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

34th Annual Women’s March

34th Annual Women’s March

Laynie Clark, Editor-in-Chief March 19, 2024

With the progression of International Women’s Month, San Antonians took to the streets to embrace womanhood and empower one another. On March 10, the “Mujeres Marcharan” Coalition hosted the...

The history of Women’s History Month

The history of Women’s History Month

Elizabeth Hope, Staff Writer March 19, 2024

Women’s History Month celebrates and recognizes the incredible achievements made by women in the past, present and future. Women are often overlooked, undermined and unappreciated. The goal is to honor...

300 years away from gender equality: how to combat it

300 years away from gender equality: how to combat it

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor March 28, 2023

No, this article’s headline is unfortunately not a typo. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that we are nearly 300 years away from true gender equality.  On March 6 at the Commission...

Leave men out of it

Leave men out of it

Laynie Clark, Managing Editor March 28, 2023

In early 2022, Roe v. Wade was overturned, setting women back decades. Overturning Roe v. Wade gave states the ability to regulate or ban abortion, but what did this mean for Texas? Soon after the decision...

UTSA hosts reproductive justice activists Dána-Ain Davis and Deirdre Cooper Owens

UTSA hosts reproductive justice activists Dána-Ain Davis and Deirdre Cooper Owens

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 5, 2022

As part of its Women’s History Month commemoration, UTSA hosted an event titled “In Search of Reproductive Justice, A Conversation Between Dána-Ain Davis and Deirdre Cooper Owens.”  Davis and...

State of the City: Week 03/07/2022

State of the City: Week 03/07/2022

Gauri Raje, News Editor March 8, 2022

Local:  Members of the nonprofit organization Ukrainian San Antonio met with U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro on Friday, March 4. The roundtable was focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and...

UTSA Celebrates Women’s History Month

Kaitlyn Rosas, Multimedia Editor March 4, 2022

UTSA has a full lineup of events commemorating Women’s History Month. Check out the video to learn more about how you too can learn more through book talks and virtual discussions. Also, how you can...

Ximema Violante speaks to UTSA students.

Diasporic sounds across borders

Jack Myer March 27, 2019

Ximena Violante, a queer Mexican-American musician, spoke to UTSA students last week about her experience with Mexican music and culture and its fusion with other genres and cultures. Originally from Philadelphia,...

Donate time to Women’s History Month

Emily Hubbard March 7, 2018

For decades women have been fighting to end discrimination and gain equal rights. We are strong, independent and worthy. We deserve to be recognized. For the entirety of the month of March, I will be celebrating...

Three of the group members participated in a Q&A after the documentary screening. Ethan Pham, The Paisano

San Antonio Four visit UTSA for Women’s History Month

Ethan Pham April 5, 2017

The San Antonio Four is a group of four Latina lesbians who were falsely accused of gang raping two young girls in the height of the satanic ritual panic in the early 90s. Anna Vasquez, Cassandra “Cassie”...

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