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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

Keep politicians out of the classroom

Keep politicians out of the classroom

Editorial Board March 1, 2022

During the summer legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a controversial bill that dictates how teachers in the state discuss the history of American racism in the classroom. Texas joined...

Save 'The Batt'

Save ‘The Batt’

Editorial Board February 22, 2022

On Feb. 10, Texas A&M University’s President, Katherine Banks, announced that after the Spring 2022 semester The Battalion would be forced to terminate print editions, thus forcing the publication...

San Antonio Starbucks joins the movement

San Antonio Starbucks joins the movement

Editorial Board February 15, 2022

On Feb. 7, a San Antonio Starbucks used social media to announce their plans to unionize, meaning they will be standing together as a united front to build worker power and advocate for better wages, benefits...

Being vaccinated is patriotic

Being vaccinated is patriotic

Editorial Board February 8, 2022

As of Jan. 26, according to the United States Army secretary, the COVID-19 vaccine will be mandatory for the Army, and any soldier that refuses to get the vaccine will be dismissed. This order pertains...

How students can stay safe as they return to campus

How students can stay safe as they return to campus

Editorial Board February 1, 2022

While the surge of Omicron is still on the rise, UTSA administrators plan to continue with the original plan of returning to in-person modalities on Feb. 7. Students are filled with a mix of excitement...

Better EARLY than never

Better EARLY than never

Editorial Board November 30, 2021

On Nov. 19, researchers from the UTSA College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Educational Psychology were awarded a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s...

Boundaries broken, lessons learned

Boundaries broken, lessons learned

Editorial Board November 16, 2021

On Nov. 15, several UTSA students reported burglaries at the Chisholm Hall housing complex. The UTSA Police Department responded immediately and senior leadership was notified immediately after the incidents...

Vote him out: Texas deserves better

Vote him out: Texas deserves better

Editorial Board November 2, 2021

On Wednesday, Oct. 27, an anti-abortion group not affiliated with UTSA set out an intrusive photo display of brutally aborted fetuses. The horribly graphic images forced people who have experienced abortions...

Make academia accessible again

Make academia accessible again

Editorial Board October 26, 2021

On Oct. 14, UTSA extended the parameters of its Bold Promise tuition-free program, allowing a larger collective of students from low and middle-income families to access higher education. Beginning in...

Hold abusers accountable

Hold abusers accountable

Editorial Board October 19, 2021

On Oct. 8, University of Delaware student Brandon Freyre was charged with assaulting a female student. According to authorities, Freyre assaulted her by using blunt objects, spraying her in the face with...

The Paisano staff and editors celebrate the end of the semester in 1992. File photo/The Paisano

Spread the news

Editorial Board October 12, 2021

San Antonio College’s 95-year-old student newspaper, The Ranger, announced in an article on Oct. 6 that it would be ceasing production in December. As we mourn the discontinuation of a beloved, nationally...

UTSA students return to a new 'normal'

UTSA students return to a new ‘normal’

Editorial Board September 14, 2021

After nearly two years of fully online modalities, President Eighmy announced that the student body would be returning to traditional in-person classes starting on Sept. 13. After constant observation...

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