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

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Jessica McLaren, Staff Writer October 19, 2021

On Monday, Oct. 4, Facebook’s servers, and subsequently everything that relies on those servers, were down for a total of about six hours. If you are one of Facebook’s 2.8 billion worldwide users,...

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An end of an error

Editorial Board January 22, 2021

In January 2017, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. Since then, President Trump has conducted himself in a cowardly, morally appalling, and highly unprofessional manner....

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Dissecting body shaming: It’s deeper than your feed

Bella Nieto, Staff Writer October 16, 2020

Ah, social media: the new American pastime. Although social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter have been criticized for their allowance of fake news, malicious political posturing...

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Donald Escamilla Jr., Web Editor November 13, 2019

With the upcoming 2020 presidential election, several politicians are publishing campaign ads. They are utilizing all the resources at their disposal, such as television commercials and social media...

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Is this the end of Facebook?

Anish Rao April 3, 2018

You may have heard about Facebook ‘s shady business practices and malicious data handling in the news cycle recently. Facebook is an integral part of everyone’s life whether we want to admit or not;...

Graphic by Tristan Ipock

Does it go down in the DMs?

Samantha Ceballos February 1, 2017

Social media is great if you want to share a special moment or just to get a thought off your mind (and maybe cause a political debate). A strange trend has emerged that I had not experienced until recently:...

Is Facebook making you depressed?

October 1, 2013

Photo Credit: Rafael Gutierrez & Lindsay Smith Since the launch of Facebook in 2004 and Twitter in 2006, social media has permeated online society. Forums such as Facebook have increased...

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