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Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Michaela Román

Michaela Román, Editor-in-Chief

Michaela is a Senior Digital Media Production major at The University of Texas at El Paso. As the Editor-in-Chief, and former Photo Editor of The Prospector, she has learned to stay organized, manage a staff of writers and photographers, meet deadlines, cover events and network with others. She also has freelance experience and a personal photography business. Michaela aspires to work as an editor for a large media outlet and one day go to graduate school to teach photojournalism.

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TheGreatWallOfTrump

[Photo] The Great Wall of Trump

Christian Vasquez, Copy Editor January 31, 2017

[Video] The border opens up to reunite families in third #HugsNotWalls event

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief January 28, 2017

While President Trump signed an executive order to move forward on a wall, the Rio Grande at the U.S./Mexico border was open for hundreds of families reunited Saturday, Jan. 28, for the third annual #HugsNotWalls event, hosted by the Border Network...

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Trying to find a balance in a time where journalistic ethics are in danger

Trying to find a balance in a time where journalistic ethics are in danger

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief January 24, 2017

Throughout this past election season, many have questioned whether objective journalism is at risk of extinction or possibly going through a rough patch. One of the first ethical principles I understood when beginning my journalism career is having...

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Michael Divine and Matthew Garcia watch President Trump get sworn in on Jan 20.

El Pasoans react to their new President

From Paragon Lane, where the El Paso Republican headquarters is located, to the protests and resistance at San Jacinto plaza, the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States provoked a wide range of emotions across the nation...

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[Video] Thousands took the streets of El Paso for Women’s March on the Border

Michaela Román, Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2017

In solidarity with the 500,000 participants of the Women's March to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., over 1,000 El Pasoans and Juarenses came together for the Women's March on the Border. Supporters of equal rights for women marched from Armijo Park...

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O’Rourke advocates  for Dreamer privacy

O’Rourke advocates for Dreamer privacy

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief January 17, 2017

On Sunday, Jan. 15, hundreds of supporters gathered at San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso to listen to U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke and backers of protecting undocumented students, who were granted executive amnesty by President Barack Obama in 2012....

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Out with the old, in with the new possibilities

Out with the old, in with the new possibilities

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief January 17, 2017

After all the unpleasant “Thanks 2016” blame posts that popped up on my news feed toward the end of December, it became clear that most people, or the vocal ones at least, could really use a fresh start. It’s easy to look at others and say, “Why...

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Stanford defeats North Carolina, 25-23 in the Sun Bowl.

[Photo] Stanford hangs on to win Sun Bowl

Jason Green, Sports Editor December 30, 2016

Stanford defeats North Carolina, 25-23 in the Sun Bowl.

Proponents of saving Duranguito hug after hearing city council's decision.

Union Plaza neighborhood voted off the table in city’s arena plan

Michaela Román, Editor-in-Chief December 20, 2016

Editor’s note: This is an addition to the three-part series on efforts being made to save the Union Plaza neighborhood.  On Tuesday, Dec. 20, El Paso’s City Council voted 4-2 to exclude the Union Plaza Neighborhood—Duranguito—from the...

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Student receives a full paid semester thanks to tacos

Student receives a full paid semester thanks to tacos

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief November 29, 2016

Defending the importance of diversity in the U.S in a time when ethnicity is under the spotlight played a key role in the winner of this year’s El Taco Tote Taculture Scholarship. On the borderland, El Taco Tote has several locations that aim to serve...

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(Left) Picketers hold up signs outside of the vacant fire station where the city held a community meeting for Union Plaza neighborhood residents. (Right) Protestors in opposition of the arena question Representative Cortney Niland on its location.

(Left) Picketers hold up signs outside of the vacant fire station where the city held a community meeting for Union Plaza neighborhood residents. (Right) Protestors in opposition of the arena question Representative Cortney Niland on its location.

Protestors in opposition of the arena question Representative Cortney Niland on its location after the community meeting.

Members of the Union Plaza neighborhood refuse to leave home

Michaela Román, Editor-In-Chief November 15, 2016

Editor’s note: This is the third part of a three-part series on efforts being made to save the Union Plaza neighborhood. The city held its first community meeting on Monday, Nov. 14, after a month of unanswered questions from residents of the Union...

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