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

University reports $2.5 billion total output contribution to San Antonio economy in FY21

University reports $2.5 billion total output contribution to San Antonio economy in FY21

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 25, 2023

UTSA contributed a total output of $2.5 billion to the Greater San Antonio economy in the 2021 fiscal year, a 30% jump over the last three years per the recently released “Economic Contributions of The...

State of the City — Week of April 25

State of the City — Week of April 25

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 25, 2023

  Education: On Friday, April 21, students at the IDEA Harvey E. Najim school, joined by parents, walked out of class to participate in a protest for teachers. KENS5 reported that, according...

UTSA will wait until the end of the Legislative session to comment on potential impact of the bills.

Senate bills that could impact the higher education landscape see strides in Austin

Mason Hickok, Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2023

After several weeks of public testimony and debate, the Texas Senate has passed Senate Bills (SB) 16, 17 and 18, which would affect diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices and tenure, respectively....

UTSA’s chief medical officer discusses upcoming end of pandemic emergency measures

UTSA’s chief medical officer discusses upcoming end of pandemic emergency measures

Faith Kouadio, Staff Writer April 25, 2023

On April 10, President Joe Biden signed Bill H.J.Res. 7 to end the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies beginning May 11. The declarations allowed the federal government to temporarily modify...

SGA helps students navigate through hot water access issues

SGA helps students navigate through hot water access issues

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 25, 2023

On Feb. 8, two Guadalupe Hall residents met with the Student Government Association (SGA) Business Affairs committee chair, Duncan Reedyk, to discuss a hot water access issue, which further led to the...

What’s going on in the 88th Texas Legislature

What’s going on in the 88th Texas Legislature

Jessica McLaren, Assistant News Editor April 25, 2023

Every two years, the Texas Legislature convenes for a 140-day regular legislative session. The 88th regular session began on January 10 and runs through May 29.  For a bill to be signed into law, it...

State of the City — Week of April 18

State of the City — Week of April 18

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 18, 2023

Weather Following storms Friday night, mysanantonio.com reports that there is a probability the city will experience rain again on Tuesday, April 18. The “potential” for rain will continue through...

Zachary Nepote elected new SGA president

Zachary Nepote elected new SGA president

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 18, 2023

SGA executive director Zachary Nepote was elected the new student body president this month.  “I’m very, very excited to get started with the fall,” Nepote said. “We’ve begun work already...

SGA reports spending $25,784.96 of budget as of March 7

SGA reports spending $25,784.96 of budget as of March 7

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 18, 2023

As the academic year comes to a close, The Paisano obtained a copy of expenses by the Student Government Association (SGA) for the year.  Out of the $47,173.00 total allocated this year, $25,784.96...

UTSA professor welcomes use of AI

Haley Aguayo, Staff Writer April 18, 2023

The newest and most accessible form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is known as ChatGPT, which is an acronym for chat generative pre-trained transformer. ChatGPT can be used for a number of actions, but...

Montufars project, titled Reinforcement Learning Control of an Autonomous wheel-legged biped robot, won first place.

Engineering students present research at department showcase

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 18, 2023

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) organized a research showcase for Masters and Ph.D. students to present projects they are working on. The showcase was part of a bigger graduate...

Digital flood map aids public awareness to flood risks

Digital flood map aids public awareness to flood risks

Mason Hickok, Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2023

A digital floodplain viewer launched by the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) in January allows the public to view updated rainfall data and the waterways in and around the San Antonio metropolitan area.  The...

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