Cerritos' campus has recently fallen under siege by immense heat waves ravaging across campus these past couple days leaving students and faculty to resort to some cooling tactics. “It can happen to anyone,” Associate Dean of Student Health, Wellness and Veterans Nancy Montgomery said. “The symptoms of heat stroke are high body temperature, lack of sweating, nausea (and) vomiting.” Montgomery...

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James Mac Devitt, curator for the Cerritos College Art Gallery, hosted an art showcase at the gallery from 5-8pm on Sept. 3. This art show attempted to captivate a professional artist Marisa Alexander Clarke's 35 years of work through different styles of her art which really shows her life's experiences through her works. Mac Devitt explained the purpose of the...

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People and organizations that offer scholarships to students should have the choice to make race a requirement. They don’t have to bar other races, but if they choose to, I think this is the right thing to do. In a perfect world every student would have an equal education and the ability to pay for college, but this isn't a...

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Do you think there are still stereotypes in Cerritos College today? If so, what can be done to help eliminate them? "No, I haven't experienced anything yet. Not in my classes or anywhere else." - Mina Riad, Accounting Major "No not really, but we could always set up a club, where people can meet and talk about things." - Britney...

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Everyone has been talking about this heat wave that has been hitting California for weeks. With the summer season still in progress and several students suffering from seizures due to the heat, it is important not to take this heat lightly. Having a water bottle is a good idea, a step up from that use a thermos and some cool...

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It’s bad enough that tuition keeps increasing and students, especially the ones that are not on financial aid, have to pay hundreds of dollars to get the classes they need to graduate. To add on an additional fee to park is so stupid. Students have limited income, especially those who live on their own and have bills to pay or...

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When Brianna Sittrop first started dating her boyfriend at the time, she did not realize that his Japanese background would cause conflict between her and her family. “Because of my history, my family members were persecuted by Japanese people. It was very difficult to get my parents to be okay with me being with someone who is Japanese,” Sittrop said....

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There are multiple clubs available to students that cover a wide range of interests including conventional and un-conventional options such as a "Harry Potter" Club, an Anime Club and a Wilderness Club. Biomedical major and president of the Wilderness Club David Garcia, feels that his club helps students get in touch with nature. "Our club helps to get people out....

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Head coach Marco Anzures will get a sense on how the cross country team will operate during their first meet on Friday at the Palomar Invitational and build off of that throughout the season. “We'll get a sense on how the team will do,” he said. “The first meet we don't know how everybody is going to race.” Men and...

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Freshman Clara Gomez felt that the women's soccer team showed they still have what it takes to win the nationals this year with their dominating back-to-back wins in Florida this past weekend. The team returned from Florida with a convincing 6-1 win over St. Louis community college and 5-0 win against Eastern Florida College. “I feel like we really stepped...

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