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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Briana Hicks

Briana Hicks, Staff Writer

If you want to get an idea of who I am, look at some of my stories. You can find out a little bit about me in my the way I write. Growing into the role of a college student, I’m beginning to find out who I am in this life. Back when I first began coming to Cerritos, I never would’ve imagined that I’d find my connection to the school on the college newspaper. Let alone, find people who actually understand me as well as I understand them. My path in life is unfolding itself before, and I am so excited to see where it takes me.

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Student life not found on campus

Briana Hicks, Campus Life Editor January 18, 2016

Cerritos College doesn’t feel like a school. Instead it feels more like walking into a party with no music playing. Each day spent at school is dry like sandpaper, just as boring as watching rolling...

Adele sings during the show at the 85th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles, California, Sunday, February 24, 2013. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Something is missing in Adele’s Latest Album

Briana Hicks, Staff Writer December 9, 2015

Adele’s latest album, “25," is a great album, but it isn’t as good as everyone makes it out to be. Her album titled “21,” had numerous stand out songs, such as “Rolling in the Deep," "Rumour...

The Influential Teens in Black America

Briana Hicks November 25, 2015

Time Magazine named Amanda Stenberg, Malia Obama and Zendaya Coleman as the top 30 most influential teens of 2015. These three young African American women have actively made big strides to use their...

It was not a UFO after all

Briana Hicks November 16, 2015

With a daily and normal routine everyday, people in California noticed a strange phenomenon over their heads. On Saturday, Nov. 7, people across Southern California had claimed that they’d seen a...

Campus Police Oversteps Boundaries

Briana Hicks November 3, 2015

A campus cop should never have the right to violently drag a high school student out of class. On Monday, Oct. 26 at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, a young African...

Religion and the LGBTQ community

Briana Hicks October 15, 2015
In honor of LGBTQ history month, an event was held Tuesday, Oct. 13 to raise awareness for the people that struggle to accept themselves within the LGBTQ community due to religious organizations.
Chef Michael Pierini and Cerritos College staff prepare to cut ribbon. This marks the opening of the $7.6 million dollar kitchen Photo credit: Briana Hicks

Culinary arts reborn

Briana Hicks October 12, 2015
Phoenix, a mythological bird, who was continuously reborn from it’s own ashes. This bird symbolizes the new culinary arts kitchen, being reborn from its ashes.

Turning a blind eye

Briana Hicks September 27, 2015

Celebrities. They’re the most talked about in everyday life. There are some people that can give you all the information you need to know about a celebrity.Unfortunately, if you were to ask a random...

Safe haven for Cerritos College

Briana Hicks September 16, 2015
The Campus Safety Event was presented as a safe haven for students who were going through things in their personal lives, such as dating/domestic violence, sexual/physical abuse, stalking, bullying or going through a hard time at home.
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