“This is our 16th year of doing the Turkey Trot here at Cerritos College and it’s a food drive,” Dr. Ni Bueno, an organizer of this fundraiser, said. The event, which will take place in Falcon Square on Nov. 21 at 11:00 a.m., is a race that stretches out to a mile and a half run or walk around the...

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According to English major Mirella Garcia, who is affiliated with the Puente Club and displayed Mexican culture during the event, the Cerritos College Day of the Dead event was structured to inform about different cultures’ customs concerning death. The event was hosted by the Anthropology Club in Falcon Square Thursday, Oct. 31 and had various clubs across campus participating. “It’s...

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Standing out amongst the rest of the cars parked in the C-10 parking lot, the Cerritos College Automotive Department received a glimpse of an Army drag race car at the Army Drag Car Show on Thursday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event not only showcased a drag car dubbed “the Sarge” that can reach 330 miles per hour,...

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Students stood around Cerritos College's campus waiting for silence to signal the end of the annual “Great Shakeout” on Oct. 17 at 10:17 a.m."The Great Shakeout" is a worldwide event that happens every year to ensure that people know how to react if an earthquake were to occur. Liberal arts major Daisy Quirart thought the event was a good thing...

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Learning a profession can be completed in a variety of ways, and the Cerritos College Automotive Department teaches students in both hands-on and classroom settings. Vocational training is given to those that join in the art of the automotive industry. Even though the books and classroom still exist in the program, there is no better way of learning than getting...

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California Highway Patrol was added to the prominent list of guests that have appeared on “College Community Corner,” a radio show at WPMD. Gayle Parks hosts the show and tries to bring in guests that could help out the students that are walking around campus. “There is a lot they can learn from tuning into the radio station and if...

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After the long hours of studying and classes, many students can lose sight of what they are striving for. Students from the Composite Fabrication class got the chance to see what skills they are learning when one of the students, John Misumi, brought in a prototype of a car built from composites. “I brought the car here to show the...

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Students attend college for different reasons, but a common one would be for a chance at a better life. “I wanted to get a better future and potentially earn more money," Jose Trejo, mathematics major, said. Education is a bridge to a better life and has been seen as a crucial part of the American dream.“Education makes you better,” psychology...

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Of the many sights seen in Falcon stadium, superheroes and wizards are not normally among them. Cerritos College clubs arrived at Falcon Stadium to show off the Comic-Con themed floats that they built for homecoming on Saturday. The designs ranged from Power Rangers to Tomb Raider. Phi Theta Kappa was one of the clubs which participated in the event and...

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Michelle Mancilla was speechless when the ASCC announced that she was voted the 2013 Cerritos College homecoming queen last Saturday at the Cerritos College homecoming football game versus Ventura College. “Now that I’m homecoming queen, I know that I have a responsibility to show up at every event that I’m supposed to go to,” Mancilla said, “and I’m going to...

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