The use of Peñabots, or Twitter accounts that behave like spam in order to silence dissenting activists in Mexico is extremely problematic. Peñabots, named after the current Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, are an almost dictatorial move to instill deep pride in a country. It seems as though everyone must agree and comply with what is presented by the Mexican...

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Vice President of Business Services David El Fattal hosted a budget forum to break it down for staff and administration. The budget forum was for the adopted budget and took place on Thursday, Sept. 3. at the Teleconference Center. One point of interest was the expiration of two bonds in 2016, which were worth $1.5 million. "The reason I said...

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TAG is a program that guarantees transfer from Cerritos College to participating universities. On Friday, Sept. 4, Counselor/Co-Director of the Transfer Center Brittany Lundeen, hosted the TAG workshop. Students inquiring admission requirements for their university of choice attended the workshop in Multi Purpose building room 205. Health Care Management major Porshae Thomas, attended the previous workshop in August and attended...

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“Honestly, I think Donald Trump because he’s been in politics way longer but none of them are going to win,” Krisandra Perez, architecture major. “Donald Trump, technically because even if he does win by the people no senate is going to vote for Kanye West,” Jayden Logan, nursing major. “Kanye, because he is more famous and he hasn’t said anything...

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The problem with central banks across the world is that they’re flooding the financial markets with quantitative easing and the prices for stocks are inaccurate and overpriced. Where's the opinion? China has been investing in its own real estate for years now and has recently ground down to a six percent growth rate per year, this being the president’s motivation...

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Burger King and McDonald's have been competing since the 1950s and a peace offering will not stop that. What is the opinion?Burger King made an interesting offering to McDonald's last week by pitching the idea to combine their Whopper burger and McDonald's Big Mac burger calling it the "McWhopper" for Peace Day on Sept. 21. The proceeds would go to...

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Britanny Lundeen, Transfer Center Co-Director/ Counselor hoped a scavenger hunt would help students find out about the programs offered at universities because students make the mistake of selecting a transfer campus simply because the location is close.41 universities participated at the University Mega Fair Thursday Sept. 3 2015. The event took place at Falcon Square from 10 a.m-1 p.m. The...

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The possibility of having invocation at the start of every Board of Trustees' meeting was the main talking point during the meeting that took place Wednesday, Sept. 2. Board president, Carmen Avalos, was absent from the meeting due to illness according to board vice president, Dr. Shin Liu, who was in charge of running the meeting. The meeting that kicked-off...

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Saturday's library hours have now become a reality as students can now use its resources. Shawna Baskette, dean of Academic Success explained that the last time the library was open on Saturdays was Spring 2008. The Social Equality Club worked since Spring semester to get the extended Library hours. Commercial music major and member of the Social Equality Club, Johnny...

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Kognito is a new program available free of charge for students at risk or who want to know how to help a friend dealing with sensitive issues. According to Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. JoAnna Schilling, "The training can help students feel less alone if they are struggling in their classes or in their lives and to provide resources...

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