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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

Expansion of UTSA student project receives FDA approval

June 12, 2015

Photo Courtesy of Daniel Mendez A casual conversation with a neonatal intensive care nurse inspired Daniel Mendez to start thinking about how he could play a role in developing medical...

College stress flies, with a little help from friends

Jakob Lopez June 12, 2015

The American Freshman Survey, a cooperative institutional research program at UCLA, reported the college freshmen who began university in 2014 had the lowest level of emotional health measured by the...

Body cameras are necessary to curb police brutality

June 12, 2015

In the last year or so, the media has paid more attention to police violence against black males. Why? Multiple instances of police brutality involving Eric Garner, Phillip Crawford and Walter Scott...

Cameras are not cost efficient and not necessary for public safety

June 12, 2015

A distrust in law enforcement, stemming from the videos captured of the victims of police brutality, specifically against black males, have sparked outrage and created a national call for officers...

Judging Caitlyn Jenner

June 12, 2015

There's this idea out there that the existence of a transgender person is incompatible with the existence of a perfect God. One variation of this argument, which I have encountered goes, roughly, as...

Going Grande: San Antonio’s expanding music scene

June 12, 2015

Brayden Boren, The Paisano It can be said that San Antonio’s musical growth has stemmed from the creative underground bubbling beneath the city’s urban sprawl, with people getting...

Art becomes reality for UTSA alumnus

June 12, 2015

Photo Courtesy of Brent Noll At midnight after the kids have gone to bed, cable network Cartoon Network switches over from its series of family-friendly cartoons to their more adult...

UTSA professor becomes 2015 Texas State Poet Laureate

June 12, 2015

Photo Courtesy of Carmen Tafolla Many notable, award-winning faculty and students have been a part of UTSA since its inception in 1969. Some examples include journalists Michelle...

UTSA weightlifting boasts strong 2015 campaign

June 12, 2015

Photo Courtesy of Allegra Hudson In 2007, UTSA graduate student Wes Zunker helped establish the UTSA weightlifting club. Now, in 2015, Zunker maintains his position as head coach and...

Kader serves opinion on men’s tennis season

June 12, 2015

Photo courtesy of UTSA Athletics The 2014-15 UTSA men’s tennis team enjoyed its best season to date under Head Coach Jeff Kader. The former William & Mary standout coached the...

SA’s own Signalman signed and to tour this summer

May 27, 2015

Photo courtesy of Signalman The dream for every local band is to get signed to a record label and tour. It takes years of hard work to grow a fan base large enough to sustain a tour....

Shooting on UTSA Blvd

April 28, 2015

Marcus Connolly, The Paisano Two men were shot and wounded as their car pulled out of the Avalon Place apartment complex on UTSA Boulevard in the early hours of Sunday, April 26. According...

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