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By Frank Rodarte (Grester as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Workshop prepares students for job interviews
Photo credit: Frank Rodarte
The main goal for a college student is to graduate and find a nice paying job that helps them afford whatever his or her heart desires. Clara Ross-Jones, a career counselor at Cerritos College, helped students prepare for what may be the most intimidating and heart pounding experience: job interviews. Over 30 students filled the room to hear Ross-Jones inform...
All the monster and ghouls have come out to play as the sun fell during the Cerritos College Zombie Fest. The Associated Students of Cerritos College (ASCC) and the clubs here at Cerritos have come together Oct. 29 to bring students Halloween in Falcon Square. ASCC extended Zombie Fest through the nighttime and kicked up the fright factor up a...
By Karla Enriquez (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Harvest Festival brings a community of parents and children together
Photo credit: Karla Enriquez
In the back corner of the seasonally adorned Child Development Center, in the jungle gym, sat an expectant mother looking after her son, Owen. Whittier resident Christina Phillips expressed, “It’s nice to see […] Owen playing with his classmates, it is priceless, I don’t get to do it all of the time,” Amidst pumpkins and hay parents and children reveled...
By Karla Enriquez (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Zombie fest 'infects' student body
Zombies and other creatures roamed the Cerritos College campus on Thursday, Oct. 29 for Zombie Fest. A carnival themed maze took over the Falcon Square fountain as a live band provided background music. Clubs such as the Dreamers Club, had booths dedicated to informing students about what they can provide. Dreamers Club President Ana Gonzalez said, “We’re out here fundraising...
By Perla Lara (Grester as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
‘Am I being detained, or am I free to go?’
Photo credit: Perla Lara
For one year, Luis Nolasco, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California Community Engagement has been doing presentations focusing on handing out educational materials and clearing up some common misconceptions people have about police officers. He lets people know that “the police can lie to you it’s part of their role and they do it constantly[...]It’s the tactics that they...
By Ethan Ortiz (Grester as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Cerritos College could make a switch in schedules
The faculty at Cerritos College had a forum in the Teleconference Center on Wednesday, Oct. 29 to decide whether the school will continue 18 weeks of classes or condense the schedule. The forum was lead by Cerritos College President Jose Fierro, Dean of Liberal Arts David Fabish and faculty senate president Michelle Lewellen. President Fierro began the forum by stating...
By Taylor Ogata (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Falcons sweep season series against Vikings
Photo credit: Taylor Ogata
Cerritos College defeated Long Beach City College in straight sets to take both games in the season series on Wednesday, Oct. 28. After a disappointing first home loss in straight sets last Friday against El Camino College, the Cerritos College women's volleyball team hit the road and bounced back with a straight set victory at Long Beach City College. The...
By Perla Lara (Grester as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
ASCC Senate opens discussion for changes to Homecoming
Photo credit: Perla Lara
As an addition to the Wednesday, Oct. 28 ASCC Senate meeting Senator Daniel Flores stood in front of the senate and asked his fellow senators to look at the rules and regulations for homecoming and decide on the changes that need to be made to the event. The rules and regulations can be found on the Cerritos.edu website here. Issues...
By Karla Enriquez (Grester as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Intimate partner violence explained in emotional workshop
Screams are heard in an audio recording as Barbara Holland was battered by her then boyfriend, Dan Keyser. Keyser was later found with a blood stained shirt by police. Tales of abuse like this were described and deconstructed by Pamela Sepulveda at an intimate partner violence workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Sepulveda serves as the community outreach director for Casa...
By Frank Rodarte (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read
What will you dress-up as for Halloween?
Jonathan Lin, mechanical engineering major, said, “A horse, I have a horse mask already and it seems like the easiest thing to be.” Maria Aguilar, accounting major, said, "Misty from Pokemon, because she's cute. I'm waiting for the costume to come in the mail.” Kelly Saravia, art major, said, “Maybe paint my face as Frankenstein.” Daniel Garcia, administration of justice...
