Alexandra Scoville

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A sedentary lifestyle is good..to an extent.

Living a sedentary lifestyle isn't necessarily a bad thing, which is a little hard to grasp considering it can lead to anxiety, depression and eventually premature death. If someone chooses to live this way, knowingly putting his life at risk and refusing to get up and do something outside of the house, it seems like a family member or close...

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Western Comedy comes to Cerritos

Riders in the Sky "America's Favorite Cowboys," came tumbling into the Cerritos Performing Arts Center brought upon laughs and a refreshing performance equipped with live instruments on Friday Feb. 1 The Grammy-Award winning group had a very simple set to play off of, with just two cacti in back of them and some stuffed road-kill animals in the front, it...

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Club Info Day

Club info day presented Cerritos College students with the opportunity to gain more information regarding the various clubs across campus and what they have to offer. The purpose of this event was to encourage students to become more involved in campus life. The Wilderness Club was just one of the clubs who were out in Falcon Square on Tuesday. President...

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Gov. Jerry Brown Wants to make changes in community colleges

Gov. Jerry Brown is working on policies for community colleges that will change the price of units, how students are able to get credits and when the schools get paid for the students. "There is still a lot of language that needs to be written regarding it, but on the broad scope we are excited," said Cerritos College President Dr....

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iFalcon

iFalcon is a student-led club that has been around for six years and focuses on the success of Cerritos College students. Club President Aldo Lopez said, "Club members try to focus on providing students with recourses that normally wouldn't be provided." The number of activities that iFalcon provides for students is extensive. For example, according to club member Raquel Ramirez...

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Cabinet meeting

Parking fees, health fees and a proposed technology fee were some of the issues discussed at the ASCC Cabinet meeting on Monday, Jan. 28. Commissioner Miledy Hernandez also brought up attending March on March. "(Students march for) things like low fees, less loans, full-time faculty, more counselors and cheaper text books." She added, "it's a great experience for any student,...

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AB 540 students now eligible for financial aid under California Dream Act.

Accounting major Ulisess Rodriguez supports the Dream Act and believes that some AB 540 students deserve financial aid more than others who get it. "A lot of people come for the first three weeks just to claim their own financial aid and just drop out. If these kids are really going to go for it I think they deserve it...

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Mr Jordan death

On Jan. 23 Cerritos College lost mathematics professor Wesley Jordan who passed away that morning. No information has been released yet by the family as to the cause of death. Mathematics professor Graham Chalmers, who was hired at Cerritos College the same time as Jordan in 1991 said, "I was full of disbelief. Even days later I still didn't want...

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Women should stand up more for themselves.

It's hard to stop every man from hitting on women, but there's a point when it crosses the line and becomes harassment. According to Merriam-Webster.com, the definition of harass is: "to create an unpleasant or hostile situation for especially by uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical conduct." This happens to women everyday, and it is definitely unpleasant to walk to...

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Campus police increase security measures

Following a plethora of break-ins and vandalism in the fall semester, Cerritos College has instituted multiple changes to make the campus a safer environment both during and after school hours. On Sept. 30, 2012 Cerritos College Police Chief Richard Bukowiecki said that eight Macintosh computers had been stolen from the Math Success Center. In an incident he believes was unrelated...