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By Oscar Torres (Daniel as managing) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
'Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time' (Switch): A good looking collectathon on the go
Photo credit: Oscar Torres
Even though many were upset that Crash 4 wasn't released on Switch a year ago, Activision decided to finally release it alongside the PS5 and Series X version. What we got is a platformer that not only looks good on a portable console but plays just as good too. Crash 4 takes place years after the events of the third...
By Rafael Magana (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 7 min read
An emotional catharsis: Aydinaneth Ortiz and her art
In California, immigrants are a driving force in our culture and economy. Immigrants are key to what makes California what it is. Yet, a negative stigma remains of many of the immigrants that inhabit not only our state but the country as a whole. Aydinaneth Ortiz is a photographer whose series, Hija de tu Madre, focuses on migrant mothers and...
By Lola Ajetunmobi (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Day one of the Falcon Games: an intense tournament
Photo credit: Lola Ajetunmobi
Cerritos College hosted their 10th annual Falcon games this year during the week of March 9. Due to the pandemic, the event was held on Zoom. The Falcon game event is separated into three days, each consisting of different activities. The first day is the academic decathlon, the second day is the physical games and the third day is the...
By Jacqueline Cochran (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Cerritos College Student Health hosts Mindfulness Meditation
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Student Health presented "Tackle Insomnia and Improve Sleep with Mindfulness Meditation" on March 9 in observance of Sleep Awareness month. "It is a myth that everyone needs 8 hours of sleep," said Laurie Angress, iRest Yoga Nidra facilitator during the hour long seminar, which also included a 20 minute guided meditation. Angress defined insomnia as a sleep disorder that is...
By Vincent Medina (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read
LA Police Protective League calls BLM’s demands “incredibly reckless”
Photo credit: Vincent Medina
The Los Angeles Police Protective League responded to Black Lives Matter’s demands on March 10. The movement held its third weekly protest outside the league’s headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles where they called for abolishing the LAPD and removing the PPL from the House of Labor. The PPL represents close to 10,000 LAPD officers and provides them with benefits such...
By Mirella Vargas (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
One year in, the challenges and lessons of teaching online
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“I didn’t know what was going to happen. I didn’t know how to teach online. I was confused, they were confused -- it was just a mess,” Brittany Hampton remembers thinking when schools shut down in March 2020. Hampton is an English high school teacher who works for a charter school serving students from the Compton and Paramount Unified School...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
H.R. 1 needs to pass the senate, even if it costs Dems the filibuster
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Since the Civil rights movement in the 1960s, the GOP has chipped away at voting rights, rewriting the rules and lying to hold on to their power. Republicans have made it clear that they will continue their assault on voters and rig future elections, which means Democrats need to stand their ground. A monumental voting rights bill just passed in...
By Lola Ajetunmobi (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
What Lola Likes: Spicy Shrimp Pasta
Photo credit: Lola Ajetunmobi
Hi, everyone! Welcome back to another edition of Talon Mark’s food newest column; What Lola Likes. I, Lola Ajetunmobi, will be making one of my favorite pasta dishes, spicy shrimp pasta. I love food, and certainly one of my favorite dishes to make (and then eat of course) is pasta. Usually, I would stick to the classic spaghetti with my...
By Josselyn Garay (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Online event highlights accomplishments of queer women
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In honor of Women’s History Month, Cerritos College found a unique way to acknowledge queer women in the community with a Zoom event held on March 9, called “Queer Nights Presents: Womyn’s History Month – Spill the Tea Sis.” The event kicked off with Erin Cole and Lance Kayser, both English professors at Cerritos College, sharing a list of famous...
By Lola Ajetunmobi (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Cerritos baseball struggles with cancelled games, focusing on training
Photo credit: Nick Martinez
Cerritos College’s baseball team haven't played in any games since the pandemic lockdown began but players are trying to maintain top form despite all obstacles thrown at them. Team captain Trent “Buck” Anderson, who plays center field, has been playing on Cerritos College baseball team for two years. He stated that he has been trying to keep a positive attitude...