"I took a position that assumes a lot of responsibility. Now I have the obligation to go through with that," Melanie Serrano, engineering major, said, who joined four other students to become new senators on Wednesday, Jan. 22. "As a transferring student, I believe that it's important to establishing connections and create a better environment for incoming students," Serrano said....

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Andrea Bersaglieri, art faculty, acted decisively by emptying out her students from the classroom for their safety when she heard the sound of the steady pulsing three alarm fire alerts at 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, emanating from outside the life drawing studio. The alarm ceased 10 minutes later. Cerritos College Police dispatcher Tom Brush later stated this was...

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Glendora, and surrounding cities, awoke to a sky engulfed in a dark plume of smoke that snuffed the morning sun just before 6 a.m. on Thursday Jan. 16. The Colby fire raged on to burn 1,700 acres and has claimed two houses, according to authorities interviewed by the Los Angeles Times. Arson investigators working hand in hand with Glendora police...

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Assemblymember Christina Garcia has introduced a contest called "There Ought to be a Law" into the 58th district, which is open to anyone that wants to submit an idea regarding a new law that can be passed. A winner will be chosen, flown to Sacramento to meet with committees and learn the process of creating and approving legislation. The 58th...

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Six new senators were appointed in the first Associated Students of Cerritos College Senate meeting of the 2014 spring semester on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The new senators make up of four freshman Eduardo Aponte, Josephine Diaz, Francis Fernandez, Shawn Tung and two sophomores, Earvin Chavez and Yazmin Martinez. Diaz, psychology major, said she hopes the senate can create a happier...

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With the semester starting to get rolling, students are starting to get settled and becoming aware of Club Information Day on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Many of the clubs that are at Cerritos College will be set up in Falcon Square to show students what the clubs have to offer and allows students to sign up for these clubs.“[It's] for the...

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The In-N-Out cartel truck, provided by the Associated Students of Cerritos College, was present on campus on Monday, Jan. 13 and Tuesday, Jan. 14. to welcome the students to the 2014 spring semester as it begins. "The ASCC, the student government, is the one that provides the In-N-Out truck," ASCC president Juan Ramirez said. "Due to the work of our...

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Waiting a couple of years before hitting the NBA or NFL can do wonders for college athletes. Maintaining patience and allowing one’s talents to season and develop in a certain time frame is absolutely the mindset college athletes need to take in order to understand why they should wait a few years before going professional. College athletes are quick to...

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Although the wrestling team is coming off what head coach Don Garriott called a “flat performance” at the Southern California Regionals last Saturday when it earned fifth place at the competition, he understands the physical toll the season takes on wrestlers and has faith in the team’s ability to bounce back this Friday and Saturday at the CCCAA State Championships....

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Daniel Smith, dean of athletics, had high expectations for Cerritos College athletics and he feels the fall semester has lived up to such expectations while standing firm on his belief that the athletic success will carry over into spring. “We want to be the best athletic program in the state, that’s our goal,” Smith said. “And we certainly had an...

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