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

Democracy needs unity, media literacy, activity

Editorial staff November 16, 2016

Regardless of who holds the presidential office, we must be more politically active. With both political parties facing their own crises, identifying ourselves as Democrats or Republicans carries a...

Don’t be a mess, dress to impress

Editorial staff November 9, 2016

The on-campus wardrobes of UTSA students are blotched with poor decisions and lack of effort. Among the poorly dressed are some who contradict the status quo— young professionals in business attire,...

Aramark: inadequate for students, exploitative of prisoners

Editorial staff November 2, 2016

In 2008, a food services evaluation team comprised of UTSA students, faculty and staff selected the food service provider Aramark to manage the university’s dining services. Within that eight years,...

Academics, not athletics, determine Tier One

Editorial staff October 19, 2016

Like Athletic Director Lynn Hickey said, the $25 million UTSA Athletics requested from the City of San Antonio to fund Phase II of the Park West complex is not out-of-the-question. It pales in comparison...

Statistics from 2016 National Sexual Violence Resource Center Report. Graphics by Brady Phelps

It’s sexual assault, not “locker room talk”

Editorial staff October 12, 2016

Warning - graphic content The U.S. Department of Justice defines sexual assault as “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient.” Language is...

De-stigmatizing depression will save lives

Editorial staff October 5, 2016

For some people, depression feels like putting on a playlist of their 100 favorite songs, only to skip each one because nothing sounds right. For others, it’s sitting down to their favorite meal but...

We don’t really remember the Alamo

Editorial staff September 27, 2016

 Each year, 2.5 million people visit the landmark where - according to its website and reiterated by Texas history teachers across the state’s schools -  “men made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom”...

Graphic by Tristan Ipock

The trouble with combining oil and water

Editorial staff September 21, 2016

High school students in chemistry class across the U.S. are introduced to the basic concept of molecular density and polarization with a simple experiment: mixing oil and water. Even the slackers among...

McRaven memorandum misses point of protest

Editorial Board September 14, 2016

As symbols of America's relatively short, yet contentious history, our nation’s flag and anthem conjure different images for everybody. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal...

The cost of Tier One is more than economic

Editorial staff September 7, 2016

The primary criteria for achieving the Carnegie classification of Tier One status is reaching a research fund expenditure of $100 million in the sciences and engineering. UTSA’s relentless pursuit...

UTSA’s faculty should reflect its students’ diversity

Editorial staff August 31, 2016

Hispanic Outlook magazine has once again commended UTSA for its high enrollment of Hispanic students and graduation of Hispanic graduate students. But despite serving a student body in which half of the...

What’s the cost of luxury student living?

Editorial staff August 16, 2016

Developers plan on constructing a walk-able mix of office space, retail stores, restaurants and apartments over 114 vacant acres in the UTSA area. The project (part of the SA Tomorrow Plan) will...

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