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

Graphic by Tristan Ipock, The Paisano

Actions speak louder than words

Helen Stransky April 11, 2017

On the early morning of April 4, chemical warfare ensued in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria. Witnesses of the attack reported seeing bombs dropped from war planes. Upon impact, the nerve agent caused a large yellow...

UTSA community shares responsibility to ensure sexual assault survivors are supported and heard

Editorial staff April 5, 2017

The UT System’s Cultivating Learning and Safe Environments (CLASE) survey propelled sexual assault and misconduct to the forefront. In emails to students, faculty and staff, Acting President Pedro Reyes...

UTSA opens new off-road race track

UTSA opens new off-road race track

Jade Cuevas April 5, 2017

Get your overcompensating trucks, Ford Mustangs, precarious Jeeps and extremely-old, oh-god-please-start cars ready. UTSA has just opened a new off-roading race track along UTSA Boulevard. The news finally...

Graphic by Tristan Ipock, The Paisano

Oxford comma drama

Samantha Ceballos April 5, 2017

Grammar nerds come forth from your hiding places and rejoice! The Oxford comma is causing conversation outside of the grammar world because people don’t understand or know the controversy surrounding...

Graphic by Tristan Ipock, The Paisano

Trump chooses coal over climate change with executive order

Samuel De Leon April 5, 2017

In the face of a struggling coal industry, Donald Trump signed an executive order deadset to withdraw from and rewrite the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The CPP is the result of the United States’ promise...

Graphic by Chase Otero, The Paisano

Internet privacy is a relic of the past

David Wenske April 5, 2017

If you are like me, with eyes glued to your phone and checking Reddit compulsively, you are on the Internet quite a lot. I should trust that my browser search history and what I view on the Internet is...

America First

America First

Justice Lovin March 28, 2017

With the publication of his America First budget proposal, President Trump has revealed the policy implications of his brand of nationalism. The budget serves as an addition to the growing body of evidence...

Breakin the beach

Breakin’ the beach

Samantha Ceballos March 28, 2017

Spring break has zoomed past us. We now inch closer to the end of the semester as we excitedly plan our next wild party or plan our next crazy vacation. Rarely does a college student think about the destruction...

Missing D.C. black girls spark public outcry to #FindOurGirls

Editorial staff March 28, 2017

Nationally, black girls make up a staggeringly disproportionate number of missing children cases.  According to the Black and Missing Foundation, 36.7 percent of missing people under 17 are black. Considering...

Improving Access to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Lloyd Doggett March 28, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Following his recent efforts to restore full access to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax...

Tristan Ipock, The Paisano

Rape culture: a cycle of fear

Jessica Salinas March 28, 2017

As a 23-year-old woman of color and of small stature, I live in constant fear and paranoia. I never consciously place myself into situations where I can be taken advantage of by people, men especially. Recently,...

Private prisons are the publics problem

Private prisons are the public’s problem

Justice Lovin March 8, 2017

On Feb. 23, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a memo to the Bureau of Prisons reversing the policy of former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates that would have phased out federal use of private prisons....

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