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UTEP students speak to high schoolers about the importance of education

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter May 5, 2015

Student members of the many organizations at UTEP have been talking to high school students about the importance of college with the goal of motivating students to apply at places of higher education. These organizations inform students about financial...

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Modern Hookah  is located by TI:ME at the Montecillo shopping center in West El Paso.

Student entrepreneur builds recipe for success

Valerie Herrera, Staff Reporter May 5, 2015

Eddie Flores, 28, stared out across the piles of debris and dust with his hands in his pockets as he watched a portion of reconditioned shipping containers neatly stacked on top of each other transform into the Modern Hookah, located by the TI:ME center...

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Gloria Almaguer, senior  education major, studies while Bianca Martinez, junior media advertising major, looks over a travel book at the library.

Learning never stops, even after graduation

Fernanda Leon, Contributor May 5, 2015

Graduation day is approaching and many students have been looking forward to this day, the start of their professional life, continuating on to graduate school, or a long vacation after all the years of studying. Arely Camacho, senior media advertising...

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The Prospector’s Monday Night Playlist

May 4, 2015

Every Tuesday The Prospector releases a print edition of our publication. This means a long day of work every Monday that usually carries on into late hours of the night. Between editing stories, finding sources, designing pages and the occasional...

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Senior studio art major, Francisco Melendez continues to showcase his art in El Paso, although it can be hard for many local artists to make a living.

Artists struggle in El Paso

Fernanda Leon, Contributor April 28, 2015

For some, art in El Paso may not seem to be appreciated as much as in bigger cities like New York and Los Angeles. Francisco Melendez, senior studio art major, said art in El Paso has been growing year by year, but that there’s still a long road ahead...

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HBCU marching band competition comes to El Paso

HBCU marching band competition comes to El Paso

Valerie Herrera, Staff Reporter April 28, 2015

After three years of planning, El Paso will host the Historically Black Colleges and Universities marching band competition for the first time. The Battle of El Dorado will be showcased at 2 p.m. May 2 at the Sun Bowl Stadium. The community will get to...

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The 2015 Texas Showdown Festival will take place July 17, 18 and 19 at the El Paso County Coliseum.

Fifth-Annual Texas Showdown Festival to be in El Paso

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter April 28, 2015

The Texas Showdown Festival, an annual tattoo and music festival, will take place this year from noon to midnight July 17, 18 and 19 at the El Paso County Coliseum. The festival will feature professional tattoo artists as well as more than 20 famous...

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“Wicked” will take the Plaza stage for two weeks from May 20 through May 31.

Broadway brings the big apple to the Sun City

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor April 28, 2015

With this year’s lineup recently announced and one of Broadway’s biggest musical blockbusters on its way to the Sun City, Broadway in El Paso brings a bit of “42nd Street” to 125 Pioneer Plaza. Since 2003, Broadway in El Paso has been providing...

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Cantina Malolam is a restaurant and bar, known for their different way of serving Mexican food.

Cantina offers a tasty twist on Mexican food

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter April 28, 2015

Tucked in the center of a cultural hub, Cantina Malolam is a new, hip Mexican restaurant located on 5001 N. Mesa. My mom and I ate there on a Saturday night, during one of their busier times, but the service was still good and I was not disappointed. The...

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Participants of Denim Day Fashion Show walk on the runway.

Denim Day Fashion Show brings awareness to sexual assault

Andres Martinez, Staff Photographer April 22, 2015

In support of  Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Office of Student Life hosted the Denim Day Fashion Show on Wednesday April 22, 2015. The show was held at the Union Plaza and had seven participants walking the runway. Andres Martinez may be...

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The Office of Student Life will be presenting their annual Earth Day Fashion Show at noon on April 21 at the Union Plaza stage.

Earth Day fashion show presents recycled trends

Fernanda Leon, Contributor April 21, 2015

The Office of Student Life will be presenting their annual Earth Day Fashion Show at noon on April 21 at the Union Plaza stage. The fashion show features outfits and accessories made by the students from Loretto Academy National Art Honor Society. The...

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The El Paso Downtown Artists and Farmers Market takes place every Saturday at the Union District Plaza.

Local markets celebrate Earth Day with homegrown crops

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter April 21, 2015

In an effort to benefit the Earth and stay healthy, many people grow their own crops and sell what they grow at farmers markets. There are multiple farmers markets in the El Paso and Las Cruces areas, including Sprouts Farmers Market, the El Paso Downtown...

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