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) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Mini University fair offers students information on transferring

Photo credit: Samantha Vasquez

Looking to transfer? Well, with about a month left, students gathered around university booths in the library sidewalk to discuss their transferring plans with school recruiters at the Mini University Fair on Thursday, Nov. 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. About 20 university and cal state recruiters lined up their booths allowing students to stop by and get information...

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

Student learning outcomes and parent concerns addressed in board meeting

The Board of Trustees opened their meeting with a small retirement party in honor of trustee member Bob Hughlett, at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 12. Trustee member Drayer introduced the Julian Cross Memorial scholarship to Alma Delgado, the award is named in memorial to Drayer’s mother who died of breast cancer before finished school. Carmen Avalos also congratulated Delgado. Maya Walker...

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

Students sign up for bone marrow registry

A total of 7 potential donors had successfully signed up and gone through the process and part of bone marrow donor registration nearly four hours after recruitment began, at the Quad from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Carol Tsang, a recruitment coordinator for A3M who works closely with Be the Match, was out on campus Wed. Nov. 12, in hopes...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Senate shows its support for President Lacy

Photo credit: Julien Galvan

The ASCC Senate met in BK 111 to discuss some topics pertaining to the future of Cerritos College and its students on Nov. 12. One topic was discussed for the majority of the meeting, which was on the stance on Dr. Linda Lacy's employment here at Cerritos College. Another was on the topic of a "Theatre Department Graphic Design Concept...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

'Interstellar' does Sci-Fi right with appropriate storytelling

" data-camayak-embed-width="600" class="oembed" contenteditable="false"> "Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here." So was said by Matthew McConaughey's character, Cooper, an engineer turned farmer in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, which premiered Nov. 5. The premise of Interstellar is that in the not-too-far future, Earth is no longer able to sustain the immense human population, and as a...

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

Game room changes discussed during Cabinet meeting

Members of the Cabinet congratulated each other for such an outstanding job and effort that each member put into the Veterans Day event. Cabinet discussed what the game room can potentially transform into along with the importance of a place the for students to hang out since the library is getting louder and louder. Dean of Student Services, Gilbert Contreras...

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

Veterans speak in commemorative ceremony

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Associated Students of Cerritos College President Miles Aiello explained why Veterans Day is an important event and why Cerritos College transformed this event into a "bigger, better and stronger" level of gratitude for veterans on campus and in our community."I find it ironic that men and women would sacrifice their lives to protect our freedom, our country, yet the day...

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

Workshop discusses different types of domestic abuse

Editor's Note: A source's name was intentionally changed for confidential and personal purposes. “Just because you are not getting hit or punched, doesn’t mean you are not getting abused," Ashelia Fran, a representative from the Woman's Shelter of Long Beach, said on Tuesday, Nov.4, at noon in the the Domestic Abuse workshop that was hosted by Substance in Society in...

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

Program encourages students to be better performers

The Applied Music program is a program in which students receive one-on-one instruction. This class is directed to vocalists and instrumentalists, and one of its steps is to have them perform in front of their peers. The Applied Music program held a recital during music professor Christine Lopez's class on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at BC-51. "Students who are learning to...

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By (Denny as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Bike thefts and library issues addressed in Student Life committee

Issues about campus safety and access to resources, were addressed at the Student Life Committee meeting today at Nov. 6. In the meeting, Police Chief Tom Galivan talked about the spike in bike thefts. 16 bike thefts in October for Cerritos College. Ongoing discussion will take place in future meetings on finding ways of address the thefts, with talks of...

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