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By Zeinab Chahine (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
A common misconception
Students always debate whether university classes are harder than college classes. Well, if you think about it, it all depends on the faculty, level of the class students are taking and the school itself so there is no right answer on which is harder. At a bigger school, you may have more resources, more classes and more options but none...
By Katherine Grijalva (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Why you should transfer? Because, thats why!
At community colleges, students are given the same education any four year university, such as privates, Cal States, UC's, and ivy leagues do. The difference is the title and the fact community colleges are not considered “prestigious” schools. The classes students take are ultimately the same; the textbooks may not have all of the same information, but the subjects are...
By Grester Celis-Acosta (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Rise up Female Gamers
Female gamers have been seen as sexual figures within the gaming community, but that is not true. Female gamers, for the most part, aren’t sexual figures; female gamers are simply gamers like anyone else. When people think of a female gamer, they automatically think of the stereotype. And that is to be an attractive female that always plays Call of...
By Alexandra Scoville (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
The Accreditation team arrives first week of March, is Cerritos College ready?
Photo credit: Maria Lopez
Cerritos College will be going through an Accreditation site visit, where 12 members of other colleges will come to the campus to evaluate Cerritos College on different areas. JoAnna Schilling, vice president of academic affairs, described Accreditation as a “A voluntary system of self-regulation developed to evaluate overall educational quality and institutional effectiveness at our institution (Cerritos College).” The team...
By Zeinab Chahine (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Do You Hear What i Hear Review
Christine Lopez gave a lecture on Robert Schumann, a German composer and a pianist well known in the world of music during the Music Departments concert "Do You Hear What I Hear" on Feb. 21. The lecture focused on two main subjects, the first being Robert Schumann and a piece he composed and the second being a live in class...
By Jacqueline Naranjo (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Cerritos College Keyboard Studies Program encourages students to appreciate music with upcoming piano concert
Dr. Christine Sotomayor Lopez, director of keyboard studies, will present piano concert and lecture series called “Do You Hear What I Hear?” on Friday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. “I do two each semester. The lectures are always done by me and the music is presented by either Cerritos faculty or guest. The focus is always on a particular composer...
By Gustavo Lopez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Review: Robocop is Robocrap
The movie industry had the technology and the 80's icon and it still managed to mess "Robocop" up. The movie was so far up its behind, it lacked consistency in terms of theme and the writing was strained. Spoiler alert: in the first ten minutes the theme was "yes drones are good for American safety and should be embraced no-questions-asked"....
By Denny Cristales (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Lacy part of team that penalized San Francisco
Linda Lacy, Cerritos College president, recalls her time on the accreditation team for the City College of San Francisco, a school that is in danger of losing its accreditation, and how Cerritos College fares in comparison. Lacy said that the report has to remain confidential, but did elaborate on why San Francisco is penalized. “In all honesty, (it is) a...
By Luis Guzman (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Code Red: What if Cerritos College doesn’t come up to snuff?
With Cerritos College going through accreditation review, many scenarios arise as to what will happen when worst comes to worst. Frank Mixson, Faculty coach of accrediation, said, " I feel like we're in a really good place, but you never know how a particular accrediting team will view your college." Accreditation is a process that colleges and universities go through...
By Mario Jimenez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Falcons rally for win at home
The Cerritos Falcons softball team earned their fifth win of the season on Wednesday Feb. 19 by a final score of 4-2 against the visiting Ventura Pirates. Sophomore pitcher Kat Flores pitched a complete game for Cerritos to earn her first win of the year. Flores finished the game giving up seven hits, two runs (one earned) and a lone...
