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By Mirella Vargas (Daniel as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Cerritos College celebrates its 65th anniversary
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Virtual celebration activities including a special birthday event and an After-Party Instagram livestream hosted by radio host and DJ Mando Fresko, took place on Thursday for Cerritos College’s official 65th birthday. Cerritos College President Dr. Jose Fierro, hosted the special live event via Zoom conference video, attended by over 40 people including former and current faculty members, staff and students....
By Daniel Suarez Jr. + 5 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Detrimental acts of alleged mass hysterectomies on detained immigrant women at ICE detention center
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Forced hysterectomies; the latest accusation made against the Irwin County detention center in Georgia, where a staggering number of detained immigrant women underwent the procedure, allegedly, without their informed consent. The whistleblower, a nurse named Dawn Wooten, filed a detailed complaint to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General. Wooten has stated that one of the adolescent detainees...
By Mirella Vargas (Daniel as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Cerritos College kicks off its 65th-anniversary celebrations
Photo credit: Mirella Vargas
Cerritos College’s 65th anniversary celebration kicked off during an online event Sept. 10, hosted by the college president Jose Fierro. In true 2020 fashion, the kickoff event was held online via Zoom video conference, and was attended by over 80 participants including former and current faculty members, staff and alumni. President Fierro introduced several special guests during the one-hour event,...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. (Daniel as photographer) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Umoja's Success Program provides 'tools for success'
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Poor air quality and gaseous odors from a Compton chemical spill did not impede the volunteers and faculty of Umoja, who handed out free textbooks, backpacks and other essential school supplies to students via curbside pickup on Sept. 10. The name, Umoja, comes from a Kiswahili word meaning ‘unity.’ According to academic counselor and Umoja Coordinator, Dr. Shelia Hill, the...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. (Daniel as section editor) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Faculty & staff host foster youth information panel, discuss strategies for outreach
There were 437, 465 children living in foster care in 2017. 34% of 17-18 year old foster youth report at least five school changes, they are twice as likely as other students to be absent from school and three times as likely to be expelled according to the National Factsheet on the Educational Outcomes of Children in Foster Care. There’s...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. (Daniel as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Performing Arts Center construction “still on schedule,” set to open Fall 2021
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Jackie Ortiz had just started her first semester at Cerritos College and she was already feeling terrified. Her Fundamentals of Acting professor just told the class that auditions for the next Spring play were officially open. Now the singer/songwriter reminisces on one of her earliest memories in the Burnight Center.“It would be my first time to ever audition for a...
By Jacqueline Cochran (Daniel as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Students vent and de-stress with Teal Table Talks
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Teal Table Talks are monthly gatherings hosted by Falcon Safe to promote self-care and personal awareness through participation in a guided group activity or discussion. The gatherings, held virtually every fourth Thursday of the month at 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., allowing anonymity through Zoom's camera and naming features. On Aug. 27, the discussion topic was guided meditation exercises and...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. + 3 others for Talon Marks - 7 min read
Its OnlyFair: We need to check our prejudices and stigmatization against sex workers
The criminalization of sex workers prevents women from going to police when they're assaulted. It prevents those in the sex trade from having accountable employers, collective working and having worker's rights. Not to mention criminal records hurt opportunities of future employment, not only for consenting escorts, but survivors of sexual trafficking as well. “We recognize that criminalization and policing –...
By Mirella Vargas (Daniel as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Seoul Connection: COVID-19 cases on the rise in South Korea
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COVID-19 cases in South Korea have spiked over the last several days due to large anti-government protests attended by thousands of church members and far-right political groups, leading to chain transmissions. There have been 3,175 new cases as of this Tuesday – with many cases being traced back to conservative protestors, who were out protesting against the current administration and...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. (Daniel as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Women's Soccer coaches and former students locked in legal dispute amid ongoing investigation
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Whistleblower and former Cerritos College Women's soccer player Ashley Webb is being taken to court after violating a cease and desist letter served by the attorney representing soccer coach Brent Whitfield, one of several coaches accused of harassing female players for nearly a decade. It's been more than two weeks since Webb and several other players first spoke out about...