Water polo coach sees success in and out of the pool
Kody Moffatt, who competed for the Comets as recently as 2014, leads the team to its third conference title in four years. SAN MARCOS — When Kody Moffatt graduated from Chaparral High School in Temecula, he was a competitive swimmer and water polo player. Like many...
‘Enlightened Lens’ showcases student work
Long-running photography exhibition at the Escondido Municipal Gallery incorporates wide range of styles, methods. ESCONDIDO — Across a maze of brightly-lit walls in the Escondido Municipal Gallery, the photographs tell a story of hard work and long hours in the...
‘Rhinoceros’ takes the stage at Palomar
Set to open on Friday, Dec. 1, Eugène Ionesco’s avant-garde drama delivers food for thought in a season of turmoil similar to the playwright’s postwar life in Romania. SAN MARCOS — On a quiet Saturday afternoon at Palomar College, Dori Sanchis and Nate Ritchey were...
Beyond the status update
New certificate in Social Media trains students in the art of engaging customers online in a rapidly evolving landscape. SAN MARCOS — In the spring of 2013, Palomar Business Professor Mary Cassoni took a sabbatical to learn more about social media and the ways that it...
New Career Education programs under way at Palomar
From social media to manufacturing to drone technology, Palomar College is offering up a variety of innovative programs to get students ready for careers. SAN MARCOS — In classrooms and workshops across campus, students at Palomar College are gaining a variety of...
Machining and fabrication in a computerized world
With a shop full of advanced machines and curriculum to train students in AutoCAD, SolidWORKS and MasterCAM, Palomar College aims to produce graduates who combine two powerful skill sets: design and machining. SAN MARCOS — Inside a tidy, well-lit lab on the northern...
On eve of Veterans Day, Palomar College honors its own
With the largest veteran population of any community college or university in California, Palomar furthers a tradition of serving the military that goes back to the college’s founding in 1946. SAN MARCOS — On a picture-perfect afternoon, students gathered on balconies...
Palomar hosts ‘Exploring Darwin’ lectures
As series founder and coordinator Phil de Barros prepares to retire in December, hundreds of students attend talks on landmark theory. SAN MARCOS — On Tuesday afternoon, as a fellow professor discussed population growth on stage inside the Howard Brubeck Theatre, Phil...
Inside the Palomar College food pantry
The Student Affairs team at Palomar tackles food insecurity and plans 2018 expansion of Anita and Stan Maag Food & Nutrition Center. SAN MARCOS — By noon on Thursday, Nov. 2, at least a hundred students had filed through a room filled with free food, picking up...
Lecture series explores wide range of current events
Political Economy Days draws hundreds of students for lectures ranging from climate change to labor movements to white privilege. SAN MARCOS — In a darkened theater at Palomar College on Wednesday afternoon, 200 people gathered for a one-man show about an influential...