Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is an eco-friendly and innovative approach to a building’s structure and setup; a slightly elevated increase in cost is nothing compared to the “green” future in the long-run. LEED is a voluntary, third-party rating system for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of green buildings, homes and neighborhoods. At a Sept. 17 board of...

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With the approval of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the board of trustees, Cerritos has begun working on making the school eco-friendly and promoting sustainability. LEED is a voluntary, third party rating system for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of green buildings, according to David Moore, director of Physical Plant and Construction Services. Certification...

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Miles Aiello took one look at an article and knew that veterans deserved better than this. “These veterans have not received the recognition that they deserve at Cerritos College,” the ASCC president said. And that’s how one article spanned a chain of events that will lead to a Veterans Day Ceremony in front of the Burnight Center on Monday at...

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BANG! POW! ZING! Stan Lee’s Comikaze hit the Los Angeles Convention Center for three superb days. It began last Friday and ended Sunday, attracting three times as much people this year than last year, which had about 55,000 attendees. Comikaze is quickly expanding annually, not only with fans, but with artists and vendors, as well. It is Los Angeles’ first...

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Utility Carlos Abrego is hoping to face Long Beach City College at this weeks’ South Coast Conference Tournament.“We’re hoping to see Long Beach in the finals and we really want to beat (it) because (the team) beat us last year,” he said. The Falcons hope that this season’s improvements help defeat the Vikings, who they lost to 12-5 on Oct....

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The South Coast Conference Tournament will give the women’s water polo team a chance to play against Rio Hondo College again after splitting both decisions earlier this season. “We lost the first time we played (Rio Hondo), and the second time we won, so I’m hoping now that we’ve played twice, we have another win,” team captain Carla Harvey said....

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Men’s and women’s cross country will be traveling to Woodley Park on Friday, Nov. 7 for the Southern California Championships. If all goes well for the men and women, they will advance and go on to participate in the CCCAA State Championship race. The best 10 teams from the north and the south will participate with an addition of four...

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The Community College Completion Corps, also known as C4, is a program designed to help out community college students continue their education and transfer or graduate in an efficient manner. "The C4 program is designed for students to basically stay committed to their studies," Daniel Gomez, political science major, said. "There's a kind of procedure that's going on that if...

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Men's soccer head coach Benny Artiaga would gather his players after games and educate them on both the level they should be playing and how quickly they have to get on with the program after suffering three ties and one loss in the last four games. In the game on Friday Oct. 31, Artiaga decided to use a different formation...

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After the ASCC Senate voted to not keep the Fall Awards Banquet, ASCC Cabinet members took their stance and voted to keep the banquet, allowing it to take place. For the past few weeks, there has been heated discussion, causing disagreement between ASCC Cabinet and Senate members on whether or not to keep the Fall Awards Banquet. The banquet is...

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