"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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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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'Paranormal Activity: Marked Ones' provided a fresh take in the paranormal series revives what has almost become stagnant in the very popular series. Some parts of the movie were scary but the times that made the audience cringe where the same old cliché moments, like the jump at your face scare or the shady person at the end of a...

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True songs and tales fall utterly short of the enormity of Peter Jackson's stupendous "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug". One year and 13 YouTube production diaries later, the much anticipated sequel to the prequel of the Lord of the Rings franchise hit theaters Dec. 13 and completely annihilated box office competition. Why? Two words: Benedict Cumberbatch. To some, was...

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Video games are a source of many ways of progress toward a means. Video games don’t have a bad influence on people in the real world. They are a source where we can vent our stress, our frustration and our sadness into a fantasy world. Recent buzz has surrounded the immensely popular “GTA V” because of the violence that is...

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Dr. Kimberely Duff will step into the role of Vice president of the Western Regional Psi Beta Psychology Honors Society. Dr. Duff will begin her term starting January 2014 all the way through December 15. Founded in 1929, Psi Chi (International Honor Society in Psychology) is an organization for students who are majoring in psychology. Psi Chi encourages growth and...

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The second movie in the Hunger Games series will not let you down. Have you ever watched a movie after reading a book and realized that the director decided to add what he or she felt was necessary to make it better or worse? Well, that wasn't the case here. Jennifer Lawrence did an amazing job playing her role as...

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A paralympic event funded by Shoe City and supported by the Cerritos College track and field team, was held last Saturday at Falcon Stadium with 43 athletes from 13 states and two countries participating for a $10,000 shared prize. Competitions ranging from 200 meter wheelchair races, shot-put and long jump were part of the meet, as athletes with disabilities displayed...

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For those of you who haven't heard of the book series for Ender's Game, do not worry! Director Gavin Hood decided to bring the book series onto the movie screens and in my opinion, it's a box office hit. Some movies goers might feel a little skeptical going into the movie because it was a novel by Orson Scott Card,...

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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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