Month: October 2015
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College students may carry loaded, concealed handguns
By Yajaira Santillan Pulse Staff Reporter Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed the Campus Carry Bill on June 13, 2015. Texas is one of eight states that will soon allow concealed handguns on college campuses. The other seven states are Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin. This proposal has been discussed since…
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Katrina survivors reminisce 10 years later
By Angelica Avila Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto’s students recall the life-changing events caused by Hurricane Katrina in their hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2005, that forced them to seek refuge and begin a new life in San Antonio. “We walked 30 minutes to the Super Dome and stood for three days waiting to…
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Children’s Library now open
By Jessica Martinez Pulse Staff Reporter Children of all ages are invited to check out Palo Alto College’s newly renovated Children’s Library located in Room 119 of the Ozuna Learning and Academic Center. “Our main thing is it’s all about family,” said Melissa Moya, Library Assistant III. Moya and the rest of the staff are…
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San Antonio’s air quality cause for concern
By Adrienne Serbin Pulse Staff Reporter San Antonio has the second worst air quality in the state behind Dallas-Fort Worth, according to a recent report by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Yes, San Antonio’s air quality is now worse than Houston’s. According to the National Institutes of Health, ground-level ozone occurs when sunlight reacts…
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Sugary drinks stimulate San Antonio’s obesity epidemic
By Stephen Ratliff Pulse Staff Reporter San Antonio is a growing city in more ways than one. In 2012, San Antonio’s population had a 29 percent obesity rate, which is roughly 400,000 people who were overweight. San Antonio had the second-highest obesity rate in major U.S. cities, according to a Gallup report. Memphis is number…
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Palo Alto students struggle with stress
By Victoria Uribe Pulse Staff Reporter A national survey by the American Psychological Association in 2013 found that the stress levels teens experience during the school year was higher than adult stress levels. These teens also admitted that they believed their stress levels to be unhealthy. So what is stress exactly? “Stress is a response…
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Successful alumni make PAC proud
By Justin Guerrero Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto College is proud of all its graduates, but there are some who have gone above and beyond what even they themselves thought possible. These success stories are our PAC Stars. Anthony D. Alvarado, Sr., is an adjunct faculty here at Palo Alto in the Oil & Gas…
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Students’ art and literary talent shines in ERR
By Katharina Guttenberg Pulse Staff Reporter The Eleven Rivers Review debuted last spring semester as a way to give the students of Palo Alto College a chance to showcase their talents. So far students have submitted sketches, photographs, poems, short stories, colored drawings and an interview. Even if students are not interested in writing and…
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Extramural Sports back in action
By Joshua Porterie Pulse Staff Reporter After more than three years of absence, Palo Alto College has extramural sports programs, both basketball and volleyball, back and in full force. Student athletes are some of the busiest students on campus. While trying to focus on school, work and sports, they have a lot on their plate.…
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Fear of public speaking can be overcome
By Gabriel Obaya Pulse Staff Reporter A lump in your throat, sweaty hands, an aching stomach, and a pounding heart. These are symptoms that are common in a person with communication apprehension or fear of public speaking. Eric Flores, a freshman Business major, said, “Every time I try going up to read, either an essay…
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Open Educational Resources save students money
By Monica Reuter Pulse Staff Reporter Many colleges around the country are relying on Open Educational Resources to cut down on costs for their students. Open Educational Resources (OERs) are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or available through an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone…
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Balancing work and school a challenge
By Victoria Martinez Pulse Staff Reporter According to the college’s most recent Fact Book, 18.3 percent of Palo Alto’s students are enrolled full-time and 81.7 percent are part-time. Many students work full-time and attend school part-time. Toni Rizo, a sophomore Teaching Early Childhood major, works as a Pharmacy Care Representative at HEB and helps customers…
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Videogame fall releases excite student gamers
By Zachary Mastroianni Pulse Staff Reporter The end of the year is here, and gamers – people who play videogames as a hobby – are looking forward to fall’s new releases. Here is a list of games most anticipated by Palo Alto College students still to be released: Guitar Hero has introduced a new feature called…
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American Indian/Raza Heritage Month at Palo Alto
By Jessica Hurtado Pulse Staff Reporter Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Latino U.S. Poet Laureate, and 14 other events at Palo Alto College will celebrate American Indian/Raza Heritage Month to honor the indigenous heritage of South Texas. The events are free and open to the public. The purpose of the combined event between Native Americans…
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Students studying abroad transform selves
By Alexandro Luna Pulse Staff Reporter Students who study abroad experience the exciting cultures, customs, values, languages and people of different lands while earning academic credit. The Alamo Colleges International Program’s goal is “to provide our participants with the opportunity to succeed in an international environment.” Naphtali Bryant, a Palo Alto College graduate and a…
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Board continues to push for generic majors
By Heather Orchard Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto students continued to protest for their right to choose their own major at the open student forum held in the Performing Arts Center on Oct. 8, 2015. The approval of Policy E.1.3 by the District’s Board of Trustees will prevent majors from appearing on new 2016-2017 students’…
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