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The 14th annual Plaza Classic Film Festival will be July 29-August 8 in and around the Plaza Theatre in downtown El Paso.

Plaza classic film festival releases summer schedule

Exodis Ward, Entertainment Editor July 9, 2021

The 14th annual El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival returns to the Plaza Theatre from July 29 to Aug. 8. The festival will take place in and around the Plaza Theatre in downtown El Paso. The festival shows a variety of films including...

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UTEP will be returning to in person classes as the norm in the fall with Covid-19 cases falling and vaccination rates increasing in the El Paso Community

UTEP students share their thoughts on the campus reopening

Julia Lucero, Contributor July 9, 2021

As universities reopen and get back to “normal,” students share their feelings about the reopening of campus and how their organizations were affected by the shutdown. UTEP announced May 3 that classes would start the transition back to in-person...

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 The Annual Juried UTEP student exhibition is open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday through July 30. People can go in groups of no more than 10.

Rubin Center hosts first in-person student exhibition for 2021

Nicole Lopez, Multimedia Editor July 6, 2021

For the first time in a year, the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts hosts the Annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition in-person and virtually.    Last year, the exhibition was completely online. Kerry Doyle, director of the Rubin...

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UTEP has changed the hours for its dining services beginning July 6.

UTEP dining services changes hours

Prospector Staff Report July 6, 2021

Starting Tuesday, July 6 these are the new hours for UTEP dining services operations. CHICK-FIL-A (EPNGCC) BEGINNING JULY 6 MONDAY - THURSDAY 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. PIZZA HUT (UNION EAST 2ND FLOOR) JUNE...

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Chico greets the fans in his 4th of July attire for the El Paso Chihuahuas.

Fourth of July events and celebrations around El Paso

Prospector Staff Report July 3, 2021

With the increased reopening of businesses and the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, the El Paso area will have plenty of things to do for the July Fourth holiday. Below is a list of some of the events that will be happening. The El Paso County Parks...

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Miners fans cheer at the football game against Houston  Baptist Huskies. Aug. 31, 2019.

UTEP to allow full capacity for all sporting events

Katrina Villarreal, Sports Editor June 30, 2021

UTEP Athletics Director, Jim Senter, announced Friday that all UTEP sporting events for the 2021-2022 season are set to return to 100% capacity. During the 2020 season, UTEP Athletics was forced to only allow a certain number of fans at each sporting...

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UTEP Dinner Theatre presents the  Off-Broadway hit musical 'Nunsense" through July 18

UTEP’s Dinner Theater returns with ‘Nunsense!’

Exodis Ward, Entertainment Editor June 30, 2021

UTEP’s Dinner Theatre is currently having in-person performances through July 18 of the  hit musical comedy and crowd favorite “Nunsense!” The show runs at 50% of audience capacity and follows other Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. “It...

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Vice President Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris tours U.S. Border Patrol station, meets with nonprofits in El Paso today

Albert Silva and Maria Salette Ontiveros June 25, 2021

Editor's note: This story was last updated at 2:35 p.m. Vice President Kamala Harris visited El Paso today, June 25, joined by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar. According...

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 The store features records and CDs of various genres, including Classic Rock, Jazz and Blues, R&B, Indie, and more.

All That Music and Video celebrates part one of Record Store Day 2021

Nicole Lopez, Contributor June 24, 2021

In honor of Record Store Day 2021, All That Music and Video opened their doors at 9 a.m. June 12, two hours earlier than their usual hours of operation. Last year, Record Store Day was broken up into three days to account for social distancing. As COVID-19...

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Pride parade celebration at Downtown El Paso, Saturday June 22nd 2019.

Borderland hosts pride events all summer

Alyson Rodriguez, Contributor June 24, 2021

June is Pride month. A month of celebrating people’s individuality and sexuality. It honors the achievements and impact that the LGBTQ+ community has made throughout history. During this time, many pride events are held in Sun City.    Following...

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EPISD parents demand more funding for schools in the Segundo Barrio

EPISD parents demand more funding for schools in the Segundo Barrio

Nicole Lopez, Contributor June 24, 2021

Parents and educators gathered outside of the new El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) administrative offices downtown June 15 to protest the quality of education that their children and students are receiving.    Hilda Villegas, parent...

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The first families on the side of Ciudad Juarez descend the ramp to meet their families

in El Paso, Saturday, June 19, 2021. Photo by Hugo Hinojosa/The Prospector.

Families separated by U.S.-Mexican border reunite for three minutes at ‘Hugs, Not Walls’

Nicole Lopez, Contributor June 23, 2021

At this year’s Hugs, Not Walls, also known as ‘Abrazos, no Muros’, approximately 200 families reunited at the U.S.-Mexican border on the Rio Grande on June 19. The annual event brings families together from the United States and Mexico, some of...

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