Plan for success
Shelly Moreno
April 16, 2019
Have you tried using a planner your freshman year? Have you created numerous daily tasks but never quite accomplished them? Well for starters, you need to utilize a planner for at least a month to actually help you. If you use it for a week and stop, it really won’t do much. Every college student...
Midterms: how to fix them
Donald Escamilla Jr.
March 6, 2019
When other students or my professors ask me how I feel about midterms, I have always believed that they can be very helpful for students here, but the process could use some repair. Spring midterms represent the halfway point of the semester and the quickly approaching summer break. Midterms do have...
Roadrunner Ramblings: Betting on Beto
Brandon Armstead and Jose Chapa
November 9, 2018
We talk about the elections and other events surrounding UTSA. Brandon Armstead Jose Chapa Brysen Streeter Triston Simpson-Bland
U.S. Senate candidate visits UTSA
Alejandro Lopez
October 10, 2018
Beto continues college tour U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke chanted “UT” to a packed audience who replied “SA” after entering the Retama Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 4. The Democratic congressman visited UTSA as part of his “Fight for our Future” college campus tour, which included ...
Big Beto in the tiny Retama
Editorial Board and Heather Montoya
October 10, 2018
When students heard that congressman, and democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Beto O’Rourke would be speaking at UTSA on Oct. 4, many awaited his visit with excitement. Some students missed class and waited in line for hours for a chance to hear O’Rourke speak. UTSA failed to accommodat...
How to combat the zombies on campus
Vincent Valdez
October 11, 2017
On the third floor of the JPL, you’ll find a swarm of zombies studying for midterms. They’re skipping class to cram, their eyes are bloodshot and they reek of black coffee. That’s right, the third floor of the JPL smells like hot bean water, and there’s a whole bunch of zombies cramming for...
Surviving midterms before spring break
March 3, 2015
Midterms are this week, and many students are already preparing for the worst. Most students will have essays, tests and assignments due in each of their classes. The JPL is expecting a record turnout. Study rooms have been booked through the entire week and the university has thousands of adorabl...