After a period of limited availability, a vaccine against the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, became widely available at College of Marin over winter break, said health department nurse June Lee. But, she said, few students have come to her to get it, despite the fact that COM's health department offers it for free to people enrolled at the college.
Dental assistant student Jennifer Anthony fits a slide into Brandon Richter's mouth, then adjusts the precision indicating device hanging above his cushioned, beige seat. After wrapping a lead guard around his torso and neck, she steps out from one of College of Marin's four dental x-ray rooms, closing the protective door behind her.
Enrollment at College of Marin rose 16.5 percent compared to the spring 2009 semester, college officials said last week. What will the approximately 1,100 more students mean for the current student body? At the very least, say students and faculty members, fuller classrooms and longer waiting lists for high-demand classes.
It is 10 a.m. on a Wednesday-Nick Fernandez and a handful of other College of Marin students are studying quietly in the media center at the Kentfield campus. Less than an hour later the room floods with students, pouring in to make use of the center's 40-plus computers.
Irwin P. "Red" Diamond died Tuesday, January 26. Diamond coached the College of Marin men's basketball team, and eventually led them to a national championship. Diamond also served as athletic director, teacher, dean of students, president and superintendent during his 37 years at COM.
College of Marin graduate Don Lewis has volunteered for 15 years at the Sundance Film Festival, helping with whatever needed doing. He returned to the festival last month, but this time as a producer of a feature film. The film is called "The Violent Kind," a horror flick shot entirely in and around Petaluma.
ite announced her plans to retire in a letter on November 17, 2009, addressed to the board of trustees. "Last month, I celebrated my 62 birthday and decided there are other things I want to do, including spending more time with my family and pursing other interests," White wrote.