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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

Graphic by Gage Skidmore

A Tribute to Stan Lee

Brandon Armstead, Contributing Writer March 27, 2020
Graphic by Gage Skidmore
Mario Salas- An Activist Hero

Mario Salas- An Activist Hero

Alejandro Lopez, Co-News Editor March 27, 2020

Mario Marcel Salas was born in San Antonio, Texas on July 30, 1949. Salas became an advocate for San Antonio’s African-American community in the early 1970s and was a key member of local activist groups...

By Dito Sáenz

A New Kind of Superhero

Carlos Prado, Contributing Writer March 27, 2020

When you think of Aquaman, what image comes to your mind? You might imagine that he looks like the traditional superhero: tall, thin and blonde with a bright orange one-piece suit. Now, what if I told...

5 tips to succeed in online classes

5 tips to succeed in online classes

Alex Hanks, Opinion Editor March 25, 2020

Have a designated work area. Many of you had your residency uprooted and were forced to move back in with family at a moment's notice. The area where you spent most of your time studying has...

The UTSA Steel Bridge Team celebrates their regional competition victory in front of their bridge. They will go on to the national competition at Virginia Tech in May.

UTSA Steel Bridge Team takes first place in regional competition

Josh Peck, News Editor March 23, 2020

The UTSA Steel Bridge Team placed first overall at the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Regional Steel Bridge Competition on March 8 in Arlington. The team is made up of a group of UTSA civil...

President Eighmy updates the UTSA community on the university's response to the coronavirus pandemic

President Eighmy updates the UTSA community on the university’s response to the coronavirus pandemic

Breahna Luera, News Editor March 18, 2020

On March 17, President Dr. Taylor Eighmy sent students an email with an update on COVID-19’s effects on the UTSA community. The email stated that virtual instruction will last through the end of the...

Letter from Editor-in-Chief Rudy Sanchez

Letter from Editor-in-Chief Rudy Sanchez

Rudy Sanchez, Editor-in-Chief March 17, 2020

  Dear Reader, Since 1981, The Paisano has served the UTSA community with its independent reporting of campus events. Despite the current pandemic of COVID-19 and UTSA’s recent halting of...

UTSA extends spring break and moves classes online due to coronavirus pandemic

UTSA extends spring break and moves classes online due to coronavirus pandemic

Breahna Luera and Josh Peck March 12, 2020

On March 11, President Taylor Eighmy announced to the UTSA community via email that the university will extend spring break through the week of March 16. As a result, the university will move classes online...

Bree Newsome shares her experiences with social activism.
The event was held in the Denman Ballroom.

Activist Bree Newsome talks social change

Summer Mathis, Staff Writer March 4, 2020

Bree Newsome hosted a discussion about activism in the Denman on Feb. 26. An outspoken activist, Newsome is most notable for removing a confederate flag from a South Carolina government building in 2015....

Gondola rides through Venice, Italy. UTSA recently decided to recall all students, faculty and staff from Italy
study abroad programs.

UTSA cuts Italy study abroad short over coronavirus

Josh Peck, News Editor March 4, 2020

UTSA is recalling all 70 students, faculty and staff from study abroad programs in Italy, according to an email to students from President Dr. Taylor Eighmy on March 2. In another email sent to students...

UTSA, COLFA dean, forums, Dr. Rhonda Gonzales, Dr, Stuart Benkert

UTSA, COLFA dean, forums, Dr. Rhonda Gonzales, Dr, Stuart Benkert

Xavier Richardson, Staff Writer March 4, 2020

The open forums for the College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) dean candidates came to a close Feb. 24 and 26 with Dr. Rhonda Gonzales, interim COLFA dean at UTSA, and Dr. Staurt Benkert, head of the...

UTSA opens downtown campus food pantry

UTSA opens downtown campus food pantry

Xavier Richardson, Staff Writer March 4, 2020

UTSA opened its second food pantry, this one at the Downtown Campus, on Feb. 20, in hopes of limiting food scarcity among UTSA students who frequent the campus. UTSA did not return The Paisano’s request...

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