Tag: students
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Teatro Palo Alto’s Spring Show “Nunsense”
By: Faith Casanova, PAC Pulse Reporter Joining the Palamino family in fall 2018, Nicolas Castanon, the lead instructor of the Dance and Drama programs at Palo Alto College had one primary goal: To be able to bring the community together to enjoy a performance while setting his students up for a successful future. Along with…
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Pets vs. Stress
By Idelfonsa Alvarez-SolisPulse Staff Reporter Going to college is difficult at times, but when students start to feel like everything is going downhill, their four-legged friends are there to support them. According to the American Institute of Stress, statistics show that eight in 10 college students say they experience stress in their daily lives. Students…
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Financial tips pay off for college students
By Israel Gonzalez Pulse Staff Reporter Many students start accumulating expenses when they begin college, such as school necessities, credit cards, textbooks, food, gas, and personal spending. Former Palo Alto College student Elizabeth Almeida, now a junior at the University of Texas at San Antonio, said, “I wished I could have known of other payments, such…
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Campus empty in the afternoons and on Fridays
By Ian Flores Pulse staff reporter With Palo Alto College’s enrollment around 9,500 students, the campus is consistently packed in the early morning to around noon with students heading to class or hanging out with friends and classmates. However, in the afternoons and on Fridays, it’s the total opposite of the usual hustle and bustle.…
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Student Fees: Where does your money go?
By Daniel Morales Pulse Staff Reporter Students pay for more than tuition, books, online costs, and all the other expenses a college student racks up. But do students actually know where their money is going when it comes to these fees? At the beginning of every school year, students are charged a variety of…
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First-year students take on college
By Irma Martinez Pulse Staff Reporter The process of enrolling, creating your schedule, buying textbooks and memorizing the locations of your classes on a specific day can be quite overwhelming for first-time college students, and that’s just the beginning. Soon enough syllabus week goes by and your classes plunge straight into the lectures and quizzes.…
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Palo Alto College continues to grow
By Ian Flores Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto College began with 231 students in 1985 in high school and military installations in South San Antonio. Today, we have an enrollment of over 9,000 students with continued growth predicted for the future. Palo Alto is a college on the rise, not only here in San Antonio,…
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PAC’s Institutional Learning Outcomes benefit students
By Jocelyn Gutierrez Pulse Staff Reporter To help students prepare for future success in work and life, the Office of Academic Assessment at Palo Alto college developed six institutional learning outcomes. Communication, critical thinking, empirical and quantitative skills, personal responsibility, social responsibility and teamwork are the six institutional outcomes Palo Alto developed to prepare students…
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Education comes to life with 3D printing
By Michael A. Garza Pulse staff reporter Palo Alto College is joining the 3D printing world, offering students the chance to bring their creativity to life. One of PAC’s recent Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) grants has been able to provide state-of-the-art 3D printers to students. “It’s pretty neat to see what can come…
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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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Hobbies provide stress relief to students
By Twyla E. Herron Pulse Staff Reporter College life can be time consuming and stressful. It is nice to do something relaxing and enjoyable when you have free time. Adopting a new hobby can relieve stress, and some hobbies may even help you earn a little extra cash. “I personally enjoy reading in my spare…
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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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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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Family relationships strong at PAC
By Rosemary Rodriguez Pulse staff writer When it comes to education, families are close by to advise and provide support on your path to success. Some families are even closer. Denae Quintero and her father, Darren Wright-Lester, are both veterans who served in the U.S. Army and are now attending college at Palo Alto. They…
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