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Ron and Joya Bermudez co-own the Healthy Desires Café aiming to help El Pasoans eat healthier.

New healthy restaurant opens its doors in Northeast El Paso

Claudia Flores, Staff Reporter December 5, 2017

With many options such as vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free food, Healthy Desires Café opened its doors in Northeast El Paso on Saturday, Dec. 2. “We wanted to make a different option, I’m at the gym five days at week and one of the biggest problems...

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Emily Davis and the Murder Police break into the El Paso music scene

Emily Davis and the Murder Police break into the El Paso music scene

Eddie Velazquez, Entertainment Editor December 5, 2017

As a seasoned veteran of the El Paso music scene, singer-songwriter Emily Davis is emerging with a new alternative project, spearheading the band Emily Davis and the Murder Police. The Prospector caught up with Davis regarding this new project, graduating...

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Graduation celebration spots and health inspections by the numbers

Graduation celebration spots and health inspections by the numbers

Daniel Mendez, Staff Reporter December 5, 2017

Congrats recent graduates, you just graduated and want to celebrate the hard work and effort you put in  to get that degree once graduation day rolls around. You may want to celebrate with friends and family at a nice restaurant and get some drinks...

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Bean Parabeac  co-founders work on their app at the CoWork Oasis offices.

CoWork Oasis spurs innovation for tech startups in El Paso

Michaela Roman, Contributor December 5, 2017

El Paso’s own Silicon Valley has emerged downtown. Now heading into their fifth month open, CoWork Oasis is a space for those interested in the world of tech to work together and gain traction from national investors.  Tech startups have become the...

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Editor’s Prospector Music Award picks of 2017

Editor’s Prospector Music Award picks of 2017

Adrian Broaddus, Leslie Sariñana, and Eddie Velazquez December 5, 2017

Artist of the year Adrian: Quavo Quavo worked tirelessly throughout the year, spreading himself on seemingly every hip-hop album that was released this year. 2017 brought Quavo a world-wide tour and tons of highly acclaimed features. Leslie: Mac...

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Woman giving her best impression to her interviewer and potential boss while applying for a job

The best and worst jobs of 2017

Rene Delgadillo, Multimedia Editor December 5, 2017

According to Federal Reserve data by the advocacy group Young Invincibles, millennials are worst off than their parents when it comes to job salaries, student loan debt and home ownership rates. The data showed that millennials earn 20 percent less than...

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President Donald Trump holds rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Tue. May 24.

A recap of a year under President Trump

Christian Vasquez, Web Editor December 4, 2017

No matter what your political position may be, we can all agree that the Trump presidency is anything but boring. Every day there are new headlines about the administration’s latest outrage, so much so that a lot of the actual policies get buried under...

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The current law versus the proposed Senate tax plan and how it would affect income of all sizes.

Tax reform could affect thousands in U.S.

Leslie Sarinana, Copy Editor December 4, 2017

Early Saturday, Dec. 2, the U.S. Senate took a midnight vote on the new tax bill. It was passed on a 51-49 vote. All Democrats and only one Republican voted no. The new bill is a rewritten version of an earlier bill passed by the Senate panel and was...

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Opportunities for recent grads: Internships and jobs

Opportunities for recent grads: Internships and jobs

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter December 4, 2017

With winter commencement around the corner, thousands are getting ready to graduate from college and begin their careers. Some will have a job waiting for them while others continue the intense and often exhausting job search. Today’s market may not...

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A thank you and farewell to El Paso

A thank you and farewell to El Paso

Augie Touris, Contributor December 4, 2017

It’s with a bittersweet tone that my stay in the Sun City will be coming to an end this Friday. I’m excited to graduate with my bachelor’s degree in creative writing and to head back home to the frozen tundra of Buffalo, New York, while I decide...

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2017 was a  year to forget

2017 was a year to forget

Jason Green, Contributor December 4, 2017

Remember when 2016 was coming to a close and all of those celebrities were dying and we all said, “OMG, I can’t wait for this year to be over so we can get to 2017 and it’ll be so much better”? Well, 2017 is coming to a close and it’s time...

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The Sun Bowl association representatives announced NC State and Arizona State as the two teams who will play in the 2017 Sun Bowl.

North Carolina State will take on Arizona State for the 84th annual Sun Bowl

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief December 3, 2017

Teams are locked in and slated for the 84th annual Hyundai Sun  Bowl as the North Carolina State Wolfpack will take on the Arizona State Sun Devils on Friday, Dec. 29, at 3:00 p.m. MT. NC State (8-4) is coming into the matchup as the second place...

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