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Brandon Cortez is currently working at Whole Foods.

The bleak reality of being an essential worker during COVID-19

Exodis Ward, Contributor May 26, 2020

It is almost like sleepwalking. Junior Brandon Cortez walks into the store and checks his temperature at the door. Under 100.4  degree, he is good. The florescent lights seem to be brighter than usual at this early hour. He puts his belongings away and...

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Diana Guadalupe Lopez-Valdez is one of the winners of the Terry Scholarship.

Terry Scholar: Incoming student follows in her sister’s steps, joins the ‘Terry familia’

Maria Salette Ontiveros, Contributor May 19, 2020

This upcoming fall, Diana Guadalupe Lopez-Valdez is coming to the University of Texas at El Paso as an 18-year-old freshman a majoring in computer science and as one of the carefully selected Terry Scholars.   From Loretto Academy, Diana Guadalupe Lopez-Valdez was...

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A report titled “Impact of Coronavirus on Student’s Academic Progress and College Plans”, received survey responses from  75,791 high school and college students as well as parents to gauge the impact the global pandemic is having on them.

Study: The pandemic impacts academic progress

Maria Salette Ontiveros, Contributor May 18, 2020

The new coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease better known as COVID-19 has put a halt to countless lives and plans, and those of college students are not the exception.   A report titled “Impact of Coronavirus on Student’s...

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UTEP President Heather Wilson with her Cessna 152 at Santa Teresa Airport

UTEP President Heather Wilson Appointed Chair of Women in Aviation Advisory Board

Prospector Staff Report May 18, 2020

According to UTEP News UTEP President Heather Wilson was appointed chair of the newly formed Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIABB) by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao on Friday, May 15. President Wilson, who served as the 24th Secretary...

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UTEP announces the 2020 Top 10 Seniors

UTEP announces the 2020 Top 10 Seniors

Isaiah Ramirez, Reporter May 11, 2020

The UTEP Alumni Association annually honors 10 graduating or recently graduated seniors based on a combination of academic achievement, involvement, leadership and service both in the community and off campus. Although a banquet was unable to be held...

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“A profession in the arts has always been discouraged by others, and some people do listen and branch off to other professions and I think if they ever wonder, what if they hadn’t listened to everyone else?” said Vicente Delgado, a UTEP senior graduating with a double major in printmaking and painting.

Graduating artist worries about an uncertain future

Jaqueline Martinez, Reporter May 11, 2020

With a double major in printmaking and painting, Vicente Delgado is a UTEP Visual Arts graduating senior of the 2020 spring semester. Born and raised in El Paso, Delgado decided to pursue the arts as it became a familiar hobby growing up.   Surrounded...

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UTEP students impacted by coronavirus now able to apply for CARES Act funding

UTEP students impacted by coronavirus now able to apply for CARES Act funding

Prospector Staff Report May 8, 2020

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is now officially able to assist students who can’t make ends meet because of the pandemic through “emergency financial assistance grants,” according to a UTEP news release.   These grants are meant...

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The Student Emergency Fund is meant to help students not veer off the path of their academic achievement due to these unprecedented circumstances.

UTEP Student Emergency Fund has helped nearly 20 students

Sasha Minjarez, Contributor May 4, 2020

UTEP established a Student Emergency Fund to provide students with financial relief during this unprecedented time of coping with the impacts of COVID-19. While it currently focuses on the effects of the pandemic, the fund is permanent and...

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Chosen from among thousands of applications, Bryan Arriaga, who has decided to major in computer science and minor in business, is one of the lucky students to become a Terry Scholar.

Terry Scholar: Being his high school’s band director taught him leadership

Maria Salette Ontiveros, Contributor May 1, 2020

The University of Texas at El Paso is welcoming nine freshman who were selected to receive the Terry Scholarship award this upcoming fall. Chosen from among thousands of applications, Bryan Arriaga, who has decided to major in computer science and...

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Annette Rainville

Endowment honors former student’s life

Staff Report May 1, 2020

Editors note: This article was originally published on September 14, 2014 in the special Centennial Issue of The Prospector. Annette Rainville, who was a reporter and editor at The Prospector, graduated from UTEP with a bachelor’s degree in print...

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The study found, between February and March of this year, unemployment increased 1.2 percent, bringing the total to 4.8 percent.

El Paso unemployment increases, nearly at 5 percent

Exodis Ward, Contributor April 30, 2020

El Paso’s unemployment increased to almost 5 percent since stay-at-home orders were put in place last month, according to a study done by El Paso Workforce Solutions.   Workforce solutions accesses data for the Texas Workforce Commission for...

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UTEP announces COVID-19 recovery task force

UTEP announces COVID-19 recovery task force

Anahy Diaz, Contributor April 28, 2020

UTEP President Heather Wilson has announced a COVID-19 recovery task force to help plan the institution's reopening and prepare for the fall semester.   According to an email by Wilson, the university has compiled a group of faculty and staff members...

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