For students like business administration major Jaime Salgado, the bi-annual job fair gave students a chance to search for jobs at Cerritos College. The fair was held by the Job Placement Center in front of the library on campus last Wednesday. Salgado said, "I'm trying to find a job that kind of lies with my career choice of accounting. I've...

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The Re-Entry Program hosted an anger management workshop on Tuesday that covered different aspects of anger and how to use coping skills to manage it. Shannon Estrada, the Re-Entry Program Coordinator, said she chose the topic Anger Management because she thought it would be a good topic that can apply to everybody.“I think everybody has anger issues. I thought it...

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Biology major Hannah Long witnessed her mocker, Alberto Salcedo, come out of the Homecoming Mock Rally with first place, in addition to psychology major Dana Ramos and German Sanchez being runner-up at the Student Center on Oct. 17. As candidates were introduced, the crowd cheered in support for the princesses and their respective mockers. Each mocker was asked a question,...

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Candidate No. 7 Itza Moreno said that she witnessed people ripping her posters off the wall but, despite that, she is keeping the competition friendly as she and her fellow homecoming princess pushed for those last minute votes on the Cerritos College campus on Thursday. Moreno said she is friends with several people on the court and said, "Everyone's been...

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The Associated Students of Cerritos College had its Homecoming Court election booths set and ready on Wednesday and Thursday last week. Students on campus visited the voting polls to elect up to seven Homecoming nominees which were elected by their corresponding clubs. Homecoming is a way that Cerritos College can get the surrounding community involved and to promote various clubs...

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Contrary to past Cerritos College homecoming queen elections, the court found itself in a rare situation. After the voting results, there was a total of eight homecoming princesses instead of the traditional seven. Now that the court has been voted in, one of the princesses will be chosen as homecoming queen. The queen will be revealed on Saturday, Oct. 26...

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A door creaks open to a room of individually wrapped packages and a lengthy adorned tree that symbolizes the occasion. Once a year, the heart-warming scene of a child opening up a Christmas gift and projecting it above himself in triumph happens. This might be a reality for some of us and quite literally be a despairing fantasy for others....

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Transferring to a four-year university is like being a little fish in a big pond, but advice from former Cerritos College students can help students swim on. One of the biggest differences students experience between community college and a four-year university after transferring is the vibe that the classes have. "Students at the university level are more serious about studying...

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Heads up, Potter fans! You no longer need to wait for an owl to join the magical world of Harry Potter. The Order of the Falcon club aims to bring the world of Harry Potter to Cerritos College. With a growing group of around 35 members, The Order of the Falcon is uniting the Potter fans of Cerritos College. “Not...

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Public relations major Jennifer Birdbear is glad about the ratification of Assembly Bill 60, the new law permitting people who illegally immigrated to California to drive. "I'm really happy about it! They're being allowed to drive now without being hassled and bothered. Everybody should have the right to drive as long as (he) passes the driving test and the written...

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