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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

Unforeseen vegan privilege

Unforeseen vegan privilege

Elizabeth Davis May 4, 2016

Recently, I was scrolling through my Twitter newsfeed when a certain thread of tweets caught my eye. The posts, sent out by Twitter user Hiba Khan (a friend of mine from high school), began as a criticism...

(COMMENTARY) Depression: You're never alone

(COMMENTARY) Depression: You’re never alone

Ricardo Rodriguez May 4, 2016

It’s time to change the dialogue of depression. There is a stigma that depression is a choice, or that you can simply “snap out of it” like a bad dream. But the solution is much more complex because...

Kat Joseph

Sports are fueled by fandom

Anthony Suniga March 30, 2016

Fans play a huge part in what makes sports so special. There is just no experience quite like walking into a baseball stadium to find your seat while you have a hot dog in one hand and a soda in the...

I’ll just sit here

November 18, 2015

Christopher Breakell, The Paisano

Letter to the Editor

November 11, 2015

To Whom It May Concern: I am currently a student at UTSA living at Prado Student Living on UTSA Boulevard. I live on the sixth floor of an apartment building with no elevator. As you may gather this...

Pay Day Loans/ Sofia Worth Commentary

November 11, 2015

According to Appleseed, a research company, payday loans do not necessarily affect the population that may come to your head when you answer the question who takes out payday loans? The majority of...

Pay Day Loans/ Angela Quiroz-Saenz Commentary

November 11, 2015

Payday lending is capitalism to the fullest. Since 1990, there has been an explosion of payday centers nationwide, growing from virtually zero centers to 25,000 in 2007, which is more than the number...

University Inc.

September 22, 2015

Universities are evolving over time to reflect closely maladies of modern society. Profit for a few, precariousness for the rest of us. Once upon a time, the university was the site of confrontational...

The science of a law degree

April 14, 2015

Students majoring in STEM fields should consider attending law school rather than attending medical school or another graduate research program. A STEM background is an asset in the legal profession...

Is love written in the stars?

March 3, 2015

Is the connection to life on Earth ‘written’ in the stars? The answer that every astronomer will give is a definitive "yes!” The atoms that are the building blocks of our bodies, our surroundings...

Chasing Signs

February 17, 2015

One of the most important questions to ask a potential romantic partner is, “What’s your sign?” Although it may seem like a cheesy pick-up line, astrology is a great tool to discover...

Will beards make the cut?

January 27, 2015

Why do women love men with beards — is it purely a superficial, physiological attraction to the hairy trend or is it a pheromone phenomenon? Trends affect us even more than we realize....

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