College is what I did in between being an editor at The Prospector. Shaking caffeinated hands with bags so heavy under my eyes I could almost feel their weight. It was a Monday. But not just a typical Monday of classes, or a 9 to 5 job. No, another...

A book, a documentary and a newly revamped building on Texas Avenue in central El Paso are all the works of an entrepreneur, Don Shapiro, and filmmaker/author, Valentin Sandoval. Around a year ago, the two came together to start Power at the Pass at 1931...

New to the scene artist Irie Lee performs at the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

Students walk to and from class by the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

New to the scene artist Irie Lee performs at the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

DJ Johnny Kage from 104.3 Hit FM performs at the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

Outside the quaint town of Presidio, Texas, where less than 4,000 people reside, sits an even smaller colonia Las Pampas, where until 2016 there was no piped water. Now, some families in Las Pampas will not have to haul water from nearly 10 miles away...

From growing up in poverty in the Bronx, to stripping in Manhattan, to leaving an abusive relationship, to reality TV, to becoming a social media influencer, to having the hottest hit of the summer and performing on SNL—like her or not, Cardi B has...

Hundreds of demonstrators including students, educators and parents took the streets of downtown El Paso in unison with the national March For Our Lives movement. The El Paso march was just one of at least 846 other planned protests across the globe on...

Diana Natalicio was only supposed to be at UTEP for one year. But that one year turned into a 45-year legacy on campus and 30 years as UTEP’s president. Her tenure consists of awards and recognitions including the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame, a spot...

If there’s anything that’s certain, it’s that not all women are going to have similar values, religions, political stances or even an idea of a fun weekend night. But even when there’s not a single interest we can relate to, women still need to...

Veronica Escobar was all smiles as she hugged family, friends and volunteers from her campaign at her watch party at Park Tavern in downtown El Paso on Tuesday, March 6. “We worked very, very hard to turn out the vote,” Escobar said. “We’re...

On Tuesday, March 6 a student was reportedly hit by a car at the corner of Prospect Street and Shuster Avenue.

Beto O’Rourke, candidate for U.S. Senator representing Texas, hugs friends before walking on stage at his town hall at San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso.

Beto O’Rourke, candidate for U.S. Senator representing Texas, speaks at El Paso High School, his alma mater, on Saturday, March 10.

Beto O’Rourke, candidate for U.S. Senator representing Texas, hugs friends before walking on stage at his town hall at San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso.

Beto O’Rourke talks about his dedication for representing El Paso alongside his wife, Amy Hoover Sanders, at San Jacinto Plaza on Saturday, March 10.

Former UTEP Student Jessica Mendez sits on a rock near Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico. T or C is best known for its hot springs and only two hours outside of El Paso.

Downtown El Paso as seen from above.

UTEP softball player Ariel Blair leads the team in stolen bases with six.

Alia Garcia-Ureste is running for the 16th Congressional District seat.

UTEP softball player Ariel Blair leads the team in stolen bases with six.

Junior Raven Bennett was defeated by Tarelton's Alicia Barbaroux 6-4 and 6-1.

The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High have now been added to the list of 150,000 American students who have experienced a mass shooting since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. This year, there have been 18 school incidents that have...

The highly anticipated black superhero Marvel film “Black Panther,” has been paired with a compilation album, “Black Panther: The Album (Music From And Inspired By).” Mastered by Kendrick Lamar, the album is a time capsule of some of the biggest...

The UTEP softball team will open their home schedule against NMSU on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Michael Saruni set the world-record in the 600-meter at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational on Jan. 19 with a time of 1:14.79.

Hundreds attended the Angela Davis lecture at UGLC on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Jerome Tighman is running for the 16th Congressional District seat.

UTEP staff, students, and faculty wore all black Friday night at the Union East gallery to stand with the nation-wide Time's Up movement and discuss the next step forward. Time's Up is a movement against sexual harassment founded on January 1, 2018,...

Babak Tavakoli-Nejad promotes his art by working at various restaurants in east and west El Paso.

Most nights at the Briar Patch, one of El Paso’s hottest gay bars, you can find people dancing on the patio, socializing and drinking. But once a month there’s a different mood at Briar’s, as openly gay attorneys join together to advocate for lesbian,...

In a sea of signs and "pussy hats," hundreds women and allies commemorated the one-year anniversary of the nationwide Women's March on Sunday, Jan. 21. This year organizers of the El Paso March wanted to turn last year's "Hear our Voice" message into...

Veronica Escobar, former County Judge and current District 16 Congressional Candidate, has been officially endorsed by Our Revolution.

On Sunday, Jan. 21, El Paso women will come together with allies to represent a broad group of unified interests that affect women including the current presidential administration and the importance of voting as they aim to dismantle systems of oppression...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXXmhuVlQd4&t=2s International Boxing Federation’s world female featherweight titleholder Jennifer Han will attempt to defend her title against her mandatory challenger Lizbeth Crespo in February.

Rogelio Dominguez Parra holds Miriam's Orozco Gonzalez hand minutes before getting married across the fence that divides Mexico and the U.S. on Sunday, Dec. 10, 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...

At the start of September, Bueller’s opened its doors and let bar hoppers into the world of everyone’s favorite slacker teen from the ‘80s. Alex Macias, the owner of Bueller’s, was a freshman in high school when “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”...

In recent years, El Paso’s spectrum of bars, breweries and assorted night-life has grown and developed something for everyone. With this rise, coffee shops with a different take on the coffee experience are emerging. Arleen Mendez, a former El Paso...