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What is your favorite thing about your culture?

What is your favorite thing about your culture?

November 13, 2018

The Prospector asked students what was their favorite thing about their culture. This is what they had to say: https://youtu.be/SKHj773L4D0

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A Proper Print Shop employee helps a visitor make a print at Mighty Mujer Triathalon event.

UTEP grad keeps printmaking alive

Eddie Velazquez, Contributor February 21, 2017

As an emerging community, the art scene in El Paso needs all the passion and fervor it can get. Located at 800 Montana Ave., Proper Printshop heeds the call to provide for those eager to share their ideas in the border community. Proper Printshop serves...

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Randi Zuckerberg to make a stop on campus

Randi Zuckerberg to make a stop on campus

Jason Green February 14, 2017

New York Times best-selling author, Harvard graduate, Emmy-nominated television anchor, early Facebook marketing manager and current media mogul, Randi Zuckerberg, will be speaking on campus at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Undergraduate Learning Center,...

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Juan Sandoval: librarian turned art collector

Eddie Velazquez, Staff Reporter February 14, 2017

With altruism as the main drive behind his art collection, UTEP librarian Juan Sandoval has amassed over 1,000 works of art that he keeps in his modest Sunset Heights apartment. “I always had poor friends growing up, so I would help them out by buying...

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Migos Culture surpasses all expectations

Migos’ “Culture” surpasses all expectations

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor January 31, 2017

At the start of the 2010s, three east Atlanta rappers who make up Migos waved their way up the ranks of the underground trap scene. They broke through stardom with their hit single “Versace” in 2013 and maneuvered through the hip-hop scene with their...

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The art exhibits featured in the spring exhibition will be on display at the Rubin Center until April 22.

Rubin Center unveils spring showcase

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter January 24, 2017

The Rubin Center held its first art show of the spring semester and kicked-off the 11th annual event on Thursday, Jan. 19, with two exhibitions on display. The first was by the world-famous artist Teresa Margolles, who displayed her work on violence...

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The best, worst and memorable tattoos from the artists themselves

Jason Green, Staff Reporter November 8, 2016

The popularity of television shows such as “Miami Ink,” “Inked” and “Ink Master” brought tattooing into the mainstream media. They have made tattoos less taboo and more recognized as a true art form. El Paso has seen a boom in tattoo studios...

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The Alamo Drafthouse is located at 250 E. Montecillo in west El Paso and will officially open on May 6.

Long awaited Alamo Drafthouse to open in May

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter April 26, 2016

The Alamo Drafthouse will open on May 6 with the premiere of “Captain America: Civil War.” The theater is located at 250 East Montecillo in west El Paso. What makes Alamo Drafthouse different than other movie theaters is that it serves specialty...

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Uncovering the largest city in Morocco

Kimberly Valle, Contributor March 3, 2016

My classmates and I were booked into a hotel near the beach in Casablanca. We made our way down toward the reception dinner, where we found several different foods along with dessert displayed on a buffet table. We were kindly greeted by a Moroccan waitress...

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Far away from Home

Kimberly Valle, Contributor March 3, 2016

  As I sat on the 10-hour plane ride to Morocco, I kept thinking to myself; how am I going to communicate with people? Am I going to be okay? Will my credits be transferred back to UTEP? Many thoughts ran through my head as I embarked on my...

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Nearly 1.4 million Mexicans identified themselves Afro-Mexicans or Afro-descendants in Mexicos 2015 national survey.

Afro-Mexicans recognized in Mexico

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter February 23, 2016

At the tail end of 2015, in mid-December, the Mexican census bureau made history by recognizing their black citizens in their latest national census survey. The inclusion represents the first official recognition of African heritage within Mexico. In...

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Doctoral student in chemistry Yanyu Wu will participate in Chinese New Year activities.

Chinese community invites El Paso to celebrate new year

Jesus Lopez, Contributor February 3, 2015

The Chinese New Year lands on Feb. 19, and there will be small celebrations at UTEP and in El Paso to celebrate the year of the sheep. “On Chinese New Year’s Eve, there is always a big meal for the family,” said Yanyu Wu, doctoral student in chemistry....

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