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

Corporate corruption at the highest level, literally

Corporate corruption at the highest level, literally

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor April 23, 2024

The past few months have been filled with shocking reports of in-flight incidents by Boeing airplanes, with multiple emergency landings due to mechanical problems ranging from wing damage to cracks in...

Trump’s reckoning

Trump’s reckoning

Maria Wence, Staff Writer April 23, 2024

Donald Trump is now the first ex-president to go to trial for trying to cover up all of his past scandals. He is being charged with falsifying internal Trump Organization records to help cover up another...

Conservatives pushing their own agenda again

Conservatives pushing their own agenda again

Jackie Cardona, Contributor April 23, 2024

On Friday, April 2, a New Mexico Judge sided with a conservative group to publish voter rolls online to the Voter Reference Foundation. The Voter Reference Foundation has a database that includes 32 states,...

Ivy leagues require SAT scores again

Ivy leagues require SAT scores again

Jasmine Williams, Contributor April 23, 2024

The United States of America prides itself on being the land of the free but frequently forgets to mention that it was founded on the backs of millions of enslaved people. One would think that hundreds...

14 states’ anti-choice crusade

14 states’ anti-choice crusade

Bela Ross, Staff Writer April 23, 2024

There are 14 states considering bills right now that would grant fetal personhood. One of the complications after overturning Roe v. Wade is that there is no longer standard legislation on topics related...

Who fits the bill?

Who fits the bill?

Jada Thomas, Marketing Manager April 23, 2024

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble,...

Public libraries for the win

Public libraries for the win

Naydine De La Fuente, Copyediting Coordinator April 16, 2024

Knowledge is both a powerful tool and a privilege to acquire. Resources, such as our local public libraries, provide us with the opportunity to indulge in an overabundance of knowledge and allow us to...

The ghost of oppression past

The ghost of oppression past

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor April 16, 2024

Last Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to lift an injunction against a law from 1864 that acts as a near-total ban on abortion and can now be enforced by the state. This law, which had been blocked...

Sean ‘Espstein’ Combs, molester music mogul

Sean ‘Espstein’ Combs, molester music mogul

Dustin Vickers, Photo Editor April 16, 2024

After 34 long years of riding the wave of success, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ career may finally be coming to a tumultuous end. It all started last November when Combs’ former partner Casandra Ventura...

Pay attention; the house always wins

Pay attention; the house always wins

Ruben Solis, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

Gambling is easily accessible, highly addictive and a deep rabbit hole people should avoid. Scratch-off tickets, cards, dice, board games, betting and games of personal skill are all forms of gambling....

Florida man denies climate change

Florida man denies climate change

Jasmine Williams, Contributor April 16, 2024

On June 23, 1988, James Hansen — former head of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies — warned the U.S. of the dangers of climate change on national television. At the same time, the Intergovernmental...

Trump’s legacy: selling Bibles to pay off lawsuits

Trump’s legacy: selling Bibles to pay off lawsuits

Jake Mireles, Opinion Editor April 9, 2024

When it comes to uncommon campaign merchandise, one cannot deny that former president Donald Trump is king. Throughout the course of his three presidential runs, Trump has accumulated a cult following,...

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