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

Minds Wide Open

October 15, 2013

Photo Credit: Sarah Gibbens Minds Wide Open, was the theme of the TEDx San Antonio event Saturday, Oct. 12. TED conferences began in 1984 in Montgomery, California and are now undertaken...

UT Board of Regents: Who are they?

October 15, 2013

For more than 100 years, the Board of Regents has been the governing body of the UT system; 214 Regents have governed the UT System since its establishment. Currently the board consists of nine individuals. A...

The fight continues: Residents debate Non-discrimination Ordinance

October 15, 2013

Photo Courtesy of Hannah Beck Repealitsa.com is a website created to repeal the Non Discrimination Ordinance that the City Council of San Antonio passed by an 8 to 3 margin on Sept. 5, 2013....

E-Cigarettes: A healthier alternative?

October 15, 2013

UTSA kinesiology scholars William Cooke and Donovan Fogt, in partnership with Assistant Professor Caroline Rickards at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, are conducting a research...

Take Back the Night

October 15, 2013

On Monday, October 7, more than 30 UTSA students gathered under the Sombrilla to participate in “Take Back The Night,” an event organized by the Women’s Studies Institute at UTSA. “I am...

Empowering students: 1 in 4 college students will be rape survivors

October 8, 2013

Photo Courtesy of Matt Trevino Late Sunday night Oct. 6 a group of students posted flyers around campus to bring awareness to the rights provided by Title 9. Title 9 is a provision of...

Water now what?

Jade Cuevas October 8, 2013

On Oct. 4 UTSA’s Water Institute of Texas (WIT) held its first water symposium, an all-day event focusing on the two main issues of long term water availability and the water regulatory environment....

UTSA Blvd. Closing

October 8, 2013

Construction on UTSA Blvd. is scheduled to start in February 2014 stretching from Ximenes Drive to Valero way. The construction will widen the road from both points and will take approximately 18 months...

City’s economy on hold

October 8, 2013

Photo Courtesy of Pete Souza/White House The United States government shutdown on Tuesday, October 1, following the inability of the House and Senate to agree on a working budget to fund...

Governor’s race heating up

October 8, 2013

On Thursday, Oct. 3, Democratic state Senator Wendy Davis officially announced her bid for Texas governor at The Wiley G. Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City, Texas where she received her high school diploma. “Texans...

Is Facebook making you depressed?

October 1, 2013

Photo Credit: Rafael Gutierrez & Lindsay Smith Since the launch of Facebook in 2004 and Twitter in 2006, social media has permeated online society. Forums such as Facebook have increased...

Streetcar system on track for city

October 1, 2013

Expansive highways and automobiles have historically been the only efficient way to travel throughout the San Antonio. An above-ground rail system is the newest method through which San Antonio is hoping...

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