Tag: Palo Alto College
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Grab a coffee and have your hair styled at PAC
By Kendra Wilkerson Pulse Staff Reporter In 2015, students will be able to grab a caffeine fix between classes at a cyber café in the Ozuna Building and have their hair styled in San Jacinto Hall. Jessica Ann, a sophomore Criminal Justice major, said, “We will soon have a place to hang and get some…
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Declining Latino male college enrollment causes concern
By Yuriria Mota Pulse Staff Reporter Despite the large Hispanic/Latino population in Texas, enrollment and retention in higher education is low, and the Latino male college population is declining. Men are usually seen as the breadwinners. People with a Hispanic/Latino heritage or culture know that men are seen as the ‘jefes’ (bosses) of the house.…
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PAC offers 27 clubs and organizations
By Gabriel Perez Pulse Staff Reporter Although Palo Alto College is a small local college, 27 clubs and organizations are at the ready for students wanting to get involved in extracurricular activities during their college career. Much of the student body is not aware of the organizations, ranging from the Baptist Student Ministry to Future…
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Men’s and women’s basketball returns to PAC
By Manuel Figueroa Pulse Staff Reporter After a two-year hiatus, basketball is back at Palo Alto College. The Palominos are represented by both a men’s and women’s team as part of the Extramural League. The extramural teams are part of the Texas Collegiate Club Sports League, which include teams from several schools in the area.…
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Relationships vary in college-aged students
By Emily Castillo Pulse Staff Reporter The college dating scene varies from monogamous relationships to friends with benefits and everything in between. Between the chaos of class, studying and interning, having a relationship in college is possible. “Communication and having a schedule made it possible for Cody and me to have the kind of relationship we…
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Binge watching causes distraction among students
By Gabrielle Herrera Pulse Staff Reporter Netflix has 33.4 million subscribers, and 61 percent of them admit to binge watching. Students everywhere now have a new way to procrastinate. Here at Palo Alto College, many students admitted to binge watching at least one series. Most students revealed they watched entire seasons of major hits, like…
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Persistence pays off for 800+ Palo Alto students
By Alyssa De La O Pulse Staff Reporter In Spring 2001, 200 Palo Alto College students received their associate’s degree. This Spring 2014, more than 800 students will graduate. This year’s graduation will be held at the Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St., on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. “I was scared at the…
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Internships open doors for college students
By Leslie Diaz Pulse Staff Reporter As students get closer to completing their degree programs, the word internship is tossed around. With an internship, students will receive on-site training in their chosen career. “Internships are important because you can learn all the fundamentals in class, but until you’re in the real world, you won’t get…
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CAT prepares students for the future
By Aide Barrientos Pulse Staff Reporter The Center for Academic Transitions at Palo Alto College is well-known to students for all transferring and graduation needs, but the center also provides more than what it’s known for. Besides giving students a pathway to graduating and transferring successfully to their four-year university of choice, the center also…
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Veterans Affairs lends a helping hand to returning students
By Andrew Olague Pulse Staff Reporter San Antonio is known by many as “Military City, USA,” and Palo Alto College, rated as a “Military Friendly School” by Victory Media, is striving to help returning veterans adapt to college life. “We are known to be one of the best Veterans Affairs Offices in the Alamo Colleges,…
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Students rise to shine at PAC’s Got Talent
By Gia Spencer Pulse Staff Reporter Students at Palo Alto showed up and showed out at the Second Annual PAC’s Got Talent contest on Monday, April 7, at noon in the Student Center Annex. The show provided students the platform to broadcast their talent to their peers. The competition overflowed with students, and the talent…
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Waiting for the dust to settle
By Leslie Diaz Pulse staff reporter Construction on the Palo Alto campus and on surrounding streets may cause inconvenience for many people, but the benefits will bring energy efficiency and better roadways. A Chilled Water Tower is being built to help Palo Alto College be more energy efficient. According to Sergio Rivera, Facilities superintendent, the…
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Early College High Schools heading to PAC
By Clayton Hendry Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto College is partnering with Harlandale, Southside, Somerset, Lytle, Poteet and Southwest independent school districts as well as New Frontiers Charter School to offer early college high school program for future students by Fall 2014. This is not a dual-credit program. With dual credit, high school students start…
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Scholarships benefit students at Palo Alto College
By Carla Salazar Pulse staff reporter Palo Alto College has approximately 8,000 students. Of these, 300 received scholarships for Spring 2014. Palo Alto College has a scholarship program that is available for any college student to apply. Going online onto the website, you will find an application to fill out, which offers more than 30 different…
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Pros and cons of online classes
By Alesha Thorpe Pulse staff reporter According to The Palo Alto Fact Book, almost half of the 9,163 Fall 2011 and 8,387 Spring 2012 students took at least one online course. Online students have to have determination and willpower to make sure that the classes they take go the way they are supposed to go.…
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