"A different type of accreditation," Athletics dean Daniel Smith said. While the school's class rooms undergoes its accreditation, the fields, courts and pools get a different test. Cerritos' conference participates in a program called the athletic programs review and it happens every six years, according to Smith. "We do an extensive review process." Smith said, "we bring in a conference...
Students attended an afternoon Scholarship Workshop sponsored by the Re-Entry Resource Program, Mon. Feb. 9, for this purpose: to find ways to essentially get “free money,” to help defray the high rising costs of the educational systems they play to attend. With a deadline date looming to complete the online general scholarship application of Monday, Feb. 24, students sat and...
By Armando Jacobo (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
LEGO Movie Review
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller bring the creative adaptation of a popular childhood play toy to life with "The LEGO Movie". The concept of basing a film entirely on a product seems cynical, but "The LEGO Movie" puts doubters and skeptics to rest with it's wildly imaginative, genuinely touching, and hilarious rendition. The usage of Legos throughout the film, gives...
By Armando Jacobo (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Phi Theta Kappa fundraiser for children
Phi Theta Kappa capped off its Round One Fundraiser in Lakewood, Calif. for the Passion for Children Foundation on Thursday, Feb. 13. The Passion for Children Foundation provides sustainable and affordable healthcare to underprivileged children of Sierra Leone, West Africa. “We’re doing this for Passion for Children Foundation, where children (are) deprived of nourishment, food, education, even basic essentials for...
By Larissa Morales (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Raising Awareness for Financial Aid
The Cerritos College Financial Aid Office hosted the second of its four part fair in order to help raise awareness for students on different aspects of financial aid on Thursday, Feb. 13 in between the library and the office. "Basically we're trying to make sure that students around the Cerritos (College) campus are aware of all of their financial aid...
By Gustavo Lopez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read
What is your opinion on females playing video games?
With video games becoming a bigger more diverse medium, we at Talon Marks couldn't stop wondering what is the opinion of students on what they think about females playing video games? Here is what they had to say. Destiny Mendoza Nursing Major- "If they wanna(play video games) go for, If they like it go for it play it." Kimberly Gallegos...
By Mario Jimenez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Falcons snap two game losing streak with win
Cerritos College baseball team was victorious at home by a score of 10-6 against the visiting Mt. San Jacinto Eagles Thursday, Feb. 13. The Falcons came into the game looking to snap a two game losing streak. The Falcons sent right handed pitcher/outfielder Kyle Carpenter to the mound and Carpenter battled through five and two thirds of an inning, giving...
By Akeem Ivory (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Possible first gay NFL player
Well this could become reality for one NFL hopeful Michael Sam who on Sunday, Feb. 9,2014 announced his sexual orientation to the world via ESPN. This was only a matter of time that the door of separation between heterosexual and homosexual in Men’s sports was broken, there was time that the wall of segregation between black and white athlete came...
By Maria Lopez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Valentines Day comes early to Falcon Square
Instead of singing serenades, like the Kabarkada Club advertised on Facebook, it decided to sell caricatures at their Valentine's Day booth on Thursday, Feb. 13 Ron Cordova, nursing major and president of the Kabarkada Club, was at the booth helping to draw cartoons for students.“We’re just drawing people,” he said. “(Drawing) has always been one of my favorite hobbies.”The booth...
By Grester Celis-Acosta (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Movies based on video games... no, just no
There have been many shots by movie directors trying to make movies based on a video game, but most of the time the movie is garbage. Personally the movie industry should stop trying to make movies based on video games. There have been many different movies like “Super Mario Bros.,” “Doom,” “Mortal Kombat,” “Prince of Persia” and the “Resident Evil”...
