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

Protesters gather at DFW airport where
people were detained. Caroline Traylor, The Paisano

Trump’s executive order lacks clarity and compassion

Editorial staff February 1, 2017

According to Fall 2016 data from UTSA’s Registrar office, international students make up four percent of the Main Campus and 2.4 percent of the Downtown Campus student body. On Friday, President Trump...

Municipal, mayoral & midterm elections matter

Editorial staff January 25, 2017

The 2016 presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was long and ugly. Many Americans are now feeling weary of politics and relieved the election is over – this is understandable. This...

Trumps choice for Education Secretary is a threat to Title IX

Trump’s choice for Education Secretary is a threat to Title IX

Editorial staff January 18, 2017

Regardless of how we voted in the 2016 presidential election, we should all be paying very close attention to Donald Trump’s proposed policy changes for higher education, and more specifically, his selection...

Boys don’t cry

Editorial staff November 30, 2016

On the same day that 18 year-old Abdul Artan, an Ohio State University student, injured and hospitalized nearly a dozen people — ramming his car into a group of pedestrians on campus before attacking...

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...

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