In Palomar's dental assisting program, students who apply must not only fight for a coveted spot in the department, but they must also be willing to work.
"Most people say, 'Oh, how are you so stressed out in school and stuff? You're just sucking saliva.' But it's so much more than that…It's really hard," dental assisting student Megan Pralle said.…
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Palomar's new planetarium will start construction in 2010, and will be completed by the fall of 2011.
If everything goes according to plan, the planetarium will be open to students and to the public during the fall semester of that year.
The old planetarium, built in 1965, was located in the Science Quad before being destroyed in 2008, the new one will be located between the Natural Science building and the library.…
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Palomar College students crowded into the Governing Board room on Oct. 21, listening in silence as Yaja Boren shared her experiences.
Boren, a featured speaker during Political Science Days, held Oct. 21-22 by the Political Science and Economics Departments; was in fourth grade when Hitler's army began to occupy her hometown of Kadom in Poland.…
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Associated Student Government president Andrew Bissell announced his resignation at the ASG meeting on Oct. 21.
Bissell told the other student leaders that he had decided to move to the university level and was no longer president.
Former Vice President Ann Hong then took over and called the meeting to order.…
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The new Associated Student Government president will not be able to take her place on the Palomar Community College District Governing Board.
After assuming the ASG presidency the day before, Ann Hong was informed that she will not be able to serve part of her duties as president, because the student trustee position requires in-state residency.…
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At approximately 3:20 p.m. today, at the intersection of N. Las Posas Rd. and Camino Azul in San Marcos, Calif., there was a car crash that held up traffic for about 15 minutes. No one was injured.
Jaime Medrano, the driver of a white truck from McNamara Pump and Electric, was on his way to work when he allegedly ran a red light and crashed into a Toyota Camry.…
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