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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

Colby Deal. "Ethereal (From the Series: Beautiful, Still)," 2017.

A visual act of revolution

Amanda Sellers, Staff Writer November 16, 2021

By itself, “A New Landscape, A Possible Horizon”  is enough to make any museum-goer uncomfortable in the comfort of this popular tourist spot: but the pride that radiates from its artists is not lost...

Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well: The Short Film'

Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well: The Short Film’

Kennedy Bustos, Managing Editor November 16, 2021

On Nov. 12, Taylor Swift released the highly anticipated “All Too Well: The Short Film,” a stunning visual accompaniment to her highly anticipated re-release of “Red.”  “All Too Well,”...

On Kanopy: The misfit spontaneity of 'Sex and Broadcasting'

On Kanopy: The misfit spontaneity of ‘Sex and Broadcasting’

Mason Hickok, Web Editor November 16, 2021

“Sex and Broadcasting” is a 2014 documentary that centers on the eccentric and interwoven, idiosyncratic family that is WFMU radio in East Orange, New Jersey — a station that embodies both the weird...

Illustration by Alex Hanks

Scrape

Rand Whitfield, Contributing Writer November 16, 2021

  January 30th, 2021 I got a scrape today I fell right off my bike And tumbled to the pathway Of a thousand tiny knives   From canyons on my arm Flowed snaking tears of...

Wayne Thiebaud. "Betty Jean Thiebaud and Book," 1965-69.

American pop art: Wayne Thiebaud

Laura Thevaos, Staff Writer November 16, 2021

The “Wayne Thiebaud” art exhibit is a new exhibition that opened up Oct. 28 and will be available to visit until Jan. 16, 2022. The exhibition will be held at the McNay Art Museum here in San Antonio....

COLFA event feature 'Defining Moments'

COLFA event feature ‘Defining Moments’

Kennedy Bustos, Managing Editor November 9, 2021

On Nov. 19, the "Defining Moments" Arts Collaboration Showcase will be taking place at UTSA’s Buena Vista Theatre at the Downtown Campus from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Shuttle service will be provided for...

Portrait of Alex Ramirez. Photo courtesy of Alex Ramirez.

A conversation with Alex Ramirez

Mason Hickok, Web Editor November 9, 2021

Alex Ramirez, an artist whose reverence for the cinema and the culture that has shaped his work, sat down with me to answer some questions on his filmmaking, his teaching work as well as some of the ways...

Normalize taking mental health days

Normalize taking mental health days

Courtney Montalvo, Contributing Writer November 9, 2021

Our society has opened the conversation about mental health. We have been normalizing that it’s okay to not be okay long enough that mental health days are becoming a prevalent topic in both the professional...

Coping with seasonal depression

Coping with seasonal depression

Joanna Paje, Staff Writer November 9, 2021

These days, you’ve noticed that the sun sets earlier than usual. That grandiose star, usually so bright and full of life, gives into the exhaustion and gently lays itself to rest along the horizon. The...

How to find your passion

How to find your passion

Guissel Mora, Contributing Writer November 9, 2021

Purpose creates passion; when we look for meaning in life, we are one step closer to finding our passions. Yes, passions: we are often told we are put in this world to serve one purpose, but that’s an...

Anjelica Raquel. "I'll Miss You Dearly." Photo by Laura Thevaos

‘Sueños Dreams:’ familiar folklore

Laura Thevaos, Staff Writer November 2, 2021

“Sueños Dreams” is an art exhibit that opened up Oct. 21 in Comfort, Texas (about a 40 minute drive from UTSA). The artist who created this exhibit is local artist Anjelica Raquel Martinez. Anjelica...

Event feature: 'Empty Place at the Table'

Event feature: ‘Empty Place at the Table’

Laynie Clark, Assistant Arts and Life Editor November 2, 2021

The solemn exhibition “Empty Place at the Table” is a disheartening and eye-opening demonstration located in various dining halls around UTSA. This exhibit gives a visual representation of a dinner...

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