Articles Posted March 2012
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Small, loyal Occupy crowd assembles at Palomar
Traveling all the way from Wall Street, on March 29 the Occupy movement found its way to Palomar College. Organized by Occupy protester, activist and former Telescope photographer Johnny Nguyen, the event sought to draw in as…
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Three-day event brings attention to Women’s History Month
From reproductive rights, to pubescent rites of passage, this year’s “Women’s History Month” event covered a wide range of topics on women’s rights and history. It was organized by the Palomar Women’s Studies Committee to…
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Student Success plan won’t help students
Community college leaders met last December to discuss students’ success in California. The so-called Student Success Task Force has since drafted 22 recommendations to make community college students more successful. This won’t make students more…
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All-American tennis returnee focuses on team
Mardee Littrell stands out as an outstanding tennis player with an infectiously positive attitude and upbeat disposition that fellow coaches and teammates said they appreciate. Sophomore Littrell ended last season in the top 15 for…
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Men’s basketball finishes season
The Men’s Basketball season wrapped up recently, leaving the Comets with a final record of 10-16, and 8-8 in conference play. Consistency was an early problem for the team this season, but as the team…
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OUR VIEWPOINT: 70 percent of students should not be attending school for free
Community college used to be the affordable alternative to the pricier UC and CSUs. But, as more and more students are attending community colleges at a reduced cost, or even for free, other students…
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Honors student balances swimming, motherhood
When Palomar student Kristen Maples is not hard at work in the books or freestyle swimming her way to the finish line, she is at home playing mommy to her two small children. For 30-year-old…
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SIP OF THE WEEK: The Effie Trinket
In each district of the fictional country of Panem, center of the “Hunger Games” book trilogy, an escort is assigned to follow the tributes to the Capitol for the Hunger Games. For the 74th games,…
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San Diego celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
North County is anticipating the arrival of Saint Patrick’s Day with parties from San Marcos to downtown San Diego. Jumping Turtle San Marcos’s very own Jumping Turtle will host a Saint Patty’s Day bash at…
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LL&LG: Madness behind the stash
Living with four guys has been quite the experience. Not only have I picked up on a whole new vocabulary, but I can now shot gun a beer and spit out useless football facts on…
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