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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

Jhivvan Jackson takes a jump shot during the first round matchup against the UAB Blazers at the Conference USA Championships.

Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace named to NABC All-District teams

Ryan Garza, Sports Editor March 24, 2020

For the second consecutive season, juniors Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District team.  Jackson had a record-setting...

Atem Bior brings the ball up the court. Bior played his final game as a Roadrunner in a loss to the UAB Blazers at the C-USA Championships in Frisco, Texas.

UTSA men’s basketball concludes season at C-USA tournament

Julia Maenius, Assistant Sports Editor March 23, 2020

The UTSA men’s basketball team (13-19, C-USA 7-11) finished their 2019-2020 season at the Conference USA (C-USA) Championship Tournament on Wednesday, March 11. The Roadrunners faced the University...

Active Minds brings attention to eating disorders during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Active Minds brings attention to eating disorders during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Christina Troy, Copy Editing Coordinator March 4, 2020

On Feb. 27, Active Minds hosted Licensed Professional Counselor Jamie Mershon and her friend Lauren Walls, who has struggled with an eating disorder, to speak about eating disorders. The event followed...

Photo by Greg Noire

#YangGang’s Achilles’ heel

Ana Cecilia Martinez, Copy Editing Coordinator February 18, 2020

The Democratic presidential candidates running for the November 2020 election saw a continuation of the rise of single-issue candidates from the 2016 presidential election. Single-issue candidates build...

Jade Richey finishes a cheer on the sideline of a football game. The cheerleading squad is preparing for the
NCA competition held in Daytona, Florida.

UTSA Cheer places in top ten at Orlando

Julia Maenius and Lindsey Mione January 28, 2020

Both the UTSA large co-ed and all-girl cheerleading team competed in Orlando, Florida, placing tenth at the UCA College Nationals Championships. The teams earned their way to the championships by placing...

Dr. Anthony Lemieux presented at an open 
forum. Dr. Lemieux is vying to become the new dean for COLFA.

COLFA dean candidate open forums begin

Xavier Richardson, Staff Writier January 28, 2020

Open forums, which are opportunities for the UTSA community to ask questions to the candidates for dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA), began Jan. 22. Dr. Anthony Lemieux, professor of...

Students take a group picture at the
end of the MLK March.

San Antonio holds nation’s largest MLK march

Josh Peck, News Editor January 21, 2020

Hundreds of members of the UTSA community attended the largest annual MLK March in the country on Monday, Jan. 20. The march celebrates King’s life and the civil rights movement that he embodied. The...

Keaton Wallace puts a shot up.

Men’s basketball hits the road

Julia Maenius, Staff Writer January 21, 2020

The UTSA men’s basketball team (9-10, 3-3 C-USA) hosted the University of Texas at El Paso Miners on Saturday, Jan. 18, after losing to the Miners by two points in overtime earlier that week. With a...

Photo Courtesy of Joey Asturias

Sparking change

Sofia Garcia, Art & Life Editor January 21, 2020

UTSA alumnus Joey Asturias and his team at the Green Lab have started a movement called #GROW2020 that they hope will change the stigma around cannabis. The Green Lab is a marketing agency that aims to...

Co Opinion Editor Dawson Fagan

Greg Abbott doesn’t care about homeless people

Dawson Fagan January 21, 2020

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott loves to criminalize homelessness, and he (rightly) catches a lot of condemnation for that. However, Gov. Abbott also loves the way San Antonio deals with its homeless population....

Censorship– Two Sides Podcast (Ep. 4)

Censorship– Two Sides Podcast (Ep. 4)

Kat Joseph October 30, 2019

Perla and Edysa break down censorship. Where’s the line? How much is enough? Who would be in charge? How have sensitivities changed?   Hosts- Perla Godoy, Edysa Vazquez Audio and Video-...

Photo by Folasade Sabitu

Humans of UTSA: Allison Olfers

Folasade Sabitu October 30, 2019

This is Allison Olfers. She is a junior and a public health major. She is passionate about helping others and sharing her knowledge with other students on this campus. This is her story. I am from San...

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