Grester Celis-Acosta

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

Falcon Gameday attendees given free tacos, mariachi for entertainment before football game

Photo credit: Grester Celis-Acosta

Free food such as tacos, corn and others were given out in front of Falcon Stadium for the pre-football game celebration on Saturday Sept. 13. Student, faculty and community members were in attendance and lining up to get free tacos. Not only was there free food, but there was also a mariachi band playing. Members of the Associated Students of...

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

Are some of today's female artists really good role models?

Are some of the females in today's media really good role models for teens? Probably not. Come on there are twerkers, some in the shady areas of life making young girls think all these thing are ok. When in reality it is not ok. Honestly today's role models for women well, there aren't any. Women in the media are pulled...

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

Hip-hop and academia can mix

When you think of hip-hop, you think of the vulgar music that sometimes doesn’t have any meaning other than sex, drugs and violence. But what if this music could be used in academia to teach a college course such as English? Would it work? Hip-hop music expresses more than just sex, drugs and violence. According to USA Today, in an...

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

Celebrities are victims too

Over the weekend the internet almost imploded at the vast number of leaked nudes from Jennifer Lawrence, Victoria Justice, Kate Upton and other A-list celebrities. Just googling, "nude leak celebrities" yields dozens of sketchy websites "reporting" on the scandal. Some even go so far as to linking the actual pictures. This is not a tabloid scandal nor an unexpected show-all...

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By (Grester as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read

Apple | A battle of phones: Who's the best?

There's a reason why so many people have iPhones - it's simple and has everything a college student would need. Who dominates the mobile phone market? It’s simple - Apple does. An Apple iPhone is definitely the way to go when choosing a phone. Many people can argue that Android and Windows smartphones are better, but a majority of them...

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

Personal transportation on campus should be embraced by everyone

We have returned to that school flow, where instead of waking up and watching hours of Orange is the New Black in our bed, we are forced to get up and attend school. Now, it’s not all bad. We get to meet new people, join clubs, do different activities and listen to some interesting lectures. In fact, it's something we...

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

Falcons win season-opener against Saddleback Gauchos

Photo credit: Grester Celis-Acosta

The Cerritos College football team won its season-opener against Saddleback College 27-24 on Saturday, Sept. 6. Head Coach Frank Mazzotta said after the game, “Well, our first goal … is always to win the opener. And this year, our opener happens to be (against) one of the best football teams in California, so not only did we win the opener...

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

Tips to make this semester a productive one

With the fall semester in full swing, it is time to dismiss the parties and late-night adventures that summer brings, and get back into school mode. Whether this is your first semester or your last, the importance of good grades never diminishes. Like most students, I have daydreamed about quitting school and magically becoming a millionaire, but the reality is,...

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By (Grester as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

New changes, new building

The Cerritos College campus has received a face-lift now that the new Liberal Arts building is open. Now that the building has been revealed, students can be certain that the planned construction can only be good for them and the campus. After suffering through the loud construction over the past semesters, it is satisfying to see that the new building...

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By (Grester as collaborator) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Convocation addresses new construction, expensive textbooks, plan for new year

"It's a special time of year," said President Linda Lacy in her opening speech of Cerritos College Convocation. The Convocation took place Thursday, Aug. 28 at the Burnight Center Theatre at 11 a.m. At the start of the Convocation, Lacy asked the faculty to join her in a moment of silence for the passing of Jasmine Cornejo, Chief of Police...

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