With a score of 2-1 at the South Coast Conference (South Division), the Falcons remained unbeatable in the regular soccer season with the game against Long Beach City College Vikings. According to Benny Artiaga, head coach of the Falcons, this is the first time that the men's soccer team has gone undefeated in school history. Now, the Falcons hold the...

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Ever notice how the people who say that they are color blind, are quite possibly the most underratedly racist people you know?That is by no coincidence -- it's because calling yourself inherently tolerant is all too convenient a way out for when you might say something akin to, "This particular street in Cerritos is sketchy."It doesn't matter how many times...

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English major Ainee La Madrid found out about the screening of Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth held on Nov. 2 through the Falcon Newsletter. Being a huge fan of the film and loving the director, she commented, "Of course I came here. I wanted to see it with other people who I knew would appreciate the movie."She went on to...

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Jazmin Soto, who is working on her BA in business marketing, came to the Nov. 2 workshop to get more information on car rental company, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, "to learn more about the business" and to see if she could get a job. During the workshop, she asked about her resume and what sort of experience to put on it --...

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Students with disabilities of all kinds were given a positive experience by DSPS. This experience was an event held at Los Angeles City Hall, and revolved around empowering and mentoring students, in order to help them achieve. Erin Lane -- a Cerritos College student who receives services from DSPS -- expressed what a good time she had, saying, "Today was...

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This week: What the Talon Marks editorial board is outraged by is the stigma against HIV as well as the concept of "stealthing" -- or agreeing to practice safe sex with someone, to then secretly remove the condom without them knowing. On Oct. 6, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that reduces knowingly transmitting Human Immune Virus (HIV)...

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Members of the student government are in frenzy after Trustee Marisa Perez uttered some suggestions about reallocating revenue from the bookstore to go towards the new negotiations for vendors in the food court. Trustee Raul Avalos said that in the Board of Trustees closed session on Sept. 20, Marisa Perez brought up “how the money is split.” “I spoke up,”...

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For students such as Jacob Rodriguez, who plays the male lead in the Cerritos College's Romeo and Juliet, the rhythm of iambic pentameter is a "challenge" as Director F. Reed Brown puts it. According to Brown, it's one of the many reason he decided to become an educator. When asked about difficulties he faced while in production of the stage...

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Being proactive in engaging youth to explore otherwise hidden career opportunities is a concept that is important to people like President of Latina Public Service Academy Ana Cubas, Sabio CEO Liliana Monge but especially ListoAmerica Inc. founder Bill Izabal. These three public figures and others are: Rene Bobadilla (City Manage, Pico Rivera)Fernando Vasquez (Mayor, City of Downey)Azusena Favela (Director of...

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Since Honda brand cars owned by the Norm Reeves dealership were seen parked in the empty lot during the summer, students, politicians and community members all have something different to say about Cerritos College transforming the former strawberry field to a storage facility for the aforementioned dealership. According to Dr. Jose Fierro's President's Message, given on Aug. 6, 2017, the...

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