California Indian Day celebrated with stories, music
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...
Palomar College Student Receives Public Safety Scholarship
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...
A second life of letters for retired professor
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...
Building a ‘Brave New World’
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...
Broadcasting grad hired by Oceanside station
Sammy Cuomo always knew he wanted to work in television. After graduating from Palomar with a degree in Media and Communications, he is on his way. SAN MARCOS — From an early age, Sammy Cuomo was the type of kid who would reenact scenes from his favorite cartoons for...
Warm welcome for new VP
A teacher at heart, Jack Kahn sets lofty goals in new role as Vice President of Instructional Services at Palomar College. SAN MARCOS — Early in 2011, Jack Kahn and his wife were living in Boston, where he taught psychology at a small private college. It wasn’t long...
Eclipse Watch: Chasing the shadow
Palomar College professors Mark Lane and Scott Kardel, who teach astronomy and oversee the Planetarium, will experience their first total solar eclipse on Aug. 21 after a lifetime of studying the stars. SAN MARCOS — By mid-morning on Monday, 950 miles away from...
Drone program set to reach new heights
Funded by an $800,000 National Science Foundation grant, Palomar College will expand course offerings and establish a Certificate of Achievement in unmanned aviation. SAN MARCOS—On any given day with a clear sky, professional drone pilots are scattered across San...