{"id":929,"date":"2025-09-05T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2025\/09\/05\/2025-09-05-photo-feature\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T23:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:07:44","slug":"2025-09-05-photo-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2025\/09\/05\/2025-09-05-photo-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo\u00a0feature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#63635c;margin-bottom:22px;font-size:0.85rem;font-style:italic\">By <a href=\"\/thecollegian\/tag\/luke-paglia\/\">Luke Paglia<\/a> &middot; Photo Chief<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-09-05-16-photo-feature-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with welcoming the new students to campus this fall, Grove City College welcomed newly-renovated Smith Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith Hall may not exactly be a new building, but it sure feels that way. Rockwell Hall of Science was originally built in 1931 during the height of the Great Depression. Ninety-two years later, the doors of Rockwell Hall closed for the last time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nearly $50 million two-year renovation is open to students for the first time this fall. The remodel features brand new classrooms, comfortable study spaces and state-of-the-art laboratories that benefit the student body and promote academic success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether or not you are a STEM major or have classes in Smith Hall, take time to walk the halls of this breathtaking building and admire its futuristic feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-09-05-16-photo-feature-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-09-05-16-photo-feature-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-09-05-16-photo-feature-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-09-05-16-photo-feature-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em style=\"letter-spacing:0.06em\">\u2014 GCC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Along with welcoming the new students to campus this fall, Grove City College welcomed newly-renovated Smith Hall. 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