Student Media Team at Palo Alto College

PAC-CAST: PAC Student Media has a podcast! Our PAC-CAST explores topics across campus with exclusive interviews with the movers and the shakers at Palo Alto College.
AFTER HOURS: The newest edition to the PAC-Cast Lineup is the show, AFTER HOURS. Students share their thoughts, struggles, triumphs and burning questions with life that happens outside the classroom.

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By Destiny Montes, Pulse staff writer The clubs and organizations of Palo Alto College have grown over the years. With more than 25 to choose from, the activity spectrum is wide. “We allow students to create clubs built on their special interest,” said Carmen Velasquez, director of Student Engagement and Retention. “These clubs will Read more
By Felicia Palomo, Pulse staff writer The future looks bright for students here at PAC, but it looks even brighter for bilingual students for a number of reasons. “Being bilingual opens up one’s horizons and perspectives to other cultures and opens your world to others,” said Evangeline Velez-Cobb, an Instructor of Spanish in the Foreign Read more
By Rosemary Rodriguez, Pulse staff writer Fashion is everywhere. It saturates the world with style, which is defined as one’s individuality and uniqueness. Fashion fades, but style is eternal. “Fashion is how someone expresses themselves to other people through the things they feel represent them,” said Elissa Perez, a freshman Liberal Studies major at Read more
By Carla Galindo, Pulse staff writer On April 24, students signed a pledge to graduate, promising to be dedicated to their education and finish their associate’s degree. This first-time event was sponsored by several organizations, including Phi Theta Kappa. The “Commit to Completion” signing was held in the Student Center Annex, and all students were Read more
By Denise Johnson, Pulse staff writer The Palo Alto Theater Production Group is re-enacting John Steinbeck’s 1937 classic novel, “Of Mice and Men,” and the students involved are delighted with this experience. “The friends that you make become a part of your circle that can last for a lifetime,” said Caley Richardson, a sophomore majoring Read more
Story by Elizabeth Ledesma, Pulse staff writer Photos by Armando Padilla, Pulse staff editor PACfest 2013, an official Fiesta San Antonio event, was the site of colorful papel picado strung between trees and booths, live music, and the sweet, mouth-watering smell of funnel cakes, turkey legs and aguas frescas. PACfest is a free, non-alcoholic, Read more