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

SGA continues to disappoint

SGA continues to disappoint

Editorial Board April 23, 2024

The results for the Spring 2024 Student Government Association elections are in. While this time brings a change in leadership to the organization and new representatives for the respective colleges, two...

Another setback for reproductive rights

Another setback for reproductive rights

Editorial Board April 16, 2024

Access to safe and effective birth control is essential to public health. In the United States, Title X allows health clinics to provide access to free birth control to teens without parental consent....

Education or oppression?

Education or oppression?

Editorial Board April 9, 2024

Following threats made by state lawmakers to universities not in full compliance with the controversial SB 17, the University of Texas at Austin announced that they would fire 60 more employees holding...

More money, less excuses

More money, less excuses

Editorial Board April 2, 2024

When it comes to running a student organization, one thing that must be taken into account at all times is funding. Money talks, especially in today’s world, and student organizations hoping to establish...

Keep private information private

Keep private information private

Editorial Board March 26, 2024

In June of 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 1181, forcing companies offering access to adult sexual material online to verify the age of its users. Sites such as Pornhub, Brazzers and YouPorn...

Stand behind student workers

Stand behind student workers

Editorial Board March 19, 2024

Since the opening of the UTSA Main Campus in 1969, the community around UTSA has grown into a bustling economic center. A variety of businesses already call the area home, with many new developments being...

A protester at PSL San Antonios protest on Oct. 11, 2022

Justice not delivered

Editorial Board March 7, 2024

On Oct. 2, 2022, former SAPD Officer James Brennand shot and wounded 17-year-old Erik Cantu. The incident occurred in a McDonald’s parking lot where Cantu was eating in his car when Brennand approached...

Protect Texans, connect the grid

Protect Texans, connect the grid

Editorial Board March 5, 2024

On the third anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, Representative Greg Cesar (TX-35) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) introduced The Connect the Grid Act. The act would force the Electric...

Prioritize student safety

Prioritize student safety

Editorial Board February 27, 2024

Early in the morning on Sunday, Feb. 18, multiple residents of The Villas at Babcock reported seeing a man armed with a rifle knocking on residents’ doors and counting down. This, understandably, caused...

Fund cultural graduations

Fund cultural graduations

Editorial Board February 20, 2024

Last month, Texas witnessed the signing of the infamous Senate Bill 17 into law by Governor Greg Abbott. This controversial law would force all Texas Universities and colleges to shutter their diversity,...

Stop hate off-campus

Stop hate off-campus

Editorial Board February 13, 2024

On Sunday, Feb. 4 a Palestinian-American was stabbed near the University of Texas at Austin. The incident took place in West Campus while the victim, 23-year-old Zacharia Doar, and his friends were traveling...

A disappointing step towards re-criminalization

A disappointing step towards re-criminalization

Editorial Board February 6, 2024

On Wednesday, Jan. 31, the office of Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that they would be suing five cities — Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Denton and Elgin — for passing local ordinances that would...

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