By: paisanonews@sbcglobal.net

Communication chair steps down At the end of the summer, Dr. Steven Levitt will step down as chair of the Communication Department after completing his third consecutive 3-year term. Prior to his role as chair, Levitt served four years as Assistant Div...

By: Krystal Bordner

UTSA’s College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA)  may experience tough times if an anticipated budget cut occurs.  The UT System has recently proposed a five percent budget cut for its 15 institutions.  If approved, $175.3 million w...

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UTSA hosts 2010 AAS Symposium The third annual African American Studies Symposium  was held on Friday, April 16, 2010, at UTSA. This year, the theme was ‘Politics and Black Popular Culture.’   Two students win QEP contest S...

By: Christopher Connell

Rackspace Hosting Chairman Graham Weston will be a UTSA guest lecturer on April 20. Weston will be lecturing for Dr. Bennie Wilson’s MGT 3003 “Business Communication and Professional Development.” The lecture begins at 3:30 p.m. in BB...

By: Misha Yurchenko

In Japan, the people’s historical understanding of spaces, distances, time, boundaries and light have formed a unique style of architecture reflected in several aspects of the Japanese society. The history of Japanese architecture and Japan&rsquo...

By: Krystal Bordner

The Center for Public Integrity’s Sexual Assault on Campus: A Frustrating Search for Justice has devastating news for all college students and their families. Students who are held responsible for sexual assault charges are being dealt very little p...

By: Bradley Banks

The UTSA East Asian Institute hosted the South Korean Consulate General, Yun-Soo Cho, on April 6, in an effort to raise awareness about U.S. and South Korean relations.  Consul Cho’s presentation “Partnership between Korea and Texas in th...

By: Patrick Shupp

Recently, President Obama announced his plans to expand offshore drilling, exciting outrage among his environmentalist supporters. The president stated his intentions are not to abandon the effort to move America towards cleaner energy, but to take the de...

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UTSA’s Porn Nation UTSA Christian organizations have raised $6,000 to invite Michael Leahy, a conservative writer, to present a one hour presentation on the incr.eased sexualization of U.S. culture Alex Liu, junior international business and ma...

By: Bradley Banks

UTSA civil engineering students recently took to the waters of Austin’s Lady Bird Lake Sunday in their 2010 concrete canoe “Phoenix” as part of the annual Texas/Mexico regional qualifier for the National Concrete Canoe Competition. ...

By: Jonathan Nomamiukor

The UTSA chapter of Phi Mu (Epsilon Sigma) has been found in violation of the Student Code of Conduct for engaging in hazing, withholding material information from the university and interfering with the university’s investigation of charges against...

By: Bradley Banks

VIA is bringing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to the San Antonio area. Not since VIA first started service 30 years ago have they introduced such a significant and distinctive transit option for San Antonio. According to the VIA Web site, “BRT uses rub...

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Sorority accused of hazing Phi Mu Sorority is being investigated for hazing. A decision will be made within the next week. Dr. Kevin Price, dean of students, said that hazing investigations typically require conducting dozens of interviews and many f...

By: Christopher Connell

Over the next few years, UTSA will gradually begin denying admission to high school students who graduate in the bottom half of their class. UTSA President Ricardo Romo said the change will not be radical, but the plan is to funnel students with weaker...

By: Robyn Lorkovic

Starting Fall 2010, UTSA will implement the end-of-the-semester course surveys online to satisfy the requirements of a new bill passed by the Texas legislature last spring, requiring colle...

By: Robert Calcagno

With President Barack Obama’s signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, the method in which Americans re...

By: Misha Yurchenko

Students gathered in front of the Sombrilla last Tuesday to peacefully protest the increase of tuition that was recently passed by the UT System Board of Regents. The rise in tuition will affect the majority of students in the...

By: Evan Anders

Senator Leticia Van de Putte was presented with the Women’s Advocate of the Year Award, March 1, at the kickoff ceremony celebrating Women’s History Month. Van De Putte was selected for the award by the Women’s Studies Institute for her ...

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Students will have the opportunity to vote on a proposed fee increase of $10 to improve shuttle services. If the transportation fee referendum does not pass, reductions will continue to occur in shuttle transportation services. Even if the fee incre...

By: Chelsea Harbin

Governor Rick Perry has ordered all public institutions, including universities, to prepare for a five percent cut in their state appropriated budget for the next two years.  UTSA president Ricardo Romo said the impending cut, an estimated $9.8 milli...