Grester Celis-Acosta

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ISA went 'global' at Diversity Week

Diversity week continued throughout the rest of last week with Global Village on Wednesday, April 23 and free sandwiches given out on Thursday, April 24. Global Village was a day where different clubs at Cerritos College represented a certain foreign country. A total of 23 clubs were scheduled to have a booth, but not all of them attended. Each club...

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How College Students Can Improve Study Habits

One of the many troubles that arise from college students is difficulty in keeping up academically. Many students have trouble for many different reasons. Some examples are poor study skills, poor time management skills or even poor sleeping habits. All of these examples can affect a student’s grade and performance. There are many study habits that should be followed accordingly...

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By (Grester as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Security on campus

With so many different school attacks happening in recent years, is there still no way to make school safer? Sure, calling campus police whenever there is an emergency might be the easiest way to go, but even then there might be the trouble of successfully getting through to them or maybe not being able to reach them quick enough. There’s...

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FSZ: Do students care about school politics?

1. Erick Linares, engineering “That’s where major decisions go by, students have to know what’s going on.” 2. Josephine Diaz , psychology “More students should get involved to see changes they want.” 3. Richard Olmos, ministry/business administration “ I just don’t care about politics.” 4. Kharece Wilson, general studies “I think it's important because (student government) is in control.” 5....

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FSZ: How do you take a better selfie/ belfie(body selfie)?

Giovanni Chanes, fire science major "Good preparation. It could be funny, ugly, nice or whatever." Stephanie Murillo, dance major "I have to get the right lighting, because sometimes when it's dark it makes your flaws stand out." Gaby Urbina, liberal arts major "If I feel like I look good, I take pictures." Lupe Andrade, liberal arts major "Just when you...

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FSZ: Why do you think so many people get distracted while driving?

1. Jessica Ponze, child development major"Their phones mainly, they hear their phones go off or like a text message, they just automatically think 'I have to get that.' I know some friends when I'm driving with them I take away their phones just so I can read their message for them just so they could be focused" 2. Ruby Zepeda...

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Negative celebrity influences

The mention of celebrities like Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus get a lot of buzz these days and not for great reasons. Their faces appear on every tabloid out there for the whole world to view. However, can seeing celebrities everywhere have a negative effect on society? For younger fans, the life of celebrities might seem like the easiest thing...

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Diversity week on campus

Photo credit: Grester Celis-Acosta

Diversity Week began this week on Monday and will end on Thursday. It is a four-day event that will have activities for students to participate in and will be located at Falcon Square in Cerritos College. The event did not start off on the right foot. On Monday, the first day of the event was scheduled to have a variety...

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Class Skipping

When you live in a world where everything is moving at 100 miles an hour, there are some days when you need to take a step back and say, "it's time for some me time."Whatever your situation is, whether it be a full time or part time student, who works, has to baby sit and needs to do homework and...

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By (Grester as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Bungie fire musical soundtrack god

On April 11, legendary composer Martin O'Donnell tweeted that Bungie had "terminated him." O'Donnell has composed memorable soundtracks for the Halo series, ONI, Myth and the upcoming game Destiny. His work for Destiny maybe the last great soundtrack that Bungie will have. Bungie may have made a decision it will come to regret. Although O'Donnell and the studios parted ways...

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