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By Gildardo Aquino (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Local Cafe hosts comedians
Comedians and improve groups from Cerritos College gathered at the Leche Café and Bookstore in Norwalk on Friday to a seemingly full audience. Graphic design major, Jamar Miller aka “Mac Fly” was the host for the night and got the audience involved early in the show with jokes and asking the audience a few questions, one of them being if...
In a sudden turn of events, Cerritos College women’s basketball team will have a fighting chance in the Southern California Conference playoffs. The Falcons were just about to hang up the towel for the spring season, until a revision of RPI, a rating index for teams, caused the conference to look into the call and change the outcome. Athletic director...
Cerritos College men’s basketball team was informed it will be an eight seed and will host Cuesta College in the first round game in the Southern California Regional Playoffs. The team posted a 17-10 record this season, which led to a three-way tie with the LA Harbor Seahawks (21-6, 10-3) and Long Beach City (18-9, 10-3). “We still came out...
Cerritos College says farewell to one of the school’s members, Nancy Montgomery. Montgomery resigned from her position as Cerritos College Health Care Center associate dean to take up a job in Irvine Valley College. She announced her resignation on Wednesday, Feb. 5 through an e-mail to her staff. The e-mail Montgomery sent to the staff said, “I have accepted a...
By Sebastian Echeverry (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Kinship legacy on the court
Sports have been known to unite the world to reach one goal. Teammates, at times, will band together to form a sort of brotherhood to reach the goal of the team. Very few times are those sport related brotherhoods forged from actual related blood. The Cerritos College tennis team features siblings that share a love of tennis. Brother and sister,...
By Gustavo Olguin (Alexandra as photographer) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Raising funds for bullied boy
Photo credit: Alexandra Scoville
Metropolis Comics will be holding a fundraiser on Wednesday, Feb. 26 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., to raise funds for a child that attempted to commit suicide after being bullied for being a fan of “My Little Pony.” Michael Morones is an 11-year-old boy from North Carolina that is suffering from brain damage after attempting to commit suicide by...
By Katherine Grijalva (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
ASCC participates for first time in 'March in March'
The Associated Students of Cerritos College (ASCC) will be participating in its first ever “March in March” for student rights on Sunday in Sacramento. The “March in March” is an advocacy event that is traditionally organized by the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC). It is a march in which the students protest to show the legislators personal concerns...
By Kristopher Carrasco (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Cerritos College Art Gallery Opening
Photo credit: Carlos Holguin
The Cerritos College Art Gallery is presenting three different and interesting pieces by several artists. The art gallery had its grand opening Monday, February 10. Artists Hollis Cooper, Connie DK Lane and Meeson Pae Yang are being featured in the Cerritos College Art Gallery until March 14. Each piece gives a different perception of modern art. The first piece in...
By Alexandra Scoville (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
'Date and Switch' explores moving message
“Date and Switch” provides audiences with a important message that everyone should hear. That “Love’s all about the right combination” as a poster for the movie reads. The message behind the movie may just be the best part about it. “Date and Switch” is a decent movie, but the concept behind it is a great one. The movie tells the...
By Carlos Holguin (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Grounds
There seems to be a strange uncertainty when it comes to transgender students using the correct bathroom. An uncomfortable air from students who may not understand the concept of being transgender and students who identify with a different gender. Add to the fact that some trans students may identify as neither gender, both genders, or be gender fluid (fluctuating between...
