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After several months of searching for a qualified candidate, the Palomar College governing board will make its selection for a new president Dec. 7. The board will hold special sessions Dec. 6 and 7 to conduct closing ... interviews with presi( ~, . dential finalists Richard \ fl-.. Jarvis and Robert ~ • ' W Deegan. The Presidential Search Committee announced the two candidates in October after 10 months of overview and examination of possible nominees . "I think one of the most exciting parts of the selection process is that it was so easy," said search committee member Cindy Sabato. "Most decisions were unanimous." Sabato said the committee agreed to only send forth any name they all would be satisfied with. Sabato said she hopes the board's decision will be unanimous, as well.
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Sophomore Julie Hafemann (No. 4) gets ready to spike the ball versus San Diego Mesa College Nov.19. The match was played in front of 250 people and involved the top two teams in the Pacific Coast Conference. The Comets fought hard and forced a game five against the Olympians, but they were not able to come away with a victory.
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Palomar gets $2 million Drop in profits causes cafe to close early from governor •
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The Palomar College Cafeteria on the San Marcos campus abruptly changed its hours in an effort to save money after suffering significant loses in 2003 and 2004. On Nov. 22 faculty and students were met with a sign explaining the new hours. The cafeteria closes at 4 p.m. The cafeteria's normal schedule was Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday's hours were not changed. Closing early will only affect Subway and Grille Works. All other parts of the cafeteria close at 2:30 p.m. Food alternatives for students are the Snack
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Shack, Java City and the bookstore which will add soft drinks and water next semester. Palomar Cafeteria manager and Aramark employee Garry Griffith said the cuts were done quickly so the cafe could save money right away. "Right now for us it is not fiscally responsible to stay open past 4 p.m.," Griffith said. Griffith said the business was losing nearly $800 a week. From 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Aramark employed up to seven people, the time when the customer base was at its lowest. Griffith said, by contract, the cafeteria was required to have
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An extra $2 million in state money may have helped loosen Palomar College's tight 2004-2005 budget, but it will not fix the longstanding inequities in California community college funding, said governing board member Darrell McMullen. "You could drive a Humvee through it, the disparity is so big," McMullen said, recalling an analogy once used by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger worked to pass $80 million in equalization money this year, much more than in past years. The money was dispersed in California's 72 community college districts in an effort to even out their hugely disproportionate budgets. But the relatively large chunk of the money given to Palomar brings the college
Subway employees make a sandwich for a Fresly Zebeda Nov. 14. Due to recent cuts, the cafeteria now closes at 4 p.m.
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