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By Rafael Magana (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Omori is a beautiful, terrifying RPG
Photo credit: Image Credit: OMOCAT, LLC. and PLAYISM
Omori is one of the most captivating games I’ve ever had the pleasure of playing. In my 30 hours spent in its world, I had to keep reminding myself that this RPG (that’s primarily set in a cutesy dream world) is a horror game. There are shockingly long periods of time where the game is not flaunting its horror aspects....
By Oscar Torres (Daniel as managing) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
'Monster Hunter Rise' Demo: Hunting couldn't be more fun
Photo credit: Oscar Torres
For many years the "Monster Hunter" series has had a home with Nintendo. With it being one of Capcom’s top series it has had many releases on the big N’s portable devices like the 3DS. But with the series being gone for a while on Nintendo platforms, Monster Hunter is finally back with the release of “Monster Hunter Rise” exclusively...
By Vincent Medina (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 8 min read
Pro-Trump riots turn violent in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
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On Jan. 6, Trump supporters, delusional conspiracy theorists and racist groups joined together to protest the victory of Joe Biden. The Los Angeles “Stop the Steal” rally in front of City Hall was much less erratic than the riot at the nation’s Capitol building. In Los Angeles, the “Stop the Steal” rally was attended by over 100, mostly maskless, Trump...
By Vincent Medina (Daniel as managing) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
COVID-19 cases spike in Norwalk departments
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On Jan. 4, Norwalk reported that 18 case of COVID-19 had been found in a city department. Coronavirus cases began to spike on Dec. 17. The city has reported three cases in the Social Services department, eight in Transit, two in Community Development, two in Public Service, three in Public Safety and one case in the Recreation department. "The COVID...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. + 2 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Former Norwalk Mayor Luigi Vernola dies of COVID-19 at 76
On Jan. 1, the former Mayor of Norwalk Luigi Vernola died from complications due to COVID-19, according to multiple sources close to him. Vernola is survived by his wife, Joan Vernola, daughters Lisa Vernola and Kristina Freesmeir, his ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In December, the Vernola family also lost Luigi's brother, Mike Vernola, and son-in-law Gilbert Salas. Both had...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. (Daniel as photographer) + 1 other for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Reflecting on the year that changed the US for decades to come
Photo credit: Daniel Suarez Jr.
Halfway through the final month of 2020, but for most of the world this year just can’t end soon enough. It wasn’t long before many on social media called it a cursed year, and it only seemed to slide further downhill with every month, each bit of news more unpredictable than the last. From the pandemic to the sweeping protests...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. (Daniel as photographer) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Catching up with Student Trustee Johnny Wallace
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Since the campus closed in March, Cerritos College students have attended lectures, meetings and even their own graduations from their makeshift home offices, some on their kitchen tables, others in . The new obstacles and challenges added on to students' workloads was the cherry-on-top for what is perhaps the worst year in decades. Talon Marks reached out to student trustee...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. (Daniel as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
SoCal lockdowns reinstated on Sunday night
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The rapidly growing wave of COVID-19 put two of the five regions in California, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California, under sweeping lockdowns for the second time as part of a government mandated stay-at-home order. State health officials said the order will be reinstated when the region’s available ICU capacity dips below 15%. In efforts to not overwhelm the state’s...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. + 3 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Let's not make the same mistakes for this second wave of COVID-19
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Thursday marked the single-day record for COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County, with 7,713 new cases, pushing the total number over 420,000 cases. Governor Gavin Newsom has already released new guidelines for a second wave of lockdowns, as the hospitalizations and new cases spike into the Winter flu season. Cases are up nationwide, and the second wave is expected to...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. (Daniel as section editor) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Cerritos reports eight COVID-19 cases since March
Photo credit: Edgar Mendoza
As Fall classes move into their final weeks, the Cerritos College has reported a total of eight cases of COVID-19 between Mar. 27 and Nov. 17. Six of the cases were employees, with one student and one child from the Child Development Center on campus. The school contacted all those who were in close contact with the people who tested...