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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

President Eighmy accepts a $3 million check on behalf of UTSA from UT System officials.

Board of Regents approves $300 million endowment; UTSA to receive $3 million

Gauri Raje, News Editor March 22, 2022

President Eighmy, along with members of the UT Board of Regents, State Senator José Menéndez and freshman student Gabby Palacios Martinez , gathered at UTSA’s Downtown Campus on Monday, March 14, to...

Roadrunner Cat Coalition takes care of felines on campus

Roadrunner Cat Coalition takes care of felines on campus

Bella Nieto, Managing Editor March 8, 2022

The Roadrunner Cat Coalition (RRCC) is a volunteer-based faculty/staff organization focused on maintaining and caring for the felines populating the UTSA campus. The organization was founded in 2006 after...

SGA executive office candidates present campaign platforms for upcoming election

SGA executive office candidates present campaign platforms for upcoming election

Jada Thomas, Copyediting Coordinator March 8, 2022

The Student Government Association (SGA) is an entity that represents the whole student body at UTSA. Like an actual government, SGA features a senate and a cabinet that includes three specific positions...

Dreamers Resource Center hosts panel highlighting the Black immigrant experience

Dreamers Resource Center hosts panel highlighting the Black immigrant experience

Bella Nieto, Managing Editor February 22, 2022

As part of UTSA’s Black History Month festivities, the Dreamers Resource Center hosted a panel discussion titled “A Conversation on Amplifying the Black Immigrant Voices.” The panel discussion focused...

UTSA appoints first woman Chief of Police

UTSA appoints first woman Chief of Police

Gauri Raje, News Editor February 15, 2022

On Thursday, Jan. 27, UTSA named Stephanie Schoenborn the new UTSAPD Chief of Police. The appointment went into effect on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Schoenborn, a UTSA alumna, began her law enforcement career...

Students express support for UTSA's decision to conduct three weeks online before returning to campus.

UTSA resumes second in-person operations for Spring 2022 semester

Gauri Raje, News Editor February 7, 2022

UTSA resumed in-person operations beginning Monday, Feb. 7, after conducting the first three weeks of the Spring semester online due to concerns about the Omicron variant. The Spring 2022 semester was...

UTSA’s Carnegie R1 classification will further boost ongoing research activities

UTSA’s Carnegie R1 classification will further boost ongoing research activities

Gauri Raje, News Editor February 1, 2022

On Dec. 16, 2021, President Eighmy announced UTSA had attained the Carnegie R1 Classification. The designation is awarded to Doctoral Universities with “very high research activity.” Attaining the...

COEHD unveils new Student Success Center as a resource for its students

COEHD unveils new Student Success Center as a resource for its students

Gauri Raje, News Editor February 1, 2022

UTSA’s College of Education and Human Development unveiled its new Student Success Center on Wednesday, Jan. 26, in a virtual event conducted over Zoom. The new Center will be located in the Multidisciplinary...

Description- UTSA campus switches to online class modalities for first three weeks of Spring 2022 semester.

UTSA modifies operations for first three weeks of Spring 2022 semester

Gauri Raje, News Editor January 18, 2022

UTSA announced its modified operations for the Spring 2022 semester in an email dated Thursday, Jan. 6. The email, signed by President Taylor Eighmy, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs...

Several signs were displayed by protestors on campus depicting aborted fetuses. Bella Nieto/The Paisano

Anti-abortion demonstration elicits strong emotions

Bella Nieto, News Editor November 2, 2021

Love of Truth Ministries volunteers displayed images of fetuses to aid in explaining their views on abortion in the Sombrilla Plaza on Oct. 27.  Also in the Plaza was a large canvas titled “Free...

Dionne Onyemalzu, who moved from West Texas, is optimistic for the rest of the semester. Also pictured is the front of Guadalupe Hall and its coffee shop. Kaitlyn Rosas/The Paisano

UTSA opens Guadalupe Hall: students express praise, concern

Bella Nieto, News Editor September 7, 2021

At the start of the Fall 2021 semester, UTSA opened the doors to its newest residence hall, Guadalupe Hall.  When construction on the building began in 2019, the floor plans were designed to be open...

State of the City- February 12, 2021

State of the City- February 12, 2021

Bella Nieto, News Editor February 12, 2021

Local News Parts of the Texas Hill Country remain under a Winter Weather Warning by the National Weather Service. The arctic blast brings in a combination of rain, sleet and near-freezing temperatures....

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