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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

Presidential bribe for universities

Presidential bribe for universities

Editorial Board October 14, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration has sent The University of Texas at Austin and eight other colleges a letter requesting agreement to a “set of operating principles” in exchange for federal...

MAGA Stormtroopers miss their target

MAGA Stormtroopers miss their target

Lyna Arraour, Contributor October 14, 2025

Operation Midway Blitz is underway — whether states like it or not. President Donald Trump’s administration’s latest stunt extends the National Guard nationwide to protect Immigration and Customs...

Trump does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize

Trump does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize

Hallie Lott, Contributor October 14, 2025

Hamas conducted a fatal attack on Israel, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 251 on Oct. 7, 2023. In response, Israel attacked the Gaza Strip and has since been committing a genocide against the Palestinian...

Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial return

Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial return

Emma Cavanaugh, Contributor September 30, 2025

ABC has caved to political pressure, suspending late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel for deviating from the approved MAGA script. Predictably, conservatives were made irate over the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”...

‘Best Friends Forever’

‘Best Friends Forever’

Henry Holmes, Staff Writer September 30, 2025

Everyone needs a friend in their life— someone to laugh with and a shoulder to cry on in the best and worst times. While some pick a family friend, coworker, classmate or that person they are not exactly...

Welcome to America’s new ‘Golden Age’

Welcome to America’s new ‘Golden Age’

Lyna Arraour, Contributor September 30, 2025

President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. has “entered the Golden Age of America” at the United Nations General Assembly. What ensued was not a vision for peace or progress, but a 57-minute tirade...

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Trump’s team takes Tylenol to tussle

Audrey Villar, Staff Writer September 30, 2025

President Donald Trump’s speech, directed toward pregnant individuals, addressed his administration finding a link between acetaminophen — colloquially referred to as Tylenol —  and autism on Sept....

Do not repeat the sins of the pas

Do not repeat the sins of the pas

Jake Mireles, Editor-in-Chief September 2, 2025

In a blatant attempt at political retaliation, the Department of Homeland Security placed approximately 20 employees from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on administrative leave after they wrote...

Burning down: Freedom at stake

Burning down: Freedom at stake

Aidan Gonzalez, Contributor September 2, 2025

The U.S. was founded on the basis of personal freedom, yet free speech is now being encroached upon by one of President Donald J. Trump’s recent executive orders, which makes the burning of the flag...

No cause, just flaws in firing laws

No cause, just flaws in firing laws

Selasie Gifa-Johnson, Staff Writer September 2, 2025

Historically, the U.S. economy has been the most stable in the world, attributable to the strength of American democracy and nonpartisan financial regulation. The U.S. Federal Reserve is one of the greatest...

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