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Palomar community college district new trustee Kartik Raju

Emmanuel Barrera September 27, 2021

Kartik Raju will be taking over Brian Olson's following his resignation as the new Palomar Community College District trustee starting Monday, Oct. 5, 2021. The Palomar Community College District did...

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 police recruit prepares for a carstop training exercise during the evening at the academy. March 13, 2018. (Cameron Niven/The Telescope)

Palomar emergency procedures

Jenna Wilson April 19, 2018

Run. Hide. Fight. This is the survival method that the Palomar College Police Department (PCPD) has prepared for students to use in the event of an active shooter on campus. “Run-Hide-Defend (Fight)...

Palomar College Food Bank Nov. 18, 2015. (Hanadi Cackler/The Telescope)

Faculty lounge to be converted into food bank

Lexington Howe November 14, 2017

The staff lounge, next to the Cafeteria and SU-Quad, is now being converted into a food bank for students. The shift has been cultural, not just for students but faculty as well. Bob Wilson, who generously...

Photo illustration of the theft of Palomar employees' social security numbers. (Jacob Tucker/The Telescope)

Faculty identities stolen in data breach

Jacob Tucker April 10, 2017

An illegal breach of the campus severs has found many Palomar employees dealing with stolen identity, fraudulent tax returns and purchases under their names. The W-2 forms of every person on the College's...

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Confidential info leaked

Jacob Tucker February 27, 2017

The college database containing over 3,000 employee W-2 forms, was hacked Jan. 19, and private information such as social security numbers and addresses, were accessed. All employees on the 2016 payroll...

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Class study examines staff job, salaries

Mike Peterson March 14, 2016

The job descriptions of your favorite counselors, assistants and administrators are getting an update. Since 2013, Palomar has been examining the duties, job descriptions and salaries of its classified...

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