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

RACE to fund athletics

RACE to fund athletics

Selasie Gifa-Johnson, Contributor March 19, 2024

On Feb. 28, UTSA Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos announced that UTSA would be spending $57 million on new athletic facilities; the first of which would be for basketball and volleyball....

Expanding the medium

Expanding the medium

Naydine De La Fuente, Copyediting Coordinator March 19, 2024

In a world that has become digitally advanced and dependent on technology as a whole, print journalism is undoubtedly dwindling. Lately, there have been notable layoffs and large shifts in the constantly...

Houston, prepare for Landing

Houston, prepare for Landing

Jake Mireles, Opinion Editor March 19, 2024

In a market oversaturated with corporate media and for-profit journalism, the establishment of nonprofit news outlets — such as the Houston Landing — are a much-needed breath of fresh air.  With...

Stand behind student workers

Stand behind student workers

Editorial Board March 19, 2024

Since the opening of the UTSA Main Campus in 1969, the community around UTSA has grown into a bustling economic center. A variety of businesses already call the area home, with many new developments being...

A protester at PSL San Antonios protest on Oct. 11, 2022

Justice not delivered

Editorial Board March 7, 2024

On Oct. 2, 2022, former SAPD Officer James Brennand shot and wounded 17-year-old Erik Cantu. The incident occurred in a McDonald’s parking lot where Cantu was eating in his car when Brennand approached...

Step off sports, care for culture

Step off sports, care for culture

Laynie Clark, Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2024

Yet again, the UT system puts athletic development over everything else. After the disheartening announcement about the demolition of one of Austin’s most historic buildings, the thought of it getting...

Bullets to blue pills

Bullets to blue pills

Kara Lee, Graphic Editor March 5, 2024

In July 2023, Congress geared up to vote on yet another massive American defense package. Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) put Department of Defense (DOD) Director of Contracting, John Tenaglia, in the...

Unbrewing justice

Unbrewing justice

Naydine De La Fuente, Copyediting Coordinator March 5, 2024

Starbucks is widely known for its delicious beverages and treats, while McDonald’s is recognized for their affordability and convenient widespread selection. With the constant rise of big corporate companies,...

Folk music is the new pop

Folk music is the new pop

Malaki Lingg, Web Editor March 5, 2024

As the years go by, popular music changes: One year the Billboard Hot 100 may have a collection of R&B-inspired club songs, while two years later there could be a shift to acoustic-driven tracks. Tastes...

Protect Texans, connect the grid

Protect Texans, connect the grid

Editorial Board March 5, 2024

On the third anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, Representative Greg Cesar (TX-35) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) introduced The Connect the Grid Act. The act would force the Electric...

Getting advised should not be this hard

Getting advised should not be this hard

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor March 5, 2024

When students are in need of academic guidance, it is essential that they have access to efficient, comprehensive resources from the university to counsel them. In theory, the most helpful of these resources...

Fishy business at the SA Aquarium

Fishy business at the SA Aquarium

Kara Lee, Graphic Editor March 5, 2024

The San Antonio Aquarium has a troubling history of animal welfare and public safety issues. Run by Crysty Covino, the wife of convicted wildlife trafficker Ammon Covino, the San Antonio Aquarium has garnered...

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