The Prospector

Concordia Cemetery Helps Keep the Dead Alive

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter • October 28, 2014

The Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society, commonly called Ghosts 915, and the Concordia Heritage Association will be sponsoring the annual Día de los Muertos Festival from 2-8 p.m. on Nov. 1 at El Paso’s Concordia Cemetery. “We have vendors, dancers,...

The night of terror will be filled with good treats this Halloween

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • October 28, 2014

As Halloween gets closer, we start thinking about what we will be doing that night, whether it will be trick or treating with siblings or children, handing out candy or exploring the night in your creepy costume. Whatever it might be, you want to be sure...

Exhibit celebrates Borderzine anniversary and supports journalism majors

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter • October 28, 2014

UTEP Journalism professor David Smith-Soto will have his photographic work displayed until Oct. 31at the Glass Gallery located in the third floor of the Fox Fine Arts Center. “I was an urban kid growing up in San Jose so I photographed life in the...

‘Taming of the Shrew’ stays true to Shakespeare in modern adaptation

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter • October 21, 2014

There’s nothing quite like the looks on the audiences’ faces as they watch the cast of Chuck Gorden’s rendition of “The Taming of the Shrew” swing chairs and scream their lungs out at each other on the stage of UTEP’s Wise Family Theatre. The...

Haunted campus dolls up for Halloween theme

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter • October 21, 2014

The UTEP Student Alumni Association will be hosting their annual Haunted Campus event on Oct. 23 and 24. Attendees will be guided through the haunted buildings on campus after dark, finishing at a haunted house created by the association. “We’re...

‘Footloose–The musical:’ Great parties never get old

Gianfranco Languasco, Contributor • October 21, 2014

Two things can happen when you see someone so confident and energetic, willing to go as far as he can —and perhaps more—to defend what he believes in, even if this person was labeled at first as a troublemaker. The first thing that can happen is that...

Shellsy Oyster Bar turns anyone into a seafood lover

Jason Greene, Staff Reporter • October 21, 2014

Having grown up at the beach, I am a huge fan of seafood. Living in El Paso has only helped to strengthen my longing for my favorite crustaceans, mollusks and whatever other things dwell on the sea floor. Of course, living in the desert can make it very...

Wicked Wine Run: A race that will encourage runners to stay more than hydrated

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • October 21, 2014

An event that has been popular all across Texas is making its way to the community for the first time. The Wicked Wine Run will be hosted at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 in La Union, N.M. Nate and Veronica Davis, originally from Austin, have been traveling...

Men in heels, walk for a cause

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • October 16, 2014

The community does it again, hundreds of men took time out of their day on Thursday and strapped their feet in red high heels to walk a mile near the Union Plaza in downtown El Paso. The nation wide event, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an annual event...

A rebellion on the dance floor comes to the UDT

Gianfranco Languasco, Contributor • October 14, 2014

It is 2014, but it also could be 1984. Still, everything is surprising again. The music is blasting, everybody just wants to dance, and even though they have to struggle to move accordingly; they do it with a smile– their hands, their feet, their hips....

Wise Family Theatre to premiere shrewd Shakespearean production

Joseph Esposito, Staff Reporter • October 14, 2014

The UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance will be hosting their first play of the semester, “The Taming of the Shrew,” which will open on Oct. 17 at the Wise Family Theatre. “The play will absolutely be a success, the center section and front row...

Local comics featured at event

Kimberly Valle, Staff Reporter • October 14, 2014

It’s time to search through your closets, dust off your old comic books and action figures, because a comic book convention will be hosted at 6 p.m. on Oct. 18. The event will take place at the Joe Vinny & Bronson’s Bohemian Café, located at...