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Giving blood on Valentine’s Day

By Dylan Burke and John Weber GROSSMONT COLLEGE – Heath Science students were out in the main quad, while trained certified professionals from the San Diego Blood Bank drew students’ blood on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 14 and 15, during … Continue reading

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Running for learning

By Dylan Burke GROSSMONT COLLEGE –Andy Timm, a specialist in instructional computer systems, had his students who usually meets in a classroom, assemble at 4 p.m.,  Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Griffins football field and track to run laps. The exercise was … Continue reading

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Students enjoy foods, sights of Chinese New Year

By Dylan Burke GROSSMONT COLLEGE– There was line dancing, Chinese style tea, drums, dragon dancers, egg rolls and fortune cookies out in the quad Monday morning as the World Language Department celebrated Chinese New Year. Members of GDPT Hoa Nghiem, a non profit organization, were … Continue reading

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Madonna’s half-time show added to Super Bowl spectacle

 By Dylan Burke  SAN DIEGO  – The score was 10-9 with the New England Patriots leading the New York Giants and on came Madonna accompanied by MIA, Nicki Minaj, Cee Lo Green and “LMFAO” (a texting abbreviation for “Laughing My F** … Continue reading

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Checking out the new Griffin Center

By Dylan Burke GROSSMONT COLLEGE– Griffin Center, the students’ new “sanctuary,”  is a place where students are able to eat, relax, and study. Approaching the newly constructed, two-story building from the Main Quad, near the signature belltower, visitors see are … Continue reading

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First person report: In a swoon at the start of school

By Dylan Burke GROSSMONT COLLEGE –Barely had the first week of school begun when I collapsed around 8:30 a.m. in the morning at the Health and Science Department. I hadn’t been up that early for a class since my final day … Continue reading

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Tough loss ends volleyball season

By Dylan Burke GROSSMONT COLLEGE – The 2011 Women’s Volleyball team was dominant this year, playing with fierce passion in all of its 25 games. Ranked third in the state, the Griffins nevertheless fell in three straight sets on Tuesday, … Continue reading

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Diversity marks holiday season for Grossmont College

Editor’s Note: The following stories, reprinted from the Summit magazine, tell about holiday customs observed by members of the Grossmont College community. In this magazine-length article, we look at Christmas, Chanukah, Eid, Kwanzaa, Yalda, Holiday Travel, New Year’s in Turkey, … Continue reading

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Dunking fun at Grossmont College

 By Dylan Burke GROSSMONT COLLEGE- The Associated Students of Grossmont College (ASGC) and the Inter Club Council (ICC) sponsored the Grossmont Fall Semester Festival in the quad Wednesday, Nov. 16,  for the “improvement of student life.”  Among other things, that meant dunking professors, … Continue reading

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Deadline passes for withdrawals from classes

By Dylan Burke GROSSMONT COLLEGE- It was Halloween night and I was on my computer looking at my emails and a faculty member was sharing with his class information that Thursday, Nov 10, would be the last chance for students to … Continue reading

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