Articles Posted May 2012

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    Former Palomar baseball player called up to Major Leagues

    A former Palomar student and baseball player is headed to Petco Park. Pitcher Nick Vincent will join the San Diego Padres on May 18 when they play the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at home. After…

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    Palomar veterans official to appear on The Late Show

    A longtime advocate of veterans at Palomar College will be featured tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman. Moses Maddox, former USMC Corporal and Certifying Official of GI Bill benefits on campus, will make…

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    Director of Enrollment to retire after 40 years of service

    After 40 years of work at Palomar, Director of Enrollment Herman Lee will be retiring on July 31. Looking back over his extensive career, Lee recalled the old days when he first started working here,…

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    SIP OF THE WEEK: Blue Lagoon Cocktail

    Can’t afford a trip to the Caribbean this summer? Then pick up a Blue Lagoon cocktail instead. This luminous drink can only be described as having a glass of blue sky in the palm of…

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    Music instructor retires after 30 years at Palomar

    After 31 years, Professor Peter Gach sat down to play the piano April 15 in his last solo recital as a full-time Palomar faculty member to a sold out house at the California Center for…

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    Local coffee shops are worth a visit

    Americans consume over 400 million cups of coffee per day, resulting in over 146 billion cups of coffee consumed per year. According to coffee-statistics.com, coffee represents over 75 percent of all caffeine consumed in the…

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    Summer internships available for students

    After graduation many students find themselves stuck in a catch-22. To gain experience they need a job, but have trouble getting hired without previous work history. So students are turning to summer internships for hands…

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    Palomar aims to save lives through Blood Drive

    The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive on Palomar’s main campus in San Marcos May 7-11 sponsored by Palomar’s Fire Club and Health Services. Palomar hosts a Red Cross Blood drive five…

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    CSUSM student arrested for election fraud

    After a student election fiasco that drew media attention and scrutiny from the FBI, California State University San Marcos is starting its vote-casting process over again. After the high profile arrest of Associated Students Inc.…

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    OLYMPIC PREVIEWS: Boxing

    This year at the Olympics, the usual men’s boxing will return, but women’s boxing will also be joining for the first time. It will be held from July 18-August 12 at ExCel. There will be…