Professor Hoppe-Nagao is a woman who accomplishes juggling a job, motherhood and pursuing a Doctorate in education. In March, she will add conference keynote speaker to her accomplishments as well. The local chapter of American Association for Women in Community Colleges will be holding a ‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky’ annual conference in March 2014 and Professor Hoppe-Nagao will...

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History repeats itself once more for the Cerritos College women’s soccer team as it was named back-to-back champions of the CCCAA state championships. The final, hosted by Cosumnes River College on Sunday, saw Cerritos College and Santiago Canyon College in a physically brutal game, as the match ended with a 3-0 score. The key player of the match was sophomore...

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Talent for A Cause: Where Everyone is A Winner is a talent show being held by the Child Development Club on Tuesday, Dec. 3 in the Student Center. "Our whole goal is to have a fundraiser, but more of a toy drive," said the Child Development's co-president Jovanna Ledesma. "It's not going to be a contest. There's not going to...

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To promote Stress Less Awareness week, the Active Minds Club held a bake sale on the library sidewalk on Wednesday afternoon and will be holding it again Thursday . Cookies, flan and cakes were sold from prices ranging from 50 cents to a dollar in order to raise funds for future club events. Free stress balls and mental health information...

'Tis the season for giving and that's exactly what the Veteran Resource Center at Cerritos College is doing for this Thanksgiving holiday. "This year we had a really difficult time with our veterans having food," said Nancy Montgomery, Associate Dean of Health, Wellness & Veterans. Despite the numerous programs that there are for veterans, many of them are finding a...

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The stigma that Americans have of homeless people may be along the lines of lazy, uneducated, or mentally ill. However, 32 percent of homeless people have graduated college and have degrees. The Social Equality Club held a film screening about the Student Debt Crisis last Tuesday, informing the students on why they should get loans, how it will effect their...

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Day one of the CCCAA state championships semi-finals proved well for the Cerritos College women’s soccer team. The Falcons took an astonishing lead over the Foothill Owls Friday Dec. 6 in Consumnes River College with a score of 7-0. Swift speed and a thunderous attack was key to victory and the ladies advance to the Finals on Sunday, Dec. 8...

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Video games are influential on kids from their youth because they shape and train the way their brains think. As a kid, "Super Mario Bros." taught us that flowers were the way for a person to spit out fireballs. Of course it never worked, but then came different games. In "Mike Tyson's Punch Out," you learned that a little guy,...

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Sitting on an uncomfortable seat at a movie theater does not even begin to compare with the luxury of being in your own home, kicking off your shoes, sipping hot chocolate and watching a movie. Movie theaters will never go away because they are an American tradition. However, there comes a point where one could resent this American date tradition....

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Nowadays, it's all about taking selfies (i.e., photographing yourself) whether it's at the beach or at a theme park such as Disneyland; it's always fun to take photographs. Snapchat, a popular smartphone app, enables you to take pictures as well as videos and set timers up to 10 seconds on all of your snaps that you want to send to...

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