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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

Bidi Bidi Banda performs for Calle UTSA in front of the HEB UC. Photo Courtesy of Ann Margaret Trujillo, Student Center for Community Engagement and Inclusion.

UTSA celebrates Hispanic Heritage month

Leah Feneley October 4, 2017

Several programs and organizations at UTSA are hosting a series of events celebrating the heritages, histories and cultures of the Hispanic and LatinX communities present on campus and around the world...

Folklorico dancers pose in front of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Courtesy of the 
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center

Trascendiendo tradiciones

Enrique Bonilla September 20, 2017

Ceremony, celebration and commemoration abound as San Antonio enters   Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, México, Chile and Belize all celebrate their independence in...

Oktoberfest attendees pose, drink and dance beneath German state flags. Germany is composed of 16 states. Oktoberfest originated in Bavaria, the largest German state. Courtesy of Austoberfest

Hier kommt Oktoberfest

Leah Feneley September 20, 2017

As autumn leaves descend, Oktoberfest descends on San Antonio and the surrounding areas. Oktoberfest is a world-wide celebration of German heritage and the arrival of the fall season. Held annually in...

Lynn Hickey, who stepped down from her position as UTSA athletic director on Sept. 7, sits at a UTSA football press conference. File Photo, The Paisano

Lynn Hickey steps down as athletic director

Samuel De Leon September 20, 2017

UTSA Athletics Director Lynn Hickey officially retired from her position on Sept. 7. Hickey’s announcement cited “personal reasons”; her retirement was effective the same day as the announcement. Hickey...

Protestors organize infront on city hall. Justice Lovin, The Paisano

Students organize against SB4

Justice Lovin September 13, 2017

A coalition of immigrant rights and political groups gathered at Milam Park Sept. 4 where they began a march in protest of Texas Senate Bill Four (SB4). The bill, which was temporarily halted by Chief...

Fuel Shortage – Paisano Bite

Oscar Torres September 7, 2017

Fuel checking website: https://gasbuddy.com Host- Oscar Torres Multimedia Editor- Kat Joseph Videographer- Ethan Pham Video editors- Oscar Torres and Kat Joseph Check out other videos from...

A line forms outside a gas station near UTSA. Isaac Serna, The Paisano

Editorial: Misinformation during disaster

Editorial staff September 7, 2017

Disaster can drive the lives of the general public into a wall, and for many here at UTSA, that was their fate—a car in park, an empty fuel tank and no means of moving forward. Perhaps Hurricane Harvey...

Photo by Devin De Leon

Tapping into the Garden

Ryan Thompson and Devin De Leon September 7, 2017

Brews & Blooms brings craft brewers to scenic Botanical Gardens   Regardless of your passion or indifference towards craft beer, San Antonio’s Brews and Blooms festival provides a unique and...

“Restored by Light” projection show at Mission Concepcion. Photos Courtesy of World Heritage Festival

The Shadow Enters

Carlos Hughes September 7, 2017

Beginning Sept. 6, San Antonio will host the second annual World Heritage Festival. The citywide event is a collaborative effort to promote culture surrounding the San Antonio Missions: Mission San Jose,...

Ana Fernandez, “The Party,” on display on the 2nd floor of the UTSA Rec. Photo courtesy of Ana Fernandez

Latinx experiences visualized

Ryan Thompson and Raquel Zuniga August 30, 2017

What happens when two women inspired by the strength and complexity of their community’s narrative collide? An instillation of spirit and untold narratives of truth and complexity through a bicultural...

Editorial: The monumental debate of erecting statues

Editorial: The monumental debate of erecting statues

Editorial staff August 30, 2017

Overnight, the confederate statues at the University of Texas Austin disappeared from campus. In light of a wave of protests against memorials to the failed confederate state, citizens in cities across...

Courtesy of UTSA Communications

UTSA welcomes Dr. Taylor Eighmy

Samuel De Leon August 22, 2017

For months, the presidential search committee met silently to distinguish candidates from which to choose the next president of UTSA. After an arduous process, a loud thud came from the presidential search...

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