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

Dr. Artis

Ask Dr. Artis: I try to be a nice person

Carletta Perry-Artis September 19, 2018

Q. I try to be a nice person, so why do I feel like I’m always getting hurt?  I certainly understand. Being a nice person is not always easy. Sometimes, people are mean, disrespectful and feel it’s...

Staring at the ceiling

Isaiah Pryce September 12, 2018

Legendary tales often start with humble modest beginnings and or harsh but necessary steps. College is a transformative experience that will change you based on your actions. You may ask, why are we connecting...

Dr. Artis

Ask Dr. Artis Q&A

Carletta Perry-Artis September 12, 2018

Carletta Perry-Artis, PHD., is a faculty member in the Psychology department. The following colummn is a response to a common concern college students express. Q. I don’t seem to fit in. I just feel...

Editorial cartoon by Amber Chin/The Paisano

Anonymous

Editorial Board and Kenyatta Battle September 12, 2018

Coward! Gutless loser! These were the words White House press secretary Sarah Sanders used to describe the anonymous writer who wrote the op-ed for the New York Times about the Trump administration. The...

Graphic courtesy of Conescu/Flickr

Conformation Bias: The blight of American Society

Brent Davis September 12, 2018

“YOU ARE A STUPID LIBERAL IDIOT! They are disrespecting the flag and the military of this great country. If you watch Fox News or ask my cousin who was in the military, you would know the real truth...

The Paisano is a self-supported, weekly newspaper run by UTSA students. In more than 30 years of publication, The Paisano has won numerous awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and was a Gold Medalist in 2000.

Costumes in the closet

Seren Regalado September 6, 2018

To my peers: I have not been truly honest about my identity and who I am as a person. I have something that I have been hiding for fear of judgement from those I hold dear. I can no longer contain this...

Graphic courtesy of Amber Chin/The Paisano

Numbers don’t keep me safe

Alejandro Lopez September 6, 2018

     Eighty-four percent of non–victims and 74 percent of victims of sexual assault reported feeling safe at UTSA, but they aren’t necessarily safe. Just because a sexual assault incident does not...

Make America Great Again hat

Closet politics: UTSA Trump-supporters, comfort and censorship

Rebecca Saenz September 6, 2018

Teenage Trump-supporter Hunter Richard was assaulted at a San Antonio Whataburger this past July. Assailant Kino Jimenez cursed at him, threw a drink at him and stole his “Make America Great Again”...

Image of a graduation cap.

A Graduate’s Guide to An Undergraduate

Ben Shirani August 30, 2018

As an entering graduate student, I took time to look back at my undergraduate career and phase out some things that ended up helping me get to this next phase in my life and some of the things that did...

First Day Jitters Are Natural

First Day Jitters Are Natural

Brent Davis August 30, 2018

The first day of the Fall 2018 semester notoriously almost the hardest day for students because everyone is returning from a long summer break. Some students prepare for the new semester, while others...

Graphic by Amber Chin/The Paisano

Breaking bad…stereotypes

Editorial Board and Kenyatta Battle August 30, 2018

Six-foot-five, 220-pound African American college student on a scholarship. Sound like the description of a student athlete? Maybe.  An athlete who is in college only because he can bounce a ball?...

Image of the word rape.

Is Rape Actually an Epidemic on College Campus

Rebecca Saenz August 30, 2018

One in five women will be sexually assaulted in college. This is the dreadful rape statistic spouted onto incoming college women, usually followed by a hotline number.  But, what these women do not...

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