The Cerritos College track and field team qualified for the State Championships in Mt. San Antonio with its performances in the Southern California Decathlon Championships on April 9 and 8. Alexus Dalton, heptathlon participant, was one of many track and field athletes that qualified for the state championships in Mt. San Antonio college. Dalton believed that she performed well in...
A revision of bylaw P-9 F-13, brought out by the California Community College Athletic Association which will come into effect July 1, will now allow coaching staffs of the community college level to make direct first contact with athletes only through electronic forms of communication. Originally, an athlete interested in a specific school would first have to contact the coach...
By Mario Jimenez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Robinson Entering Rule 5 Draft
Photo credit: Mario Jimenez
This season, the baseball team has prospered from the hard work of the pitching staff that has an outstanding 2.60 ERA (earned run average) on the year. The staff is led by ace Jared Robinson. Robinson in 77 innings pitched this season 8-4 with a 2.34 ERA, 53 strikeouts and 25 walks. When Robinson starts his overpowering arsenal of pitches,...
By Amairani Mendez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Woolen follows her passion
“Baby it’s up to you, will you love me forever? Or is there someone new? so many years, and so many tears, my friends think I’m crazy for, but I still have faith in you. I’m still holding on baby you done me wrong.” These are lyrics to the single “Up to you” by Coco Danja, that can be found...
By Katherine Grijalva (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
'Oculus' successfully frightens and intrigues audience, but reflects it's own ending
Created by the producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidiuous, and directed by Mike Flanagan,'Oculus' has caused immense hype from its audience, and has gained positive reviews from critics, naming it "one of the scariest movies they've seen in years" according to Hollywoodlife.com The film begins with Tim Russell (Brenton Thwaites) being released after 11 years from a mental institution for...
By Zeinab Chahine (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
iFalcon presented a night of improv comedy with GIPS
Last Thursday, the iFalcon Club and Generic Improvisational Peep Show (GIPS) presented a night of improv comedy at Cerritos College. The performance started at 7 p.m. and lasted a little over two hours. Kevin Hoggard, a former theatre professor, started GIPS at Cerritos College in 1985. GIPS is a class at Cerritos College and a touring improv group that goes...
By Luis Guzman (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Game of Thrones Review
The season four premiere of Game of Thrones was a solid episode that introduced new characters and storylines to keep fans of the show stuck to the television. The aftermath of the Red Wedding changed everything in Westeros. Oberyn Martell was a new character that provided viewers more reasons to watch Game of Thrones. Oberyn replaces Doran Martell as his...
Suicides is one of the leading causes of death for college students. Cerritos College held a suicide prevention workshop on Thursday, April 10. The workshop's main focus was about how to prevent someone from committing suicide. It also gave a lot of information such as statistics and videos of real life people who tried committing suicide. Dr. Amanda Han, the...
By Jacqueline Naranjo (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Five 'major' points by Ukita
For many students, choosing a major is a hard process. Students often struggle in choosing a major because they are often operating on misconceptions and have little clarity on what they want to pursue. Sajan Patel, undecided major, is going through college without an idea of what major he is going to choose. “I have no idea on what I...
By Amairani Mendez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
'Passion for Children' in Africa
The Passion for Children Club at Cerritos College raises funds for children in need in Africa. Jada Blanshard, biology major and president of the Passion for Children Club, was inspired to help children in need in Africa. "My mom started this because she is really passionate about children and she grew up in Africa and she saw the hard times...
