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  • Graduation issue is out now!
  • Enjoy the summer Miners!
  • Graduation issue is out now!
  • Enjoy the summer Miners!
Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Nicole Lopez

Nicole Lopez, Contributor

Nicole Lopez is a Multimedia Journalism and Creative Writing student at The University of Texas at El Paso. She has interned at KVIA ABC 7, where she was able to write and report on breaking news. She is currently interning with El Paso Matters, covering issues and topics within the Borderplex area. She also freelances for AGI Marketing as a Creative Content Writer and publishes stories for The Prospector and Borderzine, student publications at UTEP.

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Moises Garcia had several portraits of Frida Kahlo hung throughout the gallery at Casa Ortiz.

Moises Garcia had several portraits of Frida Kahlo hung throughout the gallery at Casa Ortiz.

 The Annual Juried UTEP student exhibition is open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday through July 30. People can go in groups of no more than 10.

Rubin Center hosts first in-person student exhibition for 2021

Nicole Lopez, Multimedia Editor July 6, 2021

For the first time in a year, the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts hosts the Annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition in-person and virtually.    Last year, the exhibition was completely online. Kerry Doyle, director of the Rubin...

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Adriana Mares is a 2020 graduate walking the stage in May after having earned her  master’s  degree.  Mares  was  named  a  top  ten  senior  in  2019,  when  she graduated with a bachelor’s in biological sciences.

2020 graduate returns to walk the graduation stage

Nicole Lopez, Contributor May 4, 2021

With UTEP’s commencement ceremony taking place May 14-15 at the Sun Bowl Stadium, Winter 2020 graduates will be able to participate. Adriana Mares, 22, who earned a Master’s of Science in Public Health and Biological Sciences in December 2020,...

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Looking back and moving forward

Looking back and moving forward

Nicole Lopez, Contributor May 4, 2021

I believe receiving a college education is key when it comes to manifesting your passions. With higher education, you have the freedom to choose your own path and master your professional goals. I always knew this, but now, as a graduate-to-be, there...

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[Video] Borderland Rainbow Center rally honors LBGTQIA+ youth

Nicole Lopez, Contributor March 29, 2021

The Borderland Rainbow Center (BRC) hosted a rally March 27 to bring together and honor young members of the transgender community in El Paso.   The “We See You” rally was held at Memorial Park, where families, children, and people of all backgrounds...

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Dos Femmes is a local boutique located on Doniphan. The shop is ran by two sisters who sell woman’s clothing, bags, and earrings.

Local fashion boutiques adjust to COVID-19 pandemic

Nicole Lopez, Contributor March 23, 2021

Despite the challenges COVID-19 has approached businesses with, local boutiques in El Paso are making adjustments to in-store and online sales to keep their operations up and running.    Between March and July of 2020, more than 120 businesses...

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"Holiday at the beach during a pandemic: face mask with miniature figures swimming and surfing on it" by verchmarco is licensed with CC BY 2.0.

UTEP students discuss spring break plans amid COVID-19

Nicole Lopez, Contributor March 16, 2021

With UTEP’s spring break set to last March 15-19, students are trying to safely celebrate amid the COVID-19 pandemic.   Marlo Holguin, a neuroscience student at UTEP, hasn’t traveled in a year. It was around this time last year, when the...

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Maluma’s latest tour, Papi Juancho World Tour 2021, will be his fourth. He will be touring in twenty four different cities across the U.S.

UTEP set to welcome Maluma’s world tour in September  

Nicole Lopez, Contributor February 24, 2021

UTEP will be a stop in Columbian singer Maluma’s world tour, at the Don Haskins Center at 8 p.m. Sept. 24.   Nearly a year later since the COVID-19 pandemic limited concerts, UTEP’s Office of Special Events announced on Monday it will...

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Diego Martinez, co-founder and artist, spends most of his time at Casa Ortiz Gallery. He has taught art courses for children and regularly attends art events throughout the city.

Casa Ortiz builds an artistic community in Socorro

Nicole Lopez, Contributor February 16, 2021

Casa Ortiz Gallery, a start-up entertainment venue that began operating in October 2020, is providing El Paso with a spark of artistic life.    Lying in the heart of Socorro, Texas, one of El Paso’s most historical districts, Casa Ortiz...

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