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

The logic behind the look

The logic behind the look

Editorial Board March 12, 2016

Produced entirely by UTSA students for the UTSA community, The Paisano has published dynamic content of premier journalists since 1981.     The Paisano is more than words, stories and...

Smoking ban in vain, not designed for health

Editorial Board and Mia Cabello January 26, 2016

According to UTSA’s Tobacco-Free Campus webpage, there are no designated areas for tobacco use on campus. However, anyone who has walked in between the McKinney Humanities building and the Business Building...

Tier what? Ambitious but ambiguous

Editorial Board January 26, 2016

UTSA is hell-bent on being tier one. For the sake of one day being recognized among the best universities in the state (UT Austin, A&M and Rice, technically), UTSA has barreled towards the top,...

Resignation casts doubt on program’s future

Editorial staff January 14, 2016

UTSA’s athletic future appears unpromising after Larry Coker’s resignation. The former national champion’s announcement brought forth sweeping change within the six-year old start-up football program. Three...

Students, athletes fight for equality

November 24, 2015

At the University of Missouri, real change happened — but only when loss of university revenue was threatened. Missouri student activist groups brought to light racial tensions at the institution....

Homecoming Foreclosed, Time to Remodel

Jakob Lopez and Mia Cabello November 11, 2015

Homecoming is a hard sell in college. The ritual of welcoming back a school’s alumni — homecoming — includes activities for students and alumni and is centered around, and thereby focused on,...

Yes, the college vote matters

November 4, 2015

On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Texans have the opportunity to vote on seven proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. Nearly half a million voters have already cast their ballots during early voting —...

Changes loom for the Texas Constitution

October 27, 2015

The Texas Constitution may change soon. The polls will open on Nov. 3 — and not all of the propositions are beneficial for Texans. Specifically: Proposition 7- SJR 5. The proposed amendment...

Unhealthy Roadrunners, weighed down, can’t fly

October 13, 2015

Pepperoni pizza and chocolate chip cookies are the two most popular items at Roadrunner Café, UTSA’s on-campus dining option. And that makes sense, considering Americans are hooked on sugar....

Guns: the problem that keeps shooting

Mia Cabello October 11, 2015

In the 1950s, Bert the Turtle showed American school children how to “duck and cover” in the event that the Soviet Union used nuclear force against the United States. The duck-and-cover approach...

Give bikers a break, and more lanes

Mia Cabello September 29, 2015

As the price of parking permits rise and temperatures begin to fall, more UTSA students choose bicycles as their muscle-powered method of transportation. Cycling to class is a great way to save...

Mexico responds with wall to illegal student immigrants

September 29, 2015

President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto announced on Friday his plans to erect a giant wall along the border between the U.S and Mexico, in an attempt to keep out the recent influx of U.S citizens illegally...

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