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

Serious business, unserious tactics

Serious business, unserious tactics

Naydine De La Fuente, Copyediting Coordinator February 6, 2024

In our day and age, we hold social media on a high pedestal. It is a constant in our lives — whether it is used to view funny videos, learn about the newest trends in pop culture or share our different...

My body type is not a trend

My body type is not a trend

Luna Infante, Assistant Opinion Editor November 14, 2023

Bee-stung lips, an all-natural makeup look and a thin waist with a curvy frame; this is the ideal look in 2023, the picture-perfect “it-girl” appearance. But what was the beauty standard in the 2000s...

Permanent consequences of temporary trends

Permanent consequences of temporary trends

Sam Wendorf, Staff Writer January 31, 2023

The internet is no stranger to trends in appearance and body modification. The ideal body shape changes every decade, piercings and tattoos are more acceptable now than they ever have been before, and...

Risking our lives should not be trendy

Risking our lives should not be trendy

Sam Wendorf, Contributor November 15, 2022

The Kia Challenge is the latest in a long string of TikTok trends. It is hard to miss trends — one person will do something that gains attention, and others follow, hoping to garner the same attention...

Various hipster items

The neverending paradox of hipster-ism

Ryan Thompson September 6, 2018

A look into how society is unknowingly becoming mainstream. If you haven’t noticed the wave of hipster culture in recent years–you haven’t been outside lately. Or, chances are, you’ve been...

New Faces, Same Fashion

New Faces, Same Fashion

Robin Molina and Emily Hubbard November 20, 2017

The trends that have endured for the past two decades have done so because they resonate with societal wants and needs and because they are easily incorporated into one’s wardrobe. ‘90s trends...

Pretty in pink

David Hinajosa November 1, 2017

Last week, I reflected on how pink fits into fashion. Blue has been my favorite color ever since I was little. I would never wear pink—it wasn’t my favorite color. That is, until I bought my first...

Black is the new black, and here to stay

April 28, 2015

Marcus Connolly, The Paisano Black has escaped its somber stigma and is now a symbol of style, a way to be effortlessly chic. Over the years, trends have changed. What was once considered...

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