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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

Photo courtesy of Kimaya Factory.

Rowdy Trailblazer: Profile on Kimiya Factory

Jaida Sloan, Assistant News Editor March 16, 2021

From tragedy, a grassroots organization was born. Kimiya Factory is the president of Black Freedom Factory, a grassroots organization working for equity and diversity in the community and in the workplace....

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Humans of UTSA: Kimiya Factory

Folasade Sabitu October 10, 2019

This is Kimiya Factory. She is a senior and a political science major. She is not afraid to fight for what she believes in, and her efforts towards change have helped so many along the way. This is her...

Big Sis Advice: I am your legacy.

Big Sis Advice: I am your legacy.

Kimiya Factory October 2, 2019

I have a confession to make: In 1946, my great-grandmother, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, spearheaded the NAACP’s mission to challenge desegregation laws in the South when she sued The University of Oklahoma...

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Big Sis: Keep It Real With the Homies

Kimiya Factory September 24, 2019

How do you break it to them? A person you love and kick it with, just perpetuated rape culture right before your ears but didn’t mean to...or did they? Your heart starts racing and your hands start sweating...

photo by Lindsey Thomas

Big Sis Advice: Social Media Cringe

Kimiya Factory September 18, 2019

Social media has so many pros, but changing rape culture has definitely revealed the cons throughout the years. I’ve always been oblivious to the difference between adoration and harassment in my DMs,...

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Column: Big SisKeep your blinders on

Kimiya Factory September 11, 2019

Sometimes I give up – when somebody is defending rape culture, I am guilty of tuning out. I think to myself, “They’ll never get it.” But over time, I’ve learned that they will – at least...

#ChangeRapeCulture organizer asks survivors questions.

R. Kelly survivors speak at conference

Alejandro Lopez April 23, 2019

Tears filled the auditorium as Faith Rogers, Dominique Gardner and her mother, Michelle Kramer, shared their stories about their encounters with famous R&B singer, R. Kelly. #ChangeRapeCulture and...

Protestors pose with signs in front of Student Union.

#ChangeRapeCulture protest at Sombrilla

Alfonzo Mendoza February 20, 2019

UTSA students filled the Sombrilla in protest, calling for a far-reaching and immediate change in sexual assault proceedings and rape culture on campus on Feb. 12. The protest occurred the day after the...

Students rally against sexual assault

Students rally against sexual assault

Alejandro Lopez February 13, 2019

Students involved in the #ChangeRapeCulture group organized a rally under the Sombrilla on Feb. 13 at 12 p.m. The purpose of the rally is to raise awareness of the group’s call to action and make their...

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