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

Changing campus monitors Video: monitors scheduled to undergo changes

January 28, 2014

Major changes are coming for the 72 television video monitors at the downtown and main UTSA campuses. The monitors provide informative digital signage about campus events and deadlines. The UTSA...

Jogger attacked at local park

January 21, 2014

Marcus Connolly Last Friday, Jan. 17, a woman was attacked while jogging in a dark area in the Leon Creek Greenway near Ox Bow Park by Babcock Road —less than six miles away from...

27 years of marching for MLK

January 21, 2014

Matthew Trevino Nearly 175,000 people participated in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. March on Monday, Jan. 20. The San Antonio march began in 1978 and became a city-sponsored event...

Flu on the rise in Texas

January 21, 2014

Flu season has returned this year with devastating results. Texas has been classified as having “widespread” influenza by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department...

Tuition increase for part-time students

January 21, 2014

Last September, Provost John Frederick — along with a tuition and fees committee represented by students and faculty — held two meetings to discuss the possible implementation of a five percent...

Lawmakers raise concerns about Olympics

January 21, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -Members of Congress ex- pressed serious concerns Sun- day about the safety of Ameri- cans at next month’s Winter Olympics in Russia and said Moscow needs to cooperate more on security. Suicide...

Undocumented students at UTSA

January 21, 2014

Many groups were involved in the Martin Luther King Jr. March Monday, Jan. 17. While many groups symbolically marched for equality, the San Antonio Immigrant Youth Movement (SAIYM) was marching for...

Sombrilla Fountain gets green makeover

January 14, 2014

Rafael Gutiurrez As of Friday, Jan. 10, the sound of flowing water filled the Sombrilla Plaza once again. The fountain was turned off during the fall 2011 semester because it wasted...

Bookstore may not be best option

January 14, 2014

Rafael Gutiurrez The fall 2013 semester began with back-ordered textbooks at the UTSA Bookstore, which hindered the start of many classes. Students can likely expect similar problems...

UTSA and San Antonio: what to expect for the future

January 14, 2014

Matthew Trevino Decisions that influence UTSA are often made off campus. San Antonio City Council, for example, has the authority to determine development, funding and policy that will...

Diego Bernal fined by ethics commission

January 14, 2014

San Antonio’s District One City Councilman, Diego Bernal, is being fined by the Texas Eth- ics Commission for accepting corporate campaign donations. Tom Curry, a Houston-area Tea Party supporter,...

Texas public education tops campaign debates

January 14, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas (AP)— Public schools are shaping up to be- come the top issue in the 2014 election campaigns, with Demo- crats complaining about Repub- lican budget cuts and conserva- tives calling...

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