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By Sebastian Echeverry (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Frustration and confusion flowed through the veins of the men's soccer team on Friday, Nov. 14, as the lead it acquired against El Camino College was vanquished with a goal in the last minutes of the game. The final score ended in a draw with two goals equally shared. This tie ended the Falcons' campaign in conference and left them...
By Luis Guzman (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Thanksgiving is ironic, a replacement should be considered
I don't want to be a grouch or anything like that, but I hate Thanksgiving and here is why. Thanksgiving is a holiday that has so much influence here in the United States, the same impact Christmas has on us. It has been a consumer holiday, where people think about being selfish or not. Having Black Friday the same day...
By Carlos Holguin (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Students strut their stuffing on Turkey Trot
As students ran and walked the course of this year's annual Turkey Trot, donations flowed in to the registration desk by Falcon Square in the form of canned goods and cash Nov. 20 starting from 11:05 a.m."(The Turkey Trot) was started by the Dr. Ni Bueno (health education instructor) and the Athletics department," explains Monica Acuna, staff development assistant. The...
By Luis Guzman (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Puente Program empowers students for the next level
'Once a Puentesta, always a Puentesta', is a motto for many of the students enrolled in the Puente Program; students that come from different social or economic backgrounds. The Puente Program, a statewide program operating in 38 community colleges, is a program that helps students who are underrepresented in higher education. It's a program that promotes student success with help...
By Armando Jacobo (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Golden State Bowl game next for football team
The regular season has ended. But, the playoffs await for the Cerritos College football team on Saturday against Santa Barbara City College. The Falcons finish the season with a 7-3 overall record and losing those three games by a total of 10 points.“We beat ourselves all three of those games, we lost by 10 points in total,” Dante Foster, free...
By Monica Gallardo (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Despite initial start Kirk stays humbled
Standout athletes usually dedicate their life to a sport at an early age, learning the basics and mastering them throughout the years. That is not the case for Cerritos College wrestler Dustin Kirk.“Honestly, I had no idea what wrestling was my freshman year of high school. I started wrestling around sophomore year and I didn’t really get into it until...
By Alexander Naveja (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Hawaiian Island roots have players bonded on field
On the football team, a group of players that have made their presence known have built a very strong family connection and a brotherhood with one another. One of the Hawaiian Island brothers, Norman Unga-Solomon, said, “We all live with each other. Right now, it’s only the four of us - me, Gio, Wiki and Cordell.”The players have a strong...
By Kenia Torres (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Red Cross on campus, students donate blood
“That one hour you take to donate blood might be painful and long, but saving someone in the hospital is priceless,” Guinevere Endter, the senior accountant manager for the American Red Cross said. Those are the words she uses to encourage every student that steps up to donate blood. The American Red cross bus has been here on campus the...
By Jennifer Medina (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Go Green goals discussed, game room decision postponed
“In comparison to other community colleges, Cerritos College is dramatically behind the term of being ‘sustainable’ especially in comparison to community colleges up north, specifically in transportation, energy efficiency and recycling,” said ASCC President Miles Aiello during his presentation in the Senate meeting for Nov. 19 Aiello made a very deliberate presentation on the Go Green task force student initiative...
By Julien Galvan (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
A "Legendary" Collection
During the Microsoft press conference during E3 of 2014, 343 industries took the stage to make a special announcement. "Halo: The Master Chief Collection" was a title that made many gamers rejoice at it's announcement, but did it meet its expectations?The Master Chief collection is a compilation of four Halo games including one of the most iconic video game characters,...
