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By Jacqueline Cochran (Daniel as managing) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Cerritos’ new system may help students 'Navigate' straight into success
Photo credit: Jacqueline Cochran
Navigate Cerritos is a new system that links faculty, advisors, staff and students in a coordinated network designed to help students as they weave their way through college starting with registration, meeting with advisors, scheduling classes, applying for financial aid and other tasks leading to graduation. The Navigate system is made up of three main components, smart guidance, strategic care,...
By Rafael Magana (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Remembering Desmond "Etika" Amofah
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The internet is a crazy, wild ecosystem. Logging onto YouTube, it’s impossible to miss all the content that content creators put out for their audiences. Whether it be a musician perfecting their craft, an in-depth deconstruction of a video game or film, there’s a channel for everyone. There’ll never be anyone quite like "Etika" again, however. Desmond Amofah, more commonly...
By Vincent Medina (Daniel as managing) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Tustin skate protest marks beginning of AAPI Heritage Month
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“I never thought this would happen to me, much less anyone I knew,” said Jenna Dupuy, an 18-year old Puerto Rican-Korean American who was harassed and assaulted at Tustin Legacy Skate Park. A Skate to End Hate protest was held in support of Dupuy at the park on May 1, the first day of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage...
By Rafael Magana (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
'Resident Evil Village': More action, more horror
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Resident Evil is an interesting franchise. Having its roots as a spiritual successor of sorts to a little-known Capcom classic known as "Sweet Home" (1989), the series has taken us to haunted mansions, apocalyptic cities, seedy underground laboratories and shows us a worldwide biological war in its sixth entry. Now in 2021, 25 years removed from its initial release, you’d...
By Oscar Torres (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
'Star Wars: The Bad Batch': Episode two returns to familiar territory
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The second episode of The Bad Batch has arrived and it brings out a nice pair of both character development and action. The episode was about 30 minutes long in contrast to the 71-minute long premiere on May 4. After escaping Kamino, The Bad Batch and their newest member, Omega, head to Saleucami to meet up with an old friend...
By Oscar Torres (Daniel as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' has compelling start to Filoni's new series
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The premiere of 'The Bad Batch' leaves fans excited as the brand new series gives a more in-depth look at Clone Force 99 and the path this series is going to take. When the show was announced after season 7 of The Clone Wars was finished, many people doubted that a series with characters we've barely met would be good....
By Keanu Ruffo (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Injured NFL players deserve to be paid despite forgotten contract memo
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The National Football League is managed by crooked and greedy executives who take advantage of their players' salaries to boost their own financial status. On Tuesday, the NFL announced that they are not obligated to pay players who suffer an injury away from their team's facility. Clubs are encouraged to remind players of the significant injury-related protection provided if they...
By Daniel Suarez Jr. (Daniel as managing) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Community engagement and de-escalation can prevent police killings
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Decades of harmful policies and law enforcement practices have left scars and festering wounds in the Bipoc communities they’re supposed to serve. The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor brought police killings to the surface of American media once again. Video after video of people being shot dead by police spread rapidly on social media platforms, prompting dozens of...
By Rafael Magana (Daniel as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
'Twin Peaks: The Return': excellent, trippy commentary on the state of television
Photo credit: Jazmin Taha
Twin Peaks is a difficult show to describe. A joint effort between Lynch and Mark Frost, the series focused on the murder of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) and the subsequent investigation by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) in the small town of Twin Peaks. The original series, premiering in 1990, was a landmark series for television and it...
By Jacqueline Cochran (Daniel as managing) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
BLM-LA cofounder Dr. Melina Abdullah talks Black studies and social movements
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Dr. Melina Abdullah expressed her excitement for Cerritos Colleges’ new Black/Africana studies degree program that will be available for students in fall of 2021 during her talk given on May 4. Dr. Abdullah, Pan African Studies professor at California State University, Los Angeles and co-founder of Black Lives Matter-LA, said ”In building an Africana studies degree program, Cerritos College has...