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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Gonzalo Saucedo, Staff Writer

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Theater department set to release controversial works

Gonzalo Saucedo January 18, 2011

  The Cerritos College Theater Department will be hosting two productions this semester: "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" and "Reefer Madness."   "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot," debuting...

“Hornet” fails to deliver

Gonzalo Saucedo January 18, 2011

"The Green Hornet" is a poor and seemingly uninspired film, completely devoid of character. "Hornet" is filled with so much pointless dialogue and so many ludicrous scenarios, that nothing could possibly...

Estrada brothers wrestle together

Gonzalo Saucedo, Carlos Blandino December 6, 2010

The Cerritos College wrestling program has no shortage of family ties.   Alfonso Estrada, Ramon Estrada, and Thomas Estrada are all brothers on the wrestling team.   Ramon and Thomas are twins...

Students are ‘Caught’ in the theater

Gonzalo Saucedo December 6, 2010

The audience laughed out loud at "Caught in the Act... Again!" in the Burnight Theatre Dec. 3. The comedic production includes four separate one-act plays directed by four different people, all utilizing...

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, from left, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger star in Warner Bros. Pictures' fantasy adventure, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Harry Potter brooms away other competitors

Gonzalo Saucedo November 24, 2010

"Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1" is the best Potter film made thus far. It is easily the deepest, darkest, most intricate, and most enjoyable installment in the series, to date. The film...

Inscription writes students art

Gonzalo Saucedo November 12, 2010

  "I was watching my kids and how often they text messaged each other back and forth, and it seemed like they were speaking, not so much with their mouths, as they were with their fingers," James...

Families took their children to the City of Norwalk Halloween Festival. The EOPS club did its part in the festival by helping with the various activities.

Eops volunteers at halloween festival

Gonzalo Saucedo November 1, 2010

  "While lots of people were dressed up in their costumes partying, we were out helping the city of Norwalk on Halloween night." Daniel Fragoso, president of the EOPS Club spoke these words after...

dumb facebook statuses

Gonzalo Saucedo October 31, 2010

"Just got up!  Going to shower!  Then going to school!  Text me!" Is your Facebook wall congested with unnecessary and worthless status updates such as the one above? This confounding dilemma...

BRIEF- do you hear what i hear lecture and piano concert series

Gonzalo Saucedo October 25, 2010

The "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Lecture and Piano Concert Series continued on Friday in the Room BC-51.  Students were presented a lecture on 19th-century composer Frederic Chopin, and a demonstrative...

do you hear what i hear piano concert

Gonzalo Saucedo October 25, 2010

  The "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Lecture and Piano Concert Series continued on Friday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Music Department Building as students and musicians were educated on the life...

paranormal activity 2 review ^

Gonzalo Saucedo October 21, 2010

"Paranormal Activity 2" is, at best, a semi-successful attempt at re-captivating the audience that helped make the franchise's first installment such a big hit. Though the scares and suspense are moderately...

Another look at float building

Gonzalo Saucedo October 17, 2010

Different Cerritos College clubs began individually building their homecoming floats on Oct. 11 in hopes of constructing the best one. The float building took place on the east side of Falcon Field. Each...

ISA Float

Gonzalo Saucedo October 17, 2010

  "Around the World in 80 Days" was the inspiration for the International Student Association's (ISA) homecoming float this year. They hoped their float would rise above those of the other clubs,...

Arthurs Miller's play "The Crucible" came to ife at the Burnight Theatre.

“The Crucible” opens its doors to the public

Gonzalo Saucedo October 11, 2010

Cerritos College Theatre Department's presentation of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller both satisfies and disappoints, leaving the audience with a rather neutral and mediocre theater experience. The Burnight...

Third Annual J.U.i.C.E. Hip-Hop Dance Festival %`

Gonzalo Saucedo October 7, 2010

Revered hip-hop performers from various areas gave a flashy show to the audience at the Ford Amphitheater in Hollywood. The Third Annual J.U.i.C.E. Hip-Hop Festival on Oct.2 drew in a crowd of over 1,000...

Third Annual J.U.i.C.E. Hip-Hop Dance Festival

Gonzalo Saucedo October 7, 2010

  Revered hip-hop performers from various areas gave a flashy show to the audience at the Ford Amphitheater in Hollywood on the night of Oct. 2. The Third Annual J.U.i.C.E. Hip-Hop Festival drew...

“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Lecture and Piano Concert Series

Gonzalo Saucedo September 26, 2010

  Students and aspiring musicians alike were treated to a music history lesson coupled with demonstrative performances when they attended the first event in the "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Lecture...

G. Saucedo-“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Lecture and Piano Concert Series ^`

Gonzalo Saucedo September 26, 2010

Students and aspiring musicians alike were treated to a music history lesson coupled with demonstrative performances when they attended the first event in the "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Lecture and Piano...

Keir Gilchrist, far left, Zach Galifianakis, center, and Emma Roberts, far right star in "It's Kind of a Funny Story."

‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’ proves to not be a funny story

Gonzalo Saucedo September 22, 2010

"It's Kind of a Funny Story": well... it kind of wasn't. The film is based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Ned Vizzini of the same name. "It's Kind of a Funny Story" is a self-professed dramedy, directed...

One of the pieces displayed at the "Neither Swords Nor Plowshares" art exhibit.

Neither Swords Nor Plowshares art show

Gonzalo Saucedo September 13, 2010

  A new art exhibit, "Neither Swords Nor Plowshares", is on full display at the Cerritos College Art Gallery, beginning Sept. 13 and ending Oct. 14. The art show adopts the concepts exerted by the...

Third annual Long Beach Poppin’ Play Festival

Gonzalo Saucedo August 29, 2010

The 3rd Annual Long Beach Poppin' Play Festival continued this past weekend with more of Alive Theatre's unique plays. The festival is a showcase of the company's one-of-a-kind productions, This year,...

Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) and Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) in "The Last Exorcism." Photo credit

The Last Exorcism is so good, it is scary

Gonzalo Saucedo August 23, 2010

  I can't say that I went into "The Last Exorcism" with the utmost enthusiasm. Does anyone want to watc another movie categorized under the seemingly played-out "exorcism" horror subgenre...

The Last Exorcism Review ^

Gonzalo Saucedo August 22, 2010

I can't say that I went into "The Last Exorcism" with the utmost enthusiasm.Another movie categorized under the seemingly played-out "exorcism" horror subgenre with relatively unknown actors when and it's...

Gay marriages blocked in California

Gonzalo Saucedo August 22, 2010

Countless gay couples' agony was painfully prolonged with last week's decision to keep new same-sex marriages in California on hold. California Proposition 8, passed in the November 2008 state elections,...

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