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

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Young people show up, show out and vote

Editorial Board and Kenyatta Battle November 7, 2018

Time and time again young voters have failed to show up to the polls to vote. According to the Washington Post, an U.S. Census Bureau data tracking turnout that analyzed the United States elections reported...

Protesters staring at each other during a protest on campus

Be comfortable being uncomfortable

Editorial Board and Brandon Armstead November 2, 2018

Discomfort is an inevitable part of life; it is also the catalyst for change. The recent protests on campus at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have stirred up discussion regarding the role...

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Objectivity is our objective

Editorial Board and Alejandro Lopez October 26, 2018

Historically, journalists have faced several repercussions for the content they publish. One repercussion still relevant in 2018 is biased viewpoints, specifically if the content is more liberal, conservative...

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Be kind, rewind: keep an open mind

Editorial Board and Natalie Hollenbeck October 18, 2018

Is it 2018 in general, or has this been building for decades? It’s clear during highly emotional times, like elections, what our society’s problem is: overzealous aggression. Aggressive behavior, and...

Graphic of Taylor Eighmey dropping money into a bucket labeled football.

Roadrunner football fans, relax

Editorial Board and Ryan Garza September 27, 2018

Relax. Don’t hit that panic button just yet. After starting the season off losing their first three games, UTSA received outrage and backlash from fans about what was going wrong with team and how it...

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Suicide awareness month

Editorial Board and Katrina Clements September 19, 2018

 September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time when people honor lost loved ones and promote awareness of the severity of suicidal thoughts and ideation. Suicidal thoughts are a form of intrusive...

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Anonymous

Editorial Board and Kenyatta Battle September 12, 2018

Coward! Gutless loser! These were the words White House press secretary Sarah Sanders used to describe the anonymous writer who wrote the op-ed for the New York Times about the Trump administration. The...

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Numbers don’t keep me safe

Alejandro Lopez September 6, 2018

     Eighty-four percent of non–victims and 74 percent of victims of sexual assault reported feeling safe at UTSA, but they aren’t necessarily safe. Just because a sexual assault incident does not...

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Breaking bad…stereotypes

Editorial Board and Kenyatta Battle August 30, 2018

Six-foot-five, 220-pound African American college student on a scholarship. Sound like the description of a student athlete? Maybe.  An athlete who is in college only because he can bounce a ball?...

Initiatives of both present and future

Initiatives of both present and future

Editorial Board and Kenyatta Battle August 21, 2018

President Eighmy has been informing students and staff about various initiatives that the university plans to enact. A few of these initiatives are apart of the Campus Master Plan, which focuses on creating...

Commit to your college network

Commit to your college network

Editorial Board and Isaac Serna April 24, 2018

Soon to be grads may not be prepared for life after college professionally. According to a survey conducted by Gradstaff, a national career matchmaking firm, there are two recurring problems graduates...

The unpaid internship dilemma

Editorial Board April 17, 2018

Spring semester internships are coming to a close and with that chapter ending another begins. For many students, summer internships are on the horizon. To those who have secured a paid opportunity, congratulations,...

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