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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

Stop sexualizing children costumes

Stop sexualizing children costumes

Alexander Sormani, Contributor November 4, 2025

Psychol Women Q published an analysis of 54 papers yielding 50 independent studies and 261 effect sizes in 2018, all focused on the effects that sexualization in media has on children. The analysis found...

Pumpkins, posting, popular fads

Pumpkins, posting, popular fads

Audrey Villar, Web Editor October 14, 2025

Halfway through October, students emerge from their midterms and gear up for the reprieve that is fall break. With their newfound time, they can be found contemplating what cut-outs will make the best...

Ghoulish Books not only sells books at their local store but is a publisher for horror novels alike.

Books are ‘Ghoul’

C.L. Cotter, Contributor September 9, 2025

For any students hoping to get into the sinister season with a new story, the perfect spot has just reopened its doors. Located in Southtown, the recently relocated horror bookstore and publishing...

UTSA’s favorite horror films

UTSA’s favorite horror films

Ray Rodriguez, Staff Writer October 31, 2023

This past Thursday, The Paisano’s multimedia team went out to ask the UTSA student body some questions about their favorite horror films in honor of the Halloween season. We asked a few simple questions:...

Who is the most iconic horror antagonist?

Who is the most iconic horror antagonist?

Malaki Lingg, Web Editor October 31, 2023

Since the introduction of films, horror has always been something viewers have resonated with. With the first horror film ever, “Le Manoir du Diable,” being released in 1896, only one year after motion...

30 years of frightening creativity

30 years of frightening creativity

Jada Thomas, Interim Marketing Manager October 31, 2023

Every year, multiple movies signal the start of “spooky season,” or the weeks leading up to Halloween. Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is among those movies, and this year marks...

8 low-budget Halloween costumes

8 low-budget Halloween costumes

Kaitlyn J. Grace, Staff Writer October 24, 2023

The temperatures are dropping, the leaves are changing colors and Halloween is right around the corner. It is the perfect time to pin down that perfect Halloween costume. However, for college students,...

2022 Halloween horror releases

2022 Halloween horror releases

Malaki Lingg, Assistant Web and Social Editor October 25, 2022

With October comes Halloween, arguably one of the most fun and unique holidays celebrated in the West. During this time of year, a plethora of unique horror movies are released to set a spooky tone for...

Battle of the Holidays

Battle of the Holidays

Jacqeuline Cantu October 30, 2019

Aren’t October, November and December the greatest months of the year? When they roll around, we are gifted with holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas — each taking place one after the...

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