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Altar’d State is a religious-themed fashion store located at the Foutains at Farah shopping mall in east El Paso.

Religion has an impact on fashion

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter February 24, 2015

Altar’d State, a religious-themed fashion store, opened their doors at the Fountains at Farah in November 2013. Altar’d State is known for selling clothing and accessories in a religious environment and providing customers the opportunity to pray...

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Owner of House of Dame Intimates, Gloria Reza works on her corset designs.

Women seek curvy shape through waist training

Valerie Herrera, Staff Reporter February 24, 2015

Waist trainers have become the latest beauty trend among women trying to possess the quintessential curvy shape, which involves wearing a waist-cinching corset for hours at a time. Women must wear a tight corset-like garment around the mid-waist to mold...

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Contouring has become a popular makeup trend among UTEP students.

Contouring new trend in the beauty industry

Valerie Herrera, Staff Reporter February 24, 2015

Contouring is one of the most commonly used tricks in makeup. It involves using a combination of light and dark color tones to sculpt the face. Dulce Roque, sophomore creative writing major, said she was first introduced to the technique in high school...

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Sophomore forensic science major, Thelma Lujan looks at online shopping websites at the library.

Students prefer online shopping versus the mall

Jesus Lopez, Staff Reporter February 24, 2015

Online shopping began in 1979, and it’s a strategy that has benefitted many designers and brand and clients. However, the fashion industry did not take advantage of this until recently. Laura Medrano, sophomore linguistics major, said one of the biggest...

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Students express themselves through fashion

Students express themselves through fashion

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter February 23, 2015

Fashion trends sweep the nation in different ways. While cowboy boots are highly popular in Tennessee and sundresses in California. El Paso has its own unique style. Whether it is dressing up for a night out or dressing for a typical school day. UTEP...

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UTEP Dinner Theatre’s ‘Carrie–the Musical’ sets off a thriller experience

Jesus Lopez, Staff Reporter February 20, 2015

I made my first visit to the UTEP Dinner Theatre on Jan. 31, when I got the opportunity to attend the opening night of “Carrie–the Musical,” I must admit that at first I was quite skeptical about attending the show due to the very well known topics...

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Juan Gabriel shakes it all off

Juan Gabriel shakes it all off

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor February 18, 2015

Riveting, sensual and full of life are a few words that describe Juan Gabriel’s performance at the Don Haskins as part of his “Volver” tour. Dressed in a pink suit, he sang, dipped, swayed his hips, blew kisses and took it off. Also known...

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New motor speedway is located at 8600 Gateway East Blvd.

Indoor go-kart speedway is sparking up attention

Valerie Herrera, Staff Reporter February 17, 2015

A new motor speedway opened in East El Paso on Feb. 6, but plans for the official ribbon cutting of Zero to 60 Motor Speedway is expected to take place Mar. 6. The track, located at 8600 Gateway East Blvd. in the Kessler Industrial Park, is a quarter-mile...

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Food Flight ships signiture Mexican food from local El Paso restaurants, nationwide.

El Paso’s food takes flight

Jesus Lopez, Staff Reporter February 17, 2015

Not all places in the United States can pull off the specific taste of authentic Mexican food, and Food Flight, a new business from El Paso, has decided to change that. Food Flight ships  signature Mexican foods from local restaurants and stores in...

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The college chica workshop will be held Feb.21 at the Mike Loya Services building.

Girl empowerment comes to UTEP

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter February 17, 2015

Latinitas, an organization that works  to empower young Latina girls, will be collaborating with UTEP to host their College Chica Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to explain the importance of college through campus visits, presentations and other...

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Gabriel Iglesias brought his "Unity through laughter" tour to the Don Haskins Center Friday, February 13.

A single order of encores with a large dose of laughter

Amanda Guillen, Managing Editor February 13, 2015

With the clock ticking, counting the minutes Gabriel Iglesias has been on the stage  at the Don Haskins Center for his Unity through Laughter World Tour. Iglesias looks down picks up the clock and tells the audience that he was supposed to...

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UTEP Students answer funny Valentine’s Day questions

Christopher Zacherl, Multimedia Editor February 13, 2015

The Prospector wants to know what UTEP students think about Valentine's day so we went out and asked a few students some fun questions. [youtube id="kRr0IdfS6r8"]

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