Artist: tubebackrTrack: SWAY@tubebackr links.fanlink.to/tubebackr Creative Commons License. Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0)SONG FADE OUTSamuel: Hello, I'm Samuel Chacko, the news editor for the Cerritos college newspaper, Talon Marks. Matthew: Matthew Espinosa, a staff writer for Talon Marks, as well as a former student of Mrs. Un-Soo Wong here who will be interviewing today on the experiences she faced during...

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Darryl: Hello. My name is Darryl Linardi and I am a staff member at Talon Marks and today, I have a guest with me. Austin: Hey, what's up? I'm Austin. I'm a music major, I’m a third-year and I'm excited to be trying Asian food. Darryl: So on the topic that we're going to be talking about today is, we're...

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Entrepreneur and graphic motion designer Humza Jalil was one of the many people who adopted dogs during the pandemic. As a first time pet owner, he had adopted two French bulldogs from a rescue center at different stages [during the pandemic]. "I had gotten Luna at the start of the pandemic, things had been shut down in my neighborhood and...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced that the minimum wage in the state of California will increase to $15.50 per hour beginning in January. On May 12, Newsom proposed a $18.1 billion inflation relief package which would provide billions of dollars to assist California residents as the country faces rapidly increasing costs [in nearly everything including gasoline, food products, consumer goods...

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The goal of Cerritos College's counseling is to assist students in ensuring that they are taking the appropriate courses and are on the correct track. Counseling visits had always been in person, but it wasn't until the pandemic that everything went online, and that's when the difficulties began to emerge. Students began to grumble about the counselors and how little...

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The city of Downey hosted Touch-A-Truck, an interactive exhibition that allowed children to see, touch and explore different city vehicles, on May 7. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., food trucks and live demonstrations were hosted at Independence Park, 12334 Bellflower Blvd. A mini parade of fire trucks and other official vehicles were extracted at the beginning of the event...

As the end of the semester approaches for high school seniors one question still remains. Will you further your education and go to college? and if so where?Many seniors may struggle to find a career path or study fresh off the bat here in Norwalk and Cerritos. Seeing your friends and classmates get accepted into four year schools can be...

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A Ukrainian family held a fundraiser at Orchards BBQ & Grill, 16214 Whittier Blvd., in Whittier on May 9, and will host another on May 16. From 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, the Brunets family worked with the restaurant to raise funds for their native country, Ukraine, after witnessing the country's struggle to survive their war with Russia....

The city of Downey was given a visit on May 12 outside of Porto's Bakery by visual artist Yeu Q Nguyen and her hand woven piece “Weaving Hope.”For one day only, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents of Downey and those passing by Porto's were invited to interact with the local artist's display. Nguyen created this piece of art...

R&B Tea, 10923 Alondra Blvd., is the newest franchise to open in the city of Norwalk. Following their soft opening, the new hot spot for teens and boba enthusiasts of all ages held the first day of its weekend-long grand opening event on May 12. From May 12 to May 15, in light of their grand opening, R&B Tea will...

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