Grester Celis-Acosta

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By (Grester as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Street Fighter V will be a hit

Nostalgia has its way of bringing out the inner child in all of us especially if you are a Street Fighter fan. While "Street Fighter V" is not scheduled to released until 2016, Cross Platform play has been confirmed with PlayStation 4 and PC. Personally Cross Platform play sounds very appealing to play a Video Game two different ways. At...

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By (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Men's soccer defeat Los Angeles Harbor

Photo credit: Perla Lara

This past weekend, Friday, Oct. 2, Cerritos College men’s soccer upped their conference standing 2-0 defeating LA Harbor. Friday was a win that solidified the team. It’s no secret that men’s soccer had a bumpy preseason ending with a record of 0-5-2. But according to head coach Benny Artiaga that bumpy preseason is going to be the key to success...

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By (Grester as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Faculty senate discuss lower textbook costs

Textbooks are not cheap and Cerritos College looks to help students get an education while saving money. Director of College Relations Miya Walker gave an overview of the Textbook Affordability Act of 2015. The purpose of the act is to reduce textbook costs for students, which has been a hot topic for faculty senate since the beginning of the semester....

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By (Grester as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Cabinet discuss Scantron machines and student committees

Associated Students of Cerritos College Cabinet met to discuss the implementation of Scantron vending machines on campus, appointing cabinet representatives and a committee on the rules and regulations of ASCC government. President Eduardo De La Rosa presented an update on the Scantron vending machines. According to him, in the early stages of the idea, he was wondering if it was...

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Students can find guidance at Career Center

Photo credit: Sebastian Echeverry

Chanel Baxter, Career Center secretary clerk, sits behind the front desk welcoming students as they come through the front door, but what she might not realize is that she might be one of the first people to see students make a life changing decision. The Career Center is located on the second floor of the Multi-Purpose Building. Students can come...

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By (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Coates envisions change for the school

Photo credit: Toni Reveles

With the new school year well under way, student government is making sure that the campus is well represented. Newly appointed Chief Justice Trent Coates, plans to come up with fresh new ideas for student government and for the student body, as a whole, one by one in hopes that both will respond well to the ideas. In the end,...

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By (Grester as photographer) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Hispanic heritage month continues with festive dance

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Students were in awe Thursday, Oct.1, as two charros jumped in and out in lassos during a festive dance. This is actually known as a sport called charreria and is part of the Hispanic culture. This event was all put together by Veronica Herrera and the Hispanic Heritage Committee as part of celebrating Hispanic heritage month. Herrera actually has a...

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By (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Football team blowout Pasadena City College

Photo credit: Taylor Ogata

Kishawn Holmes led the way for the Cerritos' rushers as he rushed for 135 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown. Running back by committee was an understatement for the Falcons as they used four rushers in order to tally up 217 yards and three touchdowns en route to the 33-0 dismantling of the Lancers as they won their first...

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Wrestling places fourth at West Hills

Head Coach Don Garriot on Sept.26 led the Cerritos College wrestling team to fourth place at the West Hills Tournament with 115 team points. “Competitions are really good for us to gauge where we are in the season,” Garriot said. With a few injured players as a result of the tournament matches, some of the wrestlers were forced to withdraw....

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Women's volleyball team victorious over Vikings

Photo credit: Taylor Ogata

After a dismal road trip to Riverside College and two tournaments at Fullerton College and San Diego City College, the Cerritos College women's volleyball team came home and got a win over Long Beach City College in front of the home fans. The Falcons, paced by Nicole Spigner (five kills, 18 digs), overcame slow starts in the first two sets...

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