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Assayer of Student Opinion.

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Assayer of Student Opinion.

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Lesly Chavez

Lesly Chavez, Contributor/Photographer

Lesly Marlene Chavez is a freshman double majoring in multimedia journalism and psychology. She is a photographer the Prospector. Additionally, she is a Terry Scholar recipient and member of the Desert Dance student organization. Her goal is to work in the news media either digitally or TV wise in the future and combined with her psych-degree, she wants to pursue a PhD to become a criminal psychologist and through the use of research she can combine it and enhance hard-news journalism.

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Dustin’s Corner Comes to Life!

Dustin Perez and Lesly Chavez • April 15, 2026

Dustin Perez is The Prospector’s first cartoonist since 2021. Since he started, he has been bringing our stories to life through his creativity and artful skills! Take a look inside Dustin’s drawing process and discover the magic behind his cartoons...

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The Media Marketing Society is a space where students have the opportunity to fundraise, participate in community service events, travel, and network with guest speakers and other organizations, El Paso, Texas, on March 3, 2026.

The Media Marketing Society is a space where students have the opportunity to fundraise, participate in community service events, travel, and network with guest speakers and other organizations, El Paso, Texas, on March 3, 2026.

The Media Marketing Society is a woman-led organization within the Woody L. Hunt College of Business designed to help students in the dynamic fields of media and marketing through networking opportunities and hands-on experiences, El Paso, Texas, on March 3, 2026.

The Media Marketing Society is a woman-led organization within the Woody L. Hunt College of Business designed to help students in the dynamic fields of media and marketing through networking opportunities and hands-on experiences, El Paso, Texas, on March...

The MMS (Media Marketing Society) organization is led by eight female officers, ranging from president to marketing director, El Paso, Texas, on March 3, 2026.

The MMS (Media Marketing Society) organization is led by eight female officers, ranging from president to marketing director, El Paso, Texas, on March 3, 2026.

Co-founded by Karmen Corona, Women’s Who Volunteer is a woman-led organization that focuses on community service events and gives opportunities of campus involvement and a sense of community, El Paso, Texas, Feb. 28, 2026.

Co-founded by Karmen Corona, Women’s Who Volunteer is a woman-led organization that focuses on community service events and gives opportunities of campus involvement and a sense of community, El Paso, Texas, Feb. 28, 2026.

Women’s Volunteer Organization is a women-led group that creates community service events throughout the city, El Paso, Texas, Feb. 28, 2026. WVO collaborates with companies and non-profit organizations for varied causes.

Women’s Volunteer Organization is a women-led group that creates community service events throughout the city, El Paso, Texas, Feb. 28, 2026. WVO collaborates with companies and non-profit organizations for varied causes.

In collaboration with Celsius, the student-led Women’s Volunteer hosted a recreational community activity “Pilates for Puppies," El Paso, Texas, Feb. 28, 2026.

In collaboration with Celsius, the student-led Women’s Volunteer hosted a recreational community activity “Pilates for Puppies," El Paso, Texas, Feb. 28, 2026.

For the fourth choreography of the show “Slow Emergences,” the piece “Cosmica Lluvia” was a celebration of Chicano culture through folklorico and the evolution of it, while honoring Carol, the choreographer’s mother who was a Chicano folklorico pioneer.

“Slow Emergences,” an honor to culture and transformation

Lesly Chavez, Contributor Photographer • March 3, 2026
 The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Theatre and Dance department hosted “Slow Emergences,” a combination of five performances centered in collective reflection on crises and radical imagination to support long-term livability and transformation.
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Kenna Carranza wants to keep softball in her life by continuing her work as a coach in an 8U city league team called the “Lady Miners” and a 12U team called the “Firecrackers”, the organization she played for in her beginning.

[Photo] Dear me, a message to my freshman self

Lesly Chavez, Contributor/Photographer • December 1, 2025

Having competed in track and field and cross country from a young age, Evan Avitia had the opportunity to keep running outside the state in Kansas, before coming back to his hometown under the UTEP athletic program.

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