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

SGA prepares for election and spring events

SGA prepares for election and spring events

Faith Kouadio, Staff Writer February 27, 2024

SGA held a brief meeting on Feb. 22 to discuss several upcoming events. Some key takeaways were the election for SGA’s executive positions, including President and several senator seats, which began...

Research Recap: February highlights

Research Recap: February highlights

Chris Olvera, Contributor February 27, 2024

This February, UTSA faculty and students have been at work in a variety of subjects. UTSA’s Preclinical Pharmacology Core has been working to aid in drug synthesis, UTSA’s CUREs program has begun working...

OER is revolutionizing textbook use at UTSA

OER is revolutionizing textbook use at UTSA

Faith Kouadio, Staff Writer February 27, 2024

UTSA Libraries’ Open Educational Resources (OER) are changing the landscape of expensive educational materials on campus. Through open licensing, digital and print textbooks, videos, class assignments,...

Honoring MLK’s Legacy

Honoring MLK’s Legacy

Naydine De La Fuente, Copyediting Coordinator February 27, 2024

After being canceled in January due to icy weather conditions, the community in San Antonio gathered to keep the image of Martin Luther King alive on Feb. 24 and 25. The City of San Antonio invited...

UTSA Downtown expansion transforms San Antonio

UTSA Downtown expansion transforms San Antonio

Alessandra Avila, Assistant News Editor February 27, 2024

Ten thousand students are expected to live and study on the 32 acres of UTSA’s Downtown Campus by 2028. The region’s economy hopes to change due to mixed-use construction, microtransit and student...

Sexual assault, theft, stalking

Sexual assault, theft, stalking

Laynie Clark, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2024

In compliance with the Clery Act, UTSA keeps a public daily crime log that houses all on-campus crimes. The log gives brief summaries that include the date, time, location, incident and current status...

Exploring UTSA’s graduation and admission rates

Exploring UTSA’s graduation and admission rates

Faith Kouadio, Staff Writer February 20, 2024

As UTSA reached R1 status and began to be recognized nationally for several of its programs, its applicants’ competitiveness and the ratio output of graduates have been questioned. Although increasing...

State Of The City: Week of 2/20

State Of The City: Week of 2/20

Armin Suljovic, Staff Writer February 20, 2024

Not subscribed to local news but still want to stay up-to-date on the happenings around town? Look no further. Highlighting notable stories from external San Antonio news sources, State of the City summarizes...

Ban on cultural graduations sparks controversy

Ban on cultural graduations sparks controversy

Elizabeth Hope, Staff Writer February 20, 2024

On Jan. 1, 2024, Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) went into effect, causing all Texas universities and colleges to close their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices. SB 17 was signed into law by Gov. Greg...

Free study abroad program offered through USDA grant

Free study abroad program offered through USDA grant

Noah Willoughby, Staff Writer February 20, 2024

Late last summer, a group of professors from UTSA and St. Philip’s College (SPC) were awarded the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Collaborative Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Education...

UTSA’s online undergraduate programs surge in rankings

UTSA’s online undergraduate programs surge in rankings

Alessandra Avila, Assistant News Editor February 20, 2024

The 2024 Best Online Programs list from U.S. News & World Report was released earlier this week, and it shows how much UTSA’s fully online undergraduate degree programs have improved in ranking....

Texas gears up for primary voting season

Texas gears up for primary voting season

Kara Lee, Graphic Editor February 20, 2024

As the voting season approaches, Texans are gearing up to participate in the upcoming primary elections. With early voting for the primary election kicking off on Feb. 20 and election day nearing March...

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