An assembly for student-athletes was held at the gymnasium on Friday, Aug. 22, serving as a reminder that education comes before athletics. Among those speaking to students were Dr. Dan Smith, Dr. Linda Lacy, Dr. Schilling and Dr. Gilbert Contreras. Members of all sports, such as soccer, volleyball, wrestling, tennis, softball and water polo attended the assembly. Smith advised students...

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The Associated Students of Cerritos College (ASCC) are hiring students to join their recycling nest program that pays $12.50 an hour. It was started last year by members of ASCC, who put together The Go-Green Committee as a project to keep Cerritos College green to encourage and promote campus-wide participation in recycling. The role as an employee (technician) consists of...

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Sergio Teran, instructor of printmaking, design and foundation of arts, was promoted to full-time instructor for the Arts Foundation at Cerritos College for the Fall semester. He got the position after working seven years as a part-time instructor. The Arts Foundation is made up of full-time instructors in the Arts Department who teach their specific discipline, such as ceramics, painting,...

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"Waiting for Lefty" auditions saw students of different levels of experience working toward the same goal - making the play. Auditions concluded around 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, as Slay thanked those that auditioned. Actors sat and read over newly printed lines in the Studio Theater, as Director Kevin Slay informed them of the atmosphere he wished to create in...

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Death’s a fickle thing. Certainly, it’s always common knowledge that we’re all going to die at some point. But, I mean, it’s not always “there, there” - it’s always in the back of your mind. It’s almost cyclical. You forget about the inevitable fate that binds us all as mortals - we can die. There always seems to be something...

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It’s easy to say that you will never need to see a therapist. In the past, I, myself, felt that way, until I realized that what I was feeling my whole life was not what I should be feeling - unhealthy thoughts. To clarify, having depression and anxiety to the point of having panic attacks and thoughts of suicide was...

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We asked students how they have coped with death on a personal level. Evelyn Verdun, Undecided major “Well it was a death to an old member of my family, so I just got closer to my family. I cried a lot. I didn't hold back.”Judy Velasquez, Nursing major “When it comes to death, I kind of shut down. I cry,...

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Every semester, the Associated Students of Cerritos College (ASCC) funds an In-N-Out food truck during the first week of the semester. What if the In-N-Out food truck had more choices? What if we were able to eat what we actually wanted? One of the requirements to receive the free burger meal is to have an updated photo I. D. with...

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"I'm happy to say that 2014-15 is a very good budget year for Cerritos," Vice President of Business Services, David El Fattal, said at the start of the Budget Forum, held at the Teleconference Room on Thursday, Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. The budget forum was presented to Cerritos College faculty and was a rundown on the state of the...

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The Cerritos College Theatre Department held auditions for its upcoming show “Waiting for Lefty” Wed, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. inside the Studio Theater (BC 31). The show, which is directed by Kevin Slay, is about six people who each have different backgrounds but have one thing in common - they’re each a cab driver and experiencing economic indigence. The...

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