Denny Cristales

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 (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Key conference games await women's water polo

Women’s water polo captain Carla Harvey believes the team is ready for its back-to-back conference games against Rio Hondo College (6-10, 3-3) and East Los Angeles College (4-10, 3-3) on Wednesday at Cerritos. She sees no negative effects that the 3:00 and 5:15 game times will have on the team’s mindset. “It’s mental because if you think you’re tired even...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Men's water polo prepares for Golden West Tournament

The men’s water polo team has been working on communication as it prepares for this weekend’s Golden West Tournament at Cerritos College. Driver Felix Gonzalez said, “We’re just training really hard, practicing as a team and communicating with our coach.” Utility player Carlos Abrego added, “As a team we’re all focusing on communicating with one another to have better team...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Wrestling pinned for first loss of season

The wrestling team participated in the Southern California Regional Dual Team Championships on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. at the Cerritos College Gymnasium. The team felt good going into this tournament with a perfect record and no team had an answer to their perfect record. Jesse Gomez said, “I felt really good, I felt like the team was well...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Flu vaccines now available to students on campus

The SHC has a total of 500 vaccines to administer, according to Hillary Mennella, Interim Associate Dean at the Student Health and Wellness Center. The Student Health Center has administered 308 flu vaccinations to Cerritos students, faculty and staff. The SHC ordered 500 doses in the summer and they arrived late August.“Our hope is to administer them to all students,...

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Job Fair offers students employment opportunities

Students packed the library sidewalk at Cerritos College on Tuesday, Oct. 21, to see the different jobs. Some of the employers included such names as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Tilly’s and FedEx Ground. Synnikiu Avalos, business major, felt like there should have been more small jobs. Avalos had been to 10 booths. Her favorite booths included Tiffany’s and the World Financial...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Women's soccer wins despite shutout streak coming to an end

Photo credit: abraham venegas

Forward Ashley Anaya Webb propelled the Cerritos College women’s soccer to an astounding 12-1 victory over visiting El Camino by scoring four goals on Tuesday. This is the biggest blowout win over a conference opponent this season as Cerritos has six wins and only one loss as it sat first in the South Coast conference. “It’s a good feeling obviously,”...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read

Learning Through Comics

Kathy Hall teaches in a not so normal way. Teaching an English class via comic books and presenting at a Comic-Con conference is not the norm, but it’s exactly what part-time Cerritos College English instructor Kathy Hall has under her belt. “That was my brother’s fault,” she said. “I had been talking about how nice it would be to incorporate...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Students need to keep restroom clean

Everybody has to go to the bathroom some time. As adults, one would assume that everyone would know basic bathroom etiquette. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case for some people on campus. For some reason students out there (you know who you are) don’t take other people into consideration when in the restroom. This has to stop right...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Being an introvert is not a bad thing

Are you mostly an introvert? Do prolonged social interactions make you cringe and want to run away? Do you get anxious just talking to strangers you don’t know? Would you rather be at home than at a party? If you answered “yes” to some of these questions, you’re probably an introvert. According to the Myers Briggs Foundation, being an introvert...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Stop panicking about Ebola

“Ebola, Ebola, Ebola.” That is one of the many headlines that pops up everywhere in today’s news. But is the Ebola virus a big deal in the United States? Should people begin to panic? Currently in West Africa, where the Ebola outbreak is more prominent than in the United States, BBC reports that more than 4,447 people have died from...

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