Palomar performance focuses on literary works
SAN MARCOS – The Palomar Chamber Singers & Palomar Chorale present “Jabberwocky! A Choral Dreamscape,” highlighting the works of Walt Whitman, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling and William...
View ArticleBrass ensemble to perform ‘Blazing in the Brass’
SAN MARCOS – Palomar College’s Palomar Brass Ensemble presents “Blazing in the Brass,” classic and contemporary repertoire performed by three ensembles, at 8 p.m. May 1 in Palomar College Performance...
View ArticleSAN MARCOS: College’s Brubeck Theatre reopens
SAN MARCOS — Palomar College’s remodeled and expanded performing arts complex, including the Howard Brubeck Theatre, reopens on Sept. 20. A grand opening will be held at 1 p.m. The project has added...
View ArticleSAN MARCOS: Vista businessman to be honored Nov. 16
SAN MARCOS — Vista entrepreneur Art Barter, owner and chairman of Datron World Communications Inc. and president and CEO of Servant Leadership Institute, is set to receive the Palomar College Comet...
View ArticlePalomar College marks opening of arts complex
Palomar College celebrated the grand opening of its $24 million performing arts complex with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by tours and multidisciplinary performances featuring faculty members at...
View ArticleSchools closed due to fire emergency
Update 10:40 p.m. May 15: All colleges and school districts listed below have announced closures for Friday, May 16. Several school districts in North County have announced closures in the wake of...
View ArticleLocal educators, state rep lukewarm on proposed online community college
A state online community college may be just over the horizon, though local faculty and elected officials aren’t quite sure if it’s entirely necessary. Funding has been approved for Gov. Jerry Brown’s...
View ArticleLocal community colleges weigh challenges of new state funding model
The purpose of community college lies in its funding, and that model is undergoing some key changes. California community colleges are moving away from a purely enrollment-based funding formula to a...
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Local college executives see more room for women in higher-ed leadership
California State University San Marcos President Karen Haynes retired in June after five decades of working in higher education. Starting as a professor at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in...
View ArticleNorth County colleges’ coronavirus reality: Remote classes, canceled graduations
As the number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to grow, several colleges across San Diego County have enacted precautionary changes to their campus operations. For North County,...
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Local colleges on track for in-person start as CSU San Marcos shifts online
As the Omicron COVID-19 variant takes hold across the region, North San Diego County colleges are taking somewhat different approaches to online vs. in-person learning at the start of the spring...
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North County colleges mark reopening of campuses as COVID-19 surge ebbs
MiraCosta and Palomar community colleges announced the reopening of their campuses the week of Feb. 22 as state and local agencies eased pandemic restrictions amid a waning surge of reported COVID-19...
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North County colleges mark reopening of campuses as COVID-19 surge ebbs
North Coast Current: Oceanside CA— MiraCosta and Palomar community colleges announced the reopening of their campuses the week of Feb. 22 as state and local agencies eased pandemic restrictions amid a...
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Palomar College’s baseball program mourns loss of longtime coach
Bob Vetter, a Hall of Fame manager who led the Comets to more than 500 wins in 24 seasons, died suddenly on Jan. 22 San Marcos CA— Bob Vetter arrived at Palomar College in 1977. Over the next 45 years...
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Palomar College’s baseball program mourns loss of longtime coach
Bob Vetter arrived at Palomar College in 1977. Over the next 45 years — including 24 years as head coach of the baseball team — Vetter shaped a program that bears his legacy, finally being inducted...
View ArticlePalomar football improves season record with win against Southwestern
In a game that was filled with penalties, turnovers and a lot of mistakes on both ends of the field, the Palomar College Comets improved their record to 2-1 on the football campaign as they defeated...
View ArticleNorth San Diego County colleges end student newspaper print editions
The leading institutions of higher education in North San Diego County are all without printed student news publications as of Wednesday, Oct. 12, ending a nearly 80-year tradition in the region....
View ArticlePalomar College breaks ground on football, softball stadiums
By this time next year, Palomar College’s football team will likely be able to host its first home games in the San Marcos community college’s history upon the completion of a new stadium, which...
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News Education: College media programs battling multiple challenges
When Advanced Web Offset, San Diego County’s last large-scale offset printer, closed and subsequently merged with Anaheim-based Advantage ColorGraphics, the fate of local print publications — including...
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Palomar College women’s basketball not resting on undefeated record
On Oct. 11, 2010, Leigh Marshall was hired by former Athletic Director Scott Cathcart as the new women’s head basketball coach at Palomar College. After two rebuilding years, the Comets in 2013...
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