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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

Stop dismissing bisexuality

Stop dismissing bisexuality

Sofia Garcia and Laynie Clark February 8, 2022

If you’re a woman in a relationship with a man, you’re straight. If you’re a woman in a relationship with a woman, you’re a lesbian. There is simply no in between. Right? Wrong. All too often,...

Toxic Masculinity

Toxic masculinity breeds misogyny

Sofia Garcia, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2022

“If my wife lets herself go after I have kids with her, I’m going to tell her, once: ‘If you don’t get your s–t together… If you can’t do that, I’m out.’ I still want to be sexually attracted...

The A, B, C’s of the Biden Administration: a Year into the Presidency

The A, B, C’s of the Biden Administration: a Year into the Presidency

Bella Nieto, Managing Editor January 31, 2022

On Nov. 7, 2020, I, and I assume many other folks, breathed a huge sigh of relief when several national media outlets projected Joe Biden won the presidency and “The Donald” was officially out of a...

End human trafficking

End human trafficking

Sofia Garcia, Editor-in-Chief January 25, 2022

I have always been afraid to walk alone at night. The same thoughts race through my mind, whether it’s from my car into my house or across a huge parking lot.  Walk faster.  Check behind you. Stay...

The truth about e-reading

The truth about e-reading

Laynie Clark, Opinion Editor January 25, 2022

If you are anything like I used to be, you are against e-reading. You would much rather stick to the feeling of rough paper on your skin and the smell of comfort wafting through the air when you crack...

Unpacking Latinx misrepresentation in movies

Unpacking Latinx misrepresentation in movies

Bella Nieto, Managing Editor January 18, 2022

Despite a recent push in the movie industry to increase diversity, especially after the #OscarsSoWhite campaign in 2019, an Annenburg Study found Hispanic and Latinx folks make up more than 18% of the...

Is your “For You” page really for you?

Is your “For You” page really for you?

Jessica McLaren, Staff Writer January 18, 2022

Without a doubt, the novel coronavirus has completely and wholly changed our lives as we know them. It has rewritten the status quo over and over and continues to tirelessly challenge everything we stand...

Humility is overrated

Humility is overrated

Kennedy Bustos, Staff Writer January 18, 2022

In a country that values individuality, there are many boundaries that separate us. The clothes we choose to adorn our bodies, the people we choose to surround ourselves with, the creative content we choose...

Should internships be mandatory?

Should internships be mandatory?

Courtney Montalvo, Staff Writer November 30, 2021

College students spend four-plus years of their lives pursuing a degree to get a good-paying job after graduation. During their years in college, most students work part-time jobs that don’t utilize...

Campus should be more accessible

Campus should be more accessible

Areebah Bharmal, Staff Writer November 30, 2021

We have all experienced that moment when we are running across campus because we are late to class, or to meet a friend. A lot of the time that means jogging up the stairs in the Student Union or taking...

Blurring the gender-binary

Blurring the gender-binary

Courtney Montalvo, Staff Writer November 30, 2021

Harry Styles has released a new gender-fluid beauty product line called ‘‘Pleasing.’’ The singer announced the launch on his social media accounts on Nov. 16. The line includes five items: The...

Nostalgia for the now

Nostalgia for the now

Kennedy Bustos, Managing Editor November 30, 2021

Nostalgia — “pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again.”  Upon near-death experiences, we often hear that our life...

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