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Businesses now require El Pasoans to wear face coverings

Businesses now require El Pasoans to wear face coverings

Prospector Staff Report, Prospector Staff June 22, 2020

Businesses in the city and county of El Paso now require the use of face covering inside their premises. The requirement, which is part of an amendment of the Fourth Local Emergency Directive, was put into effect first hour of Monday. “The amended...

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‘Control Z’: Closer to a telenovela than a TV show

‘Control Z’: Closer to a telenovela than a TV show

Marisol Chávez, Web Editor June 21, 2020

“Control Z” is exactly as if Mexico got their own Gossip Girl, but then somehow got mixed up with a script of La Rosa de Guadalupe.   Sofía Herrera, played by Ana Valeria Becerril, is a damaged high school junior that was gifted with Sherlock-like...

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Organizer Lisa Laslor  leads protesters  in march on outskirts of Veterans Park along Rushing Road during Juneteenth Rally Saturday June 19, 2020.

El Paso celebrates Juneteenth by marching for racial justice

Anahy Diaz, Editor June 20, 2020

More than 200 people gathered Friday in Northeast El Paso to celebrate Juneteenth with a march against police brutality and systemic racism.   The El Paso crowd gathered at Veterans Park Friday afternoon for Juneteenth, a day that celebrates and...

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UTEP Connect, UTEP’s accessible online learning degree program, has achieved its five-year anniversary milestone. 

Photo courtesy of UTEP

UTEP Connect celebrates five years

Sasha Minjarez, Contributer June 20, 2020

UTEP Connect, UTEP’s accessible online learning degree program, has achieved its five-year anniversary milestone. However, due to the pandemic, a celebration was not practical, but the program’s accomplishments and future continue to be celebrated. “We...

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Celebration band, June 19, 1900

The Relevance of Juneteenth and events commemorating it

Heriberto Perez, Reporter June 18, 2020

Juneteenth, also known as “Freedom Day” is celebrated annually to commemorate June 19 1865, the day Texas slaves were informed of their freedom.   Despite being an essential part of history in the United States, the date does not...

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Burges High School running back Tavorus Jones bursts through the line of scrimmage in playoff game versus Ysleta High School Nov. 15, 2019.

Burges running back Tavrous Jones gains national attention with multiple Division I offers

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor June 16, 2020

The words high school football and national spotlight are not traditionally together when speaking about the city of El Paso but that will soon change with Burges High School junior running back Tavorus Jones.   Being a dynamic athlete, Jones currently...

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Protesters march through Downtown El Paso in the "Queer Solidarity March" June 13. 2020.

LGBTQI community come together for ‘Queer Solidarity March’ in Downtown El Paso

Protesters gathered in Cleveland Square Park for the “Queer Solidarity March” through Downtown El Paso Saturday night June 14 for a peaceful protest against police brutality and systematic racism. With a group of about 100 participants, the...

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The Prospector Podcast — Season 2, Episode 8

The Prospector Podcast — Season 2, Episode 8

The Prospector Staff June 14, 2020

The Prospector Daily · S2 EP8: The Prospector Podcast In this week's podcast: Michael Cuviello talks about the Black Lives Matter protests held locally and nationally as a response to the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on...

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Dylan Minnette stars  in Netflix's '13 Reasons Why', now in its fourth and final season.

IN REVIEW: Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ concludes with emotional season four

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor June 12, 2020

Netflix's controversial original series “13 Reasons Why” released its final season June 5. The closing chapter of the series, based on the bestselling book by Jay Asher, depicts numerous issues that are common in society today.  Warning: This...

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Katie Titan address protest crowd in San Jacinto Plaza during Defund the Police rally in downtown El Paso June 2010.

Protest to defund police department and denounce systemic racism carries through downtown El Paso

Paulina Astrid Spencer, Entertainment Editor June 11, 2020

El Pasoans held a third peaceful protest Wednesday, June 10 in the aftermath of George Floyd, whose death under police custody in Minneapolis has ignited a series of protests around the world denouncing police brutality.  Wednesday’s protest in...

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City and  state parks reopened Monday June 8, playground equipment is still of limits until further notice.

El Paso parks open, zoo and museum openings announced

Michael Cuviello, Editor, in chief June 10, 2020

With Monday’s reopening of city parks in El Paso, there have been additional announcements about the El Paso Museum of Art and History alongside the El Paso Zoo.   All state and city parks, museums and the zoo have been closed since...

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Sophomore Tre' Shon Wolfe jumps for a leaping catch versus Louisiana Tech Oct. 26, 2019.

UTEP football loses second receiver to transfer portal

Michael Cuviello, Editor, in chief June 8, 2020

The Miners receiving corps continues to take hits in the offseason as graduate transfer wide receiver Devaughn Cooper has transferred for a second time in his college career. Cooper played in four games last season with 10 receptions for 147 yards before...

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