Issue Date: 10/1/07
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Administration steps up safety plans
THUMBS UP After two bomb threats, Mark Oggel and other campus officials held a meeting Sept. 27 to discuss ways to deal with similar situations in the future. Parents of children at the Child Development Center were aloud to express their views after the center was threatened Sept. 19. We say thumbs up to the administration for finally taking steps toward making a coherent plan to insure the safety of children on the Palomar campus. Now they should kick start an overall safety plan.
Faculty, college need to resolve dispute
THUMBS DOWN A 10-month stalemate between faculty and college administrators regarding the negotiation of new labor contracts continues for 1,200 of Palomar's professors. After months of negotiations, the only development that seems to be building between the two sides is spite. We say thumbs down to both the faculty and administrators for their childish behavior. When did the students become the parents of the proverbial educational family? Stop with the immature bickering, kids.
Fired up for football
THUMBS UP After finishing the 2006 football season with a mediocre record, then losing All-American quarterback Tyler Lorenzen to the University of Connecticut, Palomar's head football coach Joe Early has lead the Comets to a 4-0 start this season. Taking the No. 1 spot in the American Division, the Comets are currently tied in the Mission Conference with Saddleback College, the same team that claimed victory over the Comets last year by two points - knocking Palomar out of the 2006 playoffs. Thumbs up to Joe Early and the rest of the Palomar football team. Keep up the good work.
Time to stock the shack
THUMBS DOWN Snack Shack? More like Shabby Shack, as the walls of Palomar's snack shack located at the north end of campus are often nearly barren. What happened to the variety of crackers, chips, and drinks that were offered last year? It seems by early afternoon each day the shack is stripped of its wares - including the all-important coffee and creamer. Thumbs down to the shack.
Firefighter fund-raiser
THUMBS UP to Palomar College's 32nd Basic Fire Academy, which held a car wash Sept. 22 to raise money for Mission Hills High football player Scott Eveland, the linebacker who fell into a coma Sept. 14, during a game against West Hills High. In fact, a thumbs up to the entire San Marcos community for its effort to offer emotional support and raise funds to help Scott's family. The Mission Hills Church also held a vigil Sept. 23 at the Mission Hills football stadium.
THUMBS UP After two bomb threats, Mark Oggel and other campus officials held a meeting Sept. 27 to discuss ways to deal with similar situations in the future. Parents of children at the Child Development Center were aloud to express their views after the center was threatened Sept. 19. We say thumbs up to the administration for finally taking steps toward making a coherent plan to insure the safety of children on the Palomar campus. Now they should kick start an overall safety plan.
Faculty, college need to resolve dispute
THUMBS DOWN A 10-month stalemate between faculty and college administrators regarding the negotiation of new labor contracts continues for 1,200 of Palomar's professors. After months of negotiations, the only development that seems to be building between the two sides is spite. We say thumbs down to both the faculty and administrators for their childish behavior. When did the students become the parents of the proverbial educational family? Stop with the immature bickering, kids.
Fired up for football
THUMBS UP After finishing the 2006 football season with a mediocre record, then losing All-American quarterback Tyler Lorenzen to the University of Connecticut, Palomar's head football coach Joe Early has lead the Comets to a 4-0 start this season. Taking the No. 1 spot in the American Division, the Comets are currently tied in the Mission Conference with Saddleback College, the same team that claimed victory over the Comets last year by two points - knocking Palomar out of the 2006 playoffs. Thumbs up to Joe Early and the rest of the Palomar football team. Keep up the good work.
Time to stock the shack
THUMBS DOWN Snack Shack? More like Shabby Shack, as the walls of Palomar's snack shack located at the north end of campus are often nearly barren. What happened to the variety of crackers, chips, and drinks that were offered last year? It seems by early afternoon each day the shack is stripped of its wares - including the all-important coffee and creamer. Thumbs down to the shack.
Firefighter fund-raiser
THUMBS UP to Palomar College's 32nd Basic Fire Academy, which held a car wash Sept. 22 to raise money for Mission Hills High football player Scott Eveland, the linebacker who fell into a coma Sept. 14, during a game against West Hills High. In fact, a thumbs up to the entire San Marcos community for its effort to offer emotional support and raise funds to help Scott's family. The Mission Hills Church also held a vigil Sept. 23 at the Mission Hills football stadium.
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