David Kearns, human resources major, said, "I have to think about that. I don't know how to say it in one word, uh, congratulations!" Olatilewa Olumade, kinesiology major, said, "Basketball." Michannai Wright, criminal justice major, said, "It's sad that he's retiring." Sarah Baker, criminal justice major, said, "Shock." Teddy Mingo, physical therapy major, said, "He's a legend. It's crazy how...

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The wrestling team is now back-to-back SoCal Champions. At the Southern California Regional Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 5 the wrestling team came up big as they placed first for the second consecutive year. With its total number of points being 173, beating second place Mt. San Antonio College by 12 points. Coach Don Garriott said, "It's good, last year we...

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Meeting a person who has impacted many lives is rare. Retired baseball coach Wally Kincaid was one of those people. Kincaid coached baseball for Cerritos College from 1958-77 and 1979-80. He had a coaching record of 678-163, he won six state championships and 15 conference championships. He had the baseball field at Cerritos named after him in 1992. He made...

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Sophomore wide receiver De’Jai Whitaker is unlike a traditional big man on campus. The 6-foot 5-inches slender-wide-out is reserved, humble and according to his teammates and coaches, quiet. Passing Game Coordinator Jeff Fisher said, “By him being a quiet guy you see that he is well-mannered. But you can tell he has that fight in him every time he steps...

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Freshman Jamie Peters was elbowed in the face by Rio Hondo's Janeth Acuna, which led to a penalty late in the match. Peters said, "The sideline referee was silent the whole game until [Rio Hondo] fouled me." Freshman Carolina Jaramillo was subbed in to take the penalty. Rio Hondo's goal keeper Christina Holguin tried to get in Jaramillo's head, but...

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In light of recent events with the shooting at the planned parenthood in Colorado Springs as well as people vandalizing the church in Lynwood, California, the center point of both these unfortunate events is religion. Religion being used as a reason for a cause or it being used as a way to make a statement against a certain belief. According...

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Diyana Peralta, undecided major, said "Video games because I like video games. I'm expecting the "Deadpool" one and "Mortal Kombat X" because my brother broke it so I'm expecting him to return it back." Corina Rosas, nursing major, said "This Christmas I expect to spend some time with my family and friends. I don't really expect to get any like...

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"Baby It's Cold Outside, just cause it's a classic, just love classics," Courtney Clark, English major, said. "My favorite Christmas song is probably The Grinch Song, because it's funny. I don't really care for Christmas music, but that one is funny to me," Irene Gonzales, undecided major, said. "Honestly, I don't think I have one, I just listen to music...

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The first non-tournament regular season game for the Cerritos College men's basketball team was a wire-to-wire win, despite the Falcons nearly falling apart at crunch time. Tyler Payne led Cerritos with 14 points off the bench, while Jonathan Brown shined with five assists and Jay Merriweather, Khalid Washington, and Jamal Watson each grabbed four rebounds. The Falcons, despite a near...

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The old saying goes “all good things must come to an end.” Kobe Bean Bryant’s basketball career is no different. But as we all say goodbye to one of the greatest basketball players on this planet during this forgettable tail end of his legacy, let us not forget what Bryant has blessed NBA fans with for so many years. Five-time...

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