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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

Getting clean: Can the United States do it?

Getting clean: Can the United States do it?

Nate Henneke, Staff Writer October 4, 2022

The advancement of pharmaceuticals is one of the most impactful developments in the history of humanity. According to the Georgetown Health Institute, nearly two-thirds of adults in the United States take...

The risk of food delivery services

The risk of food delivery services

Zahara Latson (she/they), Staff Writer October 4, 2022

Food delivery apps and services have been relevant for more than 10 years and, well, of course they are. When stuck at home because of obligations like a party, a study session or maybe because of a worldwide...

OCD is not just an adjective

OCD is not just an adjective

Morgain Locke, Contributing Writer October 4, 2022

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is misused and overused as a descriptor for above-average cleanliness and organization, despite it being a very real and occasionally debilitating mental disorder. Using...

Puerto Rico: The neglected island

Puerto Rico: The neglected island

Camila Martinez Rivera, Photo Editor October 4, 2022

Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, is once again experiencing the tolls that come with hurricane season. With this comes time to reflect on the help, or lack thereof, the United States has provided its territories...

The failure of the federal government’s infrastructure planning

The failure of the federal government’s infrastructure planning

Malaki Lingg, Assistant Web and Social Editor October 4, 2022

The United States' infrastructure has remained virtually unchanged for decades. Across the nation, people face issues such as a lack of public transportation as well as increasingly long travel distances...

Boston climate activists arrested

Boston climate activists arrested

Guissel Mora, Staff Writer October 4, 2022

Recently, climate activists in Boston blocked roads to “pressure the [Massachusetts] government to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure,” according to a statement recorded by WBUR, Boston’s NPR member...

Fear of fatality: Parents flock to protect students

Fear of fatality: Parents flock to protect students

Zahara Latson, Staff Writer September 27, 2022

Most parents take pride in sending their kids off to school each morning, knowing that they will sit amongst their peers to be taught, fed and eventually returned home. This is a routine that parents expect...

Immigration: Racism disguised as invasion

Immigration: Racism disguised as invasion

Jake Mireles, Contributing Writer September 27, 2022

Since the conception of humanity, immigration has been a driving force of progress. Starting with the first human exodus from Africa, mankind has always moved towards greener pastures. In modern-day America,...

From albums to abuse: Misconduct in the music industry

From albums to abuse: Misconduct in the music industry

Malaki Lingg, Assistant Web and Social Editor September 27, 2022

The music industry has a dark secret — men at all levels of the industry are using wealth and status to exploit women, regardless of their age. Notable women such as Alanis Morissette, Lady Gaga and...

Worked to death: Rail union threatens strike

Worked to death: Rail union threatens strike

Nate Henneke, Staff Writer September 27, 2022

Without regulation, corporations have shown time and time again that they will take advantage of their workers by any means. Recently, the Railroad Workers United (RWU) has called for action after Aaron...

The myth of the gendered brain and its ties to gender dysphoria in medicine

The myth of the gendered brain and its ties to gender dysphoria in medicine

Morgain Locke, Contributing Writer September 27, 2022

The notion that gender dysphoria should be considered a medical condition relies on the belief that there is a distinct difference between male and female brains, an outdated idea based on studies with...

Is harm reduction the solution to the Opioid Epidemic?

Is harm reduction the solution to the Opioid Epidemic?

Malaki Lingg, Assistant Web and Social Editor September 20, 2022

The opioid epidemic has been brewing since the late 1990s. Over two decades later, approximately 500,000 people have died from opioid-related deaths and approximately 10 million people have misused their...

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