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  • Enjoy the summer Miners!
Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

From #MeToo to Times Up to marching: 2018 is the year of women

From #MeToo to Times Up to marching: 2018 is the year of women

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter January 22, 2018

One year after the 2017 Women’s March, women (and men) across the globe once again gathered in unity to advocate for women’s rights, human rights, immigrant rights, LGBTQIA rights, Ω Last year’s march was held one day after Donald Trump’s inauguration,...

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Sexual assault is a plague in the music industry

Sexual assault is a plague in the music industry

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor October 23, 2017

Whether you decide to blame it on the alarming amounts of drugs circulating around the scene, the testosterone-driven, male-centric management or a pathetic excuse like “that’s how the industry has always been;” the world of music has always had...

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Rape and dating violence at UTEP have increased

Rape and dating violence at UTEP have increased

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor October 4, 2017

According to the new Annual Security and Fire Safety Report—an annual report from UTEP campus police—there were five incidents of rape in 2016. Three of the incidents occurred on-campus, while the remaining two occurred in student housing facilities. This...

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Sexual assault on campus rarely reported

Sexual assault on campus rarely reported

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter February 7, 2017

During the fiscal year 2015, UTEP had one incident of rape and one incident of fondling (touching the private parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification without the consent of the victim), according to the campus’ 2016 Annual Security...

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Ron Blake is traveling to college campuses across the country to share his sexual assault story and have others share theirs.

Coping with sexual assault through comedy

Michaela Roman, Editor-In-Chief September 27, 2016

According to the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network, every 109 seconds an American is sexually assaulted. In 2014, a study done by the Bureau of Justice said 80 percent of rapes on campuses go unreported. Ron Blake made a stop at UTEP on Sept. 23 ...

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Participants of the Silhouette Project hold up their decorated silhouettes as part of the month-long project that will begin April 11 at the Mercado Mayapan with the “Fire & Ice Border Tour.”

Be Assertive, Speak Up

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter April 5, 2016

In honor of national Sexual Assault Awareness Month, UTEP will host the month-long Silhouette Project at various locations on campus to increase awareness and education about the impacts of sexual violence through the use of workshops, art exhibitions...

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On campuses, sexual assault reports come faster than answers

On campuses, sexual assault reports come faster than answers

Allison Kite, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Reporter April 15, 2015

The number of sexual assaults reported on college campuses is rising. But officials and advocates agree that the increase means more students are coming forward, not a growing number of assaults. Amid a national conversation about sexual assault prevention...

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