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

UTSA gaining access to city’s improved broadband network

February 27, 2013

UTSA is gaining more access to the San Antonio Area Broadband Network (SAABN) through agreements made between the City of San Antonio and CPS Energy, allowing the campus to have an increased level of...

Vocational training proposed as alternative to college prep

February 26, 2013

On Feb. 25, the Texas Education Committee passed SB 3, a bill introduced by Texas Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston) that will modify the high school curriculum and introduce more leniency in graduation plans....

Junk food could soon be unattainable through food stamps

February 26, 2013

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp program, may no longer be available for the purchase of energy drinks and other specified junk food items such as...

Legislation proposed that would legalize same- sex marriage in Texas

February 26, 2013

On Feb. 14, State Rep. Lon Burnam (D-Fort Worth) caught the attention of the Texas lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQI) community when he filed HB 1300, a same-sex marriage bill.Nine states—Connecticut,...

Texas high schools may implement gun education elective in high school

February 26, 2013

On Friday, Feb. 8, Texas Rep. James White (R-Woodville) and Cecil Bell, Jr. (R-Magnolia) filed HB 1142, a bill that would give school districts the option to provide a high school elective...

UTSA gaining access to city’s improved broadband network

February 26, 2013

UTSA is gaining more access to the San Antonio Area Broadband Network (SAABN) through agreements made between the City of San Antonio and CPS Energy, allowing the campus to have an increased level of...

President calls for minimum wage increase

February 26, 2013

Courtesy of Will Tallent / The Paisano In his State of the Union Address on Feb. 12, President Obama called upon lawmakers to raise the current federal minimum wage.The president said...

Federal government faces mandatory spending cuts

February 26, 2013

Courtesy of Pete Souza / The White House As March 1 nears, Congress still appears to be nowhere close to solving the sequester, a budgetary situation that would result in mandatory spending...

UTSA to Access New Network

February 26, 2013

UUTSA is gaining more access to theSan Antonio Area Broadband Network (SAABN) through agreements made between theCity of San Antonio and CPS Energy, allowing the campus to have an increasedlevel of interconnectivity...

Junk food could soon be unattainable through food stamps

February 26, 2013

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp program, may no longer be availablefor the purchase of energy drinks and other specified junk food items such as...

Immigration buzz grows louder among lawmakers

February 20, 2013

Should there be a fast track to citizenship for undocumented immigrants that are alreadyliving in the United States? That will be the question on the minds of many lawmakers and politicians over the next...

Lackland instructor found guilty in sex abuse scandal

February 20, 2013

Since 2009, LacklandAir Force Base has been in the media regarding alleged sexual misconduct andviolence between several instructors and trainees.On Thursday,Feb. 14, Staff Sgt. Craig LeBlanc was sentenced...

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