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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

Celebrity parasitism: One-way fixation

Celebrity parasitism: One-way fixation

Hayden Rosenow, Contributor April 7, 2026

Social media has brought about many changes to how people across the world connect. A useful tool that has allowed many to make friends, learn new skills or get their news. However, the collision of fame...

Selling the perfect candidate

Selling the perfect candidate

Dafny Flores, Staff Writer November 22, 2022

One thing influencers and celebrities have recently presented to their followers is the importance of voting. Election season might have passed, but for months influencers and celebrities had been selling...

Trading genius for bigotry

Trading genius for bigotry

Zahara Latson, Staff Writer October 10, 2022

Kanye West’s recent internet breakdown is nothing new and is better described as another scene in the highlight reel of his controversial existence. While some people look at West and see a mentally...

Leave it up to them

Leave it up to them

Sofia Garcia, Editor-in-Chief February 8, 2022

As we continue to navigate through the digital age using major social media platforms to normalize revealing the most private details of our lives on public accounts, we should start questioning the ethics...

The people we put on pedestals

The people we put on pedestals

Sanne Peek, Contributing Writer September 14, 2021

Why do we feel so connected to celebrities? Considering a majority of fans have never met the people they idolize, the question seems valid. The most contact many fans get is to be a number in their favorite...

Great, another unqualified politician

Great, another unqualified politician

Brandon Armstead January 31, 2018

This month, the controversial whistleblower Chelsea Manning announced her run for the United States Senate for the state of Maryland. The former army private was found guilty of leaking 700,000 classified...

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