The proposed Texas budget will eliminate state funding for libraries, cutting key programs at academic libraries, public schools and public libraries. The budget's first draft calls for a complete withdrawal...

As UTSA continues to strive for national recognition, some campus entities remain behind the curve, namely the Student Government Association (SGA). In this past week's meeting, SGA made it clear that...

Underage drinking and drug use seem to be major issues on campus. According to UTSAPD, in February (as of 2/25/11) there have been 31 minor in possession or consumption violations, 14 possessions of...

Senate Bill 16 (SB 16), dubbed as the ‘Pre-abortion Sonogram Bill,' was passed by the Texas Senate last Thursday. It has now been sent down to the Texas House of Representatives where, given the...

You know the greatest difference between us and the generation that went through the Great Depression?  To recover from their respective recession, they pretty much had to sacrifice to be able to...

Even with the best of intentions, it is never a wise choice to mingle personal interests with a political issue. Even if the two just so happen to be hand-in-hand, the mere association is a cause for...

"The Army is not in the hands of anyone," said Mahmoud Shokry, a retired diplomat and a friend of the new vice president, Omar Suleiman, in response to the recent announcement. Now that the Army of Egypt...

In 2004 the ban on assault weapons expired. Included in this law was a magazine-size regulation which limited the ammunition in a magazine-clip. The terrible shootings at Columbine High School and Virginia...

Recently the Latino community has faced what most Hispanic residents believe to be unfair laws. Tom Horne, Arizona's new attorney general, has already shut down the Mexican-American Ethnic Studies Program...

From new controversial degree plans to an entirely overhauled grading system, UTSA looks to be making provocative changes that will not only affect the student body but also faculty and staff. How will...

Trash. It's everywhere I look. Sure there is the cliché that one man's garbage is another's treasure, but I can assure you that I will not be the one to salvage the crap that is in my way as I...

For the past couple of weeks The Paisano has been forced into a debate about whether The Paisano newspaper stands in the University Center will be removed and The Paisano relegated to university distribution...