Off-Campus News – The Summit

Christmas Controversy Continues

January 18, 2020

When Donald Trump spoke at the Values Voters Summit in October 2017, he said, “We’re getting near that beautiful Christmas season that people don’t talk about anymore. They don’t use the word ‘Christmas’ cause it’s not politically correct. You go department stores and they’ll say, ‘Happy...

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...

What Happened to The Starbucks Infusions?

Donovan Holland, Writer

September 4, 2019

If you are a college student, have kids, or are simply an adult who enjoys going to Starbucks, you may have noticed that certain items, such as the Starbucks Infusions, are few to none at most Starbucks locations. Why is this happening? According to Teamsters’ website, known as “America�...

Notre-Dame Cathedral Wrecked By Fire

Jocelyn Limon-Vazquez, Staff Writer

May 20, 2019

On April 15, the spire and the roof of the cathedral caught fire while undergoing restorations. French officials reported that a fire alarm went off at 6:20 p.m. but no fire was discovered. A second alarm sounded at 6:43 p.m. but by this time, the fire had already spread. Sources have reported that the fire spread q...

San Diego Bids Farewell to Pandas

Brendan McDonald, Staff Writer

March 28, 2019

The San Diego Zoo is bidding farewell to their two great pandas, zoo officials announced Monday. The last day to visit the exhibit will be April 27. The pandas have been a favorite of San Diegans and tourists alike since their arrival to the zoo in 1996 as a part of a loan agreement with China to aid in research and ...

The Friars Got Their Man(ny)

Austin Peregud, Staff Writer

March 11, 2019

The San Diego Padres announced that they signed All Star third baseman Manny Machado to a 10-year, $300 million contract, the biggest free agent deal in American sports history. The 26-year-old phenom, who is entering his eighth season, already has four All Star game appearances under his belt....

The Fight For Gender Equality

Levi Herrera, Senior Staff Writer

March 11, 2019

Cuyamaca’s spring Diversity Dialogue workshop helps inform students how to close the gender gap. For the spring semester, Cuyamaca Community College holds several Diversity Dialogues workshops. These workshops are offered for students to learn and focus on a variety of topics. The workshop from...

Black History Month

Jenna Wilson, Co- Editor in Chief

February 28, 2019

This February there is a chance to do more than just observe Black History Month. Students at Grossmont can take the opportunity to learn more and get hands-on in the celebration of black history on campus. The Origin of Black History Month Black History Month grew from Blac...

Native American Culture Lives On

Levi Herrera, Senior Staff Writer

February 8, 2019

Cuyamaca’s Powwow event celebrates the culture left behind by Native Americans of the West. The fifth annual Powwow event celebrates the legacy and culture left behind from past Native Americans. Native American tribes from the West come together to perform traditional bird singing, gourd ...

Bring In The Pig

Jonathan Maddock, Staff Writer

February 8, 2019

Out with the dog, in with the pig: Happy Lunar New Year! February begins a new year of celebration dedicated to honoring the 12th animal of the Chinese Zodiac: the Pig. As the year of the dog came to an end on Jan, 21, 2019, great plans of celebration and yearly tradition to help bring in the Lunar New Yea...

Ford vs Kavanaugh: A Timeline

Sharisse Cohee, Editor in Chief

October 12, 2018

If being on the Supreme Court seems like hard work, imagine trying to make a major political decision with a splitting headache due to a screaming hangover from a night of blacked-out beer chugging? Ouch! Coffee and Advil, please? All joking aside though, this had become the hot topic for debate across...

Time’s Out Running

Sharisse Cohee, Editor in Chief

October 12, 2018

Prop 7 may throw daylight saving time out the window. Proposition 7, a measure in the November ballot of the 2018 California General Election, has the ability to abolish a custom Americans have lived by since 1949: the dreaded – as well as beloved – ritual of daylight saving time. The transition...