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México y Estados Unidos son dos países que están atravesando la crisis de la pandemia con diferencias muy evidentes.

Las diferencias entre dos países en tiempos de COVID-19

Daniela Salas Molina, Guest Contributor August 31, 2020

Vivir en la frontera de Ciudad Juárez y El Paso nos da la oportunidad de (literalmente) ver dos países al mismo tiempo; conocer y comparar sus culturas, su gente, sus costumbres y sus tradiciones. Sin embargo, también se vuelve sencillo percibir...

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Bryan Mena is a political science student at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is The Prospector's new editor-in-chief.

Meet Bryan Mena, The Prospector’s new editor

Bryan Mena, Editor-in-Chief August 24, 2020

I never thought that I would one day be leading a newsroom as editor-in-chief during a global public health crisis. Yet here I am – pandemic and all. Not to mention that the national economy is still in shambles and that this past summer was a...

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Opinion: Masks and patience are the keys to returning to normal

Opinion: Masks and patience are the keys to returning to normal

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief August 12, 2020

While leadership in the United States remains divided on the solutions to the current COVID-19 pandemic, with states and cities all using different tactics to combat the coronavirus, it is important to not base decisions on what is convenient...

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History has its eyes on us: The importance and relevance of ‘Hamilton’ today

History has its eyes on us: The importance and relevance of ‘Hamilton’ today

Marisol Adame, Guest Contributor July 21, 2020

On July 3rd, the most coveted Broadway seats became available for everyone at home through the Disney+ streaming service.  Written and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton” premiered off-Broadway in 2015 and the film was recorded in 2016...

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"Esto no es un adiós, porque lo que viví con ustedes vivirá siempre en mí", escribe Grecia Sánchez para The Prospector.

Esto no es un adiós

Grecia Sánchez May 11, 2020

Aunque esta sea mi última columna para El Prospector, esto no significa un fin. Mis vivencias personales y académicas con el Departamento de Publicaciones Estudiantiles quedan por siempre plasmadas en cada uno de mis reportajes y en los momentos...

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"If I asked myself four years ago how I envisioned my experience at UTEP, it wouldn’t have been how it happened," writes Alejandra Molina in her goodbye column for The Prospector.

OPINION: Between laughs and tears, it’s time to say goodbye

Alejandra Molina May 11, 2020

If I asked myself four years ago how I envisioned my experience at UTEP, it wouldn’t have been how it happened. Even going to study in another country was a whole new world to me back then, and I had to get used to so many different things.  At...

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UTEP President Heather Wilson writes to the graduating class of 2020, reassuring them amidst the "uncertainty that the pandemic challenge has brought."

Wilson to graduates: Class of 2020 will endure

Heather Wilson May 11, 2020

This spring, you are among the more than 2,300 UTEP students who will join the ranks of Miner Alumni. Not too long ago, when you began this journey, you made a commitment to work hard. To recognize your potential and to uncover the very best...

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OPINION: Living the same nightmare twice

OPINION: Living the same nightmare twice

Maria Salette Ontiveros, Contributor May 8, 2020

The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected about one-third of the planet’s population and killed an estimated 20-50 million victims, including some 675,000 Americans, according to History.com.  The city of El Paso has closed churches and schools, banned public...

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OPINION: Managing a mental illness while in self-quarantine

OPINION: Managing a mental illness while in self-quarantine

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter April 15, 2020

Four weeks ago, before everything got canceled, before we were all ordered to stay inside and before life seemingly came to a sudden halt, I welcomed and even hoped for the possibility of a countrywide lockdown. I saw it as an opportunity to destress...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Listen to women, give credit to women and create space for women’

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Listen to women, give credit to women and create space for women’

April 13, 2020

To the editor, Last week, as you all may have realized, our social media was flooded with Canva-made advertisements and Instagram was as live as a music festival with Q and A’s of the candidates running to represent you in the next Student...

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Local and online resources during time of unease

Local and online resources during time of unease

Sasha Minjarez and Sven Kline March 30, 2020

In the wake of COVID-19, the community is banding together to cope with the necessary transitions everyone is suddenly facing. All over El Paso, individuals, community organizations and local government programs have begun to do their part in aiding the...

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A home office is a space designated in a person's residence for official business purposes.

Opinion: Essential habits for working from home

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter March 30, 2020

With all the chaos surrounding COVID-19, many institutions have started operating remotely from home. For those fortunate enough to keep their job amidst this global pandemic, the new work-from-home format might seem like a win at first, especially for...

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