Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

’45 Years’

Aidan Watson-Morris March 22, 2016

Review: “45 Years” “45 Years” is an object lesson in the art of patient filmmaking. The story focuses on the Mercers, an aging couple (played by Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay) about to...

Andrea Velgis, The Paisano

Evening of poetry at The Twig

Kevin Prichard March 22, 2016

On Sunday, Jan. 31, The Twig Bookshop in The Pearl in downtown San Antonio had the privilege of hosting an “Evening of Poetry” with renowned poets: Director of the Trinity University Press, Barbara...

Photos by Brady Phelps

UTSA wins first match

Robert Avila March 22, 2016

  After starting the season with an 0-3 record, the UTSA men’s tennis team won its first match Friday at home against Louisiana-Lafayette (ULL) in a hard-fought 4-2 victory. UTSA pulled...

Master of None

Master of None

Raquel E. Alonzo March 22, 2016

The series starts off with some dude banging some chick. Without warning, the condom breaks and now the two are both “googling” if pre-ejaculate contains sperm. Just to be safe, they take an Uber...

Kat Joseph, The Paisano

UTSA beats La. Tech

Chris Herbert March 22, 2016

Entering Saturday afternoon’s contest, the UTSA women’s basketball team was coming off two consecutive losses to Conference USA (C-USA) opponents Florida Atlantic (FAU) and Louisiana Tech. The previous...

Photo courtesy of Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez and the Carolina Panthers

Super Bowl L is a matchup for the ages

Jose Santos March 22, 2016

The Denver Broncos will face off against the Carolina Panthers in the historic 2016 Super Bowl, the first in which two former first-overall draft picks will face off against each other at the quarterback...

Photo courtesy of NBAE/Getty Images

Spurs’ Style Succeeds

Anthony Suniga March 22, 2016

The San Antonio Spurs have not missed the NBA playoffs since Gregg Popvich became head coach and Tim Duncan was drafted first overall in 1997. There is much more to the story than meets the eye. The Spurs...

Brady Phelps, The Paisano

UIW, St. Mary’s can’t match UTSA tennis

Robert Avila March 22, 2016

UTSA’s women’s tennis team closed out a two-match weekend with wins over both St. Mary’s and Incarnate Word (UIW). In Saturday’s home opener against nationally ranked St. Mary’s, the Roadrunners...

Skateboards, yes; hoverboards, no

Lyanne Rodriguez March 22, 2016

UTSA’s policy on skateboards aims to promote the overall safety of students by preventing accidents on campus. Although skateboarders can collide with pedestrians and cars on campus, such incidents have...

Board watching TV? Play a game

Justice Lovin March 22, 2016

Most of the time — as in the case of working, sleeping, or waiting in line—one’s freedom is limited by necessity. The exception to this is leisure time, the time during which you are free to act...

Photos Courtesy of UTSA ADPi

Meet Alpha Delta Pi

Brayden Boren March 22, 2016

You know them when you see them: long, colorful shirts, white Converse, possibly drinking a Diet Coke or another coffee beverage in a tumbler. The stereotypes are well known, but how much do you really...

‘Anomalisa’ feels lifeless

Aidan Watson-Morris March 22, 2016

The style hallmarks of auteur Charlie Kaufman, writer and director of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Being John Malkovich” and “Synecdoche, New York,” are all over his latest film,...

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