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...

This last semester on the day before spring break, my friend invited me to go visit our old high school because she and other UTEP students had to give a presentation on how to attend college to the parents of students in the English as a Second Language...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQ2v6p-GJM 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....

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...

Students had the opportunity to take photos the Photo Bus booth at the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

The first Miner Fest featured music, games and information booths.

SGA offered free food to the first 250 students at the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

SGA offered free aguas frescas to the first 250 students at the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

SGA offered free food to the first 250 students at the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

Students had the opportunity to get a henna tattoo at the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

Students had the opportunity to take photos the Photo Bus booth at the first Miner Fest on Wednesday, April 18 at Centennial Plaza.

Achieving the benefits of being physically strong, but still having a calm mind and energy can all be accomplished by any hour-long session at AeroZen Yoga, according to the owner Nashyelli Elena Hernandez. “Inspiration, perspiration and relaxation,...

The Prospector asked students what they thought about the student who preaches at UTEP's Centennial Plaza. This is what they had to say: https://youtu.be/xAp7k7f-3ME

Friends since their teenage years, going through multiple band break ups, with members coming and going, Soul Parade is the final outcome of those 10 years of experience in El Paso’s local music scene. They are now one of the local bands featured...

https://youtu.be/KsBj67tmX6o The Prospector asked students if the way they dress to school is important to them.

Located at 200 S. Santa Fe St., Lalo Élan is a bohemian café/boutique, specializing in original new-age jewelry. The space is a representation of Elena Ruiz’s personality—a 33-year-old self-taught jeweler designer, who strives to keep her passion...

A single mother, a family law attorney, a committee representative and an organizer of a civil rights group—these are all the roles that 46-year-old Lyda Ness-Garcia has in the city of El Paso. Ness-Garcia was born in North Carolina and moved to Athens,...

https://youtu.be/RnI4254Zjok The Prospector asked students how spring break should be spent in this week’s Question Of The Week. This is what they had to say:

Instead of staying at home this spring break, here are some last-minute places to escape to and reset in to continue the semester fresh. These destinations are based on the opportunity to learn about the environment and culture of our surrounding states:...

Final performance of the “Story of Nien.”

Former UTEP art students and partners Raúl Gonzalez (known as Raúl the Third) and Elaine Bay will offer a workshop on campus regarding their collaborative process on how to craft and promote their illustrated books. The workshop will be held at the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq48-G4K2Gg&t=2s The Prospector asked students what is their go-to pick-up line or first move in this week's Question Of The Week.

Not a day goes by in Kim Bauer’s print making class where he does not mention his wife, Terri. The 35-year-old relationship of art lecturers, Kim Brian Bauer, an associate  professor in printmaking, and Therese (Terri) Bauer, an advisor and senior...

The internationally recognized sports and entertainment center, Topgolf, opened its first location at El Paso on Friday, Feb. 2, just in time for the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day.   Unlike regular golf courses or driving ranges, Topgolf...

La banda fronteriza de rock , Sets, ha logrado difundir su talento a través de la serie original de Netflix “Club de Cuervos”.   Su canción de genero blues/country, “Es como un sol”, forma parte de la banda sonora en la tercera temporada,...

On Saturday, Jan. 20, the Centennial Museum held an opening reception for the exhibit “Aliento a Tequila,” a series of photographs by Joel Salcido. The exhibition narrates Salcido’s expedition about the making of tequila in the state of Jalisco,...