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Graduate Amy Miller masters the cello

Graduate Amy Miller masters the cello

Glenda Avalos, Contributor May 7, 2019

Graduation marks the end of an exciting, frustrating and enriching part of a student’s life and after two years as a graduate music performance student, Amy Miller is ready to receive her master’s degree in music performance. “My first year here,...

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Goodbye, UTEP. It’s been real.

Goodbye, UTEP. It’s been real.

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor May 7, 2019

Alas the time has come, and where to begin? I’ve always loved writing, and I never considered a career in journalism – until recently. In the summer of 2018, I walked into The Prospector office to give real journalism a shot. It was definitely a challenge,...

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Dance seniors present  final project performances

Dance seniors present final project performances

Alexia X. Nava Carmona, Reporter May 7, 2019

The Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Trajectory: Senior Dance Capstones” May 10 as part of a final senior dance project. The capstones are a series of eight- to 10-minute choreographed pieces directed by the graduating dance seniors,...

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Slayer plays final show in El Paso

Slayer plays final show in El Paso

Jaqueline Martinez, Contributor May 6, 2019

American band Slayer kicked off its last leg of their final tour in El Paso May 5 at the UTEP Don Haskins Center. El Paso metalheads gathered to raise their horns, one last time to one of the ‘Big Four’ bands of thrash metal, as the band performed...

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photo courtesy of UTEP theatre and dance

‘Oedipus El Rey’ a modern-day ‘Oedipus Rex’

Alexia X. Nava Carmona, Reporter April 29, 2019

The UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance premiered its production of “Oedipus El Rey” April 26, at the UTEP Wise Family Theater. “Oedipus El Rey” is a modern-day Latinx adaptation of the Greek tragedy “Oedipus Rex” by Luis Alfaro. “It...

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Neon Desert Music Festival 2019 Profile Series: Roman Rouge

Neon Desert Music Festival 2019 Profile Series: Roman Rouge

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor April 29, 2019

El Paso singer and songwriter Roman Rouge is set to perform at this year’s Neon Desert Music Festival on Saturday, May 25 in Downtown El Paso. Rouge began writing music at the age of 11 and throughout high school, he began releasing his music on SoundCloud...

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Pet People is set to perform on May 26 in Downtown El Paso.

Neon Desert Music Festival 2019 Profile Series: Pet People

Jaqueline Martinez, Contributor April 29, 2019

Local art-pop band Pet People is set to perform at the ninth annual Neon Desert Music Festival 2019 on May 26 in Downtown El Paso. Pet People consists of four musicians: lead singer and guitarist Nicole Velarde, Ross Ingram on keyboards, Tomas Tinajero...

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Find fashion on a budget

Find fashion on a budget

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor April 22, 2019

As college students on a tight budget, sometimes fashion is the last thing on our list when it comes to spending money. Although purchasing clothes from big-name brand stores at the mall is easier and nicer, it does tend to add up. Sometimes finding cheap...

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Peek at the Fashion  behind the curtain

Peek at the Fashion behind the curtain

Jaqueline Martinez, Contributor April 22, 2019

The UTEP Theatre and Dance Department is a student-centered program located in the Fox Fine Arts, which offers a variety of performances and design opportunities for students and artists as they develop and refine their skills fit for a professional career...

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Cure: a new nail concept

Cure: a new nail concept

Claudia Flores, Editor-in-Chief April 22, 2019

“Cure is definitely different than your average nail salon, we have focused on creating a concept that is not like anything else on the market,” said 25-year-old Mark Elias, owner of Cure nail salon, located at 7460 Cimarron Market St. in northwest...

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OLLI promotes learning, inclusion for older adults

OLLI promotes learning, inclusion for older adults

Glenda Avalos, Contributor April 19, 2019

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UTEP provides learning opportunities for senior adults and forms part of the Bernard Osher Foundation founded by Bernard Osher. Osher believed that as individuals get older, they should be more engaged with...

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UTEP Dinner Theatre set to present Tony Award winning musical 'Mamma Mia'

UTEP Dinner Theatre set to present Tony Award winning musical ‘Mamma Mia’

Brianna Chavez, Copy Editor April 18, 2019

Get ready to dance and jive with Donna and the Dynamos and feel like a “Dancing Queen,” during the UTEP Dinner Theatre’s production of the popular Broadway musical, “Mamma Mia!” The Dinner Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning musical...

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