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CoiiiCJe celebrates 60th anniversary educate the community about Palomar's history, what the school offers and how For those in North San Diego County · passing a bond would keep a 60-year who are not familiar with Palomar College tradition of excellence moving forward. - they will be soon. The college "This is a wonderful opporis turning 60. tunity to step back and look at With preparations for a $400 the wonderful and rich history to $800 million bond moving of Palomar College," said colforward and a full year of 60th lege president ~obert Deegan. anniversary events planned, "Other than 1946, 2006, with area residents will likely hear Palomar the bond and the anniversary, could very well be the most important year in the mentioned more than once in 2006. College officials said they hope to college's history." By Donnie Boyle
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Officials are planning several events that will mark the anniversary. The largest will be the college's May 19 commencement ceremony. Past administrators, faculty members, staff members and alumni are being invited to commencement and other activities throughout the year. "This will be a very special commencement this year," Deegan said. "It will showcase everything Palomar and its students have become." Deegan and others said the focus of this
year's celebrations will be on students. Student Government Associated President Neill Kovrig is taking steps to assure that happens. Kovrig is contacting former student government presidents and members for an ASG7 event that will celebrate the college's anniversary. He said he has already received conformations from members going as far back as 1950. "I think it's important to show everyone where students have gone and what they have done," Kovrig said.
1966 Palomar opens in Vista
College moves to San Marcos
Bohem Gallery opens The Dome opens
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Student Center opens
1984 Library opens
.Welcome Week kicks off spring semester By Chrystall Kanyuck THE TmSCOPE
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The Palomar College Associated Student Government and the Office of Student Affairs will welcome students back to campus Jan 17 and 18 with a celebration including entertainment, food and sports in front of the Student Center. Welcome Week activities will take place between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. ''We just want to create a fun atmosphere to welcome students back to the campus," said Student Activities Director Paul Groom. Groom brought musical acts to campus in the past. This time around, there will be two bands and a DJ. Appleseed, a local band, which Groom described as having a style similar to The Dave Matthews Band, is set to play two 45-minute sets in front of the • SEE WELCOME, PAGE 14
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After years of discussion and more than one year of grading and granite removal, the new science building's three-story steel frame was erected during winter break. One college official said jokingly, that he hopes there aren't any car accidents on Comet Circle when students and college employees return from winter break and are greeted by the massive structure for the first time.
Steel erected for new science building By John Asbury
by crane to the top of the three-story structure and bolted in place by two Construction crews reached a workers who shook hands to signify turning point at Palomar College completion of the steel framework. Jan. 10 as the final steel beam was ''This is really a major milestone," placed in the new high tech science said Chris Miller, Palomar's supervibuilding slated for comsor of construction activities. pletion in March 2007. Miller said the steel structure · Palomar construction marks 25 percent completion supervisors and crew of the site, which has undermembers from San gone digging, blasting and Diego-based C.E. Wylie S~;J'~BUILDING grading since work began Construction signed the Dec. 3, 2004. beam in an on-site ceremony with an As students left for winter break, American flag attached to the beam. construction crews began to erect The final steel piece was hoisted the first floor of the structure after
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months of setbacks due to weather and granite removal. Students will begin the spring semester greeted by the three-story structure, which bends around Comet Circle with a custom radius architectural design on the 107,000 square-foot site, said C.E. Wylie Superintendent Bruce Swanson. "It's magnificent how it fits this corner perfectly," Miller said. "Imagine if you hadn't been here for a few months - students will be blown away." • SEE STEEL, PAGE 10
Nursing tops list of jobs that don~t don~t requi~ a BA By Banks Albach KRT HEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON - (KRT) Some U.S. jobs pay living wages, are in fast-growing fields, have lots of openings and don't require bachelor's degrees. Most of them aren't glamorous, but they won't be offshored anytime soon either, according to a newly published analysis by the nonprofit agency Jobs for the Future. Among them: nursing, high-tech computer jobs, construction and truck and bus driving. "A lot of these industries are having difficulty finding reliable workers with the skills they require," agency official Jerry Rubin said. • SEE JOBS, PAGE 6
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