Amairani Mendez

journalism major, first semester on staff and planning to be into this industry. third semester at Cerritos College. Norwalk

Worked on 93 assignments, created 50, named on 25 bylines for Talon Marks.

By (Amairani as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Writers of the future

The creative writing program held its second New Writers Debut event on Tuesday April 29 and presented various students whom authored and read their own written fiction stories or poems to a large group of people. The event, which had its first presentation last fall, had a much bigger audience this semester as it was held in a science hall...

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By (Amairani as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

8th Semi-Annual Poetry Night

The Library Club hosted their 8th semi-annual poetry night at the Cerritos College Teleconference center on Wednesday, April 23. The event consisted of several poetry readings by poets who share their own original work in a very open environment. English major and Library Club president, Jessica Anguiano, felt really ecstatic that so many students showed up to express their poetry....

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By (Amairani as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Spider-Man shows off his amazingness

One word describes "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" and it’s located in the title. ‘Amazing.’This new Spider-Man movie was glorious. It had action, suspense, romance and dark moments that would leave people emotional. Things that were great about this movie were the fact that the humorous witty remarks and jokes done by spidey are back. Early on in the movie it...

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By (Amairani as section editor) + 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...

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By (Amairani as section editor) + 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...

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By (Amairani as section editor) + 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...

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By (Amairani as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read

FSZ: What is the last show you binge watched?

1. Jose Bravo, accounting major “Boy Meets Worlds, it's my childhood show what I grew up watching." 2. Salman Castillo, electronic engineering major “The Walking Dead, it’s a very good show.” 3. Isabel Soto, liberal studies major “Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the characters are hilarious.” 4. Marissa Tanahara, health science major “Dexter, I tried to compete with my boyfriend...

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By (Amairani as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Woolen follows her passion

“Baby it’s up to you, will you love me forever? Or is there someone new? so many years, and so many tears, my friends think I’m crazy for, but I still have faith in you. I’m still holding on baby you done me wrong.” These are lyrics to the single “Up to you” by Coco Danja, that can be found...

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By (Amairani as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

'Oculus' successfully frightens and intrigues audience, but reflects it's own ending

Created by the producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidiuous, and directed by Mike Flanagan,'Oculus' has caused immense hype from its audience, and has gained positive reviews from critics, naming it "one of the scariest movies they've seen in years" according to Hollywoodlife.com The film begins with Tim Russell (Brenton Thwaites) being released after 11 years from a mental institution for...

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By (Amairani as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

iFalcon presented a night of improv comedy with GIPS

Last Thursday, the iFalcon Club and Generic Improvisational Peep Show (GIPS) presented a night of improv comedy at Cerritos College. The performance started at 7 p.m. and lasted a little over two hours. Kevin Hoggard, a former theatre professor, started GIPS at Cerritos College in 1985. GIPS is a class at Cerritos College and a touring improv group that goes...

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