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UTEP launches new counseling program

UTEP launches new counseling program

Victoria Almaguer, Contributor August 15, 2020

UTEP’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has launched its new project ‘CAPS to Go’ to further reach out to students with its services. After the COVID-19 pandemic affected many services provided by the department, CAPS has adapted...

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College in the age of coronavirus

College in the age of coronavirus

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief August 13, 2020

Students attending UTEP this fall will have an unprecedented situation in the way they experience the university lifestyle due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.  Not since the influenza pandemic of 1918, commonly referred to as the Spanish Flu,...

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UTEP announces reopening plans of campus services

UTEP announces reopening plans of campus services

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor August 12, 2020

With UTEP’s fall semester starting Aug. 24, the University announced its plan to move forward with the reopening of  the university bookstore, printshop, mail and dining services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.    According to a news...

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UTEP’s Housing and Residence Life implements new policies for residents

UTEP’s Housing and Residence Life implements new policies for residents

Victoria Almaguer, Contributor August 11, 2020

After UTEP students living on campus were directed to move out by UTEP Housing and Residence Life (HRL) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are now being given the opportunity to return.    Although UTEP housing has never closed, students who could...

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El Paso Leadership Network (EPLN) is a new organization in town that strives to foster the growth of the city’s talent and leadership through academic and professional development.

El Paso Leadership Network aims to help El Paso high school students get ahead

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor August 10, 2020

El Paso Leadership Network (EPLN) is a new organization in town that strives to foster the growth of the city’s talent and leadership through academic and professional development.   EPLN is a registered non-profit organization composed of individuals...

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 Ron Stallworth, author of the New York Times Best Selling book “Black Klansman: A Memoir,” spoke about police brutality with UTEP’s Humanities Program on July 24, 2020.

Author of Black Klansman: A Memoir on police brutality, reform with UTEP Humanities Program

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor August 8, 2020

Ron Stallworth, author of the New York Times bestselling book “Black Klansman: A Memoir,” spoke about race, police brutality and police reform during an online discussion organized by UTEP’s Humanities Program July 24.     The conversation,...

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UTEP details its Coronavirus proactive testing program

UTEP details its Coronavirus proactive testing program

Prospector Staff Report August 4, 2020

With a little over two weeks, until classes resume at UTEP, today the University announced the details of its Coronavirus testing program that will begin August 17.  Starting the week before classes begin through August 21, UTEP will test...

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Patricia Benavides who lost her husband Arturo in last year's Cielo Vista Walmart shooting addresses those paying respects Aug. 3, 2020.

Memorial held for Walmart shooting victims at Ponder Park

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief August 4, 2020

On the anniversary of the tragic El Paso Walmart shooting, El Pasoans marched from Ponder Park with 23 crosses bearing the names of those that lost their lives one year ago today.  From the park El Paso Firme and Border Network for Human Rights marched...

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‘Luminaria Remembrance: Drive Thru’ at Ascarate Park, featured 23 floral sculptures meant to represent the victims of Aug.3, 2019’s tragic event.

El Paso honors Walmart shooting victims with drive-thru luminaria

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor August 4, 2020

El Paso community members gathered on Aug. 2 at Ascarate Park to  honor the 23 lives lost one year ago at the Cielo Vista Walmart shooting.   El Paso United Family Resiliency Center (FRC), the County of El Paso and the City of El Paso...

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Man dies in UTEP Police custody after being tasered

Staff Report July 28, 2020

A nude man that was chasing a vehicle  near UTEP this morning died in police custody after being tasered according to a news release from the university. At about 3:30 a.m. UTEP Police received a call from a female motorist of a naked man following...

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President of the El Paso Police Wives and Family Support Organization  Melissa Bailey address Helinda Ortiz and the rest of the crowd at Officer David Ortiz Recreational Park in El Paso July 23, 2020.

El Pasoans unite to ‘back the blue’

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief July 25, 2020

About 50 people gathered at Officer David Ortiz Recreational Park Thursday, July 23 in support of local law enforcement as a response to multiple protests about police misconduct in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the knee of an officer.  The...

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UTEP announces record enrollment for summer courses

Prospector Staff Report July 16, 2020

UTEP announced in a news release that it had set a record for the number of students attending Summer I and II class sessions. According to the university, 12,981 students took classes totaling 87,365 semester hours.  All Summer classes were done...

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