The 23rd season of South Park started back up again on Sept. 25, making audiences glad to be both a fan and to live in a country that allows satirical cartoons such as this to be aired. The great thing about this show is that every episode is created within the span of six days, just so the creators can...

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Long Beach residents held a peaceful anti-hate rally in response to a scheduled free-speech march. The free-speech march was organized by a Facebook group with links to right-wing “patriots” and white nationalists. The United Patriot National Front’s Facebook event was later canceled, with only a handful of people signing up to attend. The anti-hate rally was held at Bluff Park...

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The Cerritos College Phi Beta Lambda club went to the State Business Leadership Conference in Santa Maria and came back with a total of 17 awards, 14 awards from individual competitions and three awards from team competitions. The State Business Leadership Conference took place from March 29-31 and it consisted of workshops and competitions. PBL clubs from colleges such as...

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The importance of being able to critique and mock things that are considered sacred is crucial in our free-speaking society. The ability to ridicule someone who is deceased, satirize a religious prophet or even mock ideologies that people cling to, personally, they’re all open game. In this day and age, people are so used to and fond of the idea...

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Stand in front of Lisa Naranjo’s art and you’ll see a series filled with forced religion, abuse, strained relationships and the sexualization of women and another focused on fantasy and liberation from those ideas. While these ideals may seem complex, this art major at Cerritos College says these topics are what motivate her craft. Growing up, Naranjo went through her...

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Yulisa Jimenez is a physics major at Cerritos College who was very intimidated when she began and questioned her ability to pursue something like exploring space. "I didn't believe in myself and it was just really hard, but there weren't really any reasons. It was just a lot of self doubt," Jimenez said. The NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars program...

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Imagine for a moment living in five different countries before the age of 18. Prottyuth "Chapal" Barua doesn’t have to imagine it. From nation to nation, a young Barua was forced to follow her father’s job route, which leaped from Europe to Asia and finally, to North America. "Our first posting was in Poland,” Barua said. “I don’t really remember...

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Cerritos College men’s basketball forward Jason Carter signed to Lindsey Wilson University on May 17. The university he will be attending is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics school in Kentucky. Lindsey Wilson University gave Carter a three year scholarship to the program, where he will be given the opportunity to play two seasons and have a extra year to...

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Falcons’ men’s basketball player Jonathon Guzman signed to Hope International University on May 16. He will suit up for the Royals for the next two seasons. Hope is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division 1 University and also a Christian school. The Royals play in the Golden State Athletic Conference. Hope International had a very good season last year,...

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As the semester draws to a close, the 12th annual Woodworking Celebration held an exhibition to showcase students projects from the semester. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the event was held in the Woodwork Building on campus, with various rooms open to showcase projects created by students. From cabinets, lamps, chairs, among other pieces and artwork, attendees were able...

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