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Keto the Popular diet of the now and the foods allowed. (Mariesa Randow/The Telescope)

The Keto diet: Does it work or is it another dangerous diet?

Katy Lynn March 26, 2019

Over the past few years, there has been a rise in popularity with the Keto diet and concerns on whether it is safe or not. Keto is a diet that consists of eating foods with low carbohydrates. This...

T. Opinion

Gaming is a direct path to antisocial behavior

Keanu Marble-Smith March 31, 2018

Life is hard. Success and failure can feel arbitrary and random. Human relations are fraught with misunderstandings, betrayals and disappointments. We live in a uncertain world, where no one can imagine...

The back of an ambulance. Feb. 25, 2018. (Andrew Meer/The Telescope)

Should the U.S. have free universal healthcare? Pro

Taylor Mackay February 28, 2018

33 million people in the United States (10.4 percent of the US population) did not have health insurance in 2014, according to the US Census Bureau, and that is unacceptable. According to the United...

TidePod eating. (Andrew Meer/The Telescope)

Tide Pod Epidemic affects newer generations

Gehrig Rosen February 14, 2018

The upcoming generations are proving time and time again that with every generation comes stupider and stupider people. Thanks to the internet, we've seen young adults pour buckets of ice on themselves,...

T. Opinion

Lack of professionalism in State of the Union

Seji Gaerlan February 14, 2018

President Donald J. Trump is a lot of things, but one thing that he is not is an honest president. The State of the Union Address was nothing but a collection of our President's self appraisals, information...

The Great Bathroom Conundrum: reaction to a controversial story

Telescope Staff June 2, 2017

https://vimeo.com/218493453 Staff writers at The Telescope visit the Palomar Pride Center to get feedback on the controversial Pro side of "The Great Bathroom Conundrum", written by Gehrig Rosen. Director/Camera:...

Palomar’s (President), Dr. Joi Lin Blake and (Dean of Art, Media and Computer Science) Dr. Syed Khaled Hussain met with Mark Belao, instructor GCMW 205 Digital Video for Multimedia, explains how the schools underwater drone program works. Aug. 24, 2016. (Johnny Jones/The Telescope)

Hussain investigation is faced with scrutiny

Jacob Tucker May 24, 2017

The results of a district funded independent investigation into the conduct of Palomar Dean Syed Khaled Hussain was released, clearing him of all 18 allegations, but a number of faculty called the report...

Letter to the Editor

Linus Smith May 17, 2017

Although the members of the Behavioral Sciences Department faculty at Palomar College are not all in agreement on the issue of which restrooms transgender people should use, we were all disheartened to...

Gov. Jerry Brown separates California from rest of country. (Kitty Penny/The Telescope)

Is secession the best for Californians? (Pro)

Michelle Schneider April 30, 2017

California’s succession goes much deeper than a perceived rash severance from the binds of the Constitution due to a Republican administration taking over. A common view shared beyond California’s...

T. Opinion

Drone strikes are expensive and ineffective

Justin Gonzalez April 27, 2017

Killing and injuring the people you are trying to protect is the definition of failure and the U.S. drone strikes that have led to civilians casualties in Syria and Iraq is just that. On March 17, the...

Letter to the Editor

Telescope Staff April 24, 2017

The following letter was in response to an opinion article by Gehrig Rosen taking the "Pro" stance in the story "Great bathroom conundrum" in Issue 10 of The Telescope published March 13. To...

Ocean waves hit a rocky ledge on a sunny day. A factory with a single chimney is in the far background.

Climate change evidence cannot be censored or denied any longer

Marcy Cortes April 15, 2017

There is no denying it anymore -- climate change is a result of human activities and it is effecting not just our atmosphere but our oceans as well. Our atmosphere contains more carbon dioxide in it...

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