For some time now, the communist publication, Workers Vanguard has been on campus spreading pamphlets and taking subscriptions. The front page for No. 1116 distributed on Aug. 25, 2017 featured some pictures from the Charlottesville march and counter protest while they reported stories such as the escalating situation in North Korea, leftists tearing down a confederate statue and prison torture....

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We've come to the point where the sinking feeling in our guts that tells us summer is almost gone increases in weight. On Mondays, there is an Autumn crisp -- though by Friday it's 95 degrees Fahrenheit and we are all walking around essentially naked to escape heat exhaustion. Many of us are coming back from epic vacations; while others...

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There comes a time in a Grammy year where a pop song blows away all our expectations and transcends to the zeitgeist and is immortalized as an American classic. Taylor Swift's song "Look What You Made Me Do" and it's corresponding music video was not that. The video, which premiered at the Video Music Awards, depicts what social media influencers...

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For parents like Blanca Mora, it was exciting to expect more wins after the Falcons soccer team played their first game of the season, seeing that Cerritos College won 7 - 0 against Cypress. Team captain Luis Garcia explained after the Cerritos vs. Cypress game on Friday, Aug. 25 that the team worked hard due to the intensity of their...

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To use the argumentative cliche, it's 2017 and everyone should know that political correctness breaks an important line of communication between groups with opposing views. Because of this lack of contact, animosity and misunderstanding ensue as one or both sides refuse to hear the other out; calling it "ignorant" and telling them to "shut up."Talon Marks says it's not only...

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Cerritos College's numbers are better than average according to Dr. Kristi Blackburn, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Planning -- who gave a presentation on Student Success Scorecards of 2016, at the Wednesday, August 16 Board of Trustees MeetingThese are the statistics she presented that show that Cerritos College is slightly above average: First generation students at 54.7% (compared to...

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The office of Linda Sanchez, representative of the 38th congressional district of California, has been holding the Senior Fair for fifteen years. According to Sanchez "this is the second or third year in a row at Cerritos College." She further stated that her office organizes the Senior Fairs (the most recent of which taking place on Friday, August 11) every...

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Ever notice how if you critique a certain aspect of a culture that is not your own, you're a bigot? It brings to mind the Voltaire quote: "To learn who rules over you, notice who you cannot criticize."Besides that, minorities such as the LGBT+ community are actually not in power, so why is it that outsiders or people who are...

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With three tweets, the leaders of the largest employer in the nation tried to lay-off trans military people to the tune of an estimated 1,320 to 6,630 members in active duty and between 830 and 4,160 members in reserves duty. Undemocratically elected president Donald Trump lamely explaining that this decision has been arrived at after consulting with "his" "generals and...

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False sincerity is the ugliest thing two people can share that doesn't involve the mass killing of a people based on religion, race, economic class, sexual orientation, etc. Allow me to explain: James C. Collins says "good is the enemy of great." Voltaire says "perfect is the enemy of good." *Oprah Voice* So what's the truth?Consider this nuanced response: "Good...

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