Texas passes nine constitutional amendments
November 13, 2019
Texas voters were asked to vote on 10 propositions to amend the Texas Constitution on Nov. 5. 19,563,915 total votes were tallied across all 10 propositions. Nine of the proposed amendments were approved with at least 52% of votes. Texas Proposition 1, Allowed to Serve as Multiple Municipal Judges Amendment,...
Free tuition for low-income students — why not us?
October 9, 2019
UTSA needs to follow suit with universities that boldly offer tuition-free programs for low-income students. Institutions like Texas State, UT El Paso and UT Austin all proudly offer need-based programs that cover the cost of tuition for students whose median household income falls below a specified...
UTSA should protect Latinx students against gun violence
Leonardo Garcia
October 9, 2019
My thoughts and prayers go to the victims of mass shootings and their families. The recent mass shootings are causing mass hysteria in today’s society and have become more frequent and deadly in the past 10 years. Shockingly, such events are happening hours away from us. Every time I hear about a mass...
Texas senator meets with UTSA veterans
October 9, 2019
U.S. Senator John Cornyn met with student veterans at UTSA to expand on the Edith Nourse Rogers Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Scholarship. The scholarship was created from the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2017, also known as the “Forever GI Bill,” which...
Senate Bill 25 affects Texas students
Mina Alaniz
September 24, 2019
Senate Bill 25, a state legislative act, was passed on June 14. The bill aims to make transferring credits from junior colleges to public higher education institutions easier in order to facilitate academic progress and timely graduation of undergraduate students. “In practice, semester credit hours...
Us and them: even after death
August 27, 2019
“The Cemeteries were separated by religion: Catholics and Protestants.” I wonder if the tour guide actually believes what he’s saying as he leads me through a cemetery. The names on the tombstones are very different from the one my family carries. I can’t help but feel erased. I know the tru...
Hitting the Road Running: Starting the School Year Strong
Lloyd Doggett
August 27, 2019
Welcome, Roadrunners new and returning! Whether you are learning your way around campus or embracing your last year, we need thoughtful leaders like you. I implore you to get involved. As a member of Congress that represents San Antonio and the downtown UTSA campus, I want to hear from you...
Texas legislature denies funding for campus expansion
August 27, 2019
The College of Business (COB) is the centerpiece for phase one of UTSA President Taylor Eighmy’s 10-year plan to expand the Downtown Campus. This project was the first legislative priority but UTSA did not receive the $126 million in tuition revenue bonds it proposed to the Texas legislature to fund...
UTSA is ‘two’ safe
August 27, 2019
ASecureLife, a security research company, named UTSA the 2nd safest campus in the state of Texas and the 30th safest campus in the nation. The report, which analyzed campus safety, reviewed criminal activity from 320 college campuses over a 10-year period. They collected data from four-year institutions...
Bill proposes statewide holiday
April 2, 2019
The Texas Legislature has proposed a bill that would make April 16 a statewide holiday celebrating Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. Sonya Aleman, Mexican-American studies professor at UTSA, advocates for a “Selena Day” and speaks the effects of having a Tejano holiday. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was...
Senate Politics – Paisano Polls
Kat Joseph, Maha Qadri, Kayla Burford, and Jada Teague
November 15, 2018
Beto returns, and Roadrunners share their thoughts on senate politics at UTSA. Host- Jada Teague Videographers- Kayla Burford, Sam Flores, Maha Qadri, Kat Joseph Video editors- Kat Joseph, Maha Qadri Multimedia Editor- Kat Joseph Assistant Multimedia Editor- Maha Qadri ...
National Voter Registration Day
October 3, 2018
The San Antonio-based 501(c)(4) organization MOVE Texas, which stands for Mobilize, Organize, Vote and Empower, clocked in on college campuses around San Antonio on Tuesday, September 25 to help students register to vote on National Voter Registration Day (NVRD). This was the sixth annual NVRD. “National...
