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Texas governor waives STAAR test requirements amid COVID-19 outbreak

Texas governor waives STAAR test requirements amid COVID-19 outbreak

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor March 16, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that the State of Texas Assessments for Academic Readiness (STAAR) testing for the...

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Officials report second positive case of COVID-19 in El Paso County

Officials report second positive case of COVID-19 in El Paso County

Bryan Mena, Entertainment Editor March 15, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. Public health officials reported on a second presumptive positive test result for COVID-19 in El Paso County on Sunday afternoon,...

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UTEP President Heather Wilson

UTEP to prolong spring break, shift to online classes

Valeria Olivares, Editor in Chief March 13, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. UTEP President Heather Wilson announced the university will prolong spring break for a week and shift classes to online starting...

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Rage Against the Machine cancels the first leg of its tour due the rise of COVID-19 cases nationwide, encompassing all shows from March 26 to May 19

Rage Against the Machine postpones El Paso appearance amid pandemic threat

Bryan Mena, Entertainment Editor March 12, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. As cases of COVID-19, or coronavirus, continue to emerge throughout the country, more than 40 major concerts and festivals...

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For additional information and updates on the coronavirus for the UTEP community, visit utep.edu/coronavirus

Coronavirus: UTEP prepares for possible university closure

Valeria Olivares, Editor in chief March 11, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. Updated at 9:41 p.m. The University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) Technology Support Services will offer remote...

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Coronavirus impedes student travel during spring break, summer

Coronavirus impedes student travel during spring break, summer

Sven Kline and Marisol Chávez March 9, 2020

Editor's note: The story was updated on March 10 to correctly identify Ruby Anahy Franco. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has suspended all university-sponsored travel to regions with a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Travel...

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The United States Census of 2020, will be the twenty-fourth United States Census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, will be April 1, 2020.

Census summit strives to ‘get out the count’

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor March 9, 2020

The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will host the “2020 Census Summit” Wednesday, March 11, in an effort to increase participation in the upcoming U.S. census. “I think a lot of people are not...

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Jim Lawrence testing the motors of the “Ye Olde Pub.” El Paso Texas. Monday, March 2nd, 2020.

WWII B-17 ‘Ye Olde Pub’ visits El Paso

Maria Salette Ontiveros, Contributor March 9, 2020

The Liberty Foundation’s “Salute to Veterans” nationwide tour made a stop in El Paso March 7 and 8 at the El Paso International Airport.  The public was encouraged to visit and fly in the B-17 “Ye Olde Pub,” a World War II bomber. The aircraft...

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The search for a candidate began in October of 2019, under a search committee led by Chairman and vice president for student affairs, Gary Edens.

UTEP narrows its search for incoming provost

Anahy Diaz, Contributor March 9, 2020

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has narrowed its search for a new provost and vice president for academic affairs to five potential candidates. The position has remained vacant since former provost Carol Parker transferred for the same position...

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In 2018, women made up 47 percent of the total workforce, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Gender-wage gap decreases as women become more educated

Exodis Ward, Contributor March 9, 2020

A study found that the gender-wage gap is decreasing as employers hire more women to fill the need for skilled workers.   The Pew Research Center (PRC) studied women’s careers from 1980 to 2018 and found that the average hourly wage has gone from...

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UTEP student speaks at Centennial Plaza on March 5 in front of audience members opposing a gas pipeline planned on being constructed on indigenous land.

UTEP students lead classroom walkout to oppose multibillion-dollar pipeline

Anahy Diaz, Contributor March 9, 2020

Dozens of students from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) walked out of their classrooms to stand in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Nation land defenders opposing the construction of TC Energy’s Coastal GasLink’s multibillion-dollar pipeline...

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The network of support encourages connections between women not only in a personal level, but also to acquire services from one another, like ridesharing.  

The movement against femicide impacts in social media

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor March 3, 2020

By Feb. 18., three private groups on Facebook that seek to support and protect women in the face of the disappearances and femicide in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, had already been created.  The groups “Mujeres cuidando Mujeres – Cd. Juárez, Chih.,”...

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