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

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Review: A Consequence of Fire and Blood

Cade Brashear September 7, 2017

The penultimate season of the hit series “Game of Thrones” has just ended and was followed by swift praise and woe from many fans. What started out as a slow and methodical series has evolved into...

Write anyway

Write anyway

Ben Shirani September 7, 2017

As often as civil rights issues make headlines, they still tend to affect our daily lives in ways that are difficult to explain in the news. The constant media attention focused on Muslim bans and violent...

A line forms outside a gas station near UTSA. Isaac Serna, The Paisano

Editorial: Misinformation during disaster

Editorial staff September 7, 2017

Disaster can drive the lives of the general public into a wall, and for many here at UTSA, that was their fate—a car in park, an empty fuel tank and no means of moving forward. Perhaps Hurricane Harvey...

Refuse to die

Refuse to die

Kenyatta Battle September 7, 2017

Aug. 14, 2016, the first NFL preseason game is set to begin. The announcer says, “Will everyone rise for the National Anthem.” Every father, mother, child and player rises except for one: Colin Kaepernick....

Joel Osteen is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston. Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository

Their eyes were watching Lakewood

Briyah Phillips September 7, 2017

Houstonians struck by Hurricane Harvey found Lakewood Church closed to those seeking shelter. The moment word got out via Twitter post by the church’s pastor Joel Osteen, the Twitterverse exploded in...

Black girl magic

Black girl magic

Kimiya Factory September 7, 2017

“You’re pretty for a black girl!” …Um thanks. “You’re the prettiest black girl I’ve seen!” …Cool, I guess. “You know I don’t usually date black girls, right?” …Are you kidding...

Editorial: The monumental debate of erecting statues

Editorial: The monumental debate of erecting statues

Editorial staff August 30, 2017

Overnight, the confederate statues at the University of Texas Austin disappeared from campus. In light of a wave of protests against memorials to the failed confederate state, citizens in cities across...

Point: Who should be able to drop students from the class?

Point: Who should be able to drop students from the class?

Isaac Serna August 30, 2017

The instructor-initiated drop policy allows faculty to drop students who exceed the absence or missed assignment limit in their classes. Some students find this practice unfair, while others believe it...

Counterpoint: Who should be able to drop students from the class?

Counterpoint: Who should be able to drop students from the class?

Ethan Pham August 30, 2017

The instructor-initiated drop policy allows faculty to drop students who exceed the absence or missed assignment limit in their classes. Some students find this practice unfair, while others believe it...

Satire: Sheriff Arpaio, ‘America’s toughest sheriff ’

Satire: Sheriff Arpaio, ‘America’s toughest sheriff ’

Cade Brashear August 30, 2017

President Trump has delivered on few promises spoken on the campaign trail and in his short yet glorious tenure as our Commander in Chief, but on Friday he has finally come through. President Trump has...

Take control of your living situation

Take control of your living situation

Vincent Valdez August 30, 2017

Imagine stepping outside one morning with a cup-of-joe in hand, only to see your neighbor watering your grass in his underwear—that’s what living with roommates is like. Living with people can be...

The mask we wear

The mask we wear

Kenyatta Battle August 22, 2017

Going to college is achieving an unprecedented landmark when you’re a first generation college student. Being the first person in my family to attend college was exciting for me. The people who helped...

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