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UTEP’s Playfair welcomes Miners back to campus

Elisha Nuñez, Contributor August 30, 2021

As the start of the fall semester approaches, Miner Welcome Week has presented a number of events in order to familiarize miners with each other and their campus once more. The Miner Playfair  offers miners the opportunity to socialize with one another...

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Battle of I-10 Preview

Battle of I-10 Preview

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter August 28, 2021

The Miners are back in action Aug. 28 against New Mexico State University. NMSU is coming off a short off-season after cancelling their season last year due to COVID-19 and opted to play in the spring.  The battle of I-10 has been a long-lasting rival...

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New Editor-in-Chief Julian Herrera aims to cultivate community discourse and increased engagement

New Editor-in-Chief Julian Herrera aims to cultivate community discourse and increased engagement

Julian Herrera, Editor-in-Chief August 26, 2021

I hail from a family of educators and individuals dedicated to the protection and advancement of the underrepresented and disadvantaged. As such, my perspectives about the world and my desire to facilitate culturally rich and scholarly relationships...

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UTEP’s Texas Western Gold Rush welcomes students back to campus

UTEP’s Texas Western Gold Rush welcomes students back to campus

Anahy Diaz, Multimedia Editor August 26, 2021

UTEP welcomed students back to campus after a year of online learning, with its first-ever Texas Western Gold Rush celebration at Centennial Plaza on Monday, August 23.

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The Prospector Podcast returns this fall, here to stay

The Prospector Podcast returns this fall, here to stay

Anahy Diaz, Multimedia Editor August 26, 2021

As I, along with thousands of students across the country, prepare to go back to in-person classes following a year of online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I can’t help but reflect on the quarantine activities that kept me sane for a year....

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Minerpalooza returns to UTEP’s campus Friday

Minerpalooza returns to UTEP’s campus Friday

Elisha Nuñez, Contributor August 26, 2021

Over a year since the coronavirus pandemic forced UTEP to cancel Minerpalooza and a host of other events meant to bring students together, businesses and establishments have begun reopening to the public.   UTEP has also made a full return, beginning...

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UTEP encourages the use of masks indoors on campus, but will not mandate masks.

UTEP follows Texas executive order despite El Paso County’s mask mandate

Julia Lucero, Contributor August 19, 2021

El Paso Public Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza has established a mask mandate for all indoor gatherings and activities effective Wednesday, August 18. The University of Texas at El Paso will not be following the city order.  “It is my...

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UTEP alumnus David Cruz Jímenez won a prestigious international poetry award for his fourth poetry book "Lazarus," which took him nearly 15 years to complete.

UTEP alumnus wins prestigious international poetry award, $50K prize

Victoria Rivas, Contributor August 3, 2021

UTEP alumnus David Cruz Jímenez won a prestigious international poetry award for his fourth poetry book "Lazarus," which took him nearly 5 years to complete.  Cruz, 38, is a well-known Costa Rican poet who recently graduated from UTEP with a master's...

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Study abroad students travel again after over a year of uncertainty

Julia Lucero, Contributor August 3, 2021

UTEP study abroad students return to traveling after a year and half of programs and countries being shut down.   “I was happy to see at least at UTEP, the International Oversight Committee (IOC) was taking the role very seriously on recognizing...

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In-person immigration hearings in El Paso began in July

In-person immigration hearings in El Paso began in July

Julia Lucero, Contributor August 3, 2021

The Executive Office of Immigration Review announced that hearings  resumed in-person July 6 for non-detained individuals and master calendar cases in limited numbers at 15 immigration courts including in El Paso, in line with the U.S. President Joe...

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UTEP responds to new Title IX changes

UTEP responds to new Title IX changes

Victoria Rivas, Contributor August 3, 2021

The Department of Education announced LGBTQ+ students are now protected under Title IX.  The federal civil rights law, passed in 1972, protects students from discrimination based on sex in any education program that receives federal aid assistance.  On...

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Critical Race Theory in Texas: Education, legislation, and its effects on students

Critical Race Theory in Texas: Education, legislation, and its effects on students

Alberto Silva Fernandez, Photo Editor July 30, 2021

Over the last couple of months, there have been a lot of discussions between politicians and academics on the topic of Critical Race Theory (CRT), the New York Time’s 1619 project, and on whether it should be taught in public schools.  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott...

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