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

The Line, Saudi Arabia: utopia or dystopia?

The Line, Saudi Arabia: utopia or dystopia?

Luna Infante, Staff Writer February 14, 2023

Imagine a city that runs on 100% renewable energy, a city where cars are not needed because everything you need is at your fingertips, merely five minutes away from your front door. Imagine futuristic...

Netflix is digging their own grave

Netflix is digging their own grave

Regina Robert, Staff Writer February 14, 2023

Netflix is executing its own downfall with its most recent plan to stop subscribers from password sharing. Password sharing “occurs when a user gives their login credentials to someone else for shared...

Progressive companies: Natural or contrived?

Progressive companies: Natural or contrived?

Maya Dukuly, Contributor February 7, 2023

As citizens and consumers, society has become well aware of the resounding number of companies beginning to turn toward “progressivity.” Present “progressive” companies are those that pinpoint...

Making your environment work for you

Making your environment work for you

Laynie Clark, Managing Editor February 7, 2023

If you are joining the workforce and are not sure what modality is the best fit for you, you are not alone. This is something many people are struggling with now that work can be done from home. As we...

Florida’s descent into fascism

Florida’s descent into fascism

Malaki Lingg, Assistant Web Editor February 7, 2023

Florida lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis have been at the center of discussion as of late after implementing an assortment of controversial laws and policies. The most interesting is HB 1467 — a new educational...

Repercussions of disregarding the law

Repercussions of disregarding the law

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor February 7, 2023

Twenty-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained in Germany during a peaceful sit-in protest against village demolition for coal mine expansion on Jan. 17, 2023. “This is the second...

UTSA is not committing to inclusivity

UTSA is not committing to inclusivity

Mason Hickok, Editor-in-Chief February 7, 2023

In September 2021, UTSA President Taylor Eighmy — unbeknownst to the UT System and against the wishes of a divided UTSA community — vowed to remove all uses of the “Come and Take It” slogan from...

The danger of deepfakes

The danger of deepfakes

Nate Henneke, Staff Writer February 7, 2023

There was once a time when things could be defined and identified based on believing what you see. But the advancement of technology and the internet in the last twenty years, has led to a new threat online....

Facing an unjust justice system

Facing an unjust justice system

Editorial Board February 7, 2023

Texas teens statewide are organizing a movement to reform the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) after it has come under scrutiny for mistreating and neglecting the minors under its watch. On the...

Gen Z cannot think for themselves

Gen Z cannot think for themselves

Luna Infante, Contributor January 31, 2023

As a generation, we have lost our ability to think for ourselves, our ability to form our own opinions and our confidence to feel safe vocalizing them. Our unlimited access to social media and the internet...

Bye Bye Blackboard

Bye Bye Blackboard

Regina Robert, Staff Writer January 31, 2023

In this new era of online learning, many educational institutions have implemented the use of learning management systems (LMS). Amongst them is UTSA, which currently uses Blackboard Learn, but will switch...

Limiting the wrong rights

Limiting the wrong rights

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor January 31, 2023

The government is taking away our rights like nobody’s business, but not the lethal liberties that claim the lives of many. Women have lost reproductive freedoms, and TikTok has been banned on all government...

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