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

16-year-old dead after breaking into car at The Reserve

16-year-old dead after breaking into car at The Reserve

Laynie Clark, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2024

A 16-year-old has died after being shot at The Reserve student living apartments, a complex near UTSA. At around 2 a.m. on March 11, a man was inside his apartment at The Reserve when he heard glass...

Former SAPD officer eludes attempted murder charge

Former SAPD officer eludes attempted murder charge

Laynie Clark, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2024

In 2022, a national outrage occurred when 17-year-old Erik Cantu was shot by former SAPD officer James Brennand in a McDonald’s parking lot. Yesterday, it was announced that Brennand is no longer facing...

SAPD receives grant to help community policing efforts

SAPD receives grant to help community policing efforts

Noah Willoughby, Staff Writer November 14, 2023

San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) is set to hire 50 new officers to the force over a three-year period with $6.25 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Justice. SAPD’s goal over...

Community protest demands justice for 17-year-old shot by SAPD officer

Community protest demands justice for 17-year-old shot by SAPD officer

Laynie Clark, Managing Editor October 11, 2022

On Tuesday, Oct. 11, San Antonio’s chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) and ACT 4 SA organized a protest on the steps of the San Antonio Police Department’s (SAPD) headquarters to...

I ordered a bullet on the side

I ordered a bullet on the side

Editorial Board October 11, 2022

On Oct. 2, 2022, Officer James Brennand of the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) shot and wounded 17-year-old Erik Cantu in a McDonald’s parking lot. Cantu was in the lot eating when Officer Brennand...

Illustration by Amber Chin

SAPD: Abolishing and defunding are not the same

Jaida Sloan, Staff Writer October 16, 2020

Defunding the police is a referendum on American values and should not be confused with abolishing the police. In short, defunding the police can be described as the reallocation or redirection of funding...

Illustration by Alex Hanks

#BlackLivesMatter: The Paisano’s commitment to keeping the UTSA community informed

Editorial Board September 15, 2020

The Paisano denounces systemic oppression and racial bias, and we will remain committed to providing you with content covering these issues as we approach our 40th year in circulation.  As student...

Photo by Ethan Gullet

A practical take against police abolition

Max Aguirre, Sports Editor August 28, 2020

As all of us are aware, the questionable actions of police officers sent the country into a storm of protests and riots this summer. This isn’t the first time a reckless killing of a civilian by an...

The swastika found on H. Drew Galloway’s car. Photo courtesy of @hdrewgalloway

Local family doesn’t take hate crimes lying down

Isaac Serna November 30, 2016

“I deciphered the message, ‘its over fa**ots,’ and we all agreed the message was political in nature.” UTSA alumnus Drew Galloway said when describing the discovery of vandalism on his car in a...

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