Skip to Main Content
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

Close encounters of Spacecon 2026

Close encounters of Spacecon 2026

Sarah Quintanilla, Graphic Editor June 19, 2026

Last weekend, science fiction fans from San Antonio and beyond gathered at the Freeman Coliseum Expo Hall to navigate through the Spacecon 2026 intergalactic experience. From celebrity meet-and-greets...

River parade kicks off Pride month

River parade kicks off Pride month

Amanda Fuentes, Arts & Life Editor June 4, 2026

As the thrill of May graduation and the start of summer comes to an end, June brings new excitement: Pride month. On May 30, members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community gathered downtown for the annual...

Model UN dominates global perspectives in NYC

Model UN dominates global perspectives in NYC

Amanda Fuentes, Assistant News Editor April 28, 2026

The UT San Antonio Model United Nations Society recently won the Distinguished Delegation award — a team honor granted based on position papers, speaking and diplomacy — while representing Cameroon...

Prepare for doomsday with MIS

Prepare for doomsday with MIS

Marc Dilazzaro, Contributor April 28, 2026

The Mesh Infrastructure Society had its inaugural meeting on April 25, which included both a lecture on mesh communication technology and a hands on receiver assembly workshop. President and founder of...

How to de-stress during finals

How to de-stress during finals

Amanda Fuentes, Assistant News Editor April 28, 2026

Before the thrill of summer can commence, students must endure the most stressful week of the semester: finals week. Amid all the studying and preparation for dreaded exams, decompressing is of utmost...

Graduation, buckets, dinos

Graduation, buckets, dinos

Cruz Delgado, Managing Editor April 28, 2026

As students wrap up the semester in less than a month, Roadrunners hurtle towards summer vacation. From extinct species to summer, students prepare to step into the rays of vacation.  This week on...

Longevity in Tejano music

Longevity in Tejano music

Nalani Cox, Staff Writer April 21, 2026

Oyster Bake at St. Mary’s University is one of the oldest Fiesta traditions in San Antonio. The event started in 1916 as an alumni gathering and has now grown to a large event with three headliners of...

Finals, AI ‘Love Island,’ festivals

Finals, AI ‘Love Island,’ festivals

Neha Nathwani, Staff Writer April 21, 2026

As April slips into the final stretch of the semester, students find themselves caught between the stress of rapidly-approaching finals and spring festivities. From Coachella discourse to questions about...

Fiesta’s first weekend fosters community

Fiesta’s first weekend fosters community

Amanda Fuentes, Assistant News Editor April 21, 2026

Every April, San Antonio’s streets fill with residents and visiting the Fiesta celebration. Following tradition, residents enjoyed live music, handmade goods, drinks and dancing. Fiesta de los Reyes...

Fiesta finds home

Fiesta finds home

Audrey Villar, Editor April 21, 2026

As UT San Antonio students and San Antonians walked onto the Sombrilla on April 17, they were greeted by sights of confetti, flower crowns and the dances and cheers of people celebrating the 48th annual...

Fiesta captures festival spirit

Fiesta captures festival spirit

Alex Blumenthal, Contributor April 21, 2026

Orange, teal and pink streamers with confetti broke up the gloomy skies downtown on April 19 as local artists congregated at the UT San Antonio Southwest campus to display their works at the annual Fiesta...

Condom Sense

Condom Sense

Ryan Selander, Contributor April 14, 2026

During times of resurging threats to women’s bodily autonomy, those seeking intimacy should prepare preemptively and regularly get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Young adults, however, may...

Load More Stories