Alexandra Scoville

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Construction Uodate/Preview for Fall 2013

With the Liberal Arts and Disabled Student Programs and Services Complex in current construction, Cerritos College has a lot of construction and renovation projects ahead for the upcoming semesters. According to Director of Physical Plant and Construction Services David Moore, the Liberal Arts and DSP&S Complex will be completed the summer of 2014. "That's our big push this summer as...

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Look back at crime

Last semester the college was plagued by a series of break-ins and vandalism across campus that resulted in stolen property and damage to offices. Since then campus police have installed extra security and have raised the presence of officers on campus. According to Chief Richard Bukowiecki of the campus police there has not been an increase in crime since then,...

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Therapy dog on campus

Hudson is a very busy dog, not only is he a therapy dog who is used in the Student Health Center, he has helped raise money for animal shelters. On Monday a group of students from a social psychology class set up on the sidewalk outside the library to raise money for the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority. According to...

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Global Village is here with exotic foods

Booths set up by clubs featured different types of food to showcase the different cultures represented during Global Village, sponsored by the International Students Association on Wednesday April 24. The Anime Club featured a Kendo instruction at its booth, that was representing a Japanese culture, the instructor was psychology major German Sanchez. ESL teacher Nancy Spradlin thought the event was...

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Cerritos College implementing an online-only syllabus policy

April Griffin, director of the forensics team and speech instructor, organized the faculty and student debate held on Thursday to discuss the possibility of having an online-only syllabus for students in the upcoming semesters. Griffin organized two other showcases this year and she hopes to have her debate students "continue to go to national events and stay competitive." "I knew...

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Alexander Vasquez feature

During the spring semester the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender community at Cerritos College has gotten a lot of attention. Spilling Milk is part of that exposure. Alaxander Vazquez, literature major, is the founder of the movement Spilling Milk that started picking up momentum on Facebook. “It was just Facebook, it was meant to raise social awareness and discuss current...

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Model U.N Preview on The North Korean Nuclear Crisis

Economics major Ariel Gomez, will participate in his last Model United Nations Club event on Thursday, May 16, before transferring to UC Berkley this fall. The upcoming event will be a simulation of the North Korean nuclear crisis, and will feature the security council of the MUN Club, which is made up of 15 students all representing different countries. According...

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News flash Health Services

Many students may often wonder what the Student Health Services has to offer. On Thursday, May 1, students from speech instructor Helene Wagner's class, held a booth to raise awareness for the services. These students were assigned to do a good deed for their class and decided to let students know what they are getting when they pay the health...

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Robotics Club Competition

Angel Vicente, robotics competitor, felt the pressure of building a robot since he missed many of the classes due to his appendicitis. He said "after my recovery, I came back and built my robot." Vicente managed to build and program his first robot all on his own, and took part in a Robotics Club competition on Saturday, May 4 at...

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Students dealing with math

Dr. Bryan Reece expressed how proud he is about the Math Success Center being so successful, based on students doing significantly better in math. Reece, dean of academic success and institutional effectiveness, runs the Math Success Center located in the Learning Resource Center. “Every year we assess about 7,000 new students; these are just new students coming to Cerritos College....