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

Electric bills on the rise

September 17, 2013

CPS Energy Board of Trustees recently proposed a rate increase for the city of San Antonio. This rate increase, if approved, would go into effect on Feb. 1 2014. Residents would see their energy bills...

Equal rights voted for SA

September 10, 2013

Courtesy Photo On the afternoon of Sept. 7, City Council voted to approve the Nondiscrimination Ordinance, effective immediately. The Nondiscrimination Ordinance (NDO) prevents employees...

Aid for Honduras

September 10, 2013

Photo Courtesy of Jade Heverly-Campbell This past summer, the UTSA chapter of Global Brigades, a student-led global health and sustainable development organization, travelled to Honduras...

Construction on Hausman Road

September 10, 2013

Starting in late October, a joint team consisting of the City of San Antonio and Sundt Construction, will begin an expansive project on the 3.4 miles of Hausman Road from North Loop 1604 to I-10. The...

Clearing the smoke: UTSA becomes smoke free campus

September 10, 2013

Photo Credit: Rafael Gutierrez On June 1, 2013, just in time for the Fall 2013 semester, UTSA began its transition to a tobacco-free and smoke-free campus. Under Chapter 9, Section...

Refugees find hope in San Antonio

September 10, 2013

According to a report by Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS), a project of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Refugee Services, and researchers at The University...

Tuition decrease in students’ future

September 3, 2013

The steep price of tuition should be no surprise for students. UTSA is often considered to be a less expensive alternative to its flagship university– UT Austin. The average yearly tuition at UTSA...

Crisis in Syria: country faces chemical warfare

September 3, 2013

“Today I’m at liberty to tell you that we now have samples back from first responders in East Damascus… those samples of hair and blood have been tested, and they have reported positive for signatures...

Disease and Death: the need for prevention

September 3, 2013

Nicole was 22 years old with graduation and finals just weeks away when she contracted Bacterial Meningitis. Nicole had been fighting a cold and the stresses of finals and decided to take a...

Bringing Rowdy home

September 3, 2013

On Sep. 3, UTSA will unveil a Roadrunner statue. Beginning in 2010, registered student organizations on campus, such as the Student Government Association and Sigma Pi Fraternity, began a fundraising...

Ordinance sparks LGBTQ controversy

August 26, 2013

On Aug. 14 San Antonio City Council held a hearing to discuss the passage of the proposed Nondiscrimination Ordinance (NDO). The NDO would protect members of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender...

Bloodshed plagues Egyptian citizens

August 26, 2013

Photo Courtesy of Mohamed Saeed On June 30, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets to demand the ousting of the democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi. Middle-class...

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