We can learn from the dichotomy of Ellen Degeneres
Alex Hanks, Opinion Editor
September 11, 2020
TV personality Ellen Degeneres has recently reached the forefront of social media discourse following recent allegations of workplace misconduct and mistreatment of various employees, interns and even guests on her show. Throughout Ellen’s tenure as America’s favorite LGBTQ advocate, she has recei...
Money can’t buy happiness
Tali Duarte, Assistant Magazine Editor
February 11, 2020
There are days when I wake up and think that I can’t make it through the day. Then I realize how thankful I am to have a roof over my head, breakfast to eat and a university to attend. No, I would not have all of this if it weren’t for money, but that feeling isn’t happiness; it’s satisfaction....
Big hearts cost big bucks
Ana Cecilia Martinez, Copy Editing Coordinator
February 11, 2020
After the main winter holidays are over, a new year begins and school starts. It seems as though the weeks drag out and the world is mundane again. That is, until the infamous love holiday, Valentine’s Day, rolls around. Everyone is eager to celebrate and scrambles to find a valentine. It’s easy to feel ...
Pelosi rips America a new one
Alex Hanks, Opinion Editor
February 11, 2020
The spectacle surrounding Nancy Pelosi’s “prolific” tearing of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address was nothing short of daunting. The ability media conglomerates have to shift the focus from major global affairs to mere political theater is a sign that the American people base their po...
Iowa caucuses chaos, explained
Isabella Briseño, Staff Writer
February 11, 2020
During each presidential election cycle, the Iowa caucuses are regarded as the deciding factor in who will be the presidential nominee for their party. The Iowa caucuses are the first nomination process in the nation, and they build momentum for candidates. Usually, one would expect results to be posted ...
Border Control just got shadier
Dawson Fagan, Opinion Editor
February 11, 2020
The Trump administration has designated Customs and Border Patrol as a “security agency,” a new classification that exempts CBP from the Office of Personnel Management’s disclosure policy and allows them to redact information in Freedom of Information Act requests. CBP now has augmented secrecy privi...
Your COLFA dean matters, right?
February 11, 2020
College of Liberal and Fine Arts dean finalist candidates have passed, and with two remaining, the COLFA Dean Search Advisory Committee is coming closer to making its selection. In these forums, the candidates present their vision for the college and UTSA as a whole. Additionally, the forums provide an op...
Clinton craves relevance
Geoffrey Okolo, Staff Writer
January 28, 2020
In a recent interview publicizing her Hulu docuseries, Hillary Clinton characterized surging presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as an unlikeable career politician who gets nothing done because no one wants to work with him. When addressing his supporters, Clinton said she felt bad because Bernie sup...
Gun violence: an SA epidemic
Cheyenne Morton, Contributing Writer
January 28, 2020
With another shooting taking headline news in San Antonio this past week, Americans across the nation are left to reflect on just how often gun violence takes place in our country. We’ve grown so accustomed to the violence and the killings. When another shooting is broadcasted, our life progresses as...
National security or personal privacy, why not both?
Ben Shirani, Staff Writer
January 28, 2020
Currently, the FBI is attempting to exploit America’s perception of Middle Eastern people to gain leverage over Apple and invade our privacy. The New York Times has described the FBI’s recent selection of a case in which a Saudi national allegedly committed an act of terrorism on a military base...
Women v. Weinstein
Kaylee Boggan, Staff Writer
January 28, 2020
predatory sexual assault, rape and criminal sexual acts, for which he could get a life sentence. He went to trial for these alleged crimes in January 2020. Weinstein is a man who thrived on power and was well-liked by the public. Here’s the problem: The justice system is not built to take away power...
Bold Promise or bold scholarship?
January 22, 2020
Beginning in Fall 2020, UTSA’s Bold Promise initiative gurantees full financial aid for tuition and mandatory fees for eight semesters to students who satisfy specific requirements: being an incoming freshman in Fall 2020, having a median household income of $50,500 or less and being in the top 25...
