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

Forget football, preserve the past

Forget football, preserve the past

Laynie Clark, Editor-in-Chief February 27, 2024

Much like the rest of America, The University of Texas at Austin has prioritized football over mental health. With the announcement of the demolition of UT’s historic social work building came the curiosity...

Ban on cultural graduations sparks controversy

Ban on cultural graduations sparks controversy

Elizabeth Hope, Staff Writer February 20, 2024

On Jan. 1, 2024, Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) went into effect, causing all Texas universities and colleges to close their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices. SB 17 was signed into law by Gov. Greg...

Bury the bones, not the lede

Bury the bones, not the lede

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor February 20, 2024

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990 protects the cultural patrimony of Indigenous peoples in the United States, facilitating the return of human remains, sacred...

Fund cultural graduations

Fund cultural graduations

Editorial Board February 20, 2024

Last month, Texas witnessed the signing of the infamous Senate Bill 17 into law by Governor Greg Abbott. This controversial law would force all Texas Universities and colleges to shutter their diversity,...

New grant will help support first-generation Latino students

Gauri Raje, News Editor March 21, 2023

On Monday, March 20, UTSA announced that it would receive a $2.4 million grant from the Hector and Gloria López Foundation to “provide full tuition assistance for 15 Latino first-generation college...

Student gathered in the Sombrilla Plaza.

UT System ceases new diversity, equity and inclusion policies across its campuses

Mason Hickok, Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2023
Unclear how this move will affect UTSA’s existing DEI policies
The North Paseo Building (center, back) holds the Title IX office on the fourth floor. UTSA will continue using mandatory reporters even though it is no longer federally required. Photo by Robyn Castro

UTSA to continue requiring mandatory reporting despite Title IX changes

Jaida Sloan, Staff Writer October 27, 2020

The Department of Education officially rescinded the Obama administration’s Title IX policy, known as “The Dear Colleague Letter,” and released a series of Title IX regulation changes, marking the...

James B. Milliken is the chancellor of the UT System. He recently said that UT universities would be open in some capacity in Fall 2020.

UT System chancellor says all UT institutions ‘will be open in the fall’

Josh Peck, News Editor May 1, 2020

In an interview with the Texas Tribune on April 30, UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken addressed whether UT System institutions would open in the Fall 2020 semester after Texas Tech University and...

UTSA to take part in virtual career fair hosted by UT System

UTSA to take part in virtual career fair hosted by UT System

Ebony Purks, Staff Writer April 6, 2020

On April 7, the UT System is holding a virtual career fair for students and alumni to meet employers nationwide during a live, online recruitment event. This event sparks a precedent for the UT system...

President Eighmy updates the UTSA community on the universitys response to the coronavirus pandemic

President Eighmy updates the UTSA community on the university’s response to the coronavirus pandemic

Breahna Luera, News Editor March 18, 2020

On March 17, President Dr. Taylor Eighmy sent students an email with an update on COVID-19’s effects on the UTSA community. The email stated that virtual instruction will last through the end of the...

Student Government Association executive board conducts first meeting.

Increased tuition and fees?

Joseph Torres September 11, 2019

For the first time, universities in the UT System are being compared to one another for cohesive planning at the System Administration level. Prior to the 2019 Fall semester, each school operated independently...

mural about free speech

Faculty free speech on campus

Heather Montoya September 27, 2018

The University of Texas at Austin (UT) requested that their faculty remove any outward facing signs from their office windows by Sept. 7. Some of the signs being removed were affiliated with Gunfree UT,...

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