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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

Shopping on Amazon: at what cost?

Shopping on Amazon: at what cost?

Madison Peters, Staff Writer April 26, 2022

Consumers love Amazon for various reasons, including fast shipping, vast product selection and reasonable prices. It may not be shocking that more than 197 million people shop on Amazon each month. Since...

The age of misinformation

The age of misinformation

Jessica McLaren, Staff Writer April 26, 2022

You would think that with the modern media’s remarkable ability to spread information and multimedia like wildfire, society would be more informed. Right?  While this may be true in some ways, access...

Is it okay to lose friends over politics?

Is it okay to lose friends over politics?

Sofia Garcia, Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2022

Major historical events not only profoundly impact our society, but they also have a habit of exposing the political beliefs of the people around us. Whether it is COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter movement,...

Worker unionization at UTSA

Worker unionization at UTSA

Anonymous April 25, 2022

A specter is haunting the administration of UTSA: the specter of a Student Workers Union. With each passing day, the necessity for unionization is becoming more clear and present in the minds of students...

Barred from treatment

Barred from treatment

Malaki Lingg, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

Trigger Warning: Mention of suicide and abuse. The United States has the largest prison population in the world, with an estimated two million people currently behind bars. As the prison population...

Misogyny in Medicine

Misogyny in Medicine

Alex Fotschky, Contributing Writer April 19, 2022

Gender bias has long affected the medical field. As a result, women's concerns are downplayed or completely disregarded, with misdiagnosis being a frequent occurrence. Inclusivity and diversity in the...

Banish autism assumptions

Banish autism assumptions

Camila Martinez Rivera, Assistant Photo Editor April 19, 2022

Dear reader, As an older sister with a brother that has autism, I have had to correct and deal with the lack of understanding surrounding autism disorder. With social media being our main source of...

Siwa's sexuality silenced

Siwa’s sexuality silenced

Madison Peters, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

This year, Jojo Siwa has had a lot on her plate, coming away with second place on “Dancing with the Stars,” joining the judging panel on the television show “So You Think You Can Dance” and recently...

Daylight savings: What is being saved?

Daylight savings: What is being saved?

Riley Carroll, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

For over a century, around 70 countries have set their clocks back an hour in the fall and forward an hour in the spring. Most of the U.S. has utilized this since approximately 1918, other than Hawaii...

Trapped in tragedy

Trapped in tragedy

Editorial Board April 19, 2022

On April 12, commuters riding a Manhattan-bound train found themselves trapped in tragedy as a gunman released two smoke bombs and blindly opened fire.  The gunman fired 33 bullets into the smokey...

Indigenous women need our help

Indigenous women need our help

Maya Moreno, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

We like to think of our policing institutions as serving our best interests. For some of us, they do, but as we have often seen in many communities, there is always a question of whether or not calling...

The state of the San Antonio Spurs: post play-in

The state of the San Antonio Spurs: post play-in

Daniel Sprague, Contributing Writer April 19, 2022

For the second consecutive season, the Spurs lost the play-in game. On April 13, the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the San Antonio Spurs 113-103 in the ninth versus 10th play-in game for the right to play...

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