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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

Five ways to prioritize summer safety

Five ways to prioritize summer safety

Laynie Clark, Managing Editor April 25, 2023

As flowers bloom and spring settles upon us, we remember that the steamy summer heat is rapidly approaching. Warm weather means pulling out your favorite pair of shorts and venturing outside, but doing...

Fear of fatality: Parents flock to protect students

Fear of fatality: Parents flock to protect students

Zahara Latson, Staff Writer September 27, 2022

Most parents take pride in sending their kids off to school each morning, knowing that they will sit amongst their peers to be taught, fed and eventually returned home. This is a routine that parents expect...

Dormitory safety measures include improved lighting, camera surveillance

Dormitory safety measures include improved lighting, camera surveillance

Gauri Raje, News Editor September 20, 2022

Safety concerns about dormitories are of increased importance to students living on campus, with UTSA Police Department (UTSA PD) and Housing Services playing an important role in ensuring housing areas...

Spring 2022 operations largely determined by Public Health Task Force recommendations

Spring 2022 operations largely determined by Public Health Task Force recommendations

Gauri Raje, News Editor January 31, 2022

UTSA’s Public Health Task Force serves the primary goal of “[helping the University’s] tactical teams as they explore how best to protect the health of the UTSA community” in light of the COVID-19...

New center supports students with foster care background

New center supports students with foster care background

Josh Peck November 20, 2019

UTSA recently opened the Fostering Education Success Center (FESC) in the Student Union (SU 2.01.05) for students with a history of foster care. The FESC was created in Fall 2019 by the Department of Social...

Illustration by Emmanuelle Maher

The commuter’s dilemma

Editorial Board November 20, 2019

For many students, the long commutes to campus became even longer on Nov. 12, as a result of icy roads and vehicle accidents across the city, including at least 14 reported accidents along Loop 1604. Early...

Graphic by Lindsey Thomas

Chief Lewis: ‘the message was vague’

Heather Montoya November 13, 2019

UTSA sent out an alert on Nov. 3 to inform the university community of an off-campus incident near Main Campus. The alert advised recipients to avoid perimeter roads and seek shelter in a safe location. “On...

UTSA Emergency Alerts are Not ‘All Clear’

UTSA Emergency Alerts are Not ‘All Clear’

Xavier Richardson November 6, 2019

In the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 3, UTSA students, faculty and staff received a notification from the UTSA Alerts System. The alert stated, “An off-campus incident has been reported near Main...

How to Properly Lock Your Bike

Kat Joseph September 8, 2017

Officer Samuel Kulbeth demonstrates the best ways to lock up a bike during the first Bicycle Repair Workshop. The workshop will return to the UTSA Sombrilla 9/14, 9/28, and 10/12. Multimedia Editor-...

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