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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

State of the City: Week of 3/25

State of the City: Week of 3/25

Bailey Hall, Staff Writer March 25, 2025

Not subscribed to local news but still want to stay up-to-date on the happenings around town? Look no further. Highlighting notable stories from external San Antonio news sources, State of the City summarizes...

The future of hot spot policing in San Antonio

The future of hot spot policing in San Antonio

Simeon Trombitas, Contributor March 25, 2025

Hot spot policing assigns more officers in areas where there are higher crime rates. The idea is that the higher police presence will eliminate the influence of criminal activity in those areas.  UTSA...

Professor urges admin transparency on DEI compliance

Professor urges admin transparency on DEI compliance

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor March 25, 2025

A UTSA professor proposed to bring back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives despite state and federal bans in a contentious position statement made to the UTSA Faculty Senate. Initially, 15 minutes...

Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?

Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?

Khoi Nguyen, Staff Writer March 25, 2025

Public schooling in Texas faces much uncertainty as President Donald Trump seeks to dismantle the Department of Education, and Senate Bill 2 — which will give families money to enroll children in private...

Bill to ban cell phone usage in schools across Texas

Bill to ban cell phone usage in schools across Texas

Khoi Nguyen, Staff Writer March 25, 2025

Backed by bipartisan support, Texas House Bill 1481 may soon ban cell phone usage across schools. The bill, proposed by State Representative Caroline Fairly of Amarillo, will prohibit students from using...

When fake posts lead to real hate

When fake posts lead to real hate

Hannah Velasquez, Assistant Sports Editor March 25, 2025

Ayo Edebiri has been the latest celebrity to call out Elon Musk’s unemployed behavior on his platform X, where he took the bait of yet another fake post that sent his racist fanboys on a frenzy to attack...

Americans advocate to conserve their national parks

Americans advocate to conserve their national parks

Marisela Cruz, Assistant News Editor March 25, 2025

At the San Juan Missions, citizens and visitors of San Antonio attended the “Protect the Park” protest that occurred nationwide on March 22. Protesters wore mementos from the national parks they...

Glitz, glitter, glamour and get gone

Glitz, glitter, glamour and get gone

Editorial Board March 25, 2025

The University of Texas System announced on March 18 that its universities are banned from sponsoring drag shows or hosting them in their facilities, a few weeks after the Texas A&M System’s board...

Student protestors arrested for pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Student protestors arrested for pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Johnpaul Buwule, Contributor March 25, 2025

More than 3,000 students have been arrested and detained for holding pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses across the U.S. In response to Israel’s war with Hamas, which has claimed the...

Trump’s warpath upends justice

Trump’s warpath upends justice

Jake Mireles, Editor-in-Chief March 25, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration, hellbent on finding every legal loophole that allows them to carry out mass deportations of immigrants, has employed The Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The Alien...

Trump to dismantle federal HIV prevention

Trump to dismantle federal HIV prevention

Henry Holmes, Contributor March 25, 2025

The Trump administration has been weighing the idea of cutting federal funding for HIV prevention, in a departure from his first term. According to the CDC, as of 2022, around 1.2 million people in the...

Crime Log: 3/14-3/21

Crime Log: 3/14-3/21

Jaylee Paredes, Contributor March 25, 2025

In compliance with the Clery Act, UTSA keeps a daily crime log for all on-campus crimes. The log summarizes the case’s date, time, location, incident and current status. The crimes detailed below are...

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