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

UTSA hosts first media day of the season

August 17, 2015

The UTSA football team begins their 2015-16 season in just over three weeks at Arizona on September 3. After taking time off for the summer break, the team recently reconvened to start preparing for...

Bill could finance new science building at UTSA, alleviate aging labs and classrooms

April 21, 2015

Marcus Connely, the Paisano On April 9, The Texas House of Representatives passed House Bill 100, which would authorize funding for construction projects on college campuses across...

UTSA lagging behind other emerging tier one universities in research spending

April 21, 2015

Marcus Connnolly, The Paisano As UTSA continues its unabashed push for Tier One, many of the achievements go unnoticed by the student body. Although much of the emphasis of tier one...

Bills seek to tie college tuition to inflation

April 21, 2015

Marcus Connolly, The Paisano Public universities in Texas might not have the power to control increases in their tuition costs much longer. If passed, Senate Bill 778 (SB 778) will...

Texas could see increase in minimum wage

April 21, 2015

State Reps. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, and Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, have proposed Texas’ minimum wage be increased to $10.10 an hour. Fischer has also proposed a constitutional amendment...

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...

Proposed bill would tie tuition to inflation

April 14, 2015

Marcus Connolly, The Paisano Since 2003, The Texas Legislature has relinquished the ability to set the price of college tuition to the Board of Regents of Individual University Systems...

Bill seeks to protect police, may make holding them accountable harder

April 7, 2015

Texans’ rights to film police may be under scrutiny after the introduction of House Bill 2918 — a bill outlawing the filming, recording, photographing or documenting of police within a 25-foot radius. ...

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...

5 DO’s & Don’ts for this spring

March 30, 2015

1. Do: Try adding flowers to your hair for a fun spring look Don’t: Wear a flower crown. Leave those in the past/never should have been 2. Do: Wear cut off shorts/High waisted shorts Don’t:...

Spurs topple Grizzlies 103-89

March 29, 2015

D. Clarke Evans / NBA/ Getty Images The San Antonio Spurs (47-26) got a glimpse of their future Sunday night, as they followed the stellar play of Kawhi Leonard en route to a 103-89...

Study finds huge impact of higher education on Texas’ economy

March 24, 2015

The economic impact of Texas colleges and universities can be summed up in two words: multiplier effects. Colleges and universities, including UTSA, have a huge impact on the Texas economy, not only...

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