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By Solmayra Mendez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Negative celebrity influences
The mention of celebrities like Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus get a lot of buzz these days and not for great reasons. Their faces appear on every tabloid out there for the whole world to view. However, can seeing celebrities everywhere have a negative effect on society? For younger fans, the life of celebrities might seem like the easiest thing...
By Akeem Ivory (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
A world of Transcendence
"Transcendence" has something for all viewers, romantics between Dr. Will Caster and his wife Evelyn showing that people are willing to do anything keep their love ones alive, for the female viewers, action with people getting shot by terriost groups and big explosions as the miliarty attack the super computer and his followers for the guys, even had a few...
By Mario Jimenez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Falcons win conference championship; gain momentum heading into playoffs.
Photo credit: Mario Jimenez
Cerritos opened the floodgates on the Seahawks as they scored at least 1 run in every inning. “I think today we stepped it up and came together more,” said sophomore first basemen Haley Whitney. Whitney came up big for the Falcons with a single and an RBI double. According to Whitney, the Falcons have to keep working as a team...
As Spring semester comes to a close on Thursday, April 24, 11 Cerritos College outstanding faculty winners were honored for their distinguished service to the 22,921 Falcon students during the annual luncheon. The “Most Distinguished Faculty Award” recipient for the 2013-2014 academic school year is Bill Sparks. “I’m greatly honored by this award but also humbled. I really do think...
Hailing from Australia, migrating to the United States, reaching Cerritos College and now, Santa Barbara. Tennis team Captain Nathan Eshmade is definitely going places. He signed his letter of intent for UC Santa Barbara, officially allowing him to transfer to the Division I school for the upcoming fall semester. “It feels really good to know that I signed the letter...
By Sebastian Echeverry (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Track and field teams head to Long Beach prelims
The Cerritos College men and women’s track and field teams managed to hold their own against competitive four year university athletes at the Long Beach State invitational on Friday and Saturday. Although the competition was not taken quite as serious in comparison to other meets by the coaching staff, the Falcons proved that they could run, jump and throw just...
There’s a new Dean of Student Services, and he advocates student success through the development of leadership; additionally, putting student issues at the “forefront.” Gilbert Contreras officially entered his position on March 31. Prior to that, he attended the Hall of Fame dinner where he got an idea about the people surrounding the Cerritos College community. “I’ve received a tremendous...
Diversity Week began this week on Monday and will end on Thursday. It is a four-day event that will have activities for students to participate in and will be located at Falcon Square in Cerritos College. The event did not start off on the right foot. On Monday, the first day of the event was scheduled to have a variety...
Two members of the women’s swim team have qualified for state and one has a conference record under her belt from the South Coast Conference Championships on April 17 and 18. Freshman swimmer Amanda Loya has been trying to break the conference record since the beginning of the season and now holds the Cerritos College 100 meter breaststroke record. “It...
By Gustavo Lopez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Gear up for free comic books
Photo credit: Daniel Linares
John Berry, manager of Metropolis Comics in Bellflower, has previously come in at 8 a.m. on Free Comic Book day, to start setting up the 3,500+ comics that they intend to give away. The earliest he’s seen customers line up for Free Comic Book day are at 6:30 a.m. He is excited for the upcoming Free Comic Book Day on...
