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By Armando Jacobo (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Faculty perform during music gala
The 30th semi-annual Faculty Gala presented by ASCC and the Cerritos College Music Department at the Burnight Center Theatre took place on March 2nd. The Faculty Gala is a benefit concert held every semester to raise scholarships funds for students in the applied music program. The applied music program offers private music lessons in all band and orchestral instruments, as...
By Armando Jacobo (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Chef Ray L. Duey Demonstration
Photo credit: Armando Jacobo
Rain doesn’t stall chef Ray L. Duey’s fruit and vegetable carving demonstration On Saturday February 28, Cerritos College played host to a demonstration, in the student center, of the culinary art of fruit and vegetable carving by renowned culinary artist, Chef Ray L. Duey. Chef Ray L. Duey is a certified executive chef with over dozens of medals in competition...
While comic book store owner John Berry walked into his store early in the morning, to surf the internet before the rush of buyers stormed in, he came across an article concerning a fellow "Brony," a male My Little Pony. The article told the story of an 11 year old North Carolina native, Michael Morones, who was a fan of...
By Larissa Morales (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Women's history month essay contest in full swing
March is now upon us and with this month brings Women’s History Month. In honor of this, Cerritos College’s gender studies faculty is hosting a writing contest. Linda Palumbo, an English professor, said, “We coordinate with the national theme each year for women’s history month in designing the essay topics.” Any student at the college may enter to win. The...
The amount of parking machines throughout Cerritos College has been inconvenient for students like Damani Williams, computer science major, with the seven machines in the parking lot said to not be enough. Williams said he feels that there should be at least two parking machines in each aisle on campus. However, he said that the price of $2 is still...
By Alexus Aragon (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Montana transfer fits well into softball team
Freshman Roxanna Jensen, outfielder for the softball team, is a transfer student from Montana that came to Cerritos College to meet new friends and further her time playing softball. Jensen’s time in California and the Cerritos College softball team has been beneficial to her as she had an even better experience as a freshman transfer. “It’s pretty good, I live...
By Alexandra Gomez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Students are influenced by rating website
Photo credit: Alexandra Gomez
Aside from looking at who has more chili peppers on RateMyProfessors, students navigate through the website to determine what professor is an ideal fit. Out of 100 students on campus, a combined 63 of them said the website had a profound influence on whether or not they chose to enroll in a professors’ class. “It’s a pretty helpful tool. I...
He soared and soared and soared. And when he came down, it’s almost as if he never did because all Adam Aguirre found was history. Aguirre, who specializes in high jump among other events, broke the high jump record set back in 1979 by former track and field athlete Dean Sears. The new mark is seven feet, while the old...
Through unanimous votes from community colleges, Cerritos College will begin its first of two straight years in hosting the basketball State Championships at the Falcon Gymnasium from March 14 to 16. Hosting the tournament is a two-year cycle, and it rotates every two years between community colleges from north and south. The cycle is in its south stage, and Cerritos...
By Alexandra Scoville (Alexandra as photographer) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Health insurance information provided by Young Invincibles
Photo credit: Alexandra Scoville
An organization by the name Young Invincibles teamed up with the Adult Education Department at Cerritos College to provide health care insurance information to students as well as community members. The information was presented at a workshop on Saturday from 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Health Science Building, room 102. Maria Beltran, California outreach coordinator for Young Invincibles,...
