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Looking north: Palomar’s Fallbrook site under way

October 20, 2017

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Summer 2018 opening planned for North Education Center near Interstate 15 and Highway 76. FALLBROOK — As a fleet of heavy machinery began moving the first of more than 750,000 cubic yards of earth in preparation for a new Palomar College location this summer, commuters had a front-row seat, following the progress from Interstate 15…
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Meet Pepper, the face of A.I. at Palomar

October 12, 2017

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Campus debut for robot that can answer questions, interact with students—the first of its kind on a U.S. college campus. SAN MARCOS — On a sunny morning at Palomar College, a four-foot-tall robot named Pepper took its first turns as the mascot and team captain of Palomar’s Artificial Intelligence Project. In its signature high-pitched voice,…
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ASG President leading a revival of student involvement

October 3, 2017

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Originally from Wisconsin, Chris Hopp loves to see students represented in college decision-making. SAN MARCOS — As head of the Palomar College Associated Student Government, Chris Hopp’s life on campus extends far beyond the typical class load. In addition to the homework and group projects, Hopp sits on the Strategic Planning Council with the President…
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Health care will take center stage at Tarde de Familia

September 27, 2017

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Those who attend the free community event at Palomar College will hear from the leader of the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, based in Sacramento. SAN MARCOS — When the doors open for this semester’s Tarde de Familia gathering on Friday, Sept. 29, students who may never have considered a career in health care…
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California Indian Day celebrated with stories, music

September 26, 2017

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Award-winning musician, youth storytellers among presentations hosted by Palomar College’s American Indian Studies Department in 44th annual celebration. SAN MARCOS — Drawing on a long tradition of serving and honoring North County’s tribes, Palomar College celebrated California Indian Day on Thursday, Sept. 21 with a series of intimate, interactive presentations inside the Brubeck Theater. From…
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Palomar College Student Receives Public Safety Scholarship

September 19, 2017

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Palomar College student Alan Badel is one of two students nationwide selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa and the International Public Safety Leadership and Ethics Institute (IPSLEI). The Richard L. Resurreccion Public Safety Scholarship program provides scholarships exclusively to Phi Theta Kappa members who demonstrate potential for excellence in the public…
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A second life of letters for retired professor

September 15, 2017

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Steve McDonald, who spent 28 years at Palomar as a professor and dean, is set to publish a new collection of poems in 2018. CARLSBAD — At the head of the Carlsbad Library’s community room on a recent afternoon, Steve McDonald smiled at each of the 22 people who had shown up for his poetry…
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Building a ‘Brave New World’

September 12, 2017

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Auditions kick off fall theater season at Palomar College. First up: Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” in the intimate black box theater. SAN MARCOS — As the first week of school came to a close on a recent Friday evening at Palomar College, students began filing one-by-one into the “black box” theater on the south…
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