Theater Auditions
Antonio Chamberlain, Senior Staff Writer
January 18, 2020
These auditions are open to all students, regardless of acting experience or having previously taken acting courses at Grossmont. The auditions will begin Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. in the week prior to the start of the spring semester. In order to audition, students must also schedule an appointment time as...
All That Jazz
Sandi Westrand, Senior Staff Writer
December 29, 2019
Jazz can be defined as a specific American music style that originated from ragtime and blues to influence later genres, e.g. swing, pop and rock. This sophisticated style is characterized by driving syncopated (displacement of beats) rhythms and polyphonic (harmonic) ensemble playing, by using vary...
End of the Skywalker Saga
Austin Peregud, Senior Staff Writer
December 20, 2019
The franchise began in 1977 when George Lucas released the first Star Wars film: A New Hope. The movie had an $11 million budget and featured young actors such as Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and others. After the first movie, Lucas and his tea...
“Joker”: A Movie Review — Spoiler Alert!
Austin Peregud, Senior Staff Writer
December 13, 2019
The highest-grossing rated R film now belongs to Todd Phillips’s Joker at $788 million, (and counting) beating out Tim Miller’s Deadpool which made $738 million according to CNN. Vanity Fair reported that it reached $93.5 million in its opening weekend and the global gross was $234 million. The film sc...
A Spoiler-Free Review of “Jojo Rabbit”
Donovan Holland, Staff Writer
December 13, 2019
Taika Waititi, best known as the director of the cult hit What We Do in the Shadows, and the MCU’s (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Thor Ragnarok, has made yet another film, Jojo Rabbit. The movie has been in theaters for about a month now, and, in all honesty, it would be a disservice to one’s self t...
Cutest Child, it is.
Austin Peregud, Senior Staff Writer
December 5, 2019
The cutest baby in the world is taking over the internet. While known as, The Child in the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian, this creature has been coined the name Baby Yoda. While we do not know the name of it’s species, he does look like the beloved Jedi master Yoda from the prequ...
Hyde Gallery On-Hold
Matisse Sanchez, Writer
December 4, 2019
The Hyde Gallery is having to push back its shows to next semester and won’t be scheduling any new exhibits due to construction happening on the Performing and Visual Arts Center. Nevertheless the Hyde Gallery is getting ready for its upcoming semester, and is already planning the next shows for stu...
Classical Guitar Magic
Sandi Westrand, Senior Writer
December 4, 2019
The Grossmont Guitar Ensemble gathered Nov. 17 for the first concert of the semester to present a program of varied musical compositions from Baroque to pop and rock. It was delightful to observe professor Fred Benedetti skillfully flourish his baton as the ensemble responded with flawless renditions of eac...
Spoiler Alert! Grossmont has a TV Studio
Sara Rott, Deputy Editor
November 27, 2019
In the depths of Grossmont's Media Communications (MCOM) department, lies a secret few students are aware of: A room dedicated to the production of student ideas. For a community college, Grossmont is fortunate to have this technology. MCOM 117: Television Studio Operations is a class that introduces...
Hyde on Hold
Matisse Sanchez, Staff Writer
October 21, 2019
The Hyde Gallery is having to push back its shows to next semester and won’t be scheduling any new exhibits due to construction happening on the Performing and Visual Arts Center. Nevertheless the gallery’s staff and director are getting ready for its upcoming semester. Alex DeCosta, Hyde Gallery’s...
Oktoberfest
Sara Rott, Deputy Editor in Chief
October 18, 2019
Oktoberfest starts in September despite the name. The big celebration takes place over a 16-day period. Oktoberfest started in Munich, Germany, more than 200 years ago and still goes on to this day. It was first established when Bavaria’s crowned Prince Ludwig the First married Princess Therese...
IT : A Movie Review
Sandi Westrand, Senior Staff Writer
October 18, 2019
Based on the tome penned by Stephen King in 1986, the story focuses on a New England town that has been plagued by an alien life form for centuries. The creature periodically awakens from a 27-year slumber to incite mayhem and inject fear into the townsfolk. With a predilection for younger victims, It...
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