The Cerritos College women’s basketball team ended its season last night with a 63-39 victory over Compton.
Last week, the Falcons secured the South Coast Conference title and earlier in the season, head coach Karen Welliver became the all-time winningest coach in the state of California.
At the beginning of this season, it seemed like this might be a down year because of a mostly freshman team.
Three of the top players from a season ago transferred and left forwards Mercedes Taylor and Rachael Butler as the only returners.
The seeding for the playoffs will be announced on Monday and start on Wednesday.
The team should get at least one home game and give the school one more chance to enjoy this amazing team.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Thursday, April 24, 2008
A true disaster
Wow! Thursday morning, during a campus disaster drill, nobody seemed to care or did not know what to do.
Some students and faculty calmly walked out of their respected buildings and stood outside the school.
There were a lot of students just wandering around campus however.
There was not much of a police presence on campus, at least not a noticeable one.
Business as usual was continued outside of the evacuated buildings.
The student trustee election was still going on as if there was no campus evacuation and the candidates, along with their supporters, were still passing out fliers to students that passed by.
Even though it was only a drill, it should still be taken seriously.
If it isn’t being taken seriously, is it really helping anyone? Why even have the drill if it is not done properly?
Maybe the campus should have the drills more often, because once a year just is not enough.
Making it at least once a semester seems reasonable because there are new students on campus every semester and it would help them.
If a disaster occurred right now, not many people would be adequately prepared for the real thing.
Some students and faculty calmly walked out of their respected buildings and stood outside the school.
There were a lot of students just wandering around campus however.
There was not much of a police presence on campus, at least not a noticeable one.
Business as usual was continued outside of the evacuated buildings.
The student trustee election was still going on as if there was no campus evacuation and the candidates, along with their supporters, were still passing out fliers to students that passed by.
Even though it was only a drill, it should still be taken seriously.
If it isn’t being taken seriously, is it really helping anyone? Why even have the drill if it is not done properly?
Maybe the campus should have the drills more often, because once a year just is not enough.
Making it at least once a semester seems reasonable because there are new students on campus every semester and it would help them.
If a disaster occurred right now, not many people would be adequately prepared for the real thing.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
A day late or a story short
This last week we came out a day later than usual but it was for a good reason.
There was a story developing and it was in our best interest to come out a day late.
The Board of Trustees has been contemplating whether what action if any was going to be taken in the matter of school president Dr. Noelia Vela.
There was a board meeting on Wednesday night and there was an item on the agenda pertaining to the situation.
Therefore, if we came out on Wednesday we would have missed the story if anything had happened.
Nothing did come out of the meeting but it was still crucial that I held off.
If I did not hold the paper one and a decisions was made then I would have not been able to put it into print until a week later.
This whole, Dr. Vela situation has actually been a great learning experience for me.
Watching the whole thing unfold and hearing all the stories that people have on their dealings with Dr. Vela has been eye opening.
No matter what the outcome the Board of trustees needs to come to a conclusion so everyone can get on with the business of education.
There was a story developing and it was in our best interest to come out a day late.
The Board of Trustees has been contemplating whether what action if any was going to be taken in the matter of school president Dr. Noelia Vela.
There was a board meeting on Wednesday night and there was an item on the agenda pertaining to the situation.
Therefore, if we came out on Wednesday we would have missed the story if anything had happened.
Nothing did come out of the meeting but it was still crucial that I held off.
If I did not hold the paper one and a decisions was made then I would have not been able to put it into print until a week later.
This whole, Dr. Vela situation has actually been a great learning experience for me.
Watching the whole thing unfold and hearing all the stories that people have on their dealings with Dr. Vela has been eye opening.
No matter what the outcome the Board of trustees needs to come to a conclusion so everyone can get on with the business of education.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
A recap of the semester so far
Since the paper is a little, more than halfway over I thought I would recap the semester so far and tell about my experiences as Editor-in-Chief.
The vote of no confidence
First off, the biggest news stories so far is that the Faculty Senate voted in favor of no confidence in the ability of Dr. Noelia Vela and the classified voted to support the Faculties decision.
This story is not going away soon the Board of Trustees still has to make a decision what they will do and the Faculty and Dr. Vela are still in discussions on how to fix the problems that the senate feels is the reason for its vote.
Reconstruction of the campus
One of the reasons the Faculty Senate decided to vote no confidence was due to the lack of communication with the Master Plan.
It felt left out of the decision making process.
Something that people miss about this is that for the most part campus reconstruction is a good thing.
It rebuilds many of the buildings on campus that is much needed.
However, it does this at a great cost especially to the Athletic Department.
It take away instructional space that is, at least the department thinks is much needed.
There must be a compromise so the school can begin construction of much need new buildings.
My Time as Editor-in-Chief and thoughts about where the paper needs to go
Well I think we have done many of the things that I wanted to do at the beginning of the semester and I believe that there has been a lot of improvement since the semester began.
However, I do think that I have let down the community of Cerritos College in some ways.
First of I promised that the Website would be updated twice a week and so far I have not been able to do this.
I thought that I would be easier then it turned out to be and for that, I apologize.
Also, even though, I believe that we have done a great job covering the campus we can do better.
This year sports has not been covered as well as I hoped.
Last year I was Sports Editor and covered most of the sporting events that occurred on campus, but this year because of covering other at time and just taking on too much at others, I have not been able to do that this year.
I apologize to the teams on campus and over the remaining five paper we have I will try to rectify this.
