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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

Photo Courtesy of Fiesta San Antonio

Fiesta still highlights Alamo City after 125 years

Elizabeth Davis April 20, 2016

Aside from NBA playoffs and Maverick Music Festival, April in San Antonio is distinguished by a single, historically impressive and wildly colorful event: Fiesta. Fiesta originated in 1891 as a commemoratory...

Shelby Rose, The Paisano

Rampage end season with 9-2 run in last 11 games

Brady T. Phelps April 20, 2016

With a loss to the Manitoba Moose at home on Friday, April 15, the San Antonio Rampage (33-35-8) ended their first season as the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche...

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Chicana and proud: an interview with Fea

Elizabeth Davis April 12, 2016

Women in the music industry are held to a standard demanding sexual appeal. If a woman aspires to succeed musically, she is often encouraged – if not required – to slim her waist, grow out her...

Photos by  Shelby Rose and Brady Phelps

Rampage sweep home stand

Brady T. Phelps March 30, 2016

The San Antonio Rampage just finished a four-game home stand in which they went undefeated and outscored their opponents 10-3. Rampage captain Ben Street tallied two points and 20-year-old rookie goalie...

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Spurs’ Style Succeeds

Anthony Suniga March 22, 2016

The San Antonio Spurs have not missed the NBA playoffs since Gregg Popvich became head coach and Tim Duncan was drafted first overall in 1997. There is much more to the story than meets the eye. The Spurs...

UTSA football gets overhaul

Brady T. Phelps March 11, 2016

  The search for UTSA’s second football coach officially came to an end on Friday, Jan. 15 when Director of Athletics Lynn Hickey and University President Ricardo Romo held a press conference...

Rampage Goalie Roman Will has assumed the starting role in Calvin Pickard's absence.

Rampage drop two at home after rodeo trip

Patrick Martinez March 9, 2016

After going 4-6-1 on their annual rodeo road trip, the Rampage returned to the AT&T Center this weekend, only to be outscored 8-1 over two games on Friday and Sunday. In the first game back on Friday,...

Friday Night Celestial Lights

Friday Night Celestial Lights

Kevin Prichard January 26, 2016

On Friday night, the Physics and Astronomy Department hosted their first Friday Night Celestial Lights event of 2016. Hosted by Vaughan Family Professor of Physics, Dr. Eric Schlegel, the event consisted...

Blue Star exhibits open downtown

Blue Star exhibits open downtown

Elizabeth Davis January 26, 2016

Upon visiting the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum this winter, one may notice that the winter exhibitions seem dissimilar and dense at first glance. Guests are greeted upon arrival with a black clothesline...

Tier what? Ambitious but ambiguous

Editorial Board January 26, 2016

UTSA is hell-bent on being tier one. For the sake of one day being recognized among the best universities in the state (UT Austin, A&M and Rice, technically), UTSA has barreled towards the top,...

Police find body in nearby apartment

Police find body in nearby apartment

Editorial staff January 26, 2016

According to a report re- leased by the San Antonio Police Department, the body of a 21-year-old male was found in an apart- ment complex located on UTSA Blvd on Jan. 9, 2016. The man was discovered...

PIVOT program addresses low graduation rates for first-gen students

Lyanne Rodriguez January 26, 2016

The U.S. Department of Education has recently awarded UTSA and Alamo Colleges a five-year $3.2 million grant to initiate PIVOT, an academic suc- cess program to increase student involvement, reten- tion...

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