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Assayer of Student Opinion.

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Assayer of Student Opinion.

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Jesie Garcia

Jesie Garcia, Arts & Culture Editor

Jesie Garcia is a senior at UTEP with a major in multimedia journalism and a minor in Chicano studies. She is The Prospector’s arts and culture editor. After graduation she hopes to one day work for NPR and pursue an M.A. in Linguistics with a concentration in sociolinguistics. Garcia runs her own blog focusing on Mexican-American food, culture, and travel and accredits her passion for journalism to her love for her community. 

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Nurturing a flame through storytelling

Nurturing a flame through storytelling

Jesie Garcia, Arts & Culture Editor • July 17, 2025
Writing has always been second-nature to me, it was something I picked up so easily. It wasn’t until later in life that I realized storytelling was a passion I needed to nurture.
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Ramos’s flag waves as she wears it around downtown. The youth of El Paso’s LGBT community don’t feel unaccepted on the Border, but they still push to have space to be their most authentic.

LGBTQ+ youth build a home in El Paso through flipping narratives

Jesie Garcia, Arts & Culture Editor • June 25, 2025

Pride month is a time for members of the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate themselves and recognize their history. However, because of El Paso’s mass Latinx population, identities tend to intersect and create multiple perceptions of people. El Paso’s...

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Maria Rojas is a local fashion designer that has been making waves recently, with her most recent fashion show held on March 1, where models walked the runway showcasing many of her designs and styling.

Feel the sting with Maria Rojas

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • April 28, 2025
Maria Fernanda Rojas has been making clothes since she was five. Now she is 18-years-old and holds a love for design that she wants to take far.
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Brianna Cooper has been working a campus job since her undergrad years and has the opportunity to continue her career with the university.

Enriching your resume with campus jobs

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • April 14, 2025
Many students at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) work part-time and full-time jobs while going to school. However, some students have discovered the benefits of working one of the varieties of on-campus jobs that UTEP offers.
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In today's age, it is more common to express oneself through different types of piercings and tattoos.

Your body is not a temple, it’s a canvas

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • April 11, 2025
It’s seemingly more acceptable in the modern days to treat the body as a canvas for expression through tattoos and piercings. This cultural shift even has older generations going against the grain.
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Cafecito en Socorro: Café Piro

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • April 11, 2025
Incense cleanses the energy of a small adobe coffee house, Café Piro. With Native American art and culture displayed unabashedly, visitors are greeted with a scent of citrus and a warm welcome by the owners and baristas, who aim to satisfy the stomachs and brains of their patrons through the café’s cultural experience. Explore a truly historic, unique and homelike cafe to enhance your palate throughout El Paso, Texas.
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Learning and growing from the college experience

Learning and growing from the college experience

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • April 9, 2025
The college experience does not have to come from frats, parties and internships as not everyone has the luxury of that. It comes from taking the situation you’ve been handed and finding a way to build from there.
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Throughout the McKelligon Canyon trail, there are several landmarks scattered to ensure that hikers do not lose sight of the path and get lost.

Hiking through the beauty of West Texas

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • March 15, 2025
The trails in West Texas make for a fun, yet challenging hobby to pick up as spring break rolls around. The desert trails allow one to maintain their physical and mental health as they hold unique desert life and great views.
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A performer reaches out as her fellow dancers hold her back in a scene from "Monomyth", illustrating the struggle between resistance and perseverance.

‘Monomyth’ using common adversity to create an impactful performance

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • February 26, 2025
UTEP’s Theater Dance production, “Monomyth” takes the stage on Feb. 20 to show a display of the hero’s journey in everyday life and societal issues. Dancers use their own struggles to face a vulnerable role and leave an impact on the audience leading to self-reflection and an understanding that they are the hero of their own lives.
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Common ‘tween spaces’ have faded out within recent years, and tweens have moved over to a digitized world.

The social evolution of tween spaces

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2025
When there’s economic shifts in the adult world, the cultural norms for tweens also change. The current socioeconomic climate pushes tweens online for their development to be at the mercy of their devices. They can no longer be found at the mall, but they can be found on social media, forums and online games.
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Adrian Aragones and Carolina Cardoza-Herrera help students at La Fe Prep develop their English language and thinking skills through podcasting.

UTEP professors bridge the gap at La Fe Preparatory School

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2025
Students at La Fe Prep are building their confidence and English language skills thanks to Adrian Aragones and Carolina Cardoza-Herrera. Their outreach and work at La Fe help students connect their education to their personal lives, setting them up for a successful future.
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Crystal Lee, 24, owner of Daizy Baby displays unique handmade jewelry made of resin and real flowers that are locally sourced.

The Upper Valley Market ties El Pasoans closer and makes dreams come true

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • January 24, 2025
The Upper Valley Market is a place where the community comes together. Vendors and buyers create a unique community of support for each other. Buyers get their hands on unique crafts and products that help local businesses make a name for themselves. These local businesses have a dream, and the Upper Valley Market makes them come true.
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