David Jenkins

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Worked on 372 assignments, created 88, named on 93 bylines for Talon Marks.

By (David as section editor) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Ascc leaders fear budget deficits

Members of the student government are in frenzy after Trustee Marisa Perez uttered some suggestions about reallocating revenue from the bookstore to go towards the new negotiations for vendors in the food court. Trustee Raul Avalos said that in the Board of Trustees closed session on Sept. 20, Marisa Perez brought up “how the money is split.” “I spoke up,”...

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By (David as section editor) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Homecoming Court elected

Photo credit: Benjamin Garcia

A new homecoming court has been established through the voting process and now there are seven homecoming court members. The following seven members will move on to the next election process and campaign for one of them to be homecoming queen: Pearl Netrayana (80)Danielle Pastor (89)Viviana Negrete (69)Janet Carranza (78)Trenese Gatlin (63)Karen Patron (63)Jazmine Jose (66) These seven candidates have...

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The rise of the european far-right

Over the last few years Western Europe has changed on a political level. Every election that we see in Europe in the past year -- whether it be in Britain, France or Germany, we in the United States have been holding our breath hoping that racist far-right parties don't win elections. Why is right-wing populism becoming so intriguing in the...

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By (David as photographer) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Volleyball lose while head in the clouds

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The Falcon’s volleyball team played Long Beach Community College on Oct. 6 resulting in another loss. Falcons walked away from a three-set game with the final score being 0-3 in LBCC's favor. Kari Pestolesi said, “It was not very good.” Assistant coach, Sasha Karelov, gave a little more insight explaining that the team looked like they did not want to...

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By (David as photographer) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Men's Soccer: Cerritos stay dominant after 4-1 win

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Cerritos College claims first place in South Coast Conference South Division after defeating Compton College 4-1. After the game Coach Benny Artiaga said, “Another great win, Another great victory. This was probably as impressive of a victory that we had all year .”The game began tense and aggressive with both sides wanting to win every last ball knowing what was...

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By (David as collaborator) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

when masculinity lacks help

Photo credit: Jake Koeppe

Guns may not be the only ones to blame for mass shootings. Lack of mental health services offered to men and the standards of masculinity society pushes upon them may really be to blame. On Oct. 1 a 64-year-old man named Stephen Paddock went off in a shooting frenzy during a country music festival in Las Vegas, resulting in 59...

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By (David as photographer) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Football Loses 30-21Riverside

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Tensions rose several times when the Falcons played the undefeated Riverside Tigers, Cerritos College longtime rivals. At the Saturday, Sept. 30 game, Riverside dominated Falcons 31-20 with a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. The Falcons consistently struggled to get ahead, they were, however, able to get on the scoreboard in the second quarter making two touchdowns. They failed their...

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By (David as photographer) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

OrgSync lives to serve another day

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The Associated Students of Cerritos College Senate has recently approved the proposed legislation to fund a contract with OrgSync. OrgSync is a virtual community used by clubs and organizations for communication with others, for processing ASCC and club business and promote events and activities on campus. The legislation passed with 20 to nine votes and one person abstained from voting....

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By (David as photographer) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Falcons bring down Lancers with 4-0 win

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Cerritos College manages to pull off a 4-0 win against Pasadena College without four key starters. The game started off intense with both teams pushing forward trying to open the deadlock. Pasadena's offense was able to build up the first opportunity of the game. Pasadena's offense was able to cross the ball from side to side leaving the forward free...

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By (David as photographer) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Volleyball continue losing streak 0-11

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The Falcons' volleyball team lost their eleventh game in a row this season when they went up against Rio Hondo and lost 3-1. On the Sept. 27 home game, the Falcons started evenly in the first set with Rio Hondo trading off points and winning the set 25-22. The same thing happened in the second set when it comes to...

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