The Glendale Unified School District hired a company to monitor the social media sites of their students for their own safety and it's not right, especially if it were to happen on a larger scale at colleges like Cerritos College. Their reason, for what some may call spying, is to stop cyberbullying, crime, drug use, and suicidal acts. While on...

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Men's and women's soccer seek to continue their success this week with a few games; women's water polo begins its season as the men's team has its home opener on Friday and football looks to build off its strong start as it has its home opener this Saturday during this week in sports. The football team looks to build off...

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The women's volleyball team played their first game of the season against Santa Ana College on Sept. 6 at the Cerritos College Gymnasium. The Falcons had a great start and ended their first game of the season by winning 3-0. The first set was won, 25-21, the second set was won by 25-18 and the third set was won, 25-16....

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Culinary arts major and international student Sid Jayathilake said that coming to the United States as a student was a risk. Jayathilake is from Sri Lanka, a country north of the Indian Ocean, and has been at Cerritos College for three semesters. When he was 16, Jayathilake moved to California with the help of his father, but has since moved...

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Racial slurs are things of the past and that's what they should be remembered as, crude phrases from bygone eras. These crude remarks should have no place in our society today or tomorrow. These racial slurs, comments, and jokes are funneled through our favorite entertainers. People who make racial slurs or comments to people of their own race can't be...

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From our first day of school until this very day, one consistent thing has been taught to us: "All men are created equal." Not only have we been taught this important lesson, but we've also had the opportunity to embrace it in our daily actions. We are not born with hatred or prejudice. They are learned behaviors and often times,...

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The Center for Teaching Excellence officially opened in the Cerritos College Library on Thursday with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. The center coordinator Dr. David Betancourt said, “The mission of the center is to provide professional development for our faculty, and also to provide a one stop resource center so they can come in and ask questions about anything that’s going...

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Dean of athletics Daniel Smith says athletic scholarships are not handed out based on race at Cerritos College, rather they are earned through an athlete's work ethic, talent and education level. "Race is not an issue for athletic scholarships," he said. "There is no discrimination for any race or gender. An influence or a bias toward a certain race or...

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Before achieving the title of cross country and track and field director, Christopher Richardson was among not only of Cerritos College's top athletes, but an exceptional talent who performed as an athlete and coach for different schools and across the world. Coming out of high school and arriving at Cerritos College, Richardson had aspirations to be a football player. However,...

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Brazilian native Thiago Lusardi plays center forward for the Cerritos College men's soccer team and is still going through the transition from Brazil to the United States. Lusardi was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He came to the United States a year and a half ago with one goal in mind, to be a professional soccer player...

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