Trick-or-treating for all
October 30, 2019
In the largely uncontested debate of whether or not college students should still trick-or-treat, with most on the side of “not,” students with disabilities aren’t considered. Last Halloween season, a Facebook post by Alicia Plumer went viral as she announced her 21-year-old autistic son BJ would...
Faculty senate votes on plus/minus grading
October 23, 2019
UTSA’s Faculty Senate voted against the Joint Committee on Plus/Minus Grading’s (JPMC) recommendation of a “complete discontinuation of the plus/minus grading system at UTSA” on Oct. 17. The JPCM, composed of undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty from multiple colleges at UTSA,...
Breakin’ the beach
Samantha Ceballos
March 28, 2017
Spring break has zoomed past us. We now inch closer to the end of the semester as we excitedly plan our next wild party or plan our next crazy vacation. Rarely does a college student think about the destruction and hazards they left behind in their spring break vacation spot. South Padre Island (SPI), the college...
The art of being a hot mess
Jade Cuevas
May 5, 2016
College is hard. Schoolwork, student organizations, social life, romantic relationships, career possibilities, finances, friendships, apartment life — balancing all of these aspects of college life can feel like an impossible challenge. There’s no secret recipe or exact equation to follow for coll...
Over-connection to social media leads to disconnection in person
Editorial staff
March 30, 2016
Studies show that the number of social media users ages 18-29 have grown over 1000 percent in the last eight years. This drastic shift in our technology-filled world has caused a rift in the lives of many college students. In 2016, college students are more dependent on social media than ev...