Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

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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

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Editorial: An Interim President’s Precedent

Editorial Board July 1, 2017

The UT Board of Regents unanimously selected Dr. Taylor Eighmy of the University of Tennessee (UTK) as the finalist for the presidency at the University of Texas at San Antonio. A campus visit and a final...

Ethan Pham, The Paisano.

Is college right for everyone?

Helen Stransky June 8, 2017

Tuition prices are increasing at exponential levels and student debt is at an all-time high. However, according to PewResearch, millennials are headed towards being the most educated generation. As career...

The rainbow flag or LGBT pride flag was first debuted in 1978; the modern six-color version has been popular since 1979. Each color represents a meaning; red is life, orange is healing, yellow is sunlight, green is nature, blue is art/serenity and purple is spirit. Ethan Pham, The Paisano.

Losing pride in pride month

Ethan Pham June 8, 2017

June is recognized worldwide as LGBT pride month, a month that serves as a positive stance opposing discrimination and violence against and within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The...

Incoming students walk the UTSA campus with their orientation leaders. Chase Otero, The Paisano

Orientation survival guide

Danielle Throneberry June 8, 2017

It’s that time of the year again, the time of year where the rain and warmth intermingle to create a slightly uncomfortable humidity. High school graduations have come and gone along with trips and vacations,...

Finish what you started

Editorial staff June 8, 2017

“College education raises your earning potential” is an economically fatal truism. By the time high school students graduate, a four-year university has been packaged and sold to them as the step for...

Graphic by Chase Otero, The Paisano.

Feeling bad can be a good thing

Justice Lovin June 8, 2017

If you're reading this, then at the very least you're old enough to be touring a college campus, and so you've made it through the worst of your teenage years. You've also probably experienced something...

The Paris Agreement was signed on Apr. 22, 2016.

Paris climate discord

Ricardo Rodriguez June 8, 2017

On Thursday, President Trump announced America’s exit from the Paris Agreement, an agreement that unified 194 countries towards the singular goal of reducing emissions and the impact of climate change. America...

Congressman Will Hurd

Pursuing the ‘Other Education’

Isaac Serna June 8, 2017

With all due respect to my fantastic experience in the classroom, I can’t credit all of my education to hours in lectures, nights of studying or meetings with peers and professors. What’s accelerated...

Create your own path, don’t follow a path

Create your own path, don’t follow a path

Ethan Pham May 10, 2017

Children are often asked, “What are you going to be when you grow up?” That question, while seemingly harmless, perpetuates the idea that, from a young age, we should have a definitive path set for...

The next chapter

The next chapter

Derek Ngwu May 10, 2017

As I approach the last semester of my undergraduate career, a wave of emotions and thoughts begin to surface. Sentiments of anxiousness, excitement, worry and focus are at the forefront of my daily academic...

Bill Saves the World is tailored for the demographic who enjoyed Bill Nye the Science Guy.

The second coming of our savior: Bill Nye

Ethan Pham April 26, 2017

Bill Nye the Science Guy! Uttering those five words will instantly bring flashbacks (and people chanting “Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!”) for people from generations X, Y and Z of one of the quirkiest, and...

Invest in curriculum, not cannons

Editorial staff April 26, 2017

The student government’s push for an artillery cannon to be used at athletic events (such as football games) is described as an effort to promote school spirit and create a new tradition but as the university...

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