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María Nuñez grew up in San Marcos, learned English in the city’s schools, studied at Palomar College and went on to a career in law. Now she’s serving her first term on the San Marcos City Council. SAN MARCOS — On her path to Palomar College, María Nuñez went through the San Marcos school system,…

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April Woods, who taught and counseled at Palomar College for 25 years, lost her battle with cancer in 2017. Now there is a travel scholarship in her name, thanks to a $100,000 bequest to the Palomar College Foundation. Pictured above: Melissa Grant holds a photo of April Woods. SAN MARCOS — For two and a…

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Natalie Lopez provides tours, teaches classes, and constantly promotes the many services of the Palomar College Library/Learning Resource Center (LRC). About the new building, she says, “I’ve heard nothing but wonderful things from our students.” SAN MARCOS — When she walked into the new library at Palomar College for the first time, Natalie Lopez couldn’t…

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Palomar student on the cover of the Spring 2019 Class Schedule will earn his degree in Water Technology this year. He is already on the job with the Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District in Escondido. ESCONDIDO — Like many students, Josh Lomeli cycled through a handful of career ideas before settling on water. After…

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Palomar College celebrated many significant milestones in 2018, from the opening of new education centers in Rancho Bernardo and Fallbrook to the successful expansion of the Palomar Promise. With the New Year, the college is anticipating a flurry of activity, with additional grand openings, program expansions and full-time faculty hires. Here are the top 10…

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Dennis Boyer is one of the longest-serving instructors in Palomar’s widely celebrated Fire Academy. On Dec. 30, he’ll work his last shift with the Escondido Fire Department. ESCONDIDO — For 39 and a half years, Capt. Dennis Boyer has spent most of his professional life three minutes away from the action. Three minutes: that is…

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SAN MARCOS — When Lakshmi Paranthaman first read the job description for a professor who could teach both Real Estate and Business Law, she thought the posting might as well have her name on it. Highly experienced in both fields, Paranthaman applied for the job at Palomar College, and was teaching her first classes here…

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Forty-three years after it was originally built, the iconic timepiece is outfitted with new faces, digital recordings and a structural overhaul in a recent renovation. SAN MARCOS — For more than four decades, the clocktower at Palomar College has stood as an icon and a meeting place, keeping time and sounding off the hours across…

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