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) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Spring Dance Concert Review

The Cerritos College dance department and the ASCC presented its spring dance concert at the Burnight Center, it is a semi-annual dance concert spread throughout three days, Mar.13 through Mar.15. The spring dance concert featured performances by: Christopher Chaney, Jonathan Aguilar, Joselyn Herrera, Andrew Tran, Desiree Walston, Popy Saradeth, Nicole Martinez, Bonnie Lee, Edgar Rodriguez, Anisa Diaz, Janelle Encarnacion, Eugene...

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By + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

El Chapo wasn't such a bad person overall

Joaquin Guzman other wise known as "El Chapo" got arrested Saturday, February 22, At a hotel in Mazatlan, Sinaloa. People believe he was such a bad person, but other people believe that he was a good person. As in Mexico the Government does not care much about its inhabitants. Guzman was one that would basically govern and rule a little...

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

And the Oscar goes to...

The 86th Annual Academy Awards, more known as the Oscars aired this past Sunday and it brought not only big laughs and big wins but heartfelt moments as well. Perhaps the funniest moment of the evening was the hostess Ellen DeGeneres's opening monologue. Her sharp yet harmless jabs at stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, and “pretty”, as she described,...

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

Film Club explores black and white genre

Photo credit: Carlos Holguin

While the equipment for a day of filming was being set-up, film major and Film Club member Alexandra Cabriales looked over lines for the scene ahead. The scene was from the ongoing film project “The Papercup Caper,” a Film Noir spoof. Film Noir refers to a black and white film style from the 1940s and 1950s centered on crime-ridden dramas...

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

Faculty perform during music gala

The 30th semi-annual Faculty Gala presented by ASCC and the Cerritos College Music Department at the Burnight Center Theatre took place on March 2nd. The Faculty Gala is a benefit concert held every semester to raise scholarships funds for students in the applied music program. The applied music program offers private music lessons in all band and orchestral instruments, as...

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

Chef Ray L. Duey Demonstration

Photo credit: Armando Jacobo

Rain doesn’t stall chef Ray L. Duey’s fruit and vegetable carving demonstration On Saturday February 28, Cerritos College played host to a demonstration, in the student center, of the culinary art of fruit and vegetable carving by renowned culinary artist, Chef Ray L. Duey. Chef Ray L. Duey is a certified executive chef with over dozens of medals in competition...

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

Quantity of parking machines not enough

Photo credit: Amairani Mendez

The amount of parking machines throughout Cerritos College has been inconvenient for students like Damani Williams, computer science major, with the seven machines in the parking lot said to not be enough. Williams said he feels that there should be at least two parking machines in each aisle on campus. However, he said that the price of $2 is still...

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

Non- Stop Movie Review

Liam Neeson shatters the idea of “Non-Stop” being another movie that follows the “Taken” movies and reminds everyone that he is still the badass that we have all come to know and love. Neeson plays Bill Marks, an air marshall that has had a troubled past and has let those problems transfer over into his daily job. Marks goes about...

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

The cause of the Rebel

"Rebel Without a Cause" was unexpectedly great and enjoyable. Every scene was exceptional and the main protagonist Jim Stark played Ivan Oyarzabal was lovable. "Rebel without a Cause" is about Stark who is new student at a high school and falls in love with a girl named Judy Brown who is played by Tiffany Mata. There is conflict with this...

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

'Rebel without a Cause' set to be drive audiences on a wild ride

Cerritos College breathes new life into bad boy character Jim Stark in its production of “Rebel Without a Cause” that opens Friday. Cristian Paul Martinez, who plays Plato, can feel the difference of the production based on the stage alone. “Stylistically it’s in a completely different ballpark,” he said. “We are going to be on a thrust stage, so we...

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