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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

Sophomore Chloe Rotonda (pictured) first reached out to President Eighmy with information about PRJKTRUBY.

New partnership to make contraception accessible on campus

Jessica Mclaren, Assistant News Editor February 7, 2023

Four months ago, UTSA Wellbeing Services partnered up with Project Ruby to make contraceptive services more convenient and accessible for students at UTSA. Project Ruby (PRJKTRUBY) is an online platform...

State of the City - Week of 02/07/2023

State of the City – Week of 02/07/2023

Luna Infante, Staff Writer February 7, 2023

Last week, Texas faced a cold front, leaving the city with closures and power outages. The City of San Antonio and Bexar County did not open warming centers; officials said that the weather conditions...

Dr. McHardy’s team is developing novel small molecules to suppress tumor growth in patients with GMB.

Professor part of brain health treatment study

Kylar Royer, Staff Photographer February 7, 2023

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive, fast-growing brain cancer with a high mortality rate. Most patients do not live more than one year after their diagnosis, and only 12% live for five years. ...

Four attempted motor vehicle thefts reported on Main Campus

Four attempted motor vehicle thefts reported on Main Campus

Gauri Raje, News Editor February 7, 2023

On Monday, Jan. 30, UTSAPD responded to reports of “several vehicles [being] damaged during attempted motor vehicle thefts” on the Main Campus. The police department’s daily crime log shows that...

Charter aims to codify justice reforms

Charter aims to codify justice reforms

Chloe Williams, Web and Social Editor January 31, 2023

San Antonio Justice Charter is a coalition led by ACT 4 SA, an organization working to shrink the impact of over-policing and mass incarceration in Bexar County, and Ground Game Texas, whose goal is...

Next phase of JPL renovation will include cutting down on in-house book storage

Next phase of JPL renovation will include cutting down on in-house book storage

Gauri Raje, News Editor January 31, 2023

Last semester, phase one of the Heart of the Campus Project was completed with the installation of floor-to-ceiling windows on the John Peace Library’s (JPL) third floor. As previously reported by The...

Vigil and speakout held in San Antonio to demand justice for Tyre Nichols

Vigil and speakout held in San Antonio to demand justice for Tyre Nichols

Laynie Clark, Managing Editor January 31, 2023

On Saturday, Jan. 28, San Antonio’s chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) organized a vigil and speakout at Martin Luther King Plaza to demand justice for Tyre Nichols.  Nichols...

State of the City - Week of 1/31/2023

State of the City – Week of 1/31/2023

Luna Infante, Staff Writer January 31, 2023

Mayor Ron Nirenberg has officially announced his campaign for re-election, running for his fourth and final term. Nirenberg has held the position of mayor of San Antonio since 2017. In an Instagram post,...

Former Bexar County judge takes up non-faculty role at UTSA

Former Bexar County judge takes up non-faculty role at UTSA

Gauri Raje, News Editor January 31, 2023

Earlier this month, UTSA announced that former Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff will be joining the university in a non-faculty role. The university announced the appointment in an official statement on...

Guillermina Zabala Suarez at work in the Film Production Hub.

Second semester of Film and Media program brings new courses and faculty

Mason Hickok, Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2023

For John Herrera, teaching his first semester of the Basics of Screenwriting course happened by chance. Herrera, a professional screenwriter in California, was teaching a writing course online when he...

Academic Innovation moves to larger, more collaboration-friendly space

Academic Innovation moves to larger, more collaboration-friendly space

Gauri Raje, News Editor January 31, 2023

On Wednesday, Oct. 25, UTSA’s Academic Innovation Center moved into a new office located in the Multidisciplinary Studies Building (MS 240).  Jonathan Gutierrez, an associate director for digital...

Engagement in UTSA’s film and media program led by student urgency

Mason Hickok, Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2023

It started in a GroupMe In the days leading up to the start of the fall 2022 semester, students in the forthcoming film and media program were hard at work to start a club. Finally, in mid-October,...

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