A 12,000-pound armored vehicle, known as the M114 visited Cerritos College on Wednesday. It represents the next generation of combat vehicles for the U. S. military. According to Allen Turbel, army researcher and developer, the prototype vehicle is visiting schools across the south land to get students excited about “science, engineering, technology and mathematics.” Associated Students of Cerritos College president...

Psychology major Cynthia De La Torre struggles to focus during her science class located in the science lecture halls due to the recent construction of the new Liberal Arts building. “It’s really hard to focus during the lecture at times. You can hear loud beeping noises and at times you can even hear them drop things.” De La Torre says...

Project HOPE, led by director Maggie Cordero and program assistant Danylle Williams Manser, is a program at Cerritos College dedicated to help students during their college experience. This program provides support for students who complete healthcare-related or science-related certificates and/or degrees. The HOPE in Project HOPE stands for Health Opportunities and Pipeline to Education. Packed with a supporting system to...

Child development major Diana Gonzalez has to arrive 30 to 40 minutes before her class to make sure she is never late due to needing to buy a parking permit. Gonzalez says there isn't a day that goes by where she doesn't have to wait in a long line to buy the permit from a parking permit dispenser. But on...

Barry Yousling and the faculty members of the disabled students program and services department agree that the disabled students have great accessibility around school. Yousling, commissioner of disabled students, finds that the school provides the services he needs. "I have no problems getting around," Yousling said, "The new buildings are great and are easily accessible to students. If the school...

When describing the Anime Club's movie night president Dana Ramos likes to joke that anime movies are for “educational purposes.” Anime Club is dedicated to the Japanese style of cartoons called anime, known for big eyes, colorful hair and giant robots, among other things. Since 2007 the group has been active in the college’s many events such as the Chili...

Coordinator of Student Activities at Cerritos College, Amna Jara was happy to see clubs, both old and new, on their way toward becoming official at the club luncheon that took place Thursday Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. "It's great to see all the clubs come together... (the clubs) have to submit paperwork by Feb. 14 at noon. "To become a...

Ruben Gonzalez is one of the student workers hosting the financial aid workshops in front of the library throughout the month of February and encourages students to fill out applications to receive financial aid. "There are a couple reasons why students should fill out their applications early," he said. "One is because there are extra grants that are given out....

Teachers should embrace the use of technology in and out of the classroom. With all the technology that is out today, it allows for students to learn much easier. For teachers to explore their options and pick more technology-friendly material would be a great privilege to us students and we should also not abuse it. It's really about both students...

Gun violence in the United States will not be reduced by passing new laws such as the assault weapons ban. It is an issue that goes far beyond the right to bear arms debate. In a society that argues marijuana should be legalized because "prohibition simply doesn't work," why is there so much hypocritical faith in legislation to curb gun...