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

University pushes forward, traffic stalls

Jakob Lopez and Mia Cabello August 17, 2015

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is expanding UTSA Boulevard — and headaches too. TxDOT is currently widening UTSA Blvd from two lanes to five and slowing traffic and increasing travel...

College stress flies, with a little help from friends

Jakob Lopez June 12, 2015

The American Freshman Survey, a cooperative institutional research program at UCLA, reported the college freshmen who began university in 2014 had the lowest level of emotional health measured by the...

Optional exam week, the smart move forward

Jakob Lopez and Mia Cabello April 28, 2015

Exam week will take a new direction beginning this spring. A new UTSA directive allows professors to choose whether or not to administer final exams during the pre-determined finals week. The refreshing...

Campus culture and tradition takes time and patience

April 21, 2015

Let’s do the numbers. Over the last five years, UTSA has increased its research spending by 97 percent. UTSA boasts the largest business school in The University of Texas System and is nationally...

Disproportionate funds for arts

Editorial Board and Mia Cabello April 14, 2015

The dire state of the Art Building is apparent. The interior’s lighting is dim and the floors are cracked. Water run-off stains line the drab outside walls of one of the first buildings on...

Student interest vital for San Antonio politics

Jakob Lopez and Mia Cabello March 31, 2015

On March 24, 2015, UTSA partnered with the San Antonio Express-News and Time Warner Cable to host a San Antonio Mayoral debate at the Main Campus. Despite the debate’s convenient on-campus location...

The passing of SB 17 and SB 11 threatens Texans

Mia Cabello March 24, 2015

On Tuesday, March 24, the Texas House of Representatives will consider two bills that would extend the rights of Texas gun holders. SB 17 and SB 11 (popularly known as open carry and campus carry respectively)...

Furthering the role of women in the workplace

March 3, 2015

We — as a human race — may never be 100 percent equal. A small percentage of small-minded people will still hold predisposed prejudices, but that should never be a reason for individuals to feel...

UTSA’s emerging campus identity

Paisano1 February 24, 2015

The social media phenomenon known as “Humans of New York” has captivated audiences the world over. The trend across social media platforms focuses on anonymous individuals and their deeply personal...

Investing in the future of higher education

Jakob Lopez and Mia Cabello February 17, 2015

Gun rights and Second Amendment issues have thus far been in the spotlight as the legislature meets in Austin, but one order of business still sits in political limbo. Traditionally, the legislature...

Shooting Down Concealed Carry Laws

Jakob Lopez and Mia Cabello February 9, 2015

Texas universities may soon see a major safety upheaval. With concealed carry gun laws at the forefront of public policy, college students and administrators are watching the Texas Legislature with...

SAG Awards on merit, not race

January 27, 2015

On Sunday, January 25, the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards aired on TNT and TBS with two minority actresses — Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder) and Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New...

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