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VOL. 101, NO. 31 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO JUNE 14, 2016 WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER El Paso shows solidarity for victims of Orlando shooting PHOTO BY MICHAELA ROMÁN / DESIGN BY JACOBO DE LA ROSA / THE PROSPECTOR BY MICHAELA ROMÁN still felt it was important to organize The crowd consisted of a wide club and The Edge Nightclub, said a memorial for the lives taken. range of age groups all holding he got word of the shooting when The Prospector “No matter how far apart we candles as LGBTQI community he was closing the bars last night. As the arches spanning over In- are, we’re still part of the same members spoke. Rev. George Ga- “My first reaction was thinking terstate 10 in downtown El Paso country, and even if this were to briel Giorgetti from Casa Vida de of safety in our clubs,” Gallardo were lit up in rainbow-colored happen in some other part of the Salud recovery center conducted a said. lights, hundreds of El Pasoans world I would hope that we would prayer in Spanish, followed by an Gallardo also said El Paso Sun gathered on Sunday, June 12, come together and show our sup- English translation. City Pride is all about inclusivity “What I’m going to around the newly restored San Ja- port,” said Rev. Deborah Clugy- “If God is love, He can’t contra- not exclusivity. He asked the crowd cinto Plaza. They were there for a ask is all of you be the Soto from the Revolution United dict himself,” Giorgetti said. “God to take a moment and look around candlelight vigil for victims of the is love, God is not discrimination, Church of Christ, who spoke brief- at one another. face of pride–whether nightclub shooting that took place God has no race because God is ly at the vigil. “In the world that we “What I’m going to ask is all of earlier that morning in Orlando, l ov e .” straight or gay–our live in today, this could even hap- you be the face of pride–whether Florida. After a moment of silence, the pen to us here. God forbid that it straight or gay–our allies are out At least 49 were killed and 53 candles were blown out. allies are out there,” ever would, I would hope we would there,” Gallardo said. “Please love others injured by one single gun- Juan Corona, junior mechanical one another.” man in an act of terrorism. It was feel that kind of support from all engineering major, said he felt the Mayor Oscar Leeser was also on the deadliest mass shooting in around too.” event brought light to the fact that hand for the vigil. He addressed the United States history and the na- Clugy-Soto said the event came everyone should be treated equally. tion’s worst terror attack since Sept. together quickly because Sun City “I think that it’s something you crowd as well. - Edward Gallardo, 11, 2001. Pride, another six organizations should support even though it was “The one thing that I learned president of Although the attack took place and four churches were all already just in Orlando,” Corona said. “It many years ago is that we are all El Paso Sun City Pride 1,700 miles away from the border- organizing an event for the one- still has effects here in El Paso.” equal and we were all created land, the LGBTQI community, El year anniversary of the Supreme Edward Gallardo, president of El equal,” Leeser said. Paso Sun City Pride and the Mary E. Court’s same-sex marriage ruling Paso Sun City Pride and general Michaela Roman may be reached at theprospectordaily. Gonzalez Transitional Living Center on June 26. manager of EPIC Bar and Night- [email protected]. Texas, Bush’s! 4345 N. Mesa St. (Next to Krispy Kreme) PAGE 2 THEPROSPECTOR NEWS | 3 | JUNE 14, 2016 JUNE 14, 2016 TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF perspectives MICHAELA ROMÁN, 747-7477 High 86 High 100 High 100 High 102 High 104 High 103 High 100 Keep sending prayers though… Low 70 Low 71 Low 72 Low 73 Low 74 Low 74 Low 75 Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny BY JASON GREEN murder movie goers, in Roseburg to kill nine at Umpqua Community The Prospector 0% Chance 0% Chance 0% Chance 0% Chance 0% Chance 0% Chance 0% Chance College and just recently in De- Ho-hum… another for Rain for Rain for Rain for Rain for Rain for Rain for Rain day, another mass cember in San Bernardino to kill shooting in Amer- 14 at a holiday party. ica. We must look The rifle is modeled off of the so ridiculous to our military’s M-16 assault rifle and brethren across the it is a favorite of the National Ri- Western world. Not just because Streetcar project takes Oregon Street we have a Day-Glo orange, pomp- fle Association, who has lobbied executive director of The Camino to alter his route to work, which with all parties involved. CRRMA ous pile of crap as a presidential mightily against the assault weap- Real Regional Mobility Authority, has increased his commute time by worked with UTEP, city represen- candidate, but mainly because we ons ban in order to keep it on the organization which is in charge of tatives and the Texas Department continue to send out “thoughts and more than 10 minutes. market. El Paso Streetcar Project. “It goes prayers” to all of those involved in of Transportation to schedule I carried an M-16 into war in Iraq from downtown all the way up to these weekly mass murders while construction. the Don Haskins Center at UTEP. doing absolutely nothing to stop and Afghanistan. It is made only to “Since we are talking about a huge It passes streets such as Franklin all them in any way. kill people—I should know. That project done this summer 2016, we the way to Stanton, Santa Fe, Glo- I cannot help but think that is what I went there to do. I never had to be very careful at finding ry Road, Mesa, among others. We This project maybe the man upstairs has turned the times in which we would do it,” once switched the weapon to burst, are covering almost all the area of down his hearing aid by now due to Telles said. “This project is defi- or anything close to the rate of fire downtown this summer.” the fact that he alone cannot per- is definitely nitely affecting everyone, not just that these killers are shooting at The main purpose of the con- sonally write laws—men sometimes the university. We know UTEP is struction is to place the tracks that actually have to do things for them- innocent people. In fact, I never affecting were removed when the streetcars having graduations right now, but selves. Perhaps he listened after the once fired my M-16 into a crowd of were taken out of circulation in it is also affecting hospitals’ sched- first five shootings —maybe the first everyone, not just people or in an uncontrolled, auto- the ‘70s. Although the tracks are ules, public libraries, convention 10: maybe even the first 15 —but He matic firing type of way. the one real visual change on the centers, theaters. Pretty much ev- had to have given up on us after a streets, the city must take care of the university. ery building at downtown is having while. When He saw that the politi- The rifle that the NRA thinks ev- other details a major change during the place- cians would much rather line their ery American should be allowed to “The only real change is just ment of the tracks this summer.” pockets than actually protect the own was carried by yours truly into placing the tracks, but of course, Communicating with the pub- American public in any way. combat in Baghdad, Kabul, Fallu- in order to do that we have to take - Ramon L. Telles, For me personally, His giving lic is also important for CRRMA. jah and many other places that you care of their electrical power,” executive director Informing the community about up on us could have potentially The Camino Real Mobility Authority really sucked. I tend to believe in may have only seen on television. Telles said. “Because of this, you closures and construction sched- God and Jesus and it has served It was probably fired a total of five have to go underground, take care ules might help ease the burden of In memory of student Richard Madrigal of the utilities, the networks and all “The construction is making my me well in my life as a soldier.

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