Denny Cristales is the editor of Talon Marks located in Norwalk, Calif. for Cerritos College. Norwalk, CA
Worked on 570 assignments, created 250, named on 118 bylines for Talon Marks.
By Armando Jacobo (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Volleyball snaps six-game win streak against El Camino
The Cerritos College volleyball team snapped its six-game win streak by a final tally of 18-25, 20-25, 10-25 against visiting El Camino College on Oct. 29. The Falcons (9-7, 6-2) opened the game matching the Warriors (16-2, 8-0) point-for-point through the first game. It wasn’t until the second game where the Falcons came alive by going up 10-5 midway but...
By Alexander Naveja (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Wrestling takes down ELAC in a non-conference match
Jesse Gomez and Max Kumashiro leads the wrestling team to their 11th win of season on Oct. 30 against East Los Angeles College. The Falcons would win with a final score of 34-14. Francisco Noyola, 125-pound weight class, set the tempo for the team with a pin and Dustin Kirk would continue the momentum by pinning his next opponent as...
By Gustavo Lopez (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Festive zombies infect campus
"It feel good, I celebrate I eat brains," said Greg Guier, culinary arts major, after winning for most creative costume( a chef zombie) in the Zombie Fest costume contest. The Zombie Fest took place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a pumpkin carving contest and costume contest before the Zombie maze. Guier won for most original costume while representing...
By Julien Galvan (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Fall Awards Banquet to be reevaluated, Safe Zone budget passed
The ASCC Senate met to discuss a variety of topics including a vote on keeping the Fall Awards Banquet, Zombie Fest, and a "Safe Zone" training program for faculty and staff regarding the LGBTQI community in BK 111 on Oct., 29. One of the topics that was discussed in depth was the cancelling of the Fall Awards banquet. The Senate...
By Monica Gallardo (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Cross country goes all out for Mt. Sac championships
A three-week time difference has the cross country team hopeful to top Mt. San Antonio College at the South Coast Conference Championships this Friday. Sophomore Francisco Ortiz said, “It gives us more time to recover and train hard, so we should be hitting faster times for this upcoming meet.” Coach Bryan Ramos agreed, “We actually needed the break. Some of...
By Armando Jacobo (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Students-athletes could soon face new grade requirements
All student-athletes will be held to a higher academic standard per the California Community College Athletic Association starting July first. Under the current rules, student-athletes must have a 2.0 GPA and attempt 24 units in between their respective sport. The current proposal, offered by the CCCAA, is that the minimum amount of units should be increased to 27, and 50...
By Alexander Naveja (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Men’s water polo comes out 'golden' with 3-1 record home Tournament
The men’s water polo team finished with a 3-1 record in the Golden West Tournament this weekend. Head coach Joe Abing liked the fact that the tournament was at home. “It was a little bit of a help, we had four games in two days, two games each day. In between games many guys were able to go home and...
By Monica Gallardo (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Scoring and assists records broken
Cerritos forward/midfielder Nayeli Requejo shoots the ball past the East Los Angeles College goalkeeper on Oct. 24 after she is awarded a penalty kick in the first half against the team that gave the Falcons their sole loss. Forward Ashley Anaya-Webb went on to score two goals, helping the Falcons blank ELAC 7-0, and increased her goals scored to 28,...
By Daniel Green (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Lacy responds to two resignation petitions
Despite her announcing her resignation for June 2015, a petition has appeared that is trying to force Cerritos College President Linda Lacy to resign early. According to an article by Hews Media Group – Community Newspaper, two online petitions have appeared demanding President Lacy’s resignation. President Lacy has avoided addressing her critics but responded to claims made in the petition...
By Denny Cristales (Denny as photographer) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Child Development Center hosts fall 'Harvest' event for kids
Photo credit: Denny Cristales
Watching Little Red Riding Hood being chased around by the Big Bad Wolf is typically something found in fairy tales, but last Friday was indeed the exception - for Cerritos College, at least - when the Child Development Center hosted its Harvest Day Festival event for children and parents, alike. The festival is hosted every year. The Child Development Center...