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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

Frontrunners contend as race nears end

April 28, 2015

Election day is right around the corner. On May 9, the City of San Antonio will hold its bi-annual municipal elections, in which the city selects its mayor and city council representatives. Ivy Raylor...

UTSA Underground: Art for the 99%

April 28, 2015

Photo Courtesy of Jesus Villanueva South by Southwest? Check. San Antonio Book Festival? Check. Fiesta Festivities? Check. UTSA Underground? Consider adding this one to the list....

Preserve Record Store Day

April 21, 2015

With 74 record stores in Texas participating, the eighth annual Record Store Day (RSD) took place worldwide on April 18. Though RSD was created to help the small, independent record stores around the...

Fourth annual ‘It Could Be Verse’ attracts UTSA readers and spectators

April 21, 2015

Marcus Connolly, The Paisano At a dinner event a few years ago, Creative Writing Professor Wendy Barker and Comparative Literature Professor Steven G. Kellman got to thinking: What...

Record Store Day spins into San Antonio

April 21, 2015

Brayden Boren, The Paisano In a digital age where everyone is constantly listening to their favorite songs, bands and artists on the go, it has become increasingly rare for people to...

Behind the Beat: Texas T and the Shine Runners

April 19, 2015

The Paisano In this episode of Behind the Beat, I sit down with local San Antonio honky tonk/ rockabilly band, Texas T and the Shine Runners. Listen in as we discuss the start of...

San Antonio Book Fest is a page turner Third annual literary celebration fosters family fun

April 14, 2015

Anelia Gomez-Cordova, The Paisano The third annual San Antonio Book Festival took place at the Central Library and the Southwest School of Art in downtown San Antonio this past Saturday....

Local Congressman uses Twitter town hall to reach out to students, criticize opponents

April 7, 2015

Marcus Connolly, The Paisano In an effort to generate discussion on college affordability, Congressman Joaquin Castro held a Twitter town hall where he encouraged over twenty six thousand...

UTSA plays host as state science fair unfolds in San Antonio

April 7, 2015

Photo courtesy of Texas Science and Engineering Fair Over 1,000 budding scientists, engineers, physicians and humanitarians from middle schools and high schools traveled to San Antonio...

Satire

April 7, 2015

Two weeks ago UTSA hosted a San Antonio Mayoral debate at its main campus as a convenient way for students to see who they will be casting their vote for in May. The absence of students in attended...

“The Gunman” fires a blank Sean Penn movie shoots itself in the foot

April 7, 2015

A movie that is bad is one thing; a movie that’s both bad and boring is something entirely different. Sadly, this is the ultimate outcome of Sean Penn’s strange outing as an action hero. Penn,...

Calendar of Events for week of 4-7-15

April 7, 2015

Wednesday 4/8 7:15 p.m. Be ready to dance until the world ends when the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes brings the Britney Spears Dance Party to San Antonio! Presented by the Action Pack, The Alamo...

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