Category: Palo Alto College
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PAC students place their trust in certified student advisors’ hands
By Juan Alberto Ponce Jr. Pulse Staff Reporter PAC students place their trust in certified student advisors to provide guidance and resources to empower them to achieve their academic goals. The director of Advising, Michael Ximenez, highlighted a key aspect of Alamo Colleges’ mission statement: To build a culture of integrated practices and shared responsibilities.…
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PAC faculty implements learning outcomes for students
By Alyssa Ytuarte Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto College professors are improving their curriculum with the help of key assignments. The main goal of Palo Alto’s professors is to better educate their students with knowledge and skills not only in their classes but also for life. Key assignments demonstrate students’ communication, critical thinking, empirical and…
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Students helping to keep PAC safe
By JuanJose Ruelas Pulse Staff Reporter Students are taking precautions with suspicious activity and are being taught to say something if they see something at Palo Alto College. The Alamo Colleges Police Department is getting students involved. Fliers around campus provide contact information if something out of the ordinary occurs. If students report a crime…
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Dental Hygiene program coming to PAC
By Molly Crisp Pulse Staff Reporter New learning opportunities and programs are on the rise at Palo Alto College. If you are interested in a career as a dental hygienist, it is closer than you think. Palo Alto is starting a new program on campus in Fall 2020 that will focus on dental hygiene and the…
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Academic Learning Studio assists students and community
By Alexandria Gallardo Pulse Staff Reporter The Academic Learning Studio provides basic computer maintenance for students, such as installing Microsoft, anti-virus scans and basic computer repair. The ALS also provides help with using GoPrint, navigating the Web, and answering questions about software available. Seeing the Academic Learning Studio for the first time can seem overwhelming.…
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Future chancellor fulfills his father’s dream
By Monica Lopez Pulse Staff Reporter Dr. Ruben Michael “Mike” Flores will serve as the first Latino chancellor in the history of the Alamo Colleges District. The Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees named Flores the sole finalist for the position of chancellor on Feb. 8, and they approved his appointment in a special meeting on…
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Palomino Public Radio launches its first podcasts
Palomino Public Radio is a podcast station by PAC students that contains shows highlighting topics for PAC students and for anyone willing to listen. For more information, contact Lilian Pineda, lilypin99 at gmail.com, Communication student, and/or Scarlett Cerna, scerna at alamo.edu, Palomino Public Radio adviser. Inaugural staff includes Juan Ponce, sophomore Journalism/Mass Comm major; Kaitlyn…
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Palo Alto student dazzles audience at Carnegie Hall
One student’s adventure to showcase his love for music.
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Mother of five completes bachelor’s degree
By Vivian Hernandez-Serna Pulse Staff Reporter Angie Saenz fulfilled her long-time dream of graduating from college while raising five kids and working a full-time job. “It wasn’t easy for her, and she had some hard times,” said Angie’s older brother, Ruben Treviño. Saenz grew up on the South Side of San Antonio alongside her four older brothers…
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PAC celebrates San Antonio’s 300th Birthday
By Alexandria Gallardo Pulse Staff Reporter Tejano music stars and Latin Grammy Awards nominees Ram Herrera and Jay Perez will close out the live entertainment at PACfest 2018. Fiesta San Antonio is a city-wide celebration that is held every April for 10 days. This year, the party will kick off on Thursday, April 19, 2018,…
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Child Labor today, Clothes in America tomorrow
By Lauren Cortez Pulse Staff Reporter 1865 was the year America ratified the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery, but more than 150 years later, Americans still support slavery. Over 200 million children in the world are child laborers, most of whom work in dangerous conditions for little to no pay. Twenty-eight companies that we…
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PAC Family Center receives $500K grant
By Juan Alberto Ponce Jr. Pulse Staff Reporter In January, approximately 20 Palo Alto College students qualified for childcare assistance at the Ray Ellison Family Center for the 2018 Spring Semester. A $500,000 grant was awarded to PAC by the U.S. Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School program. Over the next…
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PAC stands with DREAMers
By Alexander Valdez Pulse Staff Reporter Close to one million young immigrants, including 87 recorded Palo Alto College students, face the threat of deportation as the debate over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals continues. Former President Barack Obama created DACA through Executive Order in 2012 to help people who came into the U.S. illegally…
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Pregnancy prevention program educates students
By Alyssa Ytuarte Pulse Staff Reporter Bae B Safe is a sex education program at Palo Alto College that not all students know about. For example, Arthur Rangel Jr., 21, a sophomore Criminal Justice major at Palo Alto, said he thought Bae B Safe, “It’s about the Earth and helping taking care of it.” Sex…
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Excessive hours penalties to impact students
By Samuel Gomez Pulse Staff Reporter In an effort to keep students on track, Alamo Colleges will increase tuition for students who are taking longer than expected to complete their coursework. The long-standing three-peat tuition policy and the newly-implemented 18-hour rule for developmental courses will add hundreds of dollars to a student’s tuition if they…
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Farmer’s Market brings healthy choices to PAC community
By Molly Crisp Pulse Staff Reporter Farmer’s Markets are full of affordable fresh fruits and vegetables and many other natural products. Now, Palo Alto students, faculty and staff have access to one on campus. Palo Alto’s S.H.A.R.E. Center (Student Health, Advocacy, Resource and Engagement) hosts a Farmer’s Market every fourth Monday from 9 a.m. until…
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Palo Alto College Speech Department offers unique scholarship opportunity
By Delilah Perez Pulse Staff Reporter Most scholarships require a written essay that explains your reasoning for why you deserve someone else’s money to attend college. Palo Alto College’s Speech Department is giving students a chance to apply for scholarships by speaking, not writing. 2018 is the second year that the PAC Speech Competition will…
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