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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

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

With a fine sense of humor: How does the Jewish community thrive?

With a fine sense of humor: How does the Jewish community thrive?

Amanda Sellers, Staff Writer February 15, 2022

Content Warning: Violent depictions of genocide and anti-Semitism. A steadfast anti-Zionist teacher questions a small class of tiny 9 and 10-year-old Kurdish children on the border of Syria, “How...

"Rains from Heaven." Isabella McGovern/The Paisano

Downtown’s San Pedro Creek Culture Park

Isabella McGovern, Contributing Writer February 15, 2022

Standing beside San Pedro Creek on a cool, sunny day, you cannot help but think of the park’s slogan: “Flowing with Purpose.” San Pedro Creek Culture Park is home to one of San Antonio’s historic...

Texas Grounds Coffee Company, the owner, Jennifer Howard is pictured

Coffee Community Blooms during COVID-19

Amanda Sellers, Staff Writer February 15, 2022

San Antonio’s Annual Coffee Festival has finally come around once again after being put on the back burner for a year due to COVID-19. Coming into its ninth year running, the Coffee Festival is going...

Dealing With Love

Dealing With Love

Jada Thomas, Copyediting Coordinator February 8, 2022

how does one cope with the reality  that they’ll never be the person somebody chooses to love?   and i don’t mean your friends who you can’t believe you’re  lucky enough...

"Summer Days," Georgia O'Keeffe, 1936

The Mother of Modernism

Amanda Sellers, Staff Writer January 25, 2022

Surges of color have embodied the brilliant tangerine skyline over the flat landscape that is West Texas. The stuff of painters’ dreams and a woman’s bright memories from the early 19th century encompass...

A toxic relationship with time (a poem)

A toxic relationship with time (a poem)

Kennedy Bustos, Staff Writer January 18, 2022

Time warps and wraps around my body, gripping my neck and catching my breath with reckless cruelty.   Time slides and slithers down my spine, curling its way around...

Spider-Man: feels like home

Spider-Man: feels like home

Laynie Clark, Assistant Arts & Life Editor December 21, 2021

Spoiler-free zone: Everything mentioned can be found in the official trailer.  Marvel Studios outdid themselves in their newest — and arguably most impressive — film, “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”...

Werner Segarra. "The Three Marias." Laura Thevaos/The Paisano

Art Feature: Briscoe Art Museum

Laura Thevaos, Staff Writer November 30, 2021

The Briscoe Art Museum is located in Downtown San Antonio, on W. Market Street. Nestled on the banks of the San Antonio River Walk, the museum's main building served as San Antonio’s original public...

Image by Alex Hanks

Getting older

Jada Thomas, Staff Writer November 30, 2021

One night as I lay in bed, When the room was quiet but my mind was not A jarring reality hit me I’m getting older   Feeling distance tear away at the friendships That I left back...

Get it together man

Get it together man

Nich Garza, Staff Writer November 30, 2021

“At this point in my life, sir,” said Kitchen, “women are a waste of time for me, and I am a waste of time for women.” -Kurt Vonnegut   You’re single, somewhat. Entangled in a handful...

End of the semester burnout

End of the semester burnout

Amanda Sellers, Staff Writer November 30, 2021

You are exhausted. It’s obvious by this point in the semester that even just barely passing your classes is fine. It’s coming up on that time when you wish the holidays were here and not just because...

Appreciate the little things in life

Appreciate the little things in life

Courtney Montalvo, Contributing Writer November 29, 2021

Daily stress often overrides daily happiness. At the end of the night, it is common for people to remember the bad things that have occurred during the day instead of the good things. In fact, most of...

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