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IN REVIEW: ‘Disclosure’: An eye-opening perspective on Hollywood transgender portrayals

IN REVIEW: ‘Disclosure’: An eye-opening perspective on Hollywood transgender portrayals

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief July 1, 2020

The new Netflix documentary  “Disclosure” from Sam Feder delivers a fresh hard look at how transgender representation in television and film has been depicted over the years.  Since the very beginning of cinema, films have used broad stereotypes...

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Coffee House of Hel is a newly established  horror themed  coffee shop in East El  Paso.

Coffee House of Hel ready to scare up business in El Paso

Sasha Minjarez, Contributor June 30, 2020

Coffee House of Hel is serving up frighteningly frothy concoctions in an atmosphere bone chilling enough to make any day of the year feel like Halloween. Owners Helen and Robert Hinojos have conjured up a one-of-a-kind local spot in East El Paso where...

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Police standby ready with full riot gear in Downtown El Paso in response to protest June 2, 2020.

UTEP Criminal Justice professor speaks on police brutality, defunding the police

Paulina Astrid Spencer, Entertainment Editor June 29, 2020

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, an African American man killed by ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, streets across the country and around the world have flooded with protesters demanding justice and denouncing police brutality.   Floyd...

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City of El Paso changes course and delays openings of Zoo and Museums

City of El Paso changes course and delays openings of Zoo and Museums

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief June 28, 2020

Days before zoos, museums and other quality of life services were scheduled to reopen, the city of El Paso postponed the reopening due to spike in COVID-19 cases.   The state of Texas has averaged over 5,500 new cases a day for the past...

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UT System Board of Regents discuss plans for the fall semester

Paulina Astrid Spencer, Entertainment Editor June 28, 2020

On Monday morning, the University of Texas (UT) System Board of Regents discussed plans for the fall semester across UT institutions amid the ongoing pandemic, ultimately giving autonomy to presidents across the state.  James B. Milliken, UT Chancellor,...

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Magic Johnson documentary expected to be released next year

Magic Johnson documentary expected to be released next year

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor June 28, 2020

An exclusive and “all access” look at National Basketball Association legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson is in development and  expected to be released in 2021. The documentary will look at the five-time NBA champion’s historic career with the Los...

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Governor Abbott closes bars again due to surge in COVID-19 cases

Governor Abbott closes bars again due to surge in COVID-19 cases

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief June 26, 2020

In a new executive order released today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott mandated that all bars be closed and that restaurants scale back occupancy rates to 50% from the previous 75% by June 29.   This order follows a report that shows Texas...

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Netflix’s “Queer Eye” star, Karamo Brown, speaks at UTEP’s virtual Orange Exchange Speaker Series on June 24  hosted by the Student Engagement and Leadership Center.

Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown discusses inclusion at UTEP’s virtual Orange Exchange Speaker Series

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor June 26, 2020

“Queer EyeOn a virtual event hosted June 24 and attended by more than 200 people, ” star Karamo Brown spoke with UTEP’s Communication Studies Center Director Richard Pineda, Ph.D., about identity, inclusion and mental health.    Wednesday’s...

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A woman pays her respects to the victims of Aug. 3, 2019 mass shooting at Cielo Vista Walmart.

El Paso Walmart shooter indicted for additional death

Anahy Diaz, Editor June 25, 2020

Patrick Wood Crusius, the man accused of the Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting in El Paso Aug. 3, 2019 was indicted Thursday morning by an El Paso County grand jury for the recent death of a 23rd victim.   The reindictment was added to reflect...

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Local protesters gather in  Armijo Park near the U.S. Mexico border in Downtown El  Paso 21 June, 2020.

Locals gather for protest to defund police in Armijo Park

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief June 24, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DzNSSi-aTI&t=7s A group of about 30 El Pasoans gathered near Downtown El Paso in Armijo Park to protest police violence on people of color Sunday June 21.   Originally scheduled as  a march the crowd gathered...

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IN REVIEW: Glass Lux – ‘Radio Silence’ a psychedelic synth-wave fairytale

IN REVIEW: Glass Lux – ‘Radio Silence’ a psychedelic synth-wave fairytale

Sven Kline, Contributor June 24, 2020

 With the constant unrest in the world today it can be easy to miss new music popping on the radar. Hitting the indie bedroom-pop scene, Glass Lux returned in January with their latest EP “Radio Silence.”   Glass Lux is a promising up-and-coming musical...

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Protesters stand along Rushing Road at Veterans Park to protest police brutality June 19,2020.

Video: El Pasoans hold peaceful protest for Black Lives Matter on Juneteenth

Prospector Staff June 22, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzwKrtBx30s

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