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

UTSA parody accounts: Gingers, Chap Cat and Overheard

UTSA parody accounts: Gingers, Chap Cat and Overheard

Riley Carroll, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

Continuing through the multitude of UTSA parody Instagram pages, we found diverse content with a niche scope for every user to enjoy. Featured on this week’s UTSA parody accounts are the three female...

Backgrounds & Impressions: A Cultural Chasm

Backgrounds & Impressions: A Cultural Chasm

Amanda Sellers, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

Assimilation is the American dream, isn’t it? It is the thing we all dream of when we do not know where we fit in. I think I have, unfortunately, assimilated to the point of not being seen anymore. I...

Misogyny in Medicine

Misogyny in Medicine

Alex Fotschky, Contributing Writer April 19, 2022

Gender bias has long affected the medical field. As a result, women's concerns are downplayed or completely disregarded, with misdiagnosis being a frequent occurrence. Inclusivity and diversity in the...

Banish autism assumptions

Banish autism assumptions

Camila Martinez Rivera, Assistant Photo Editor April 19, 2022

Dear reader, As an older sister with a brother that has autism, I have had to correct and deal with the lack of understanding surrounding autism disorder. With social media being our main source of...

Siwas sexuality silenced

Siwa’s sexuality silenced

Madison Peters, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

This year, Jojo Siwa has had a lot on her plate, coming away with second place on “Dancing with the Stars,” joining the judging panel on the television show “So You Think You Can Dance” and recently...

Daylight savings: What is being saved?

Daylight savings: What is being saved?

Riley Carroll, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

For over a century, around 70 countries have set their clocks back an hour in the fall and forward an hour in the spring. Most of the U.S. has utilized this since approximately 1918, other than Hawaii...

Trapped in tragedy

Trapped in tragedy

Editorial Board April 19, 2022

On April 12, commuters riding a Manhattan-bound train found themselves trapped in tragedy as a gunman released two smoke bombs and blindly opened fire.  The gunman fired 33 bullets into the smokey...

Indigenous women need our help

Indigenous women need our help

Maya Moreno, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

We like to think of our policing institutions as serving our best interests. For some of us, they do, but as we have often seen in many communities, there is always a question of whether or not calling...

Paisano Poll: Students Anticipate the End of Spring Semester

As the end of the spring semester draws near we interviewed students one more time, to discuss their semester recaps. What went well, what can they improve on for the fall, and what they anticipate during...

Flipping the Bird- Episode 16

Kaitlyn Rosas, Ryder Martin, and Luke Lawhorn April 18, 2022

Flipping the Bird is back to recap another busy week in sports! Ryder Martin and Luke Lawhorn break down all of this week's sporting news including UTSA Baseball's strong run of form, a late-season surge...

UTSA commemorates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Marcela Montufar Soria, Assistant Multimedia Editor April 18, 2022

UTSA has a full lineup of events commemorating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Read more about how you can participate: https://www.utsa.edu/today/2022/04/st... Follow us on...

Flipping the Bird- Episode 15

Kaitlyn Rosas, Ryder Martin, and Luke Lawhorn April 12, 2022

Ryder Martin and Luke Lawhorn are back for another episode of Flipping the Bird! This week the duo breaks down the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game, UTSA baseball's big turnaround in form, another...

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