The Paisano

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The Paisano
Paisano logo.JPG
Type Student newspaper
Format Broadsheet and Website
Owner(s)Independent
PublisherThe Paisano Educational Trust
Editor-in-chiefLaynie Clark [1]
Managing editorChloe Williams [1]
News editorAmber Serio [1]
Opinion editorJake Mireles [1]
Sports editorLuke Lawhorn [1]
Photo editorDustin Vickers [1]
Founded1981
Headquarters14526 Roadrunner Way, San Antonio, Texas
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Website paisano-online.com

The Paisano (Spanish for "fellow countryman") is the independent student-run newspaper of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). [2] It was established in 1981 and published its first issue on January 13 of the same year. [3] The Paisano is the only independent student newspaper in the University of Texas System and one of approximately one dozen independent student newspapers in the nation. [4]

The newspaper is published once a week except during exam and holiday periods. Because it is student-run and independent from University administration, The Paisano is written completely by unpaid volunteers, with advertisements helping to support the costs associated with printing and distributing. The Paisano won a gold medal in 2000 from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. [5] In 2005 SA Current magazine named The Paisano the Best College Newspaper in San Antonio. [6] The office for the newspaper is located at 14526 Roadrunner Way, across the street from the Main UTSA campus. [7]

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