Earth Day was written all over the concrete in chalk, which led students to club booths. Cerritos celebrated Earth Day at Falcon Square on Wednesday, April 22. Students were encouraged to recycle their plastic bottles into a blue recycling bin. Once a student donated four plastic bottles, ASCC members handed out reusable Cerritos College cups. Members from the Anthropology and...

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The Financial Aid Awareness Fair was held since Monday, April 20 and gave students the chance to learn more about applying for financial aid by participating in a course of games. Thursday, April 23 marked the final day of the Financial Aid Awareness Fair held in front of the Cerritos College library. Computer Science major Cornelius Wells was in charge...

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Cerritos College professors were treated to lunch Thursday, April 23 as they celebrated the 2014-2015 Outstanding Faculty Awards. A special video packaged played with both faculty and students congratulating Dr. Frank Mixson for receiving the Most Outstanding Faculty Award. He has two PHDs and has helped the college implement Student Learning Outcomes (SLO's) across the campus. He thanked Dr. Lacy...

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“Being trans is a part of my identity, but that’s pretty far down the list of who I am,” Cole, who works to shed light on gender communities, said. Going by just his first name, Cole was the first guest that Cerritos College hosted for the Diversity Speaker Series. A group of about 50 students, faculty and staff attended the...

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The pressure of finals to see if his athletes make it to Regionals on Tuesday, April 21 home meet made track and field head coach Christopher Richardson to sense stress in his athletes. However, he was assured that the training done throughout the semester has helped alleviate the butterflies-in-the-stomach effect for some of the athletes. He said, "The most stressful...

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Conflicting ideas erupted over the possible implementing the Follett Discovery link into Talonnet in Faculty Senate on Tuesday, April 14. No agreement has been reached yet, but according to ASCC Senator Victor Villalobos the idea brought up by the Follett company that runs the campus bookstore said Follett Discovery will provide a link for students through Talonnet to have access...

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Members of the Associated Students of Cerritos College (ASCC) Cabinet, Court, and Senate will have a joint meeting with the Board of Trustees to discuss student safety, funding for transfer services and having more textbooks available in the library. The meeting will be held on April 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cherly A. Epple Board room. The athletics department...

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The Re-Entry Resource Program hosted their seventh annual Community Resource Fair on the Library sidewalk Thursday, April 16. The fair is an opportunity for people re-entering their educational career to be exposed to resources that would ease their transition. It aimed to bring helpful services and resources that are often times unused due to lack of awareness. Many of the...

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Wars, borders and politics crumbled to the ground as nations stood tall together for one day for the Global Village Day celebration in Falcon Square. Nations united under one campus Monday, April 20 as the International Students Association Club hosted the Global Village Day event in an effort to offer students a worldwide perspective close to home. Students and faculty...

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Voting turnouts were higher, but more can be done to increase the numbers, according to ASCC students. The ASCC elections for president, vice-president and student trustee yielded more student involvement when it came to voting polls in comparison to last year. No exact numbers are available, according to Gilbert Contreras, dean of Student Services, but a slight increase from last...

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