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By Larissa Morales (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Class Skipping
When you live in a world where everything is moving at 100 miles an hour, there are some days when you need to take a step back and say, "it's time for some me time."Whatever your situation is, whether it be a full time or part time student, who works, has to baby sit and needs to do homework and...
By Gustavo Lopez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Bungie fire musical soundtrack god
On April 11, legendary composer Martin O'Donnell tweeted that Bungie had "terminated him." O'Donnell has composed memorable soundtracks for the Halo series, ONI, Myth and the upcoming game Destiny. His work for Destiny maybe the last great soundtrack that Bungie will have. Bungie may have made a decision it will come to regret. Although O'Donnell and the studios parted ways...
By Grester Celis-Acosta (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Music purchasing is dying, thanks streaming
With music streaming services popping up left and right, the question comes up, "is purchasing music dying?" Music streaming services make you pay a small monthly fee in order to let their users listen to as much music as they want. Dr. Dre and his beats audio company recently launched their own music service called Beats Music. People pay a...
By Maria Lopez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Anxiety shouldn't be judged
I felt like I was dying. My lungs felt like they couldn’t hold any air. I couldn’t breathe. The room felt hot and I began to sweat. I was panicking, should I leave the class and miss out an important lecture? Or should I stay and hope that whatever I was experiencing would go away and no one would notice...
A former student of psychology, Professor Todd Gaffney, has become the director of a counseling center and now gives training for anyone who is interested in becoming a counselor. Deana Porter was Gaffney’s student in the early 90s and is the director of the Low Cost Community Counseling Center, which has been around for 40 years. The counseling center provides...
By Grester Celis-Acosta (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read
The Wants of the game room
"More modern consoles like the Xbox One and PS4 because old school [was] fun when we were kids, but it's better to have these because it will attract more people." -Christian Sanchez, computer science major. "I've seen a lot of people complain about the glare on the screen sometimes, so maybe if they were to put something on the windows...
By Gustavo Lopez (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Editorial: What the poeple want
As of July spring semester, Cerritos students will have healthier food options on campus. There was a lot of effort put into having these changes at Cerritos. Many students don't even know what went into preparing discussions or meetings, hours that certain students put into making their cause heard. By contrast students who aren't involved, may have read about the...
By Alexandra Scoville (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Don't drive while distracted
There have been some new ads developing lately targeting the younger generation that tend to get distracted while driving. It goes beyond just texting while driving. That just barely scratches the surface. Distraction while driving contains three areas: Manual, Visual and Cognitive. Manual is when the driver takes his/her hands off the road, visual is when the driver takes his/her...
By Luis Guzman (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Child Development Center promotes earlier literacy in children
The Child Development Center held a book sale on April 14. The book sale will last until the end of this week. Child Development has been participating in Scholastic book fairs since spring of 2012. Its profit for helping the Scholastic Corporation will be free books. Debra Ward, director of child development, said these kinds of book sales are a...
By Denny Cristales (Alexandra as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
The context is the real venom
Offensive? Probably. There are people reading the very words on this paper and cringing at the very thought of seeing the word bastard thrown around so comfortably. People say these things to one another with the intent of malice and harm. Words can carry a lot of gravity. In the midst of anger one can spout some pretty hurtful things....
