“Government is incompetent …but I’m a great manager,” Presidential candidate Donald Trump said during a news conference in Dubuque, Iowa on Tuesday Aug. 25. As an American voter I elect a governing body. I see the value in having all the branches of government and more importantly the checks and balances that have been put in place to make America...

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Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. JoAnna Schilling, started this years convocation off by saying that the event "Starts off the year. We bring all of our faculty and staff together..., it's like a kick off."Convocation was held at the Burnight Center on Thursday, Aug. 27. Diana Melina Echeverria was named Los Angeles Universal Preschool's Teacher of the Year, and...

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As the doors open on the gallery, Director and Curator James MacDevitt welcomed students and participants alike on Tuesday Aug. 25 to witness the grand opening of "Abstracted Visions", the first gallery event at Cerritos College this semester."Abstraction has been an important part of modern art for the last hundred years, generally though it is focused on the idea of...

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The Tap Card Program is an attempt to get free or a reduced rate for students that commute to campus via public transportation, such as the bus or the train. Dean of Student Services, Dr. Gilbert Contreras, has been working on getting the program started for a year now and is now in the “doing” stage of the project. “Late...

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"No, it's not real, more for entertainment." -Eduardo Rodriguez, Drawing & Painting major"I used to watch it a long time ago. I liked John Cena." -Andrew Cruz, Engineering major"Sometimes. I like Randy Orton. It's entertaining. It keeps the mind distracted, but the acting is not good any more." -Kevin Smith, Computer Animation major"Sometimes. I like Seth Rollins. They could have...

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Faculty Senate met for the first time this semester to discuss the math department issue, student transfers, and the university mega fair. The meeting was Tuesday, Aug. 26. Many students struggle getting their Associate Arts certificate and transferring due to the fact that they are required to take math classes. Around 40 percent of students are at a sixth grade...

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A new program that will allow students to keep track of their progress toward their Associate Arts degree will soon be released at Cerritos College. The Completion Dashboard Tool is expected to be launched by mid-September according to College Librarian Debra Moore. It will help students check how close they are to fulfilling requirements for their majors and their general...

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Why do Hollywood interviewers ask irrelevant questions to the stars promoting their film? Film is an industry built upon the fantasy aspect of entertainment. It’s an escape to sit down, enjoy a two-hour film with an eight dollar bucket of overpriced popcorn. It’s an experience we love to enthrall ourselves into a cold dark theater especially on these summer days....

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From the difficulties of classes that you simply just hate, to the groggy feeling you get from staying up late studying, school is a huge obstacle. For Joel Centeno, science in rehabilitation major, obstacles are one thing he isn’t afraid to overcome, considering he’s going to Australia in March of 2016 to represent the United States in the Dragon Boat...

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The high tech center in the DSPS building, offers students with disabilities a wide variety of services such as text-to-speech technology, braille printers and scanners that allow students to scan their textbooks into a digital format and also offers 25 computers fitted with different programs and hardware. According to Dean of DSPS Lucinda Aborn, the DSPS program serves 1,500 students...

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