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

Texas gears up for primary voting season

Texas gears up for primary voting season

Kara Lee, Graphic Editor February 20, 2024

As the voting season approaches, Texans are gearing up to participate in the upcoming primary elections. With early voting for the primary election kicking off on Feb. 20 and election day nearing March...

Democracy or disgrace

Democracy or disgrace

Taylor Fromel, Contributor February 13, 2024

The two-party system has been in place in the United States for a very long time. This system can be problematic, but it simultaneously ensures that the voters in the U.S. have a clear understanding of...

Fact or fiction: False information sparks conspiracy

Fact or fiction: False information sparks conspiracy

Nate Henneke, Staff Writer November 22, 2022

A hammer-wielding madman breaking into your home is something every rational human fears. While this scenario sounds outlandish, it recently became a reality for Paul Pelosi, husband of former Speaker...

The political divide at UTSA

The political divide at UTSA

Riley Carroll, Staff Writer April 12, 2022

Typically, university students tend to be mostly associated with left-wing politics. But does this include colleges in red states? Does parental influence shape an individual's political affiliation? Or...

Illustration by Amber Chin

The Democrats can’t afford to back down

Joseph Hernandez, Junior Copyeditor September 25, 2020

Americans, whether they prefer the Democratic or Republican Party, tend to believe that their party is represented by insufficiently effective advocates for the cause while the other party’s politicians...

Choosing the ‘lesser evil’ is voting for a lesser democracy

Choosing the ‘lesser evil’ is voting for a lesser democracy

Alex Birnel March 29, 2016

  The partisan politics of a presidential election year have many people in a state of unsurprising fervor and mania. Mainstream establishment candidates and populist insurgent candidates have...

Rubio, the right Republican

April 28, 2015

Politics is a cutthroat game that takes place in an arena without battle-axes or swords. However, the ruthless nature of this game is the primary reason I avoid politics as much as humanly possible....

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