Q&A with rising San Antonio artist James Inman
Sofia Garcia, Arts and Life Editor
May 27, 2020
James Inman is a junior business marketing major who grew up making art of different media with his mother. Taking art classes since sixth grade, James eventually found himself gravitating toward acrylic paint. James participated in a Q&A about his life as an artist at UTSA. Q: If you could d...
Why yoga is good for the soul
Ebony Purks, Staff Writer
May 18, 2020
Living amid a pandemic has been difficult to say the least. Among rising unemployment, indefinite uncertainty and health concerns, many people, myself included, are struggling with ways to positively maintain their mental health. There are only so many movies and TV shows to binge on streaming services,...
Film review: ‘Columbus’
Mason Hickok, Contributing Writer
May 6, 2020
“Columbus” is a 2017 independent drama that marked the film debut of writer and director Kogonada, a successful video essayist and cinema student. The film stars Haley Jo Richardson and John Cho as Kasey and Jin, respectively. The premise brings Jin, a Korean-born man, back to the town of Columbus,...
Album of the week: ‘Texas Sun’ by Khruangbin and Leon Bridges
Adrianne Kristianto, Social Media Coordinator
May 6, 2020
Just a couple of weeks before we welcomed 2020, the Houston trio Khruangbin announced a collaboration with Forth Worth-based soul artist Leon Bridges. Though both headlined a 2018 North American tour together, heading into the studio with Khruangbin wasn’t on Bridges’ itinerary — until last year. ...
5 movies to stream on Netflix right now
Jansen Bean, Staff Writer
April 28, 2020
By now, just about everyone’s figured out their personal favorite way of passing the time during these long weeks of quarantine. For some, it’s reading, and for others, it’s TikTok, but without streaming services like Netflix, I’m afraid most of us would have given up by now. Below are five of th...
Q&A with STEM majors dealing with virtual learning
Sofia Garcia, Arts and Life Editor
April 28, 2020
We have seen COVID-19 take over the fast-paced daily lives of UTSA students by forcing all face-to-face classes to move exclusively online. All students depend on face-to-face classes to grasp many ideas and concepts within subjects, and it has been a major adjustment for all. Students in science, tec...
Escaping to New Horizons during the pandemic
Ana Cecilia Martinez, Copyediting Coordinator
April 26, 2020
While the world has been in quarantine, most individuals have, hopefully, been stuck at home, wondering what to do with the excessive amount of time they now have. That is, those who do not own Animal Crossing: New Horizons are the ones plagued with too much time on their hands. Released at the begin...
Paisano Poets
Leslie Hicks, UTSA History Professor and Paisano Alumna
April 23, 2020
SAN ANTONIO Dear Dad – Thank you for teaching us how to live through Coronavirus / COVID-19 in 2020. You did not know in the 1970s that you were instructing us, oblivious Baby Boomers that we were. Some examples: You made us re-use plastic wrap and foil, delicately rinsing the uncooperative...
Between the Lines: ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Paris Cantu, Staff Writer
April 21, 2020
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s manifesto, “We Should All Be Feminists,” struck such a chord that, in 2015, Sweden distributed a copy to every 16-year-old to facilitate feminist dialogue within the youth of the country. Published and circulated among third- (or fourth-) wave feminism, “We Should A...
Remembering Beychella’s celebration of black culture
Ebony Purks, Staff Writer
April 21, 2020
Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance was a cultural reset in terms of magnitude and reach. Her two-hour performance is regarded by fans and critics alike as the best performance of her career and one of the best performances of all time. Now known as “Beychella,” the performance hosted around 500,0...
Paisano Poets
Geoffrey Okolo, Staff Writer
April 20, 2020
i miss the commutes the aged buildings, the daily dance between pedestrians and vehicles because the cobblestone did not demarcate the street from the sidewalk. as i passed numerous shops with uncommon operating hours i made mental notes of places that caught my eye. reams of mental notes ...
Taking losses and giving back: small businesses during COVID-19
Christina Troy, Copyediting Coordinator
April 20, 2020
Small businesses across San Antonio have fallen victim to the coronavirus outbreak and seen unprecedented decreases in sales. In an attempt to flatten the curve, Mayor Ron Nirenburg issued a Stay Home, Work Safe order, forcing all non-essential businesses to close. This has caused emotional and financ...
