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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

Education is not politics: Stop banning books

Education is not politics: Stop banning books

Regina Robert, Staff Writer September 12, 2022

The public education system in the United States is widely considered the greatest opportunity that could ever be presented to a child. Families often do everything they can just to hope that their children...

How to prevent period poverty

How to prevent period poverty

Tori Vidaurri, Contributing Writer September 12, 2022

Period poverty is the lack of access to menstrual products, hygiene facilities, waste management and education. This struggle that about 500 million people face globally should not only demand the attention...

Electric vehicles may be the future, but are not the present

Electric vehicles may be the future, but are not the present

Malaki Lingg and Riley Carroll September 6, 2022

Within the past decade, the popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) has skyrocketed — mostly due to the commercial success of Tesla, Inc. This booming market of “sustainable” vehicles is viewed as...

The fallout from Roe v. Wade

The fallout from Roe v. Wade

Nate Henneke, Contributing Writer September 6, 2022

“My body, my rights.”  The chants of millions still echo in the wake of the Supreme Court's (SCOTUS) decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. I am writing this piece with the knowledge that I will never...

Laying a shooter to rest: Where is the line between morality and ethics?

Laying a shooter to rest: Where is the line between morality and ethics?

Malaki Lingg, Assistant Web Editor August 30, 2022

On May 24, 2022, an armed Salvador Ramos entered Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, taking the lives of 21 people before police intervention led to his death. Following the aftermath, Ramos’ autopsy...

Do honorary doctorate degrees devalue doctoral degrees?

Do honorary doctorate degrees devalue doctoral degrees?

Dafny Flores, Staff Writer August 30, 2022

Do honorary doctorate degrees devalue earned doctoral degrees?  The class of 2022 graduated with their degrees and pursued their dreams. Four years of growth, triumph and strain honored with their...

Censorship in American politics

Censorship in American politics

Nate Henneke, Contributing Writer August 30, 2022

The political landscape of the United States is as volatile as it is divided. Social media platforms like Twitter have become a warzone, where users must tread lightly or they could fall victim to the...

Satisfying parking and preservation

Satisfying parking and preservation

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor August 30, 2022

As a first-time commuter, I had never experienced the hour-long trek most UTSA students endure to arrive at class on time until this semester. Half-an-hour before my class began, I arrived on campus...

Public breastfeeding

Public breastfeeding

Madison Peters, Copyediting Coordinator August 30, 2022

Time and time again we hear stories about women being shamed for engaging in something that is merely a natural process: breastfeeding. Although public breastfeeding is legal in all 50 states and there...

Overturning fundamental SCOTUS rulings and what this means for the future

Overturning fundamental SCOTUS rulings and what this means for the future

Riley Carroll and Aisla McKay July 6, 2022

When we initially began writing this co-op piece, the majority draft leak intending to overturn the landmark civil rights case Roe v. Wade had just been released. Now that the decision has continued, Roe...

Working for the knife

Working for the knife

Amanda Sellers, Staff Writer June 8, 2022

On May 24, 2022, at about 11:15 a.m., I was sitting in a courtroom with about 50 other people, being lectured by a county judge on the privilege of being able to participate in our government to delegate...

This is not fashion — this is disordered eating

This is not fashion — this is disordered eating

Kennedy Bustos, Staff Writer May 10, 2022

Trigger warning: Mention of disordered eating The Met Gala — a spring staple, an event for absurdly affluent members of society to parade around in designer clothes and remind the world that they...

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