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UTEP reschedules COVID-19 vaccinations following shipping conflicts

UTEP reschedules COVID-19 vaccinations following shipping conflicts

Exodis Ward, Entertainment Editor January 20, 2021

In an email sent out to the UTEP community, President Heather Wilson announced the University’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic is rescheduled for Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23 following a delivery delay.   The first delivery of vaccines, which...

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Welcome back cartoons

Welcome back cartoons

Teddy Baylón, Layout Editor January 19, 2021

Cartoons featured in The Prospector's Welcome Back issue, Jan. 19, 2021.  

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UTEP's Interdisciplinary Research Building will serve as the university's vaccine program site starting week of Jan.18, as it is prepared to vaccinate 480 people a day.

UTEP becomes a COVID-19 vaccine provider

Anahy Diaz, Editor In Chief January 19, 2021

UTEP is set to assist with COVID-19 vaccination efforts in El Paso by serving as a COVID-19 vaccine provider as early as the week of Jan.18.   According to a campus wide email sent out by UTEP President Heather Wilson, the Texas Department of State...

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El Paso County will begin a two-week shutdown of all non-essential services.

El Paso County begins shutdown of nonessential services for two weeks

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter October 29, 2020

El Paso County Judge Richard Samaniego has ordered a two-week shutdown of all nonessential services in El Paso County which goes into effect at midnight.   Samaniego made the shutdown announcement at a virtual news conference 5 p.m. Thursday. The...

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 El Paso County Judge Richard Samaniego issued a stay home order with a daily curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the next two weeks in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

El Paso County Judge issues 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew as hospitals reach full capacity

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter October 25, 2020

 El Paso County Judge Richard Samaniego issued a stay home order with a daily curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the next two weeks in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Sunday evening unless going to work or going to an essential service. Violation...

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Football head coach Dana Dimel leads his team down the Mine Shaft during pre-game.

UTEP Football provides update on 2020 season, plans on having fans in season opener

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor August 14, 2020

Uncertainty is the best way to sum up the world of college football in one word at the moment. As for the UTEP football program it is trying to move past uncertainty and start the 2020 football season as planned before the current pandemic sent college athletics into...

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Dana Dimel addresses his team after their first practice back in 2018.

UTEP Football postpones fall practice as four players test positive for COVID-19

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor August 9, 2020

 Four members of the UTEP football program who are all student athletes have tested positive for COVID-19. All cases were asymptotic according to a UTEP Athletics press release.  The team a scheduled to start its first full contact practice on...

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Five UTEP student-athletes test positive for COVID-19

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor July 6, 2020

  Five UTEP student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 according to release from the University and the athletes will self-quarantine for 14 days.   All UTEP Athletic facilities were immediately closed for extensive cleaning...

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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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For additional information and updates on the coronavirus for the UTEP community, visit utep.edu/coronavirus

Coronavirus: UTEP prepares for possible university closure

Valeria Olivares, Editor in chief March 11, 2020

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. Updated at 9:41 p.m. The University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) Technology Support Services will offer remote...

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