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

SA voters invest in education

November 12, 2012

On Nov. 6, San Antonio voters passed the Pre-K 4 SA initiative. The new plan promises to put tax dollars to work for young students. Pre-K 4 SA is a program that passed during this year's election...

Planned Parenthood caught in political limbo

November 12, 2012

President Obama and Governor Rick Perry joined the ongoing debate about healthcare for economically disadvantaged women in Texas. The Obama administration is threatening to halt federal funding...

New curriculum on the horizon

November 5, 2012

As UTSA pushes toward Tier One status, the university has been re-evaluating and reshaping its core curriculum in an effort to make courses more efficient and more relevant to all new students. The...

Busted: Drugs on campus

November 5, 2012

The UTSA faculty and police are determined to keep the campus safe for students by treating drug and alcohol offenses as serious crimes. Since drug and alcohol related crimes violate both UTSA codes...

UTSA staying prepared for UT Austin-style bomb threat

November 5, 2012

Due to recent bomb threats made to several universities within the state of Texas including the University of Texas at Austin, Texas State and Texas A&M, there has been a refocus on collegiate emergency...

DREAM Act hits close to home for many San Antonians

November 5, 2012

Illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children have been hoping for Congress to pass the DREAM Act since it was first drafted over 10 years ago. DREAMers, who name themselves after the bill, are...

School districts suing state over funding, standards

November 5, 2012

In many parts of Texas, school districts are in the throes of a heated debate concerning the state's "constitutional obligation to provide an adequate and efficient public education," according to...

Violence at the Outpost continues

November 5, 2012

Last week, San Antonio Police responded to two armed robberies in three days at the Outpost Apartments on UTSA Blvd. Police reported that at 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday, three men broke into a unit where...

Political Issues of the 2012 Election

October 29, 2012

Abortion Pro-life "One not only has a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just law. Conversely, one has a moral obligation to disobey unjust laws." - MLK, Jr. Today our generation is faced with...

Lets talk about Renewable Energy

October 29, 2012

With one week remaining before the American people cast their vote for president, the campaign for that vote is getting hotter than a sidewalk in August.  Both candidates are hitting the swing...

Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley to partner with UT system for online classes

October 29, 2012

The UT System has recently announced its partnership with edX, a nonprofit online course provider founded in May by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The UT system...

Forum brings candidates to UTSA campus

October 29, 2012

Over a dozen Democratic candidates gathered in the Denman room at UTSA on Thursday, Oct. 18 to speak to the students about the upcoming election on Nov. 6. The UTSA Young Democrats hosted an on-campus...

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