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

Smoking ban not working

December 3, 2013

Lindsay Smith/ The Paisano Although UTSA is a smoke-free campus, students are still smoking in corners, on rooftops and along railways, prompting questions about the effectiveness of...

Puppy zone?

December 3, 2013

With finals approaching, UTSA’s Student Government Association (SGA) has been formulating an event to help with the stress of finals week. One proposal offers students the opportunity to interact...

Univision: from TV station to apartment complex

November 19, 2013

The battle to save the historic Univision KWEX-TV building ended on Tuesday, Nov. 12, when the building was demolished after Bexar County 150th District Court Judge Janet Littlejohn lifted the temporary...

Technology improves football kicking

November 19, 2013

Dr. Yusheng Feng, a mechanical and bioengineering professor at UTSA, along with seven students have begun developing a football kicking simulator designed to analyze the body of the kicker, his movements...

Honors seminar welcomes genocide survivors to campus

November 19, 2013

Every two years Dr. Kolleen Guy–an award winning food writer and the current Ricardo Romo Distinguished Professor in the honors college–holds an honors seminar titled “Holocaust and Modern...

Obamacare sees low enrollment

November 19, 2013

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the initial statistics on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enrollment through both federal and state healthcare...

Risky business: system reviews consensual relationship policies

November 19, 2013

Brittney Davila/ The Paisano The UT Board of Regents has been working to create a uniform policy that addresses consensual sexual relationships between teachers and students. From...

STEM education in SA

November 19, 2013

On Friday Nov. 15, the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce held a dinner to thank sponsors of the STEM Expo that took place Nov. 14. The STEM Expo set out to encourage young students to pursue...

State election results

November 12, 2013

The Nov. 5th elections resulted in the passage of all nine Texas propositions, including Proposition 6, which uses $2 dollars from the Rainy Day Fund for water projects that will fight drought. Other...

Filling the Fountain

November 12, 2013

Vincente Cardenas/ The Paisano Sustainability has become the key to refilling the UTSA Sombrilla Fountain. The fountain will be retrofitted to run on excess water from air conditioning...

Fighting addiction: program offers hope

November 12, 2013

The Collegiate Recovery Program is a new program at UTSA that offers assistance to anyone trying to recover from an addiction. According to the assistant director, Jennifer Cervi, attendees of weekly...

SGA to hold special elections

November 12, 2013

The position of Treasurer in UTSA’s Student Government Association (SGA) for the spring 2014 semester will soon be vacated by current Treasurer Boyd Garriott. Garriott will be leaving for the Archer...

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