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Students living in any of UTEP’s three housing complexes, like Miner Heights, are being directed to move out of their dorms by 5 p.m. March 29.

UTEP students directed to move out of campus housing in less than two weeks

Valeria Olivares and Bryan Mena March 17, 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 Housing and Residence Life (HRL) is directing students living in campus housing to move out by 5 p.m. Sunday, March...

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EPISD to offer free meals to children during prolonged spring break

EPISD to offer free meals to children during prolonged spring break

The Prospector Staff March 17, 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. The El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) will offer free breakfast and lunch meals for children in 22 of its schools...

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The President's Office sent out an email alerting the university community of a female UTEP student that returned from an international trip and tested positive for COVID-19.

UTEP student tests positive for COVID-19 after returning from overseas travel

Bryan Mena, Entertainment 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. Updated at 7:53 p.m. The President’s Office announced in an email that a female UTEP student tested positive for...

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Courtesy of the White House

Trump announces new COVID-19 measures for ‘every American to follow over the next 15 days’

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. New guidelines aimed to slow the spread and impact of COVID-19, or coronavirus, were released Monday in a White...

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Venue officials and promoters are monitoring COVID-19 in El Paso County for events scheduled after March.

All March events at Don Haskins Center postponed, officials monitor situation

Bryan Mena, Entertainment 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. The three remaining events at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center for March have been postponed until further notice amidst two...

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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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