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Mortal Kombat is a 2021 American martial arts fantasy film based on the video game franchise of the same name and a reboot of the Mortal Kombat film series.

Review: Mortal Kombat’s reboot lacks substance

Sven Kline, Contributor May 4, 2021

A fresh reboot of the fighting-action arcade game Mortal Kombat hit the big screen April 16 in theaters and homes. The Midway Games and NetherRealms franchise returned with a new director, Simon McQuoid, to revive the series and set a new bar that...

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Students gathered Wednesday, April 24, at the Union Cinema listening to UTEP lecturer Ruby Montana’s testimony of those who once were victims of sexual and domestic abuse.

Take Back the Night raises awareness against sexual violence

Alyson Rodriguez, Contributor May 4, 2021

UTEP’s Campus Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE) hosted the Take Back the Night event on April 22 as part of raising awareness for sexual assault month. They had a movie screening of “Roll Red Roll,” followed by a discussion led by UTEP lecturer...

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“Spring Fest is the first big in-person event held by UTEP. Photo by Albert Silva/The Prospector”

UTEP hosts Spring Fest, the semester’s largest in-person event yet

Julian Herrera, Staff Reporter May 1, 2021

Spring Fest, the first entirely in-person event of the semester, welcomed approximately 100 students and staff alike outdoors at the Student Recreation Center’s University field, April 23.   As guests entered the field, they were welcomed...

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Stock Photo courtesy of Joy Harjo, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Poet laureate Joy Harjo recites poems, songs at Somos Writers series

Sven Kline, Contributor April 28, 2021

The UTEP department of Creative Writing hosted an online interactive event with Poet Laureate Joy Harjo in honor of the Somos Writers Spring Series event taking place through the entirety of National Poetry Month.    Opening with a Spanish...

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Godzilla and King Kong return to the big screen on April 1, 2021. Godzilla vs. King Kong is now available in theaters.

Godzilla vs. Kong doesn’t stand up to its predecessor

Sven Kline, Contributor April 20, 2021

The infamous titans of Toho and Hollywood, Godzilla and King Kong, returned to the big screen April 1, clashing once again after the original predecessor film was released in 1962.   It has been seven years since Godzilla last appeared...

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People were welcomed at UTEP's Centennial Plaza for a movie on the lawn, hosted by the Student Engagement and Leadership Center on April 13, 2021.

UTEP SELC shows “Greenland” at in-person Movies on the Lawn

Alyson Rodriguez, Contributor April 19, 2021

UTEP's Student Engagement & Leadership Center (SELC) hosted Movies on the Lawn on Tuesday, April 13 at Centennial Plaza for a screening of “Greenland” directed by Ric Roman Waugh.  “Movies on the lawn is a collaboration between SELC and...

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Joshua Cebollero plays the trumpet with the UTEP Jazz band UTEP at the Music On The Plaza on March 9th 2021 at the UTEP Fox Fine Arts center

Music on the Plaza kicks off with jazz performances

Sven Kline, Contributor April 15, 2021

 UTEP’s department of music debuted its first Music on the Plaza concert, an event free to attend at the heart of UTEP’s creative center of art, Fox Fine Arts Plaza on April 9.   The event, which will take place every Friday in April, at...

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Photos Courtesy of the UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance

UTEP students advance to nationals after winning at the Regional Theatre Festival

Katrina Villarreal, Contributor April 14, 2021

Three UTEP students finished at the top at the Kennedy Center American College Region 6: Regional Theater Festival, which was held virtually February19-28. Isabelle Rivera, Kalina Gallardo, and Sarah Curtis are all advancing to Nationals in...

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With classes being held online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, UTEP students have changed their fashion preference.

Students’ quarantine fashion is constantly evolving

Heriberto Perez, Staff Reporter April 6, 2021

One year after the COVID-19 pandemic reached Juárez and El Paso’s borderland, students continue to have online classes. While some students got up early to get dressed and ready for remote classes and dressed casually, other students stayed comfortable...

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Crystals and spirituality helped me heal

Crystals and spirituality helped me heal

Noelia Gonzalez, Staff Reporter April 6, 2021

I’ve been attracted to crystals since I was a little kid. When I used to go to Mesilla, New Mexico, I would try to collect all the crystals they had in the shops. I never truly understood why I felt so attracted to these shiny rocks, until...

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Grown Together is a vegan restaurant in Downtown El Paso that opened in 2020.

El Paso shows growing support for vegan diet

Julian Herrera, Staff Reporter April 6, 2021

The growing number of individuals in the U.S. becoming vegan is reflected in the expanding choices and support for healthier food alternatives in the borderland.  Ipsos Retail Performance, an  analytics and insight company, conducted a study...

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UTEP creative writing adjunct lecturer Alessandra Narváez Varela debuts her first novel, “Thirty Talks Weird Love.”

Introduction of a new read, “Thirty Talks Weird Love”

Alyson Rodriguez, Contributor April 6, 2021

UTEP creative writing adjunct lecturer Alessandra Narváez Varela debuts her first novel, “Thirty Talks Weird Love.”   The novel centers on Anamaria Aragón Sosa, a girl who lives in Ciudad Juárez in 1999, during the first femicide wave. Anamaria is...

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