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Winning slide show from JACC Convention

The JACC statewide winning Team Feature 2.0 slide show from the Cerritos College team of Ashley Aguirre, Rick Gomez and Megan Winters.


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Smokeout

Smokeout tries to help smokers quit

Student Health Services promoted the American Cancer Society's 34th Great American Smokeout on Nov. 19. Full story

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Veterans Club to take kids to movies

On Dec. 21, the Students Veterans Club will be joining up with SHIELDS for Families Inc. to take 45 children ranging between the ages of 6-12 years of age, to the movie theater.

TOMS Shoes is one-for-one

Blake Mycoskie is no stranger to the concept of a socially conscientious business model, the founder of TOMS Shoes, built his company around one simple model: one-for-one.

Sweatshops on a rampage

Sweatshops have been known to force workers into overtime, deny them the rights to form unions and to work under safe conditions, and paying wages they can barely live on.

Cerritos by the numbers

An ethnicity, gender and age report of Cerritos College has been released on the fall issue of the In Sight magazine.

Accounting Club invites CEO to Cerritos

The Cerritos College Accounting Club hosted special guest speaker Robert Rodriguez, owner and CEO of First Pacific Advisors, on Nov. 12.

 

Students enter costume contest

A robot, GI Joe, the Predator, and the Mad Hatter were the winners of Cerritos College's 2009 Halloween costume contest.

Nursing holds pumpkin contest

The Student Nursing Association of Cerritos College hosted its third annual pumpkin carving contest.

Cerritos honors the dead

The dead will walk the earth on Nov. 2 for the Mexican holiday “Dia de los Muertos.” At Cerritos, students and faculty got an early taste of the celebration last Tuesday.

Floats animate crowds

Some of the different floats that were included were "Finding Nemo," "Family Guy," "The Flinstones" and the childhood cartoon classic, "The Smurfs."

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Homecoming floats go cartoonish

Building a float takes time, dedication and teamwork, even when working with the subject of the floats, "Animated Favorites."

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Pound by Pound

'Pound by Pound' weight loss

A new program at Cerritos is offering a healthier way of life.

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Spreading breast cancer awareness

Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant, or cancer, cells form in the tissues of the breast.

Swine flu vaccination coming to Cerritos

There are precautions you can take to prevent yourself from getting the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.

Mun2 shows up on campus

The crew from Mun2’s show, "The Look," invaded Cerritos College on Oct. 12.

PinkDrive

Bookstore spreads awareness

The Cerritos College community is given the opportunity to show support for the Breast Cancer Awareness Month by buying from a pink section at the bookstore.

Flu shots available at SHS

Stay healthy this season. Get your flu shot here on campus at the Cerritos College Student Health Services during the month of October.

Motorcycle lessons offered at Cerritos

The Community Education Department of Cerritos College is offering motorcycle classes to students who meet the requirements.

Wei Huang

Wei Huang wins logo design contest

Wei Huang, a first-year art student from Bellflower, recently won a logo design award for the ABC Adult School.

Child Development

CDC learns techniques in Italy

Debra Ward, director of Child Development Center, along with 12 other child development instructors, took a trip last year in March to Reggio Emilia.

Teacher TRAC offers several programs

The Teacher TRAC Program offers students pursuing a career in education a blend of academic and student services for exploring many pathways to achieving a teaching career.

Faculty member receives woodworking award

Carl Stammerjohn won the Master Woodworker's Award at the San Diego County Fair.

Blood Drive

Red Cross bleeds students

The Red Cross is back on campus for its September blood drive, ending on Sept. 16.

Colombia

From California to Colombia with love

Since the deportation of her husband, a Cerritos student has lived a life marked by strenuous legal battles, thousands of dollars worth of legal fees, calling cards and trips to Colombia.

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Assessment Testing moved to LC201

The Assessment Testing Center—located inside the LC Building—is the one place to go if you are a new student at Cerritos.

ICC

ICC has first meeting

Representatives and presidents of campus clubs were in attendance as the commissioner of ICC, Brian Kochems, and coordinator of Student Activities, Dean Ackland, greeted everybody and went over important guidelines for clubs.

In-N-Out truck

ASCC welcomes students with In-N-Out

Students were able to get free In-N-Out burgers by updating their student IDs.

Cerritos student 'thinks she can dance'

Cerritos College student, Elieth Koulzons, emerges as a contestant of "So You Think You Can Dance?"

Dean Ackland

99 percent positivity from Ackland

After almost 40 years in the education field, Dean Ackland is still moving forward with his career.

Illegal immigrant attending Cerritos

As an undocumented illegal immigrant, Mario Gomez has both suffered and learned to overcome many obstacles that have been presented in his life.

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Locks of Love helps sick kids with wigs

Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that takes donated hair to make wigs for financially disadvantaged kids with medical-related hair loss.

EOPS

EOPS helps with money to students

The Extended Opportunity Program and Services offers extra money to eligible students across campus.

Re-entry Program reaches to students

The Re-entry Resource Program at Cerritos College reaches out to those students that have been out of school for three or more years and that are 25 years or older.