In 2009, graphic design professor, Anne M. Giangiulio, came up with the idea that each semester an entire class of seniors graduating in the graphic design program have to create an exhibition of their best work during their last day of classes and invite...

Rap singer Cardi B will not be in El Paso to perform at Neon Desert after an announcement on her Instagram account. The rap star said that the Broccoli City Festival in Washington, DC this weekend would be her last performance for now. "Broccoli...

The UTEP Department of Theatre will finish its semester with Sara Ruhl’s play “In the Next Room.” The Tony Award nominee for best new play and a finalist for a Pulitzer Price, “In the Next Room” or the vibrator play” tells the story of the...

The world of art is often subjective, leaving an art piece to do the talking and giving the audience free reign over what to think about it. However, Betsabee Romero’s art is meant to convey a certain message. On Friday, April 20, Romero was a juror...

Just under the U.S. 54 overpass, adorned with Chicano-inspired murals and at the edge of Lincoln Park in central El Paso, lies the thChrch, a collaborative creative work/study space for artists and entrepreneurs to develop ideas with the help of the community....

After J. Cole released “2014 Forest Hills Drive” to end 2014, the hip-hop nation thought the world of J. Cole and his day-one loyals put him on a pedestal, along with Kendrick Lamar and Drake, for the best rappers in the hip-hop world.    It...

From cacti to trees, FloraFEST features over 2,000 desert-adapted plants on sale at UTEP every year in April and is considered the largest sale of its kind in the region. Admission to FloraFEST is always free and is held at the courtyard located between...

SGA presented the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza in an effort to start a new spring tradition. Students had the opportunity to take a break in between their classes, from 11 a.m. t0 1 p.m., to enjoy live music from local...

The skin is the largest organ in the body and having an effective skin care routine can be a daily necessity for some. For Lilly Navarro, using organic products for the skin is especially important. Navarro, a native El Pasoan, makes her own organic...

Located in the heart of downtown at 222 Texas Ave., Suite F, District Coffee offers a place for people working in the area and for students to grab a cup of joe and take a break. This new coffee shop, which opened in March, has a modern atmosphere that...

This year is one of Neon Desert Music Festival biggest years for local artists, with almost half the lineup dedicated to El Paso artists, and one of those bands being Divine Kegel. The duo, made up of drummer and vocalist Elijah Watson and guitarist...