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Lennon Romo holds her COVID-19 Moderna vaccine record card while wearing a mask. Romo received her second dose of the vaccine on Feb. 11, 2021, as part of the Phase 1C high risk group.

Getting the COVID-19 vaccine to help end this pandemic

Lennon Romo, Guest Contributor April 20, 2021

The air was cold on the morning of Thursday January14th, and there I stood in line silently among hundreds of fellow El Pasoans, all of us waiting to get our first dose of the Covid-19 Moderna vaccine.    After months of controversy, debate,...

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2021, the year of self-compassion

2021, the year of self-compassion

Elisa Dobler, Contributor April 6, 2021

Editor’s note: Elisa Dobler is a guest columnist working as a clinical counselor for UTEP’s Counseling and Psychological Services. We are now four months into 2021 and many people wonder out loud and to themselves: when are things going to be like...

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A Navajo family stands outside its home with face masks to prevent COVID-19 at Monument Valley, Arizona.

Navajo Nation’s pandemic struggles

Anthony Pina, Contributor April 6, 2021

Many families in the United States have faced hardships and struggles over the last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While citizens of the United States are worried about their health, they at least have a better chance of surviving the virus, unlike...

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UTEP's network shutdown causes frustrations

UTEP’s network shutdown causes frustrations

Teddy Baylón, Layout Editor March 23, 2021

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Should I get rid of my skinny jeans?

Should I get rid of my skinny jeans?

Anahy Diaz, Editor In Chief March 23, 2021

March 11 marked one year since the United States declared the COVID-19 pandemic. Just like last year, the video-sharing app TikTok continues to be the app most people have turned to during quarantine. The app remains a space where people go to share opinions...

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Top Left: Diane Golding.
Top Right: Sarah Huizar.
Bottom Left: Karla Ayala.
Bottom Right: Crystal Cholewa.

A seat at the table, the importance of female leaders

Karla Ayala, Crystal Cholewa, Diane Golding, Sarah Huizar, Guest Contributors March 2, 2021

As 2020 began, and just before COVID-19 struck, 21% of top-level leadership roles were held by women, and 3% of that by women of color, according to LeanIn.org. Change is happening, albeit slow, and seemingly dismal, but these statistics represent a 3.7...

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A feminist perspective in times of confinement

A feminist perspective in times of confinement

Guillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri, Guest Contributor March 2, 2021

The pandemic has affected us all at some level.  Some of us have family and friends who have been infected by the COVID-19 virus, also known as the corona, rona, and “el virus.” For working women with children at home, the virus has had an impact...

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Black coaches still lack fair opportunities

Black coaches still lack fair opportunities

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor February 16, 2021

Some can argue the impact of institutional racism has on advancement within all sectors and industries may have been somewhat diminished. Nowhere does the stark discrepancy of opportunities for advancement by people of color illuminate itself as sport...

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Valentine's Day cartoons

Valentine’s Day cartoons

Teddy Baylón, Layout Editor February 2, 2021

Cartoons featured in The Prospector’s Valentine's Day issue, Feb. 2, 2021.  

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Confusing selfishness in the name of self-love

Confusing selfishness in the name of self-love

Anahy Diaz, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2021

Most people might be too familiar with the cliche and often-time overused phrase of “before you assist others, always put your oxygen mask on first.” This by all means is not overused on an airplane, but most definitely is when talking about self-love....

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I rediscovered myself during the pandemic

I rediscovered myself during the pandemic

Exodis Ward, Entertainment Editor January 28, 2021

It shouldn’t have taken a pandemic for me to return to my hobbies, but it did. My first love has always been reading because there is literally a word for everything. Cadence is for the rhythm they create. Mull is for when they stick in your...

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Welcome back cartoons

Welcome back cartoons

Teddy Baylón, Layout Editor January 19, 2021

Cartoons featured in The Prospector's Welcome Back issue, Jan. 19, 2021.  

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