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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

Sugar Daddy? Yes, please

Sugar Daddy? Yes, please

Maria Wence, Staff Writer April 2, 2024

Money, green little sheets of paper that few have in abundance and most have in scarcity. While having money is not everything, not having it is. The amount someone has in their bank account, their assets...

Passion over politics

Passion over politics

Laynie Clark, Managing Editor August 30, 2022

“You know you can let a guy help you and still be a feminist?” Falling in love — can you do it with someone who is politically different? A question asked by many but answered by few. We are rarely...

Age is not just a number

Age is not just a number

Chloe Williams, Assistant Web Editor March 8, 2022

They say age is just a number, but is it really? While a 14 year age gap between a 43 and 57-year-old seems normal, the 14 years in between a 18-year-old and a 32-year-old is a bit concerning. Age gap...

The distance between hearts

The distance between hearts

Laynie Clark, Opinion Editor February 1, 2022

They say “love conquers all,” but is it possible for it to conquer distance? Being in a long-distance relationship is the true test of all things related to independence, trust and patience. It is...

Living as the observer in Mike Mills’ ‘C’mon C’mon’

Living as the observer in Mike Mills’ ‘C’mon C’mon’

Mason Hickok, Web Editor January 17, 2022

Sitting down at one of my favorite local theaters on a Friday night, I did not expect that I would utterly fall in love with the film I would be watching. In his latest film, “C’mon C’mon,” Mike...

How to survive a breakup

How to survive a breakup

Sofia Garcia, Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2021

It’s been a long time coming. Or it hasn’t. The ringing in your ears masks their apologetic voice and the instantaneous flow of tears blinds the perfectly curated image of your person — only, they’re...

Teacher’s pet: diving into teacher-student relationships

Teacher’s pet: diving into teacher-student relationships

Alex Hanks April 16, 2019

If you’ve ever seen the cliché MTV shows about high school and college life, odds are you have seen depictions of teacher-student relationships. Society has created a culture that fantasizes these relationships...

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Dear AJ: How to shoot your shot

Alejandro Lopez April 3, 2019

Hello everyone! It’s finally April and you know what that means? FIESTA. FIESTA. FIESTA. While the chicken on a stick, drinking, flower crown wearing and cumbia induced activities are fun to do, they...

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Big Sis: Spring Cleaning

Kimiya Factory March 26, 2019

The sun finally sets later, bees are back to chasing me for my Cantu hair products and heavy coats are no longer needed; springtime has officially arrived. For whatever reason, spring is accompanied...

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Dear AJ: Wrap your willy, A Discussion of STD’s and Healthy Relationships

Alejandro Lopez February 27, 2019

Hello readers! It seems like relationships have been a real hot topic to talk about, so, I’m going to continue for this post. Now, this week’s topic is going to be different and some people may...

Photo Courtesy of Dominique Beltran

Big Sis: Social media & relationships

Kimiya Factory January 23, 2019

As Valentine’s Day approaches, along with the artificial flex of who got roses or taken out to dinner, an interesting and reoccuring conversation that I find prevalent in my life is the correlation between...

women wearing red lipstick and holding a pen

Big Sis Advice: Going Ghost

Kimiya Factory October 18, 2018

Believe me, the pun is not intended for this week’s topic that happens to be in the month of October. Ghosting a person, or the act of declining phone calls, going “missing-inaction” and “not...

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