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Professors (left to right, Anastasia Zavodny, Lillian Payn, Steve Perry, Jackie Martin) from Faculty Senate board address concerns from Palomar Community during Faculty Senate meeting on Aug. 20. Justin Enriquez / The Telescope

We are watching our Palomar community corrode into tribalism

Editorial Staff September 10, 2018

Paranoia and distrust has begun running rampant at Palomar in recent months, and it is corroding the foundation of our college community. Palomar’s “Better Together” theme is a notion that’s been...

Palomar President Joi Lin Blake. Johnny Jones/Impact Magazine

Palomar’s Visionary: strong beyond belief

Editorial Staff August 31, 2018

Sitting in a sparsely decorated office with a few, passed-down awards and trinkets from presidents past, Palomar College President Joi Lin Blake gushes over photos from a recent trip spent in Costa Rica. In...

Editorial

Editorial Staff May 16, 2018

Palomar College caught a glimpse of what a pointless demonstration is on April 30, when the pro-life group AbortionNO came onto campus parading images of aborted fetuses. We saw what we always see when...

T. Opinion

Faculty is not prepared for a shooter

Editorial Staff April 19, 2018

Palomar College needs to prioritize revisiting emergency procedures for the campus community. In the fallout of the threat of a shooter made to Palomar College before spring break, some faculty were...

T. Opinion

Rescinding DACA kills students’ dreams

Editorial Staff September 11, 2017

On Tuesday morning, Sept. 5, a great blow was made to our educational community, as well as our personal communities. U.S. Attorney General, Jeff Sessions made a public statement on behalf of the Trump...

A new perspective on campus April 25, 2016. (Christopher Jones/The Telescope)

Hussain unfit to be dean for Palomar

Editorial Staff May 22, 2017

Dean Syed "Khaled" Hussain should not be a part of Palomar's administration. Since he was hired in August, Hussain has been the center of controversy surrounding his authoritarian management style and...

Faculty union is spreading sensationalism

Editorial Staff March 13, 2017

The college's faculty union is looking to fire a division dean through sensationalistic methods, all while slandering his name and character. The process in which the union is going about faculty upheaval...

A woman holds a large horizontal sign that says, "NO BAN NO WALL SANCTUARY FOR ALL" and holds an American flag with the right hand.

Palomar’s undocumented need sanctuary

Editorial Staff March 1, 2017

Palomar needs to become a sanctuary campus for undocumented immigrants so that they feel protected while getting an education. Becoming a sanctuary campus would mean that the college's Governing Board...

Many American flags are on a small field of grass with some people walking away in the background.

Stand up and fight for your rights

Editorial Staff February 16, 2017

With all that is happening politically, and all of the opportunities for activism, students have no excuse to stay passive. The 21st Century is one of information and connectivity. Not being involved...

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