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Rubin Center Community Curator aims to bring opportunities for UTEP artists

Exodis Ward, Staff Reporter • October 19, 2020

The Rubin center’s community curator, Ramon Cardenas has plenty of hands-on experience in the art world. He ran his own commercial screen-printing company, Maintain Studio.

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El Paso-themed lotería game encourages the city to vote

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor • October 19, 2020

"Votería", by the El Paso Equal Voice Network (EVN), is striving to bridge the gap between voters and politics by bringing local issues to the table. The card game replaces traditional lotería images like La Dama (“The Lady”) or El Catrin (“The Gentleman”) with La Obrera (“The Worker”) or El Chuco (“The Chuco”), that relate to El Paso’s culture, history and issues.

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El Paso Locomotive advance to Western Conference Final with win over United

Heriberto Perez, Reporter • October 19, 2020

The El Paso Locomotive advanced to the USL western conference final Saturday night by winning its match in the penalty kick phase for the second week in a row. El Paso tied with its former conference rival New Mexico United 1-1 at the end of...

El Paso high school teachers say students are cheating more amid COVID-19

Sven Kline, Contributor • October 17, 2020

Editor's note: The two high school teachers mentioned in this article are only referred to by parts of their names at their request. Doing so also protects them from any action by school administration. Since the very beginning of our academic careers,...

Quick facts about the 2020 election in El Paso

Sasha Minjarez, Contributor • October 16, 2020

With less than a month away from Election Day Nov. 3, Texas’ early voting period kicked off Oct. 13, and is set to last until Friday, Oct. 30. According to The Hill, a record number of Americans have partaken in early voting this year, with an estimate...

UTEP football game postponed due to COVID-19 concerns

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor • October 16, 2020

Saturday’s football game between UTEP and the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles has been canceled due to the opposing team’s rise in COVID-19 cases. “While we are disappointed that we won’t be able to play this weekend, the health and safety...

The Prospector Podcast – Season 3, Episode 4

Prospector Staff Report • October 15, 2020

The Prospector Daily · S3 EP4: The Prospector Podcast (Jill Biden visit, early voting, Southern Miss + more) In this episode, Anahy Diaz captures Jill Biden’s speech during her visit to campus earlier this week, and catches up with voters in line...

Banana and Bear is El Paso’s new art shop on wheels

Alyson Rodriguez, Contributor • October 15, 2020

Banana and Bear’s products consist of handmade pins, necklaces, keychains, rings, knick knacks, and thrifted clothing, with varied prices. Clothing costs between $3 to $20 while handmade items range from $4 to $10. The products are made with different types of materials such as resin and clay.

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UTEP’s homecoming celebrations postponed until next year

Prospector Staff Report • October 15, 2020

UTEP announced that it will be postponing homecoming celebrations, including the alumni celebrations, until next year. The recipients of this year's will be honored next year along with the recipients of 2021. The university has only postponed homecoming...

Here’s how political organizations in El Paso have adapted to COVID-19

Daniela Ramos, Contributor • October 15, 2020

With the emergence of COVID-19 came a new reality that everyone’s had to reconcile with: Social distancing, wearing face masks, holding low-density public events, and campaigning remotely. With early voting in Texas underway, political organizations...

Pets released in the wild: Researchers investigate consequences of hybridization

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter • October 13, 2020

Breeding between wild and domestic animals, known as hybridization, can bring upon complicated consequences and it can happen when people release their pets in the wild. A nearly $1 million-dollar grant provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF)...

Jill Biden visits El Paso as early voting kicks off in Texas

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor • October 13, 2020

Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for U.S. president, made a campaign appearance Tuesday, Oct. 13 at UTEP's Undergraduate Learning Center, as early voting begins in Texas. The former second lady was joined by U.S. Rep. Veronica...