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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Bianca Martinez

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Bianca Bitches: Access to abortions

Bianca Martinez, Freelance Writer May 16, 2019

Heart beat laws and abortions bans like the one passed most recently in Georgia should never be allowed to pass as they are inhumane, not only for the women in need of the abortion but for the zygote,...

Bianca Bitches: festival fun for all

Bianca Martinez April 10, 2019

Coachella season is finally upon us, April 12 marks the start of the onslaught of “basic bitch” Instagram posts featuring thin women in their best festival looks.But why should festival fashion...

Bianca Bitches: Tit tit hooray

Bianca Martinez March 7, 2019

Women should not be shamed for their breast size, or even lack thereof. Whether she is a member of the itty bitty titty committee, has big ol’ titties or doesn’t possess any due to a medical...

Bianca Bitches: Do’s and dont’s of V-Day

Bianca Martinez, Freelance Writer February 13, 2019

Individuals are scurrying about to find mediocre presents to give their mates. Single people are shouting, “I don’t need anybody, I love myself” in a drunken, embittered manner in some dingy bar. Those...

Legacy of Bucky Bucket lives on

Legacy of Bucky Bucket lives on

Bianca Martinez, Freelance Writer January 30, 2019

The Fine Arts building welcomed the arrival of Benicio Bucket on Jan. 25 in room 245, located in the journalism department. The progeny of former Fine Arts building mascot Bucky Bucket, is currently...

Photo credit: Carlos Ruiz & Carlos Martinez

Bianca Bitches: My culture is not your costume

Bianca Martinez, Editor-in-Chief October 17, 2018

Here we are, the middle of October has crept upon us and found us costumeless for those overrated Halloween parties thrown by friends we met in a community college philosophy, political science or anthropology...

Photo credit: Carlos Ruiz

Bianca Bitches: What women want

Bianca Martinez, Editor-in-Chief August 29, 2018

Hi, are you a male sexually attracted to the female gender? If the answer is yes, find a comfortable locale, take a seat and learn the answer to the age old question, “what do women want from a man?” 1....

Perversion is not limited to one gender

Bianca Martinez, Editor-in-Chief August 21, 2018

The ability to sexually harass, abuse, molest or rape is not as male exclusive as mainstream society claims, with women being capable of committing such acts. Society has deemed women as gentle, unassuming...

Photo credit: Carlos Ruiz

Bianca Bitches: Who asked you?

Bianca Martinez, Editor-in-Chief August 21, 2018

People are not malleable creations for others to manipulate to their preference. If you don't love your partner's natural appearance then stop wasting their time and leave the relationship. You should...

Matt Groening's new series, Disenchantment, made its way on to Netflix on Aug 15. The main characters are voiced by Abbi Jacobson and Eric Andre.

‘Disenchantment’ disenchants audience

Bianca Martinez, Editor-in-Chief August 21, 2018

Matt Groening's most recent attempt to distance himself from "The Simpson's," with Netflix original "Disenchantment" proved unsuccessful. “Disenchantment” is presented in a generic medieval setting,...

Cerritos College anthropology professor Mark Abbruzzese has been a part of faculty since 2005.

Teaching by day, rocking by night

Bianca Martinez August 16, 2018

  A considerable number of Cerritos College students simply attend their classes, do the work, write down notes and only speak with their professors when necessary, but as students were asking...

Bianca Bitches: don’t fret over fashion

Bianca Bitches: don’t fret over fashion

Bianca Martinez, Editor in chief July 11, 2018

We have all stumbled upon the aesthetic side of Instagram at one point in time, you know what I am referring to. All the men and women featured there are in name brand clothing, thinking that a name...

Bianca Bitches: how to find self-peace

Bianca Bitches: how to find self-peace

Bianca Martinez, Editor in chief June 27, 2018

For some people, it comes naturally to love and accept themselves, but for others self-love is a winding and rocky journey they have to embark on in order to achieve that state of being. Self-hate isn’t...

