Video games can be a fun way to enjoy time with family or friends, but problems occur when they start to eat into study time. With the fall semester over halfway done, students need to focus on passing classes instead of the new game consoles being released this holiday season. For those who do not know, Microsoft and Sony are...

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The Cerritos College wrestling team came out victorious in its second and final home game of the season against Santa Ana College Wednesday, Nov. 6.“Santa Ana (College) is always tough and (it) (has) been ever since I’ve been here. Anytime you could win, no matter how, it's a good win,” said head coach Don Garriott. During this past Santa Ana...

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We all know the classic story of Carrie White, the girl with telekinetic powers who was pushed too far at her senior prom. The tale's almost 40 years old and yet it's remained so iconic for one reason: it's scary as hell. To this day, the 1974 novel by Stephen King or the 1976 movie version is capable of instilling...

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Professional athletes are consistently endorsing foods and drinks that are lacking nutrition, and the ironic promotion of such brands need to be eradicated as it sends the wrong message. It's unfortunate that some athletes refuse to take the higher ground and not resort to a moral approach to things and not accept the offer from Sprite to be in its...

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Paying college athletes for the tenacity they pour into their craft is certainly a just decision. It will balance the lopsided relationship athletes have with coaches and the schools they play for in terms of revenue. There was a time when paying college athletes seemed like a ludicrous thought. Surely a full-ride scholarship to college is compensation enough, right? Many...

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Advertisements that are shown during television programming have become quite bizarre, but this outside-of-the-box type of thinking isn't necessarily a good thing. It is all too common to witness a television advertisement and be bombarded with a commercial that has some sort of wacky concept, skit or storyline attached to it that alienates the viewer to the actual product. Take...

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Team captain and libero Ashley Castro saw overconfidence as the reason for the volleyball team's 3-2 loss to Long Beach City College on Friday, Nov. 8.“We got really loose as a team and we couldn’t bring it back after that,” Castro said. Outside hitter Valerie Montoya had eight kills on 23 attempts and echoed her captain's thoughts and said, “Basically...

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Sports tunnel the competitive nature of human beings to accomplish an objective over an opponent. Such competitive impulse can cause players to think irrationally and use certain performance enhancing drugs to get an invalid advantage over the opposition. Drugs in the history of sports have had huge impacts. From the doping of cycling champion Lance Armstrong to Celtic basketball hot-shot...

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After missing the playoffs for the first time since 1992 last season, the women's basketball team is looking to “surprise people” and increase its defensive intensity as it begins its season Saturday, Nov. 9 against West Los Angeles College. The season opener will be at 4 p.m. and it will be a double-header with the men's team's match against Rio...

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Supplements can and do help people’s body reach its fitness goals, but misuse of said supplements can harm, rather than help their bodies. Physical education instructor Shane Toal explained that overusing supplements can cause jaundice, which according to www.wellness.com, is a visual symptom of liver toxicity which can lead to bruising or bleeding when the liver fails to produce blood...

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