There are a little over five weeks until UT San Antonio students are free for the summer. For now, students trudge on through the unpredictable spring weather. Students contemplate how to manage rising gas prices, what to wear for spring and “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.”
This week on Bird on the Street, The Paisano interviewed junior film and media major Erick Henriquez Camargo, freshman biology pre-med major Saphira Orozco, junior mechanical engineer major Jeremiah Sheppard-Rubio and freshman biology major Prisha Narang.
What do you think of gas prices?
Henriquez Camargo could not even fathom a deliberate response to the question about gas prices, responding with a disappointed sound of despair. Other students were able to critique the gas prices more directly.
“They’re too high, too expensive and I can’t afford them,” Orozco exclaimed. Sheppard-Rubio said something similar and explained that gas prices are “atrocious.” Agreeing with everyone else, Narang explained that gas prices are “way higher than they should be.”
Who is your favorite Super Mario Galaxy character?
The latest Universal Pictures film, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” features fan-favorite Nintendo characters such as Mario, Rosalina, Yoshi and so many different Toads. Narang and Orozco gleefully picked Princess Peach as their favorite from the movie based on the 2007 Nintendo game. Henriquez Camargo mentioned a more niche rival character featured in Super Mario Galaxy: Guppy the Shark. Sheppard-Rubio chose the iconic main character of the movie, Mario.
Have you heard of The Paisano?
While not all students may know about The Paisano, luckily, these students are aware of the UT San Antonio-based newspaper. Henriquez Camargo explained that he knew of The Paisano because of his friends telling him about the newspaper.
“Yeah I have heard of it. I know the chud [former] Photo Editor Diego Cisneros, and he’s always talking about it,” Sheppard-Rubio jokingly explained. Narang and Orozco both said they know of The Paisano because of newspaper distribution on campus on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
What is your favorite clothing item to wear in the spring?
Spring weather is quite unpredictable in San Antonio, but that does not stop Henriquez Camargo from wearing his favorite clothing item: hats. Although Sheppard-Rubio was wearing pants during his interview, he said he likes to wear shorts in the spring. Narang and Orozco have similar taste in style as they both are excited to wear sun dresses this spring.
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