The UTEP Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens will be hosting the 2015 FloraFEST native plant sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 at the Centennial Museum. FloraFEST is an annual fundraiser held to raise money...

Maricarmen Vizcaino, doctoral candidate in UTEP’s Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program, is writing her dissertation on the impact of yoga on people who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Vizcaino, a certified yoga instructor, has been teaching...

I had the opportunity to eat at Casa Pizza, located at 1311 Magruder St. The restaurant offers a quirky mash-up of Greek and Italian cuisine. My feelings toward the experience are just as mixed as the options on their menu. The restaurant rests in a...

A girl empowerment conference, aimed at building confidence in young women, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 18 at the Business Administration Building on the UTEP campus. The conference is open to girls from 9-18 years old. The fourth-annual...

More than 100 contestants from around the world entered this year’s Pi Day song writing contest, a significant event held only once this century and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a UTEP professor of 11 years. Dr. Larry Lesser, UTEP mathematical...

This year’s American Marketing Association chapter at UTEP made it to the top 25 internationally at the 37th Annual International Collegiate Conference, which is a conference for aspiring marketers. The conference took place March 19-21 at New Orleans,...

Race El Paso will host the Mighty Mujer Triathlon, an all-women triathlon that will take place at 7:30 a.m. April 18 at Memorial Park. The race will involve swimming, biking and running, and will consist of two different components: a sprint and a super...

Thai Chef Café is a small corner building located in the lower 4800 block of Dyer Street. When first arriving at the restaurant, I was surprised by its exterior appearance because it was not what I expected it to be. I discovered this old red building...

Shopping addiction, also known as compulsive buying disorder, has been an area of interest in recent years. For many, shopping is a harmless leisure activity, but it can also be an uncontrollable urge related to obsessive-compulsive disorders. Regardless...

Bodybuilding, the practice of strengthening and enlarging  the muscles of the body through exercise, can affect the mental and physical health of people by teaching discipline and helping people to concentrate and focus. When the body is indulged in...

There are many natural ways to cure and treat mental illness, such as meditation, dieting and the use of acupuncture and special herbs. Meditation is the act of training the mind to achieve different modes of consciousness to realize a benefit or to...