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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

The right to be transgender

The right to be transgender

Editorial Board March 8, 2022

On Feb. 1, Governor Greg Abbott ordered state child welfare officials to begin launching child abuse investigations in regard to transgender children. As stated in a letter to the state’s Department...

Keep politicians out of the classroom

Keep politicians out of the classroom

Editorial Board March 1, 2022

During the summer legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a controversial bill that dictates how teachers in the state discuss the history of American racism in the classroom. Texas joined...

Save 'The Batt'

Save ‘The Batt’

Editorial Board February 22, 2022

On Feb. 10, Texas A&M University’s President, Katherine Banks, announced that after the Spring 2022 semester The Battalion would be forced to terminate print editions, thus forcing the publication...

San Antonio Starbucks joins the movement

San Antonio Starbucks joins the movement

Editorial Board February 15, 2022

On Feb. 7, a San Antonio Starbucks used social media to announce their plans to unionize, meaning they will be standing together as a united front to build worker power and advocate for better wages, benefits...

Being vaccinated is patriotic

Being vaccinated is patriotic

Editorial Board February 8, 2022

As of Jan. 26, according to the United States Army secretary, the COVID-19 vaccine will be mandatory for the Army, and any soldier that refuses to get the vaccine will be dismissed. This order pertains...

How students can stay safe as they return to campus

How students can stay safe as they return to campus

Editorial Board February 1, 2022

While the surge of Omicron is still on the rise, UTSA administrators plan to continue with the original plan of returning to in-person modalities on Feb. 7. Students are filled with a mix of excitement...

Hold entitlement accountable

Hold entitlement accountable

Editorial Board January 25, 2022

On Jan. 8, a local UTSA sorority student went viral on TikTok for verbally assaulting a Whataburger employee. The video shows Charlee Malone shouting insulting, discriminating phrases such as, “You’re...

UTSA responds to Omicron

UTSA responds to Omicron

Editorial Board January 18, 2022

As Omicron cases skyrocket, students are left wondering whether or not it is safe to return to campus for the new semester. Omicron has proven to be the most contagious COVID-19 variant that has circulated...

Better EARLY than never

Better EARLY than never

Editorial Board November 30, 2021

On Nov. 19, researchers from the UTSA College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Educational Psychology were awarded a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s...

Boundaries broken, lessons learned

Boundaries broken, lessons learned

Editorial Board November 16, 2021

On Nov. 15, several UTSA students reported burglaries at the Chisholm Hall housing complex. The UTSA Police Department responded immediately and senior leadership was notified immediately after the incidents...

Photo by Alex Hanks.

Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough

Editorial Board November 9, 2021

On the night of Friday, Nov. 5, enthusiastic fans of megastar Travis Scott gathered at Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas — each eager to hear him perform alongside artists like SZA, Don Toliver,...

Vote him out: Texas deserves better

Vote him out: Texas deserves better

Editorial Board November 2, 2021

On Wednesday, Oct. 27, an anti-abortion group not affiliated with UTSA set out an intrusive photo display of brutally aborted fetuses. The horribly graphic images forced people who have experienced abortions...

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