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VOL. 106, NO. 6 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO NOVEMBER 3, 2020 Public health crisis trickles to UTEP More than 400 cases reported within two weeks Isaiah Ramirez since the university began reporting to the test with mostly students who Anyone five years old or older Designated UTEP line The Prospector its COVID numbers Aug. 24. are taking one hundred percent with or without symptoms can UTEP has negotiated with the The purpose of the COVID-19 online classes. receive the free test which operates city for the drive-thru site to have a The number of UTEP-affiliated testing program is to find There’s also a surge of COVID-19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday separate line designated for UTEP COVID-19 cases has skyrocketed asymptomatic UTEP employees, cases and a rise in hospitalizations though Sunday. Results will be employee, students, and their family since Oct. 12 and it consists of the students, and staff that will be on in the City of El Paso, leading to a provided via email within three to members in the same vehicle. You number of positive cases through campus for the fall semester. public health crisis. A record 13,926 five days and if residents do not must show your UTEP Miner Gold UTEP’s testing program and the The testing program is an active cases were reported by the have an email address, they will be Card to have access to the designated number of people who’ve reported interdisciplinary effort led by faculty city on Oct. 27 and 839 people are notified by phone call. line and if you do not have your ID their positive status, the university’s in the Border Biomedical Research currently hospitalized. UTEP has No appointments are needed for you will be asked to join the general COVID-19 dashboard shows. Center and various departments. It opened a drive-thru testing site in the drive-thru site however once the public line. The line is free and no From Oct. 12 to Oct. 25, there was also involves staff from the Office collaboration with the city as there daily capacity is reached within the appointment is needed. a total of 443 positive COVID-19 of Research and Sponsored Projects is a public demand for more testing site the site will be closed for the day Starting Oct. 27, the UTEP cases through both the testing and Information Technology and sites in El Paso. to additional testing. line is available Monday through program and the number of people University Relations. The program is “During these unprecedented Friday, in the Schuster 3 parking who self-reported. In the week of funded by federal dollars through the State drive-thru testing site available times, our focus and priority remains lot between Prospect Street and Oct. 12 to Oct. 18, the dashboard CARES Act. to the public on the health and safety of our Lawton Drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. reported 191 positive cases through According to UTEP President residents,” El Paso Mayor Dee Margo UTEP began hosting a state drive- or until the daily capacity is reached. UTEP testing along with 30 self- Heather Wilson, in the last few stated in UTEP news release. “This thru testing site Oct. 21 which is According to a news release sent by reported cases. For the week of weeks the number of people taking includes making more testing sites available to the public at the Schuster the President’s Office, the wait times Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, it was 199 cases advantage of the UTEP testing sites available to address the demand 1 parking lot, off Schuster Avenue averaged in the UTEP lines were 30- through the university’s program has increased significantly, as last during the surge in new cases.” at the Spur 1966 roundabout on the 40 minutes while the state drive-thru along with 23 that were self reported. week approximately three-quarters There are only three testing sites south side of the campus. Testing is testing lines were an hour-and-a-half. There is a cumulative total of of those who tested positive through available in El Paso and with the available Monday through Friday To help speed up the process 527 positive cases conducted by the the program had not been on surging amount of cases, another site and UTEP will conduct up to 1,000 program, and 85 self-reported cases campus for at least two weeks prior is beneficial to the city. tests a day. See Cases on page 3 Exploration and Technology Musicians call misogyny, Research provides opportunities abuse in music industry Daniela Ramos The Prospector “If you wanted Misogyny and sexual misconduct work or to be in the entertainment industry isn’t anything new. assigned important From the Harvey Weinstein scandal to Kesha’s legal battle with parts, you’d have to Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald, or “Dr. Luke,” women in the entertainment dress or look sexy,” and music industry have always -Flora Newberry, faced sexism and the frustration that comes along with it. musician and “The music industry involves a lot of late nights and drinking, and UTEP researcher in those situations it’s common for people’s sense of what’s appropriate for success or appeal, Newberry to go out the window,” Lara Baker, explained. events manager at the Association of “If you wanted work or to be Independent Music (AIM) told the assigned important parts, you’d have French magazine, Marie Claire. to dress or look sexy,” she said. “A woman will be in a taxi with Newberry grew up in New Jersey her boss or a client after a gig and and got her graduate degree at The he’ll suddenly start kissing or groping Juilliard School in New York City her and she’s expected not to mind. where she used her degree to become It’s not easy for her to speak out an orchestra trumpet player. when it involves a colleague or client “This was a double-edged sword, and her reputation is at stake.” because that meant you were most This reality is what gave birth to likely to get a part if you were a the global #MeToo movement in woman, but then you’d wonder, 2017, but sexual misconduct and why are they really hiring me? abuse doesn’t just plague Hollywood Is it because of my talent or my — it plagues local music scenes too. looks?” Newberry said in regard to her experiences as a young female Imbalance and objectification trumpeter in New York. Flora Newberry, a long-time Mikaela Valdez, a local female musician and UTEP researcher on musician and music teacher, said El gender issues in the music industry, Paso’s music scene is no exception said women in the music industry, when it comes to misogynistic including herself, constantly have attitudes and gender-oriented to grapple with sexist attitudes and roadblocks. Photograph by Hugo Hinojosa/The Prospector this power imbalance with abusive “I feel like among men there’s CSETR Aeronautics and Defense Division supports the research and development of unmanned aerial systems, missile authority figures. almost a sort of camaraderie, systems, and hypersonic technologies. Often male producers or directors whereas, it takes female musicians use their power over female To read the full stroy please visit www.theprospectordaily.com musicians to exploit their image See Musicians on page 3 PAGE 2 OPINION NOVEMBER 3, 2020 EDITOR BRYAN MENA, 747-5161 I’ve never been into politics, but I now stand against Trump related death was confirmed in the only can the president not protect going to Walter Reed, noting nobody U.S. At that time, Trump already American citizens, he can’t even would have done what he did, which knew the severity of the virus, protect himself. “... he can’t is a load of baloney (bologna if we’re saying it was deadlier than the flu Trump announced he tested being fancy). and “tricky” due to its airborne positive for COVID-19 in early even protect A leader puts others before transmission, yet he downplayed the October and went on to spend himself.” themselves, but Trump has failed to virus as millions became infected four days at the Walter Reed take the necessary actions that he and hundreds of thousands died. National Military Medical Center in -Isaiah Ramirez should have taken in the initial stages When the Centers for Disease Washington D.C., after being treated of the pandemic. As a result, this Control and Prevention made its with various medications including country and its people has greatly initial recommendation April 3 remdesevir, then after being released suffered. for the public to wear cloth or face from the hospital, he once again The desire to hold public He has mocked the necessary coverings, Trump said it was going to dismissed the pandemic by telling rallies, disregard the health restrictions and guidelines set be a “voluntary thing.” Americans “don’t be afraid of it” and recommendations of experienced in place by the country’s top “You can do it.