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Close-up of labeled seed drawers with native plant names like Bladderpod, California Poppy, and Deer Weed.

Outdoors, Indoors at the Library

Lillian Day, Staff Writer October 28, 2025

Take a stroll into the library and let your school troubles drift away as you go "back to nature" through crafts.  Nature-themed activities are planted, pun intended, around the first floor of the...

Guitarist, vocalist, and bassist perform under pink stage lighting in front of red curtains.

Jazz Club Brings the Groove to Campus

Sam Pollmann, Staff Writer October 28, 2025

Jazz Club brings together Grossmont students and others beyond campus every Thursday in room 26-220 for an exciting opportunity to practice and perform jazz music. Austin Galbreath, the club’s president,...

Stagehouse Theatre Company from The Servant Of Two Masters.

Classic Chaos, Modern Spin

Lillian Day, Staff Writer September 20, 2025

Griffins take the stage in the first two weeks of October, presenting The Servant of Two Masters, a reinvisioned Italian comedy directed by Geno Carr and adapted by AJ Knox and Samantha Ginn. The play...

Man in mid-air performing a dynamic dance leap against a plain grey background.

Mastering the Moves

Sandra Vidrio, Staff Writer June 4, 2025

At Grossmont College, dance is more than just a class—it’s a chance to grow, explore and perform. Through a combination of master classes and a semester-end showcase, the Dance Department gives students...

Open book showing pages filled with printed sheet music in black ink on white paper.

Griffins Take the Stage

Daneyra Ramirez, Staff Writer June 4, 2025

Graduating and advanced music majors performed May, one last time as Griffin students in the Performing and Visual Arts Center. The musicians got the chance to share their talent with a live audience as...

Entrance to Jarry Lum Exhibit, "From Abstraction to Activism," at Grossmont's Hyde Gallery.

History Repeats Itself

Nathaly Estremera, Editor-in-Chief March 17, 2025

The Hyde Art Gallery recently hosted its first exhibition of Former Grossmont Professor Harry Lum. Lum’s late work, from 2000 to 2020, demonstrates the intersection of art and politics.  An artist...

A book display in Grossmont College's Library during Arab American Heritage month.

The Library

Nathaly Estremera, Deputy Editor December 4, 2024

Building 70 is the home to the Library, Tech Mall and The Village, where students spend their free time studying, collaborating or using the resources available. Recently, the library has added new furniture...

Art from The Hyde Art Gallery
from left to right: Spider Crab and Blue Crab by Daphne Hill; Self Portrait by Vanessa Fountain

Are You Visiting Hyde This Fall?

Saul Ruiz, Staff Writer September 16, 2024

Ever wonder how far your professors’ artistic passions go? Now you can see at the “Grossmont Open” exhibit currently showing at the Hyde Art Gallery. The exhibit highlights works submitted by faculty,...

San Diego Seaside Adventures

San Diego Seaside Adventures

Nicole Ann Quiambao, Staff Writer May 29, 2024

Beaches, great weather, diverse culture and food: San Diego has it all! The city offers year-round  warm weather and amazing landscapes.  It is a fascinating location where visitors can experience...

Looking Inside and Letting It All Out

Jacom Cummings, Senior Staff Writer May 25, 2024

Grossmont College Dance opened their annual faculty choreographed dance concert on May 9. Students performed pieces choreographed by Grossmont Dance Department faculty and some guest choreographers, in...

Finding community in “Our Town”

Jacom Cummings, Senior Staff Writer May 25, 2024

After months of preparation, Grossmont Theater’s production of Our Town opened on the evening of May 16. This production saw director Walter Allen Bennett adapt the classic and widely-performed American...

Audition Steps Infographic

Break a Leg

Jacom Cummings, Senior Staff Writer May 25, 2024

The tension could be felt in the air as the first few students gathered outside Room 241. Some actors quietly recited their monologues to themselves or their peers, while others merely fidget nervously....

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