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

New age conservatives harass Native American

New age conservatives harass Native American

Alfonzo Mendoza January 23, 2019

On Jan. 18, thousands of Native Americans gathered outside the Interior Department – Bureau of Indian Affairs to begin the first Indigenous Peoples March in Washington D.C. Apart from having their land...

So, youve made a mistake

So, you’ve made a mistake

Arnulfo Caballero January 23, 2019

If you are reading this article it is because you read the title and thought, “I did that,” or maybe you’re bored and want something interesting to read. Regardless, maybe you and I can learn something....

Inside the mind of a serial ghoster

Inside the mind of a serial ghoster

Alex Hanks January 23, 2019

Anybody who has a cellphone has heard of the term “ghosting.” Dictionary.com defines it as “the practice of suddenly ending all contact with a person without explanation.” Many of you reading...

Spring got me sprung

Spring got me sprung

Katrina Clements January 23, 2019

Entering this spring semester brings my anxiety to a new level; I just spent a whole month being stressed to max capacity by my family and now I have to go back to school and push even harder? I need more...

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New year, new me

Joseph Torres January 16, 2019

New year, new me: How many times have you heard or seen this quote since the new year began? I often think of New Year’s resolutions as promises of a better diet, frequenting the gym more, getting out...

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Government shutdown continues

Arnulfo Caballero January 16, 2019

On midnight, Dec. 22, 2018 EST, the government was shut down for the second time in 2018. This shutdown has continued forward into 2019, and is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The...

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How to bounce back after a bad semester

Rudy Sanchez January 16, 2019

After a semester defined by a lackluster performance, remaining optimistic is seemingly impossible. I’ve learned this from experience. Spring 2017: a semester that taught me a lot (not in the classroom,...

R. Kelly

Mute R. Kelly

Adrianne Kristianto January 16, 2019

The person responsible for paving the path of the R&B world is now one of the most abhorred people just days after we welcomed 2019. Born Robert Sylvester Kelly, the R&B superstar had successfully...

Water bottles

Our thirst for bottled water

Robert Gibbions’ November 29, 2018

We don’t know how Dr. Robert Gibbons, M.D., survived past 20-years-old. Gibbons stated that while he was in college, he never carried a water bottle to class. He noticed that many of us had plastic water...

Busts of ancient philosophers.

Democratic threat: warnings from ancient philosophers

Chase Parsons November 29, 2018

Through my study of American politics, I have come to the conclusion that our political climate today is as divisive as the outbreak of the Civil War. There are many factors which plague our political...

typing on laptop

Get it done: Knocking out your final paper

Rebecca Saenz November 29, 2018

Santa is coming! So are final papers. We all have that final paper we should already be working on ‐ or starting on. We put it off, work a bit, put it off again ‐ then all of a sudden the thing’s...

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Preparing for finals with drugs

Lauren Donecker November 29, 2018

You are startled awake as your head hits your textbook. Finals are coming up and you have basically been living at the library for the past week. This is your last chance to save your grades and it is...

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