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...

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

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...

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

The knowledge you possess is the base of every argument, opinion, or idea. This was a value my parents instilled in my sisters and I at a young age as they left the comfort of their life in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to pursue better opportunities for their...

It's not cannabis and it's not a poppy. It's something entirely different and it traveled a long way from its original home in Asia all the way to your local smoke shop right around the corner and its name is "Kratom." Kratom, or its scientific name,...

I never thought I'd graduate from college during a pandemic but here I am.   Both of my siblings graduated from UTEP a while ago and when I went to their ceremonies, I always told myself that would be me in a few years — standing there with my cap...

The 2020 election proved to be the most nail-biting and consequential election of our lifetimes for many reasons: Record-high early voting and extremely close races with a raging pandemic as the backdrop. Voters cast a record-breaking 158,000,000 ballots...

A devastating pandemic was definitely not part of most people's plans for this year. It definitely wasn't part of mine as a graduating high school senior. Instead of hugging my friends in graduation photos, we had to social distance. Instead of being...

For anyone wondering why The Trial of the Chicago 7 so successfully portrays a story from 1968 and makes it so relevant to the current state of the country, it’s not just because of excellent screenwriting and outstanding performances. It’s also because...

Politics isn’t my thing, so I’d like to say that right off the bat. It’s a topic of conversation I’ve stayed away from for most of my life, but this country needs a reliable leader who's competent, communicates efficiently and is ethical — at...