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

PPIA Fellowship comes to UTSA

October 29, 2012

Students interested in public service on a domestic or international level should look into the Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship. The PPIA Fellowship is a summer-long program...

Breaking down the ballot:

October 29, 2012

President Earlier this fall, it seemed as if President Barack Obama would easily be reelected come November:  Real Clear Politics-a website that aggregates polling data-noted that on Sep. 3, following...

Two suspects rob students at Outpost

October 29, 2012

Early Tuesday morning, San Antonio Police Department searched the Outpost Apartments property for two armed robbers. Investigators reported that around 11 p.m., two suspects broke into an apartment...

Off-campus security: crime in student housing

October 22, 2012

Courtesy of Will Tallent / The Paisano On the night of Sep. 10, 2011, a long line of cars waited for the gates of Aspen Heights to open. Resident and senior marketing major Justeen...

UTSA named a top 400 international university

October 22, 2012

Out of 20,000 universities in the world, UTSA is ranked among the top 400 by Times Higher Education. The views of over 17,000 academics from 137 countries are factored into the results. UTSA is one...

Romney, Obama spar in final two debates before election

October 22, 2012

President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney met at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York on Oct. 16 and again at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida on Oct. 22 for...

Egypt: Assembling a Democracy

October 15, 2012

Protestors scaled the walls of the United States Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 11, 2012, the same day that the American ambassador to Libya and three others were killed in a terrorist attack...

Is it time for the Border Crossing statue to emigrate to a new location?

October 15, 2012

Arthur Danto, American art critic and philosopher, argues that in order for a piece of work to be considered art it must satisfy the following criteria: it has to have a subject that projects an attitude...

Libya: marked by instability

October 15, 2012

Recently the Libyan coalition in parliament has collapsed and the Prime Minister, Mustafa Abu Shagur, has been removed in a vote of no confidence. On Oct 14, the Libyan parliament elected a new prime...

UTSA to phase out CAP Program

October 15, 2012

UTSA will phase out of UT Austin's CAP system within the next 10 years. The phase-out is designed to boost UTSA's own retention and graduation rates. UTSA is currently the number one destination for...

Syria: the verge of war

October 15, 2012

The situation in Syria, on a political, militaristic, and foreign policy level, could well be the most complex, and important, global issue of now. What was once a relatively clear cut issue of civilians...

Rick Perry’s plans for higher education include more $10K degrees

October 15, 2012

Governor Rick Perry recently called for universities to begin freezing tuition for incoming freshman while encouraging universities to offer $10,000 degree plans. Perry has also suggested that the...

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