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

Bad things happen

April 8, 2014

When violent acts occur in society, the public almost always echoes the same repetitive conversations: gun control, mental illness, crisis training, violence prevention. Lois Lowry, author of “The...

The hazards of holding a student’s hand

April 1, 2014

Is school administration negatively affecting your education? The University of Texas at San Antonio is slowly taking more and more control away from the student body with the implementation of unreasonable...

Editorial

March 25, 2014

UTSA has proclaimed that the Fall 2013 freshman class is its best ever, and a quick look at the enrollment statistics makes this hard to dispute — over sixty percent graduated in the top quartile...

An objective eye on law enforcement accountability

March 4, 2014

Last Friday, 25-year-old Abie Kyle Ikhinmwin, a criminal justice major at UTSA, was arrested by SAPD after taking pictures of a speed trap along Highway 281. Ikhinmwin claimed that she was harassed...

Too frat to care: Are fraternities really money well spent?

February 25, 2014

This spring, social fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi will begin the process of forming an official chapter at UTSA. Last spring a similar fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, began establishing an official UTSA chapter...

Luxury apartments are not the answer to UTSA’s housing woes

February 18, 2014

It’s hard to throw a stone around UTSA without hitting some kind of construction zone. The area surrounding UTSA’s Main Campus is undergoing a makeover, and luxury apartments are popping up left...

Politicians undercut fine arts programs in order to promote STEM

February 11, 2014

“I promise you, folks can make a lot more, potentially, with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an art history degree.” During a recent trip to Wisconsin, President Obama made...

Primary problems: a better site for UTSA’s reputation

February 4, 2014

On Feb. 18, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz will visit UTSA’s campus for the first time. The controversial politician — whom some suspect has his eyes on the White House — will likely discuss a school voucher...

All A’s not created equal

January 28, 2014

When UTSA opened its doors to students in the early 1970s, getting an A in class was a rare occurrence, and only the most outstanding students received the highest marks. Now, surveys of colleges around...

Downtown Streetcars keeping UTSA on track for growth

January 21, 2014

While the neighborhoods surrounding UTSA’s Main Campus have begun evolving into a community built on college culture and student life, its downtown campus is much more intertwined with the economic...

Water from the Sombrilla fountain clouding the real issues

January 14, 2014

For the first time since 2011, the fountain in the Sombrilla is flowing, and students are taking notice. In a recent interview with the Paisano, City Councilman Ron Nirenberg highlighted what many...

Editorial: Food fight between residents and supermarket chain leaves locals splattered

December 3, 2013

In a debate that has manifested in a matter of months, supermarket giant H-E-B is in negotiations to build a grocery store in the historic King William district. Residents opposed to the new addition...

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