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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

Texas gears up for primary voting season

Texas gears up for primary voting season

Kara Lee, Graphic Editor February 20, 2024

As the voting season approaches, Texans are gearing up to participate in the upcoming primary elections. With early voting for the primary election kicking off on Feb. 20 and election day nearing March...

Democracy or disgrace

Democracy or disgrace

Taylor Fromel, Contributor February 13, 2024

The two-party system has been in place in the United States for a very long time. This system can be problematic, but it simultaneously ensures that the voters in the U.S. have a clear understanding of...

You need to calm down

You need to calm down

Noah Hernandez, Contributor February 13, 2024

Members of the alt-right faction, or Republicans, along with none other than the crowned prince of the party himself, Donald J. Trump, have decided to begin a perilous “holy” war that may just cost...

Blood-red states

Blood-red states

Nate Henneke, Staff Writer October 25, 2022

Regardless of political stance, it is widely agreed that murder is bad. Yet murder rates have been increasing across the nation at alarming rates. Looking at nationwide trends, it is clear that red states...

The political divide at UTSA

The political divide at UTSA

Riley Carroll, Staff Writer April 12, 2022

Typically, university students tend to be mostly associated with left-wing politics. But does this include colleges in red states? Does parental influence shape an individual's political affiliation? Or...

Illustration by Amber Chin

The Democrats can’t afford to back down

Joseph Hernandez, Junior Copyeditor September 25, 2020

Americans, whether they prefer the Democratic or Republican Party, tend to believe that their party is represented by insufficiently effective advocates for the cause while the other party’s politicians...

Illustration by Ethan Gullett

Between the Lines

Paris Cantu, Staff Writer February 18, 2020

Toni Morrison began writing her debut novel, “The Bluest Eye,” 50 years ago, following her own advice: “If you find a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must...

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