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 - 3 min read

"Do You Hear What I hear?" Lecture Series Oct. 17

“Do You Hear What I Hear”, lecture and piano concert series 2014-2015 brought a couple of extremely talented people to perform and honor the great Franz Peter Schubert, A well known Viennese composer. This lecture and piano concert series presented by Cerritos College Music Department and the Associated Students of Cerritos College happened Friday October 17. At 11:00 am in...

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Great Shakeout a wake up call for earthquake preparedness

Occurring just a day before the 25 anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a 6.9 that injured thousands and destroyed part of the Bay Bridge, Cerritos College took place in the The Great Shakeout, a state wide earthquake preparation drill on Friday Oct. 16. Designed to help residents of California work together and prevent the destruction the of Loma...

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A heartfelt victory for Hughes in announcement for Queen

Photo credit: Larissa Calderon

Areal Hughes, representing the Queer-Straight Alliance Club, was in tears Saturday, Oct. 18, when she won the crown for Homecoming Queen. “Oh, my God, it feels intensely exciting, overwhelming and a true blessing," she said. The crowd at Falcon Stadium was filled with alumni, hopeful families and friends cheering and holding posters all in support of the Homecoming Court. The...

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Falcons make it three straight wins in the homecoming game

Jimmy Walker's 49-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ainslie Johnson in the fourth quarter was the difference maker for the Cerritos College football team to defeat visiting Allan Hancock College, 19-12, on Saturday night. Coach Frank Mazzotta credits this win to the defense having a great performance, as well as quarterback Walker. "Jimmy made two great throws and the reason...

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Penalty kick leaves the Falcons tied up

Despite creating numerous scoring opportunities, Cerritos College's men's soccer team were not able to take advantage, resulting in a 1-1 draw against L. A. Harbor. Midfielder Gilbert Rocha said, "It looks like we are in a slump here at home games. We can't win. We go out, win at away games and smash a team 8-2 and we come back...

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Women's water polo remains positive despite loss

The Cerritos women's water polo team had an insightful performance despite a 7-4 loss against American River College on Thursday, Oct. 16. at the aquatic center located in Cerritos College. Having played and lost to American River College earlier in the season 10-6, the Falcons knew what they were heading into and they showed it in the very first period....

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

Students with disabilities learn about new careers in Mentoring Day

Photo credit: Gustavo Lopez

"Mentoring Day was amazing. It's incredible how every single person with a disability, regardless of (his) disability, can get mentored," Brian Gutierrez, a sociology major, said about Disability Mentoring Day, which took place at Los Angeles City Hall Wednesday, Oct. 15. Disability Mentoring Day is a nationwide and international event in which people with disabilities can learn about different careers...

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Homecoming elections for queen come to an end

Voting time drew to a close as students of Cerritos College were given time to decide who the Homecoming queen would be. Voting polls were open for a second day on Thursday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Every queen has been using different types of strategies with students all around...

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Men's Wrestling comes out on top as they crush their opponent

The men’s wrestling team wins a very important conference game and will be heading to the Southern Regional Duals with a winning streak of seven games. There were about 50 people in attendance to see the wrestling team get its win on October 15. The final score of the match was 38-9. The men were very happy about the win,...

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New members appointed to Senate

Senators were informed of the possible cancellation of the Fall Banquet awards and also very important for the senate group, new senators were appointed to senate in the Oct. 15 Senate meeting. It is still not decided wether the Fall Banquet ceremony will take place or not. In past meetings past, members of the Senate made a list of pros...

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