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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

March 26 - April 2, 2019sports@paisano-online.com | 7SportsRoadrunners jump-start their 2019 outdoor track season Jake McDaniel clears the high jump pole.Track defends at Roadrunner Invitational Jack Myer/The Paisano

Track and field competes at C-USA Indoor Championship

Cade Draughon, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

The Roadrunner track and field teams competed at the Conference USA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama on Feb. 22-23. On the men’s side of the event, sophomore Bashiru Abdullahi ran the 60-meter...

Ana Gonzalez putts the ball into the hole at the 2018 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship. Gonzalez carded a 229 for the tournament finishing tied for 30th.

Athlete of the Week: Ana Gonzalez

Lindsey Mione, Head of Special Projects February 25, 2020

As a Monterrey native, Ana Gonzalez found her way to the U.S. to get an education and play golf for the UTSA Roadrunners. “I’m from Monterrey, Mexico. I went to high school there and just came [to...

The Roadrunners sing the UTSA Alma Mater after a 6-2 victory over the Houston Baptist University Huskies on Feb. 12 at Roadrunner Field. Photo by Julia Maenius.

Softball places third at Boerner Invitational

Dalton Hartmann, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

The UTSA Roadrunner softball team (11-5) went to their third tournament of the season, where they played the University of Kansas Jayhawks, the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks and the Rutgers...

Pepper Jones throws a pitch against the University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals during the Alamo Irish Classic on Feb. 23 at Nelson W. Wolff Stadium.

Baseball wins the Alamo Irish Classic

Julia Maenius, assistant sports editor February 25, 2020

The UTSA Roadrunner baseball team won the first place trophy in the Alamo Irish Classic after dropping their first game of the season against the number 22 ranked University of Texas Longhorns. The...

UTSA Protesters, Seriously?

UTSA Protesters, Seriously?

Joseph Torres, Managing Editor February 25, 2020

I’m ashamed to be associated with the student body of UTSA following the campus protests on Feb. 17. I consider myself to be one of the greatest advocates when it comes to freedom of speech. I’m a...

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Effective Activism

Isabella Briseño, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

UTSA’s Main Campus is no stranger to controversy. Our student body is outspoken and opinionated, and that is amazing; all young people should have a voice, and I am glad to attend a school where a lot...

An open letter to Eighmy

An open letter to Eighmy

Mabel Diaz, Contributing Writer February 25, 2020

UTSA is severely lacking mental health resources for LGTBQ+ students. This dearth of adequate care juxtaposed with the increasingly severe symptoms of students seeking services is not conducive to the...

Senator Bernie Sanders celebrates Nevada caucus victory. Sanders is
visiting Texas approximately a week away from the state’s primary.

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders visits San Antonio

Ana Lorant, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders held a rally at Cowboys Dance Hall on Saturday, Feb. 22, in preparation for Super Tuesday on March 3, the day Texas and 13 other states vote in...

Panelists discuss high school African American Studies

Panelists discuss high school African American Studies

Ebony Purks, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

UTSA hosted a panel of professors, attorneys and activists in the John Peace Library on Feb. 18. They discussed the importance of integrating African American studies into Texas high school curricula. The...

Chief Lewis addresses Feb. 17 protests

Chief Lewis addresses Feb. 17 protests

Josh Peck, News Editor February 25, 2020

UTSAPD Chief of Police Gerald Lewis held several informal conversation sessions with students, faculty and staff following the on-campus demonstrations which occurred on Feb. 17 to discuss UTSAPD’s actions...

The Runner faces potential cuts

The Runner faces potential cuts

Josh Peck, News Editor February 25, 2020

A Transportation Fee Referendum in which students will vote to approve or deny a fee increase from $20 to $35 will be held March 3-4 on RowdyLink. If students reject the fee increase, The Runner will be...

Photo by Robyn Castro

The state of mental health at UTSA

Breahna Luera and Josh Peck February 19, 2020

On Feb. 7, President Taylor Eighmy provided The Paisano with his first statement regarding the suicide of Cesar Caballero, sophomore pre-music major and Resident Assistant (RA) at Alvarez Hall. The incident...

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