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By Christopher Martinez + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Women's Soccer Continue 11-0
Cerritos Falcons Women's Soccer team is on an 11 game winning streak as they won against Long Beach City College Tuesday with a final score of 6-0. This win leaves only four colleges including Cerritos, undefeated upon the California Community College Athletic Association polls, with Cerritos taking the first seed by nine points. Sophomore forward No. 10 Sydney Carr was...
By Christopher Martinez + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Women's Soccer holds on to winning streak: 9-0
The Women's Cerritos College Soccer team remain undefeated following the 3-0 win against Southernwestern College, from the kickoff Cerritos controlled the game with possession of the ball for more than half of the game on Sept. 30. Sophomore forward No. 10 Sydney Carr scored a goal late in the game to tie for first place in the state in two...
By Christopher Martinez + 4 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Record Setting Game ends in loss
Cerritos College faced off against its long awaited rivals Long Beach City College on Sept. 29 in what turned out to be a loss of 32-46 for the team, but was also a record breaking game for sophomore running back No. 3 Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson had a record breaking night rushing for 339 yards and three touchdowns. He would break...
By Christopher Martinez + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Student discount on gas is a necessity
Students should be able to receive discounts on gas since the price of gas is not lowering, but increasing. College is notable for being one of the most expensive times in a young adult's life. In some cases, they have a part-time job paying below minimum wage and are still expected to cover tuition costs along with books and supplies....
By Christopher Martinez + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Winning streak over, Falcons look forward
The Falcons' three game winning streak, snapped on Saturday's game against College of the Canyons with a final score of 28-10. Falcons had a rough start to the first quarter scoring no points and giving up a run. The quarter ended with Cerritos zero and College of the Canyons 7. Head coach Dean Grosfeld felt his team could have played...
By Christopher Martinez + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Women can be MVPs too
Photo credit: Jake Koeppe
In the world of sports, men are dominant, even when women have more winning seasons and records in comparison. Female athletes should be receiving just as much sports coverage than male athletes to attain equality within sports. There are many cases of men being more dominant in sports, but what no one identifies are the women who rival and surpass...
By Christopher Martinez (Christopher as photographer) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Falcons' water polo plays around El Camino
Photo credit: Christopher Martinez
Cerritos College women's water polo team faced off against El Camino on Sept. 12 in what turned out to be a lopsided game with a final score 16-6 Falcons on top. Falcons had a dominant start coming into the game and scoring 8-1 in the first quarter. Falcons take away El Camino offense holding them to only one point on...
By Christopher Martinez + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Falcons acquire second win of the season against Moorpark College
Photo credit: Carlos Ruiz
Cerritos Falcons faced off against the Moorpark Raiders on Sept. 8 in what turned out to be a snap for the four year losing streak as the Falcons top the Raiders 31-10. Within the will of both teams were on display as the quarter ended 14-7, Cerritos on top. Head coach Dean Grosfeld said, “I think our defense played awesome...
By Christopher Martinez + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Falcons' Football off to a strong start
Photo credit: Carlos Ruiz
Falcon football saw its season opener Saturday night against East Los Angeles college and it seemed as though the Falcons were running circles around East Los Angeles with a final score of 56-21. Zarin Redfud, cornerback, felt great about the margin of the game. He said, “I love it, it's just knowing we are a great team this year, knowing...
By Christopher Martinez + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Zombie's save elephants
Photo credit: Derrick Coleman
Not much has changed in the world of cancer research in reference to a cure or new form of treatment. However, what if there was a potential walking cancer treatment that has been amongst the world since the Jurassic period?17 percent of people die from cancer, but it doesn't stop their animal counterparts who are affected as well. Surprisingly elephants...