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.

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IPads are the way to the future

The Los Angeles Unified School District is giving away iPads to its students. Free iPads are great, but what is even greater is that books and supplies won't be needed anymore. Having an iPad indicates that books will not be around and school supplies will be out of the list to grab as you return to school. Just simply having...

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

The Contemporary Voice

The spotlight was on none other than Ariel Salazar, a psychologist major, on Wednesday Oct. 30th at a Cerritos College recital. At an early stage in his life he knew that he wanted to sing. “Growing up I didn’t have many friends, and I would just listen to the radio and teach myself to sing what I would hear and...

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

Artist society varying tenure show

At the end of every semester, the Artist Society holds an event depending on what ideas sprout out with the semester's group. In class, there tends to be a strict environment and students have to be serious. "Even though I play music and I try to do a lot of social interaction, this (art show) is an opportunity to be...

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By (Amairani as assoc. editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

New Black Flag Album called What the *&#$

Black Flag is putting out their first album since the late 80's titled What the *&#$ The group started in 1976 and jumped on the wave of punk rock playing the prime of their shows in the 80's. Near the time of punk's biggest peak they started recieving recognition amongst names like Circle Jerks, Bad Brains, Minor Threat and the...

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

Raw and natural expression

Some would argue that there is a point to art. Some would say simply sometimes it's just looks nice. However, many would agree it is unimportant as long as it can evoke something deeper within yourself. "I was always drawing as a kid and I used to loved to color, but as far as painting, seriously, it started my senior...

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

7th Semi-Annual Poetry Night

It was another evening filled with hunger for the people's voices to be shouted out and heard with encouragement front the audience at the Seventh Semi-Annual Poetry Night Contest on Thursday, Nov. 21. The MC's were president of the Library Club, Jessica Angiuano, and Hannah Luong. The Poetry Contest was based on both originality and presentation. Each poet had to...

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Men's soccer defeats Santiago Canyon 3-1

The Cerritos College men's soccer team defeated Santiago Canyon College 3-1, pushing it to the next round. With the audience screaming, yelling and anxiously waiting for the time to stop depleting, Cerritos college made it to the next round. Being a hard game in where both the teams were hungry for the next round, the game when from fair to...

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By (Amairani as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read

Feature Britany Correa

Britany Correa, a theater arts major, aspiring entertainer and folk and indie songwriter, has encountered many roadblocks in her life, ranging from the shallow point of views of others and being raised by a single mother. The 20 year old is an only child and grew up in Huntington Park and attended high school there. She claims to have been...

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

Top 5 Drug Movies

Scarface Being Drug awareness week it is fitting to rank the top 5 Drug movies of all time. Ranking in number 1 is Scarface, played by Al Pacino. It is about a Cuban immigrant who takes over a drug cartel with his sole goal to be filthy rich. During the film he undergoes heavy drug usage with sniffing cocaine and...

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

Talk of Radical Narcissism

In an age dominated by follower counts and selfies, narcissism is seen in everyday life. While some consider narcissism to be more of a negative quality, former Cerritos College student Raquel Gutierrez thinks differently. Gutierrez’s essay, “Radical Narcissism,” embraces the importance of being in love with oneself and exploring who you really are. Gutierrez held a reading of her essay...