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Assayer of Student Opinion.

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Assayer of Student Opinion.

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Mia Colmenero

Mia Colmenero, Layout Editor

Mia Colmenero is a junior majoring in multimedia journalism. She is the layout editor for The Prospector. After graduating she wants to pursue a higher education in getting her master’s in communications and work as an investigative journalist.

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The Health Sciences and Nursing Building provides students in the nursing and health professions with state-of-the-art facilities. Opened in summer 2011 on Wiggins Way, El Paso, Texas.

An inside look at UTEP’s Nursing expansion 

Mia Colmenero, Layout Editor • April 6, 2026
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) received a gift of $1.5 million from the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC). This gift aims to ease the nursing shortage and increase the number of occupational graduates by increasing faculty. 
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Letting go of what I knew best

Letting go of what I knew best

Mia Colmenero, Layout Editor • March 3, 2026
College has been a rollercoaster for Layout Editor, Mia Colmenero. Through her hardships, Colmenero reflects on her past, realizing it is time to let go and focus on what lies ahead.  
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Praise Djoma was named Conference USA Women’s Field Athlete of the Week in back-to-back weeks during the 2026 indoor season and later won gold in the long jump at the conference indoor championship with a personal-best 6.25 meters.

Prospector Picks: Praise Djoma

Mia Colmenero, Layout Editor • March 3, 2026
Praise Djoma has had a successful collegiate Track and Field career since transferring to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2025. Praise has gained many achievements, her current season being named Conference USA women’s field athlete of the week twice in a row.
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Galentines: A new tradition to celebrate Valentine’s Day

Galentines: A new tradition to celebrate Valentine’s Day

Mia Colmenero, Layout Editor • February 17, 2026
Who needs partners when you have friends? Galentine's brings a new meaning to celebrating Valentine's Day. From power point presentations all the way to matching pajamas, Galentine's allows everyone — even single individuals — to celebrate the holiday of love.
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Avant-Mier recently became the new head of the Department of Communication, 15 years after joining the university.

Department of Communication welcomes new chair Roberto Avant-Mier

Mia Colmenero, Layout Editor • September 25, 2025
As the new school year started, there were many new beginnings, including for Roberto Avant-Mier, Ph.D., who is now the new chair for the Department of Communication. Avant-Mier wants to focus on the bilingual and international demographic of The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) while in this new role.
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It all worked out

It all worked out

Mia Colmenero, Layout Editor • September 10, 2025
Fall 2025 marks the start of my journey into the world of journalism but, it took a lot of experience and learning moments to get here. From being laughed at in elementary school now being able to be in a publication at a university, I still strive to be better.
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Minerpalooza kicked of the start of the semester with live music and activities set up by student organizations.

Minerpalooza picks up the start of the semester

Mia Colmenero, Layout Editor • September 7, 2025
Minerpalooza starts off the fall 2025 semester with various activities. From listening to live performances from local bands to getting married, the festival brings together the whole campus to experience a vibrant start to their semester.
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Director Tim Hernandez inspects the set while he is in production for "All They Will Call You: The Documentary". Photo courtesy of Tim Hernandez.

All in it together

Mia Colmenero, Contributor/Photographer • August 7, 2025
Director, author and professor, Tim Z Hernandez, spent 15 years researching a plane crash in 1948 that was sending home deportees. After connecting with the victims past relatives, it’s now Hernandez’s mission to spread awareness of deportations, not just in the Hispanic community but around the world through his book and now his film.
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Instructor, Mariana Riestra listens to her students as they explain their writing piece reminiscing about memories growing up in a Hispanic family.

Writing en caliente: Words through culture and memories

Mia Colmenero, Contributor/Photographer • July 22, 2025

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) offers the only bilingual MFA creative writing program in the country. The program’s students used this linguistic and creative opportunity to connect with other students. Writing En Caliente is the first...

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