Withdrawal from Iraq means "surrendering" to al-Qaida, Arizona senator says.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
Obvious topics for a presidential candidate speaking to employees of a financial institution that heavily serves the military are the economy and the war.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gave thanks Wednesday to employees of the United Services Automobile Association, or USAA, for not only being a highly regarded financial institution but for also serving the men and women of the U.S. military.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, does not have a real chance to become the Republican nominee for president, but that does not mean he will not fight on for the nomination - and the soul of his party.
Click on more in News for 25 articles, including five election stories.
By Yubhya Garcia in News
Registration for Flex 2 classes will continue online through March 7 for classes that begin March 10 and end May 11.
Classes in flex semesters meet for eight weeks instead of the accustomed 16 weeks, with three-semester hour classes meeting six hours a week.
By Jason Wallace in News
On Feb. 8, The Ranger reported on a fire alarm that went off in the Moody Learning Center, leaving a disabled student on the fifth floor by herself.
By the time teacher education sophomore Audrey Gutierrez was able to exit the building, officials had given the OK to re-enter the building.
Class schedule lists incorrect number to call public safety department.
By William Underhill in News
Most of the time, contacting the department of public safety is easy. However, journalism sophomore Sharon Whiten tells a different story.
Whiten used to park her car in the same spot in Lot 17 every day. On Feb. 14, after parking her car, an irate student pulled up next to her car and claimed Whiten had stolen her parking place.
By Selina O. Affram in News
The renovation in Moody Learning Center is not beneficial to the library.
The entrance in the east wing from parking lot 16 creates commotion in the lobby of the library.
Librarian Karen Balcom shared her insights about the renovations.
"Things that benefit one may not benefit others, but it's important to make changes workable for everybody," Balcom said.
By Joyce Flores in News
April 16 marks the one-year anniversary of the shootings at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.
Thirty-two students were shot and killed, 30 of whom were in class.
Since the shootings, district administrators have been revising policy and reviewing emergency evacuation plans.
ACCD would like to open new campus by fall to 4,000 students.
By Joyce Flores in News
Trustees discovered Feb. 18 that this year's tax rate did not include a quarter-cent set-aside for opening the Northeast Lakeview College.
The set-aside has been collected since fiscal year 2002-03 with annual revenues ranging from $1.3 million to $1.8 million.
By Kristina Lindberg • Special to The Ranger in News
SAN MARCOS - Hundreds of students, faculty and administrators waited in a long line, eager to hear Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., speak at Texas State University.
Kennedy and other city and state officials spoke at a rally at the university's Evans Auditorium to endorse presidential hopeful Sen.
By Martin Herrera in News
Amid a flurry of campaign appearances in Texas by Sen. Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, daughter Chelsea Clinton spoke to students at this college, hoping to make an impact in the state's hotly contested primary race.
Clinton fielded questions from the dynamic crowd for an hour about her mother's position on a variety of topics while staving off hecklers.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
Deciding who to vote for in a presidential election is easier when you're married to a candidate, and the former president has a candidate that he agrees with to boot.
Former President Bill Clinton told a pumped crowd of supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.
By Monte Ashqar in News
A former secretary of transportation and energy in President Bill Clinton's cabinet said while endorsing presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., that he could not stress the importance of voting in this upcoming election strongly enough.
Frederico Peña, who also was the mayor of Denver from 1983-91, spoke Friday at Palo Alto College about the economy, health care and education, and how he thinks that Obama has the best approach to solve current problems.
By Ryan Johnston in News
Students in high school may have an easier time transitioning to college with the help of this campus' summer programs.
Ruben Flores, dean of evening, weekend and distance education, spoke with faculty senate about San Antonio Independent School District's dropout rate and improvements that have come within the last couple of years.
By Ryan Johnston in News
A string of students walk slowly out of the front doors of Travis Elementary grasping onto a thin white rope looking for their parents to take them home.
Standing with their teachers, many have questions about the fight their parents are waging to keep the students' school open.
By Shaneen Y. Johnson in News
Construction is soon to be under way for the new home of the women's center at 703 Howard St.
The women's center provides a variety of assistance for single parents, women-in-transition, economically disadvantaged women, adult re-entry students (25 years or older) and students majoring in professional or technical programs.
By Yubhya Garcia in News
The job placement center offers a variety of services to help students get ready for the job fair from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday in McFarlin Tennis Center, 1503 San Pedro Ave.
More than 200 summer positions are available with hourly wages ranging from $8.75-13.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
Texas will make a difference in the presidential primaries was the general consensus Feb. 21 at Trinity University's Laurie Auditorium.
"The eyes of the country and the eyes of the world are on Texas," Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said to a sparse audience in the 2,500-seat auditorium.
Films about the environment, animal rights and health issues will be shown to enlighten students.
By Joyce Galinski in News
Women's History Week will be March 3-7. Marlene Hoover, co-chair of the Women's History Week Committee, said the week will consist of lectures, presentations, and films that will focus on the theme of "Women in the Natural World."
Hoover said, "The women's history committee chose this theme because we felt we needed to look at women's history in the sciences.
Playing to strengths is important, former Palo Alto student says.
By Selina O. Affram in News
Leadership embodies self-awareness, optimism, a sense of purpose, setting goals and obtaining success.
Janie Martinez Gonzalez exemplifies the meaning of leadership.
Gonzalez is a self-made entrepreneur with roots in the Alamo Community Colleges.
She received an associate degree from Palo Alto College and a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
By Jennifer Ytuarte in News
Students poured into the Methodist Student Center to hear Professor Asslan Khaligh deliver the Feb. 20 hot potato lecture, "After the Surge: Getting Out of Iraq."
Khaligh set the tone when he opened with the question, "We do not know how to handle this issue, do we? We have been in Iraq five years.
By Sami Parman in News
The youth of America are no longer reading as much as they used to. The rate at which youth are ignoring the literary treasures of history is climbing faster and faster each year according to a 2004 report by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The endowment's solution is the Big Read for an Enlightened Community.
By Regis L. Roberts in News
At his Thursday night appearance at Sunset Station, former President Bill Clinton joked that Texas is the only place in America where a person can vote twice and not go to jail for voter fraud.
Members say some students do not even know that the association exists.
By Lauren Nichole Barrera in News
During the Student Government Association meeting Monday, the organization discussed distributing lists of scholarship oppurtunities to students.
Searching for effective ways to communicate, the association decided that e-mail is no longer a reliable way to reach students, so alternative ideas to spread the information are under consideration.
By Ava Bustos in News
The English department will co-host the Conference of College Teachers of English Feb. 28-March 1 at the Holiday Inn El Tropicano.
The English department at the University of the Incarnate Word is the other host.
Eight to 10 of the English faculty will attend.
By Stephanie Mikneus in News
A marriage should be considered a covenant, not a contract, a nurse at Laurel Heights United Methodist Church said Wednesday at the Hot Potato luncheon at the Methodist Student Center.
Elizabeth Woods is a Wesley nurse, who is charged with providing physical, mental and spiritual resources to promote healing and wellness to nurture the congregants.
Language classes teach students cultures, foreign languages, chair says.
By Ashley Luis in News
Knowing how to speak more than one language seems to be important these days.
The minimum requirement for a foreign language class is three hours for all degree plans. This college offers Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin and Spanish.
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