Photo credit: Rachel Tully

Security is Secure Right?

Bianca Martinez and Desmond Byrd February 27, 2018

The Cerritos College campus is an remarkably easy target, campus security is mediocre and there's nowhere to run for cover or even a nearby emergency pole to reach to alert the police. Yet, the famous...

Bianca Bitches: Adulting

Bianca Martinez February 27, 2018

"Pomp and Circumstance," the song that symbolizes new beginnings and that fact that you are now thrust headlong into adulthood, but for many of us with social anxiety, that timeless tune resembles sudden...

Thomas Cunningham, Konstatin Gavrilovich, and Melissa Ongko, Nina Mikhailovna, preparing for opening night. 'The Seagull' runs Feb. 23-24 and March 1-4.

‘The Seagull’ Comes To Cerritos

Bianca Martinez February 27, 2018

Anton Chekhov's play, "The Seagull" flew its way into the Cerritos College's Burnight Studio Theatre, which premiered on Feb. 23. Director Brandt Reiter introduced the 20th century onto campus by incorporating...

Kids need a childhood not guns

Bianca Martinez February 27, 2018

We are now living in a society where children feel that they have an obligation to sacrifice their young lives and childhood in order to fight for the lives of others. If this current situation does not...

Free Speech Zone

Bianca Martinez February 13, 2018

Michael Gonzalez, mathematics major"Valentine's Day for me is just another day going to school and practice, and that's it." Brionna Omar, spanish major"I don't really care about it anymore, not really,...

Bianca Bitches: No touchey

Bianca Martinez February 13, 2018

Valentine’s Day, the day the diapered dwarf and his infamous bow and arrow, is lurking around to pierce those sicky icky in love.And speaking of penetrating, let’s talk consent.What is consent,...

Rose McGowan is a McGarbage feminist

Bianca Martinez February 7, 2018

Just because you shave your head and put on sweatpants it does not make you a feminist, Rose McGowan, so you can take a flying leap back into that skimpy dress you wore to the MTV Video Music Awards in...

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Bianca Martinez January 29, 2018

It is safe to say that all of us have seen at least one National Lampoon flick be it a quick snip-it of "Animal House" on TV while channel surfing or a portion of Caddyshack that you vaguely remember watching."A...

Focus on the rape not the ethnicity

Bianca Martinez January 26, 2018

One of the first things taught to wannabe journalists on how to compose a story of any kind is to state the important information first then go down in level of importance like an inverted triangle. All...

Compromise not crisis with North Korea

Bianca Martinez December 4, 2017

It's time to grab your coats and practice ducking into gutters because that's exactly where we are headed if this North Korea missile crisis isn't handled. And yes, it is a crisis, reminiscent of the...

Art exhibit questions masculinity

Art exhibit questions masculinity

Bianca Martinez October 31, 2017

Cerritos College students now have the chance to see the premise of masculinity countered by LGBTQ+ artists in a new exhibit featured at the Cerritos College Art Gallery. A reception was held Thursday,...

Photo credit: Theater Department

Cast gives shakespeare a try

Bianca Martinez October 11, 2017

For students such as Jacob Rodriguez, who plays the male lead in Cerritos College’s Romeo and Juliet, the rhythm of iambic pentameter was a “challenge” according to Director Reed Brown. Brown...

Students were collecting information from the holistic event. Resources were made available to those in the LGBTQ+ community, undocumented students, victims of domestic violence, those addicted to substances and those with mental health issues. Photo credit: Jose Flores

Holistic health fair provides resources

Bianca Martinez September 19, 2017

Faculty and students were given the opportunity to research organizations and gain resources that may be helpful and encompass a large portion of the student population.Resources were made available to...

Free the flow

Bianca Martinez August 22, 2017

We have all heard this argument at one point or another in our lives, whether in the news or on a Tumblr post.But the fact is this discussion will always remain as long as ovaries are still a part of human...

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