ book proposes bringing humanity into technology

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor October 21, 2019

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, and Carol Ann Browne, senior director of communications and external relations at Microsoft and El Paso native, held the Centennial Lecture “Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age” Monday,...

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Margaret Brown Vega speaks at the Mental Torture Center which took place at the Blumberg room on Sept. 7, 2019.

Research on ICE detention facility points to torture-like conditions

Marisol Chavez, The Prospector October 14, 2019

Editor's note: The article was edited Nov. 25 to credit the event's correct sponsor, the Center of Inter-American and Border Studies at UTEP.  As part of the 2019 Hispanic Heritage Celebration, the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies at the...

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Forgiveness, the ultimate sincere act

Forgiveness, the ultimate sincere act

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor October 14, 2019

“If you truly are sorry … I forgive you,” Brandt Jean told his brother’s killer. “I know if you go to God and ask Him, He will forgive you.”   My heart sank the first time I watched Botham Jean’s brother, Brandt, hug ex-police officer...

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Jeremy Slack, associate professor of geography, is investigating the Mexico's immigration enforcement with help from a grant.

Book by faculty explores the cartel-related risks after deportation

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor September 23, 2019

Jeremy Slack, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at UTEP, presented his book “Deported to Death: How Drug Violence Is Changing Migration on the U.S.-Mexico Border” to a full audience on Thursday,...

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UTEP Police focuses on community safety after Walmart shooting

UTEP Police focuses on community safety after Walmart shooting

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor September 9, 2019

More than a month after the shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart that killed 22, UTEP’s Police Department continues to look for ways to protect the community.   “We continue to be concerned about the safety and well-being of not just our...

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U.S. Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, has been selected to succeed Dr. Diana Natalicio as UTEP president. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense.)

UTEP warns of fake emails

Marisol Chavez, Web Editor August 26, 2019

The UTEP community experienced a phishing attack last Wednesday when about 400 fake emails were sent asking for a favor in President Heather Wilson’s name, according to the UTEP Information Security Office (ISO). “Hi how are you doing? I need a...

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Adriana Dominguez, Ph.D., assistant professor of theatre arts and director of the undergraduate theatre programs, is the principal investigator of a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Photo Courtesy: UTEP Communications

UTEP granted $15,000 to help promote Latinx literature

Marisol Chavez, Contributor July 10, 2019

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has granted $15,000 to The University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) Department of Theatre and Dance to fund the annual Big Read on the Border planned for Spring 2020, a UTEP news release said.    Adriana...

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UTEP news in brief: VR research, ‘Thank You for 30’ campaign wins CASE award, Miner Melt

UTEP news in brief: VR research, ‘Thank You for 30’ campaign wins CASE award, Miner Melt

Marisol Chavez, Contributor July 9, 2019

UTEP research conducts VR stress study   Hector Olvera, Ph.D., director of research at the UTEP School of Nursing, is using virtual reality (VR) to launch a new research program at The University of Texas at El Paso to understand how natural environments...

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UTEP will be closed July 4th but will resume regular hours July 5

UTEP news in brief: Independence Day, ‘Hello Dolly!’, outstanding faculty, and grants

Marisol Chavez, Contributor July 3, 2019

UTEP to be closed for Independence Day  The University of Texas at El Paso will be closed Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.   Regular hours of operation will resume Friday, July 5. UTEP Dinner Theatre presents ‘Hello...

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Big Boy Concessions Presents El Paso Ice Cream Fest is one of the many events you can attend this weekend.

Events going on in El Paso this weekend

Marisol Chavez, Contributor June 27, 2019

A summer weekend in El Paso can get pretty hot, but it can also be a lot of fun. We searched for the best events going on this weekend so you don’t have to. Whether it is on your own, with your family, or friends, there’s plenty of things to choose...

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The Lost Dog Trail is a 7.7-mile loop trail built as a recreational space for mountain biking and hiking by El Pasoan Gilbert Moreno. The trail is located northwest, on Redd Road.

The Lost Dog Trail is here to stay

Marisol Chavez, Contributor June 19, 2019

El Pasoans voted in favor to save 1,107 acres of land – which include the Lost Dog Trail – in a special election May 4.  The cost to preserve the trail is still unknown, with estimates ranging from $10,000 to $11.3 million, according to stakeholders. The...

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