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The impact your toothbrush has on the environment is bigger than you think.

Ana Acosta October 10, 2018

Nearly every single piece of plastic we have used in our life still exists somewhere on the planet, including your toothbrush. There has been a recent push about lessening personal plastic usage. Designed...

Disposable Plastic Straws, A worthwhile Sacrifice

Lucio Albergo Di Pace October 9, 2018

Just Americans alone use 500 million drinking straws per day, that's about one and a half per person, per day. The numbers are staggering - and ridiculous. After research I could list hundreds of statistics,...

The umbrellas come out as Palomar students transit between classes during a rainy Monday afternoon on Feb 6. 2017. (Johnny Jones/The Telescope)

6-year statewide drought ends with spring rainfall

Marcy Cortes April 24, 2017

Less than two percent of California is in a state of severe drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. During this time last year, more than 75 percent of our state found itself in that...

Martha Lomelino greeting students at the Snack Shack. (Coulter Mohill Smith/The Telescope)

Snack Shack beams with joy

Josh Cortez March 14, 2017

Every day thousands of students walk from one side of campus to the other to get to class, and somewhere in the middle, students might stop by the Snack Shack. If a student has ever popped into the...

Working out in the digital age

Natalie Smith February 12, 2016
A new way to workout with the most enhanced technology
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