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

Muzzle McCarthy; Stop the impeachment

Muzzle McCarthy; Stop the impeachment

Abraham Roman, Staff Writer September 19, 2023

Last week, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy launched an impeachment inquiry against President Biden. According to AP, McCarthy’s inquiry is vastly based on an allegation against Biden during his time...

Pushing the pink

Pushing the pink

Allana Llabres, Staff Writer September 19, 2023

On Sept. 1, Senate Bill 379 went into effect in Texas, removing all taxes on menstrual products including tampons, sanitary pads and menstrual cups, and some baby supplies like diapers, baby wipes, bottles...

Empower women in the workplace

Empower women in the workplace

Luna Infante, Staff Writer September 19, 2023

Has a man at your job ever made you feel incompetent or like you could not perform as well as your male colleagues? Has he ever assigned you an easy task, told you that “You should smile more” or asked...

End the uranium delirium

End the uranium delirium

Happy Acevedo, Contributor September 19, 2023

Recently, the U.S. has announced that they are sending depleted uranium anti-tank rounds to support Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. Depleted uranium has had a long history of controversy since...

Anti-woke, pro-hate

Anti-woke, pro-hate

Carley Martin, Staff Writer September 19, 2023

On Aug. 26, 2023, three Black people were killed in Jacksonville, Florida, in what is being considered a racially motivated attack. The Jacksonville Police Department has since reported that Ryan Palmeter,...

Standardized tests: An outdated educational system

Standardized tests: An outdated educational system

Andrew Dotson, Staff Writer September 12, 2023

2.1 million high school seniors sat to take the SAT in 2020. The following year, only 1.5 million were tested. The SAT is one of the most well-known standardized tests for college admissions applications...

Stop Texas’ new age of oppression

Stop Texas’ new age of oppression

Carley Martin, Staff Writer September 12, 2023

On Sept. 1, 2023, 774 new bills were set to be made into law in Texas. One of these bills is Senate Bill 14, which would make it impossible for the transgender youth of Texas to access gender-affirming...

Online education gets a failing grade

Online education gets a failing grade

Abraham Roman, Staff Writer September 12, 2023

Dark room, bright screen, 2 p.m., but you still have pajamas on and are in bed. You hop onto the third Zoom “class” of the day to use as background noise while you do something else, anything else....

Do not pad the facts, UTSA needs more period products

Do not pad the facts, UTSA needs more period products

Izabella Ali Bocas, Contributor September 12, 2023

Nearly every bathroom on the UTSA main campus has a big silver dispenser labeled “empty.” These dispensers hold no other purpose but to have menstrual hygiene products, yet they always seem to be empty....

Taking ‘dressed to kill’ too seriously

Taking ‘dressed to kill’ too seriously

Luna Infante, Staff Writer September 12, 2023

Most of us have been there, in a position where we want new clothes but cannot afford to splurge on a shopping spree, where our online shopping cart stacks up yet we cannot bring ourselves to spend hundreds...

Everything but the kitchen sink

Everything but the kitchen sink

Amber Serio, Staff Writer September 12, 2023

Whether it is a handwritten note, an article of clothing or a cell phone being thrown onstage, concertgoers have proven they are not afraid of going to extreme measures to express their adoration for their...

DEI — What’s in the name?

DEI — What’s in the name?

During our spring 2023 Foundations of Civic Engagement (PAD 2073) class, with Dr. Jaramillo, we considered several topics to study that are relevant to the UTSA community. Ultimately, we decided to explore...

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