One thing I believe will help not only the paper but also the students at Cerritos is the creation of a MySpace page.
I we can reach a larger audience and get students more involved in the campus.
Overall, I am happy with the performance of the staff and I hope that I can continue to improve and finish the semester with five strong papers.
The vote of no confidence
First off, the biggest news stories so far is that the Faculty Senate voted in favor of no confidence in the ability of Dr. Noelia Vela and the classified voted to support the Faculties decision.
This story is not going away soon the Board of Trustees still has to make a decision what they will do and the Faculty and Dr. Vela are still in discussions on how to fix the problems that the senate feels is the reason for its vote.
Reconstruction of the campus
One of the reasons the Faculty Senate decided to vote no confidence was due to the lack of communication with the Master Plan.
It felt left out of the decision making process.
Something that people miss about this is that for the most part campus reconstruction is a good thing.
It rebuilds many of the buildings on campus that is much needed.
However, it does this at a great cost especially to the Athletic Department.
It take away instructional space that is, at least the department thinks is much needed.
There must be a compromise so the school can begin construction of much need new buildings.
My Time as Editor-in-Chief and thoughts about where the paper needs to go
Well I think we have done many of the things that I wanted to do at the beginning of the semester and I believe that there has been a lot of improvement since the semester began.
However, I do think that I have let down the community of Cerritos College in some ways.
First of I promised that the Website would be updated twice a week and so far I have not been able to do this.
I thought that I would be easier then it turned out to be and for that, I apologize.
Also, even though, I believe that we have done a great job covering the campus we can do better.
This year sports has not been covered as well as I hoped.
Last year I was Sports Editor and covered most of the sporting events that occurred on campus, but this year because of covering other at time and just taking on too much at others, I have not been able to do that this year.
I apologize to the teams on campus and over the remaining five paper we have I will try to rectify this.
One thing I believe will help not only the paper but also the students at Cerritos is the creation of a MySpace page.
I we can reach a larger audience and get students more involved in the campus.
Overall, I am happy with the performance of the staff and I hope that I can continue to improve and finish the semester with five strong papers.
Monday, March 10, 2008
The road to Stockton
The women’s basketball team beat Antelope Valley Saturday and are now going to the to Stockton to compete in the quarter finals of the state tournament.
The Cerritos College sports program has had a great year already.
The Falcons have already won the women’s soccer title and the men’s team made to the quarterfinals.
The women’s water polo team won its first ever playoff game.
And the wrestling team finished second in the state this year.
No matter what happens to the women’s basketball team it is a great accomplishment by a great group of student athletes.
During Saturday’s game the team played with great heart, allowing only seven points in the first half and creating nine turnovers.
This is the first time since 2002 the Falcons have made it to the quarterfinal round.
The team has played well all season and is getting exactly what it deserves, a chance to prove itself against the best teams California has to offer.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The vote is in
The Faculty Senate of Cerritos College voted on Tuesday in favor of no confidence for school President/Superintendent Dr. Noelia Vela.
Vela voiced that she would have liked the senate to push back the vote to give her a chance to discuss the problem it had with her.
But, the senate deiced overwhelmingly to go ahead with the vote.
This was a historic event.
The Faculty Senate has never voted no confidence in the school president.
But besides that what will happen next?
What will the Board of Trustees do with the information that is being provided from the Faculty Senate about what led to its decision?
I guess we will have to wait and see what will all come about after the historic vote by the senate.
I just hope that the Board of Trustees puts in the same amount of effort in making its decision that the senate put in its.
Vela voiced that she would have liked the senate to push back the vote to give her a chance to discuss the problem it had with her.
But, the senate deiced overwhelmingly to go ahead with the vote.
This was a historic event.
The Faculty Senate has never voted no confidence in the school president.
But besides that what will happen next?
What will the Board of Trustees do with the information that is being provided from the Faculty Senate about what led to its decision?
I guess we will have to wait and see what will all come about after the historic vote by the senate.
I just hope that the Board of Trustees puts in the same amount of effort in making its decision that the senate put in its.
Monday, February 18, 2008
A vote of no confidence
With the upcoming vote of no confidence on Dr. Noelia Vela, president/superintendent of Cerritos College, I thought I would throw a few questions I had out there.
First off why are is the Faculty Senate voting no confidence is because it wants change for the better or just change for sake of change.
Is Vela really that bad? Sure, she really does not talk t anyone at the Talon Marks and what have heard is that she really is not that great of a communicator.
However, is that worth the money the school will have to use to fire her?
Will the Board of Trustees fire Vela if the Faculty Senate votes no confidence?
The Board of Trustees is a group of elected officials and the voters would probably not like it if it fires a woman that it just gave a three-year extension too.
If she is fired what steps will be taken to ensure that the school will not have to do this again?
If it fires Vela is should seriously take a look at changing the way the school hires people or in a few years we will be going through the same thing.
First off why are is the Faculty Senate voting no confidence is because it wants change for the better or just change for sake of change.
Is Vela really that bad? Sure, she really does not talk t anyone at the Talon Marks and what have heard is that she really is not that great of a communicator.
However, is that worth the money the school will have to use to fire her?
Will the Board of Trustees fire Vela if the Faculty Senate votes no confidence?
The Board of Trustees is a group of elected officials and the voters would probably not like it if it fires a woman that it just gave a three-year extension too.
If she is fired what steps will be taken to ensure that the school will not have to do this again?
If it fires Vela is should seriously take a look at changing the way the school hires people or in a few years we will be going through the same thing.
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