Alexandra Scoville

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Worked on 397 assignments, created 71, named on 39 bylines for Talon Marks.

By (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Smart Thinking: 24/7 online service for students

There is going to be a new, free online tutoring service for students offered at Cerritos College, who need a few extra hours of tutoring in their classes. Smart Thinking, the name of the company who is providing the online tutoring, is a service that is going to be available 24/7 for any student who is either taking an online...

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By (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

New Court Justice and Chief Court Justice fill remaining seats

The Judicial Court met for its second time this semester on Tuesday, Feb. 4., as two new members filled some of the vacant seats in Judicial Court. Michael Melindo, Nursing major, was announced as a new Court Justice and Regina Jayster, Political science major, was made Chief Justice Pro-tempore. Melindo said, "I feel like it's a good opportunity for me...

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By (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

The Child Development Center hosts Snowy Day for kids and family

Photo credit: Sebastian Echeverry

It was indeed a “snowy” day on campus, or at least it was at the Child Development Center on Friday Jan. 31. Carmina Weir, mother of four year-old Joshua Weir, enjoyed the social aspect of the “Snowy Day” event, hosted by the Child Development Center, as the event had dancing, performances and recreation for all the children at the annual...

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By (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read

" That Awkward Moment "

Hey girls, guys eat ice cream when they are depressed too. “That Awkward Moment” is such a refreshing movie that it will make your heart beat fast, your eyes swell up with tears, and don’t forget that pain in your side when you laugh a lot. This movie has it all, it’s pretty obvious that girls will rush to movie...

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By (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read

FSZ: Stress

With students starting to deal with some of the first tests and essays of the semester, the stress levels can start to build up. To give students ideas of ways to calm down and make it through the month, we asked a few students here on campus what they did to calm down. Priscilla Quinones, nutritionist major "I scream. I...

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By (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Financial Aid process a tedious one, but help is available

Photo credit: Gustavo Olguin

An estimated 70 percent of students apply for financial aid each year. Some of these students many have problems applying, but the financial aid office has provided four steps to guide students through the financial aid process. Step one is to apply; when applying for financial aid, it’s best to apply early. Dean of Student Support Services Kimberly Westby said,...

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By (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

DLC for suckers

For the past 10 years a new trend has emerged in the gaming industry: downloadable content. There have been times when DLC improves the gaming experience and other times it doesn’t add anything new to the gameplay and exists solely for making money. One of the more notoriuos exmaples of DLC money swindling comes from Capcom’s “Street Fighter X Tekken.”...

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By (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 1 other for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Darwin Day to honor man's influence and ideas

Lauren Didio, vice president of the Anthropology Club, desires unique input from students on campus when the club hosts its Darwin Day event on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in order to recognize the influence Charles Darwin had on their lives. “Charles Darwin had such a huge impact on everything; Medicine, all the science areas and even religion, he had such a...

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By (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Defense Dominates in Super Bowl XLVIII

The Seahawks outplayed the Denver Broncos in every aspect of the Super Bowl, earning Seattle a 43-8 victory over Denver Sunday. Seattle held Denver to only 8 points in the entire game when they had averaged 37.9 points per game in the regular season. Seattle scored in the first 12 seconds of the game with a safety and then stopped...

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By (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

First Invitational of the season

The Cerritos College swim and diving team is preparing for its first swim meet of the season. The meet takes place on Feb. 7 and 8 in the city of San Diego. “I feel that our team is prepared,” freshman Daryl DaSilva said. The team practices very hard everyday in order to get ready for the upcoming season, according to...

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