Students should not try to juggle so many extra-curricular activities just to look impressive on their transcripts. College is no picnic. Having to juggle work, school and extra- curricular activities can become a hassle. Students shouldn’t stretch themselves out so thin just to look good on their college transcripts. What does being a part of a club on campus have...

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In the biggest Pay-per-view fight of the decade, the fight between an undefeated master of defense and one of boxing's undefeated young rising stars, took place Sept. 14 and left a lot of people with a bad taste in their mouths. Canelo could have been boxing's next attraction after Mayweather retires, but Mayweather is still the Pay-per-view king. Casual boxing...

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A government shutdown last Tuesday has individuals across the country, including people here on campus, talking about what the shutdown actually means. However, most individuals are misinformed about the situation. Research and understanding is encouraged and would go a long way for students on campus. Individuals like to talk and throw in their two cents on a certain situation, but...

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Flagler County has gone too far with nicotine testing for government employees. The Board of County Commissioners in Florida’s Flagler County has decided that its employees shouldn’t be smoking. It wants to test people for nicotine for the purpose of saving money on health insurance. Once again, the government has shown its true colors, the colors of a nanny state....

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Free Speech Zone: What are your thoughts about the government shutting down? Tera Lim, Computer science “I think the major issue with our budget problem deals with the military expenses and the standing army that we have. I just don’t necessarily support the government into major trillion dollars of debt to fight a war that maybe we shouldn’t be there...

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Dear Editor: The following is in reference to the TalonMarks editorial entitled “Make Counseling Pain-Free” that appeared in the Wednesday, August 28, 2013 print edition of the newspaper. The Cerritos College Counseling Division wanted to provide some information that the editorial writer(s) may not have been aware of when the editorial was written. The Cerritos College Counseling Division is dedicated...

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ObamaCare is great as long as you don’t get too comfortable ObamaCare will get started back up as soon as the government shutdown is over, and there are plenty of reasons to see if you qualify. It offers cheaper health insurance as well as being able to stay on your parents' insurance until you are 26. This is great for...

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Setter Crissy Silavong’s team-high of 15 assists, along with five digs, led the way as the volleyball team cruised through Los Angeles Trade-Technical College in straight sets to take a 1-0 start in conference play. Cerritos College won each of the sets by at least 14 points and was able to hold Trade-Tech to a total of 29 points in...

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Soccer in America is starting to become “mainstream” thanks to the success of the men and women’s national teams, as well as having youth leagues that promote soccer at a young age. Raul Avellaneda, the assistant head coach for the men’s team at Cerritos College said, “It’s increased in popularity every year for the last 20 years. Especially because of...

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Starting Tuesday, Obama will finally be able to protect us from the high expenses of health insurance. However, this is not a reason to get complacent with how your current situation is. Obamacare is a government subsidized health care system that will allow adults to be able to be covered by their parents' health insurance, but will be separate from...

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