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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

Kirby Smith passes a ball from the Blazers’ front row. Photo by Julia Maenius

Volleyball continues hot conference start

Julia Maenius October 16, 2019

The UTSA Roadrunner volleyball team (11-7, 4-1 C-USA) left the Convocation Center with two more conference wins under their belts after the defeat of Louisiana Tech University and the University of Alabama...

Kara Teal calling her hitters in the match against the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. Photo by Julia Maenius

Athlete of the Week: Kara Teal

Cade Draughon October 16, 2019

Senior Kara Teal is entering her fourth season as a middle blocker for the UTSA Roadrunner volleyball team. After three seasons of play, Teal has recorded 656 kills, with a 1.93 kill percentage in 94 games...

Juri Reckrow receives a serve against his opponent. Photo by Ethan Gullet

Men’s tennis splits scores in Tulsa

Kennedy Caskey October 16, 2019

After competing in the 2019 ITA All-American Championships hosted by Tulsa, UTSA Roadrunner men’s tennis team continued their fall season with a three-day tournament this past weekend. On Friday,...

Getting involved in your local democracy

Getting involved in your local democracy

October 16, 2019

Hey Roadrunners! Councilman Manny Peláez here, your District 8 representative. I am constantly in awe with the work being done by students at UTSA and universities across San Antonio. I can say with...

Graphic by Emmanuelle Maher

SGA actually wasted your money

Editorial Board October 16, 2019

SGA’s dense chronology of irresponsibility has just been updated with another embarrassing entry about their misuse of student funds. After weeks of student-led protests against SGA’s spending habits,...

Graphic by Emmanuelle Maher

Who is going to hold Greek life accountable?

Julia Maenius October 16, 2019

This semester, the UTSA athletic department has instated the Brenda Tracy Rule, an agreement to hold athletes accountable for sexual assault and other serious misconduct inquires. While the implementation...

Photo by Lindsey Thomas

Game companies should protect free speech

Leonardo Garcia October 16, 2019

It is easy to see why students like to play video games in their free time. As a source of entertainment and, in many cases, a stress reliever, video games have become more popular in the last several...

Photo by Lindsey Thomas

How to deal with bad roommates 101

Audrey Vela October 16, 2019

Around this time in the fall semester, many college students living with roommates begin to question, “Am I really living with these people?” The butterflies and excitement that filled us on move-in...

SGA reduced seats for leadership summit

SGA reduced seats for leadership summit

Joseph Torres October 16, 2019

The Student Government Association (SGA) at UTSA reduced the number of seats available for their leadership summit from 75 to 50. Out of the 50 seats reserved at John Newcombe Tennis Ranch, 45 students...

The Office of Information Technology has been renamed. Photo by Ellyson Ortega

Office of Information Technology changes operation model

Heather Montoya October 16, 2019

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) will now be called University Technology Solutions (UTS). Kendra Ketchum, UTSA vice president for information management and technology, sent out an email announcing...

Committee aims to make syllabi cosistent

Committee aims to make syllabi cosistent

Geoffrey Okolo October 16, 2019

SGA officials have begun drafting the Syllabus, Attendance and Participation Grade Standardization Act. The Act was developed by students concerned about the inconsistencies and ambiguity regarding attendance...

New study examines wait times at theme parks. Photo by Ethan Gullet

Researchers study theme park wait times

Kaylee Boggan October 16, 2019

Researchers in the UTSA Department of Management Science and Statistics Wenbo Wu and Mark Leung, and undergraduate student Dayanira Mendoza studied different approaches to combating the waiting times at...

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