Benjamin Garcia

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Worked on 385 assignments, created 116, named on 130 bylines for Talon Marks.

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

Dreamer cuts ribbon, grand opening well attended

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"Gratefulness, hope, well-endowment." That was the theme of Fine Arts and Communications Division instructional dean Gary Pritchard's speech at the joint Fine Arts and Communications and Science, Engineering and Mathematics Division ribbon cutting ceremony, for which attendees there were not enough chairs for. The ceremony was held on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 4:15 p.m, and the ribbon was cut by...

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By (Benjamin as photographer) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Elderly people learn new safety skills

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The senior safety seminar was held at the Weingart Senior Center in Lakewood on Nov. 9 that included information on personal safety and both online and in-person scams. An important strategy for ensuring personal safety for any individual is remembering to close and lock all windows and doors at 9 p.m. This includes both home and car protection as well...

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By (Benjamin as photographer) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Pre-Thanksgiving charity for Mission Echo

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Families and folks in Skid Row depend on a local non-profit titled Mission E. C. H. O. for direct food aid, as well as first aid supplies, blankets, shoes, hygiene products and temporary shelter. However, a vital event to collect donations was rained out on Oct. 15 beginning at around 12 p.m. The event was advertised as family fun with...

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The Envelope: Chump Trump voters should slump over and cry

Going through the Twitter hashtag "#MAGA," you might come across such mind-numbing proclamations of stupidity as these: I apologize Africa isn't a shit hole country🤣 "Haiti and African" #MAGA #Norway pic.twitter.com/vJNFMIUehw— 🇺🇸 USA OVER PARTY (@michaelbeatty3) January 11, 2018Clean up this mess and we can build the best wall in the world! #RedWaveRising2018 #MAGA #WeStandWithTrump pic.twitter.com/xjZRP50Yhq— Nina J Tomasieski (@NinaMorton)...

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By (Benjamin as online) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Foundation awards hardworking students scholarships

Computer science Ben Partida was the winner of the Carmen Solis Grant, presented by Dan Pratt on Dec. 1, at the The Cerritos College Foundation Scholarship Reception. He cited his history of hardships, such as his diagnoses of muscular distrophy and being out of work because of it. Partida then stated that this Fall semester will be his last at...

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By (Benjamin as online) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

The Envelope -- Net neutrality can lead to revolution

The people of the United States of America deserve free, socialized internet access. Talon Marks editors and staff writers have elected to publish moderate and lukewarm opinions revolving around the simple notion that the internet should not be censored or controlled in any way that gives large, evil corporations a business advantage. Due to this week's print edition being the...

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By (Benjamin as online) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Twilight Los Angeles 1992 rivals reality

There are plays such as Romeo and Juliet that are too fantastic to be believable; then there are some such as Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 ( written by Anna Deavere Smith and Directed by Brandt Reiter) that are to real to be beautiful. In short, the play currently being put on by the theater arts department is the ugliest thing...

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By (Benjamin as online) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

New friendships made at Pan-African Thanksgiving

Bianca Salinas, an architectural drafting student at Rio Hondo College, was at guest at the Black Student Union’s Pan-African Thanksgiving held on Nov. 16. She explained that her reason for coming was because she was invited by BSU president Naomi Galloway after helping Galloway with making the candied yams. When asked what went into them, Galloway helped Salinas remember, “Brown...

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By (Benjamin as online) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

W. Soccer shuts out LBCC 2-0, seeding as no. 4 for playoffs

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The Cerritos College women’s soccer team worked hard on Nov. 11 at the South Coast Conference South Division, keeping the ball away from the Long Beach City College Vikings; the score being 2-0, with the Vikings’ Sophomore Ronnie Gonzalez having six more saves. This game marks the: Second time that the college’s women’s soccer team has beaten Long Beach 2-0Fourth...

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By (Benjamin as online) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Lady Dynamite season two loses plot

Netflix dropped season two of the hit original series Lady Dynamite starring comedian Maria Bamford -- which is carried solely by her strings of bits and celebrity cameos. Whether it was on purpose or by accident, the final episode's title, "Little Manila," may or may not be a double entendre for hypomania -- and bipolar fans everywhere can be grateful...

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