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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks

Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks

Adam El-Asmer is a true Cerritos College alumni

Adam El-Asmer finds nostalgia on his past stomping grounds

Samuel Carey, Co-Community Editor
March 23, 2023
Adam El-Asmer was a student here at Cerritos College and gives his thoughts and what he accomplished.
Untitled 1987 Portrait

Stay Gallery hosts exhibit for Cerritos College Alumni

Gabriel Villegas, Staff Writer
October 5, 2022
Angel Acordagoitia displayed his art at Downey’s Stay Gallery using blacklight reactive paint to give his art a double meaning.
Scrimmage practice

Homecoming game returns this winter, football coach pushes back

Samuel Chacko, Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2022
Dean of Student Services Elizabeth Miller said that the homecoming games are coming back in the winter and the head football coach said he's going to have an alumni game in Nov.
Mayor Jennifer Perez sits in the City of Norwalk City Council Chambers while the City logo peeks out behind her.  And talking to Cerritos College students and faculty about her political career.  March 25, 2021

From Cerritos College student to Mayor of Norwalk: Meet Jennifer Perez

Jacqueline Cochran, News Editor
March 26, 2021
Norwalk Mayor talks to students about her college experience and how that led to her current position as the Mayor of Norwalk.
Cerritos College alumnus and award-winning journalist, Erick Galindo '09, was the latest guest on 'Alumni Conversations', a monthly virtual series which highlights the careers of former Cerritos College students. Galindo talked about his motivation for his NYT article, 'The Mexican Beverly Hills' and discussed some of the pushback he received, on Feb. 25, 2021.

Cerritos alumnus Erick Galindo discusses working at New York Times, advice for students

Mirella Vargas, Life Editor
March 4, 2021
Cerritos College alumnus, LA Times and New York Times contributor and award-winning journalist Erick Galindo was the latest guest on 'Alumni Conversations', where he talked about his buzz-worthy NYT article, 'The Mexican Beverly Hills,' and shared some advice for students considering journalism as a career.
Undocumented alumni spoke Friday night, Oct. 23. They said their journey in higher education began at Cerritos College. Photo credit: Nitish Meena/Unsplash

These trailblazers didn’t let their citizenship stop them from succeeding

Daniel Suarez Jr., News Editor
October 30, 2020
Alumni from Cerritos College shared their experiences as undocumented students on campus and how they navigated the path to success
Cerritos College celebrates Ecuadorian culture for Hispanic Heritage Month

Cerritos College celebrates Ecuadorian culture for Hispanic Heritage Month

Vivian Yglesias, Staff Writer
October 14, 2019

Cerritos College hosted an Ecuador musical and dance in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month on Oct. 9. The dance was performed by alumni students, Yolanda Villegas and backup dancers, dressed in Ecuadorian...

Jacob Jimenez, 25, and Sammy "Ramone" Santos, perform at the popular pirate themed Redwood Bar in Downtown Los Angeles Sept, 7.

Kicking it with Velvateen

Rebecca Aguila, Online Editor
September 25, 2019

The last time we left off with the up and coming band, Velvateen, they were on the verge of just getting settled in the south Los Angeles backyard ska and punk scene. Velvateen is a garage-rock band...

Former alumni, Jacob Jimenez and drummer Mark Jarrett form their band Velvateen. The band incorporates elements of classic rock and rhythms of heavy metal. Photo credit: Courtesy of the Velvateen's.

Velvateen’s rising recognition in the backyard scene

Rebecca Aguila, Staff writer
September 19, 2018

Cerritos College alumni Jacob Jimenez, gives the audience a hardcore tune with his newly-created band entitled Velvateen. The garage rock band creates this raw and classic rock-and-roll sound, with...

Alejandro Patino (left) and Forrest Hartl (right) in a scene from their short film "The Whexican."  The movie is based off Hartl's experience with his grandfather, who is played by Patino.

Hartl’s film ‘The Whexican’ is finalist at Tucson Film Festival

Gustavo Olguin, Managing Editor
May 13, 2014

“The Whexican”, a short film that was put together by a crew of predominantly Cerritos College alumni, placed as one of the nine finalists at the Tucson Film Festival. The finalists have a chance...

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