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The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Aaron Montes

Día de los Muertos celebrates the dearly departed

Ashley M. Muñoz, Contributor October 29, 2013

Halloween is mostly seen as a holiday to get free candy, dress up like Darth Vader for fun and tell chilling stories about legendary monsters and ghosts who go bump in the night. Yet another holiday follows close behind. The traditional Mexican holiday...

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‘Night of the Living Dead’ will frighten all on Halloween

‘Night of the Living Dead’ will frighten all on Halloween

Leonardo Montañez, Staff Reporter October 29, 2013

From costumes to acting, the El Paso Playhouse got everything right in the stage performance of “Night of Living Dead,” based on the classic movie directed by George A. Romero. The playhouse version, directed by Moy Hinojos, outclassed many productions...

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The nightmare before Halloween

Jaime Quesada, Contributor October 29, 2013

Halloween is coming up and if you are left picking out a costume at the last minute, you have a decision to make—either go to the nearest Halloween store and pick out a costume, or go to your local Savers or Wal-Mart to find individual pieces to create...

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A classic, horror-themed marathon

A classic, horror-themed marathon

Marcus Seegers, Multimedia Editor October 29, 2013

With all the craziness of Halloween going on this week, people will be trying to decide what movies to watch. Creating a list of top five horror movies is difficult because of how many famous and appreciated ones there are. Here is a list of some of the...

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Hawthorne reimagined in The Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne reimagined in ‘The Scarlet Letter’

S. David Ramirez, Staff Reporter October 29, 2013

“I will not name him,” protested Hester Prynne (Kathryn Smith-McGlynn), framed in lights on a scaffold that looked ominously like gallows. The UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance is presenting “The Scarlet Letter," a screenplay written by Phyllis...

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Top Halloween-themed festivites

Top Halloween-themed festivites

Marcus Seegers, Multimedia Editor October 29, 2013

Everyone wants to get out and have some fun on Halloween. So what are some places that will be having special Halloween celebrations? Here is a list of some of the places that are having special Halloween-themed nights. Little Bit of Texas Little...

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Adventure time in Wales

Adventure time in Wales

Alejandro Alba, Contributor October 28, 2013

When you are an inexperienced swimmer the last thing you want to do is go on an adventure trip to Wales where you will be kayaking and coasteering. However, if you are an adventurous soul like I am, a trip filled with adventure is ideal and worthwhile. When...

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East El Paso Menchie’s location featured in CBS ‘Undercover Boss’ episode

East El Paso Menchie’s location featured in CBS ‘Undercover Boss’ episode

Amanda Guillen, Staff Reporter October 26, 2013

On October 25th CBS aired an “Undercover Boss” episode that focused on the yogurt chain Menchies. The episode featured the East side Menchies location here in El Paso, which is located on 1355 George Dieter. CEO and co-owner of Menchies Amit Kleinberger...

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Haunted Tours invites students for a night of fright

Marcus Seegers, Multimedia Editor October 25, 2013

The Student Alumni Association is hosting the 7th annual haunted house and haunted tours’ on campus this Fri. Oct 25. SAA has been hosting this event since 2006, when they started the event because they wanted to start a new fall fundraiser and create...

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One Journey: Shares the struggles of living in the border

One Journey: Shares the struggles of living in the border

News October 24, 2013

The local women’s advocacy organization, La Mujer Obrera hosts, for one night only, ONE JOURNEY: A One Woman Show, an evening of Dinner, Danza y Drama on Fri. Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at Café Mayapan, located at 2000 Texas Ave. This event will feature Danza...

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The Nexus 7 32GB is now at $259 at Best Buy and Future Shop.

Nexus 7: The sequel that’s better than the original

Jaime Quesada, Contributor October 22, 2013

The Nexus 7 is a 7-inch tablet created by Google and built by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Just when we thought normal-sized tablets were the last piece of technology we would need, they come out with this. I have to say though, that this is one sequel that...

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Expected hunches for new Apple lineup

Expected hunches for new Apple lineup

Marcus Seegers, Multimedia Editor October 22, 2013

You all know Apple Inc. right? The massive tech giant that brought classics like the iPod and iPhone. Apple will be having a tech event on Tues. Oct. 22. You are probably thinking, “didn’t Apple just have a big tech conference when they announced...

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