Alexia Naranjo

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Worked on 18 assignments, created 0, named on 18 bylines for Talon Marks.

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Gun safety with children in the house

Understandably, many want to keep their families and loved ones safe, so they go out and buy a gun. This is where the problem begins. When purchasing a gun, there are many factors people need to take into consideration - especially if there are children under 18 in the household. Where am I going to keep the gun? Will my...

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Harmful threat made towards CSULB men's basketball team after losing

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*Trigger warning: graphic verbal content*Cal State Long Beach received death threats from an Indiana man through Facebook after losing to Fullerton in the Big West Tournament Championship game on March 12th. The threats were made directly to the players and their families as stated in the Long Beach Post. The threats included racist messages, threats regarding bullets, the university being...

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Falcon Room Restaurant reopens for Cerritos College

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The Falcon Room Restaurant is back in business and will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., along with a five-course dining event. Not only will the restaurant offer a dine-in experience, but they will also be offering a menu for pick up and go services, which will have to be preordered 24 hours before...

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Women writers will not be silenced

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As March sets its course on Women’s History Month, the history department at Cerritos College hosted an online meeting highlighting the importance of women writers in history in a virtual presentation, titled Refusing to be Silenced: A Tribute to Women’s Writers. On behalf of the EOPS counselor Henrietta Hurtado and professor Katherine Mishler of the history department, students and professors...

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Bad Bunnys "El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo" sold out at The Forum

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Bad Bunny and his big rig truck drove to Los Angeles for the first of three shows in the City of Angels after starting his tour in Denver on February 9th. The first was held in the Crypto.com Arena, and the second and third were held at The Forum in Inglewood. Reggaeton star Bad Bunny sold out all three dates...

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Disney allows vaccinated visitors to be mask-free

For fully immunized visitors Disney is eliminating the majority of its indoor mask restrictions. Those who have not been immunized will be obliged to wear a face mask. However, in some places, such as transportation shuttles and health contexts, such as first aid, all guests must wear facial coverings. According to Disneyland, "guests who have not been completely vaccinated should...

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Why you should marathon Harry Potter

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For a variety of reasons, many individuals love viewing the Harry Potter flicks. The films are incredibly fascinating and may immerse themselves in this magnificent other world for a few hours. Viewers get to know these characters so well that they feel like actual people. It feels like reuniting with an old friends after several viewings. In the films, viewers...

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K-12 Students should go back to online learning

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Over the past couple of months, schools across California have opened in-person schooling for the 2021-22 school year. Within that time covid cases have increased. According to the LA Unified website, there have been about 4,018 positive cases in this district alone. The bad thing about these numbers are that they are exponentially increasing - which is not help us...

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