UTEP students react to projection polls at watch party

Members of the UTEP College Republicans cheer after hearing CNN projections of Trump ahead in the polls.

Michaela Román, Editor-in-Chief • November 8, 2016

UTEP Residence Life, the Office of Student Life and the Department of Political Science threw an election watch party for students on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at Boquillas Hall in Miner Canyon. The watch party was a mix of student democrats, UTEP College Republicans, international students and faculty members. Political science professors Dr. Curry, Dr. Coronado and Dr. Boehmer attended the event to answer any questions students had about the election process. The night was full of mixed emotions as students reacted to a live-stream of CNN’s polling projections.

About the Contributors

Michaela Román, Editor-in-Chief

Michaela is a Senior Digital Media Production major at The University of Texas at El Paso. As the Editor-in-Chief, and former Photo Editor of The Prospector, she has learned to stay organized, manage a staff of writers and photographers, meet deadlines, cover events and network with others. She also has freelance experience and a personal photography business. Michaela aspires to work as an editor for a large media outlet and one day go to graduate school to teach photojournalism.

Gaby Velasquez, Photo editor