Move over “Dancing with the Stars”!
The International Social Dance Club members at Palo Alto College step their way through Swing, Bachata, Salsa, Merengue, Folklorico, Rumba and Cumbia.
Members of the club plan to bring Palo Alto College students closer together as a community through dancing and spirituality.
Practices are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while having a bit more fun at Azuca and other off-campus locations.
For more information, contact Alicia Espinoza, Publicity Chair of the International Social Dance Club, at pink_kittie8806@yahoo.com or at 210.563.9110.
-Analissa Arreola
Humanities students blogging away
Students taking Mariana Ornelas’ Humanities 1301 class this semester have created blogs dedicated to the city of San Antonio. Students have visited various art museums, toured the Bexar County Courthouse, learned from city historians and activists, and revisited their old neighborhoods. To view the students’ blogs, go to http://marianasat2007.blogspot.com and click away on the list to the left.
-Greg Sollock
Student Government seeking officers
Palo Alto’s Student Government is now looking for new officers to represent the student body during the Fall 2008-Spring 2009 academic year.
Meetings are held on Fridays at 1 p.m. in the Student Center. If you are interested in running for a position on the Palo Alto Student Government, go by the Student Activities Office for an application. Campaigning will begin March 5, 2008, and go through March 22. Elections will be held March 21 and 22. Elected officers will have a chance to shadow the current officers during the spring semester. For more information on Student Government, call 210.921.5538.
-Tiffany Hill
Deadlier than AIDS
In 2005, almost 19,000 people in the United States died from a strain of bacteria called Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus or MRSA. In one week alone, more than 160 cases were reported in the city of San Antonio at Texas MedClinics. Most of the MRSA-related deaths occur in older age groups.
MRSA, pronounced MEER – suh, does not respond well to penicillin or any other related antibiotics. Though MRSA is very hard to treat, it can be cured with other drugs. The staph infection usually start off looking like a spider bite, pimple or a boil. At first they start off as small red bump, but quickly turn into a deep painful abscess that requires surgical draining. Fever accompanies the infection.
The best way not to contract this infection is by always having good hygiene. Wash your hands. Never share anyone else’s dirty towels, clothes, hair brush or shoes. If you have a loved one staying in a hospital or a nursing home, ask that the staff always wash their hands before handling you or a family member. Student athletes must be especially careful. Go to www.cdc.gov for more info.
-Gracie Pacheco
Spain beckons students, faculty and staff
The ACC family will have the opportunity to experience Spain again this summer. Those enrolled in History and Humanities courses taught by Javier Aguirre and Karen Marcotte during Maymester will visit Madrid, Toledo, Consegura, Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba and Barcelona to explore Spain’s Christian, Muslim and Jewish heritage. For more information, contact Aguirre at 210.921.5140 or jaguirre@mail.accd.edu or Marcotte at 210.921.5035 or kmarcotte@mail.accd.edu
-Greg Sollock
Have a safe and happy holiday!
See you in January.
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