Lauren Gandara

Fall 2013 Editor-in-Chief for Talon Marks. I'm a journalism major at Cerritos College. Cerritos College

Worked on 281 assignments, created 12, named on 16 bylines for Talon Marks.

By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read

Psychedelic art and its associations

The word psychedelic evokes different images for various people. Oftentimes, people think of mushrooms or drug influence. If we open up our eyes we can see that psychedelics demeanor has been around for years to pass that wasn’t drug induced. Often times these works had a point to make. They honed in on what one can say more of a...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

A prolific seed of music

When we find ourselves in a struggle with somethings we might push it aside or into a corner of our mind. So was the case with Adam Valenzuela who had his first guitar when he was thirteen years old. After receiving his first guitar at thirteen he didn't start playing a lot more until sixteen because it was discouraging to...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read

Imperialistic Picnic

Sharing homemade sandwiches, chips and salsa in addiction potato with potato chips on top. The heart of the Imperialistic Picnic was in joy of giving. John Hogan went to art school MICA Maryland Institute College of Art ,then went to CAL Arts in the city of Valencia to finish off his schooling. Ricky Diaz major undecided stated, "At first we...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

HILL STORY !

When we find ourselves in a struggle with day to day matters we might push it aside and tuck it into a corner in our mind. At Cerritos College there are many other issues going on other than school deep within students brains. For many students the hill mid day is a sweet haven. Adam Valenzuela a music major on...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

FSZ: Studying for Finals

Jennifer Torres - Communications “I get enough sleep.” I practice...don’t get stressed. I go off by what I know, my knowledge already and see what happens.” Biannka Sosa - Criminal Justice Major “I just go somewhere quiet and I get all my notes and just start preparing for my finals.” Angelica Pelayo – Liberal Arts “I prepare the last two...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

campus furniture

Waiting for a class to start can take minutes to even hours depending on each student’s schedule. During that waiting period however, students settle for sitting on the floor, stairs, or anyplace that seems like an empty space. While a few buildings on campus do have somewhere to sit during the waiting period, not all do. The school however is...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read

Keep Snapchats private

The government goes through enough of our stuff as it is, there is no real reason for them to go through our Snapchats. They listen in on our private phone calls, read our personal emails and go through our social media, what are our government officials looking for? I seriously doubt there is going to be any valuable information on...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

IPads are the way to the future

The Los Angeles Unified School District is giving away iPads to its students. Free iPads are great, but what is even greater is that books and supplies won't be needed anymore. Having an iPad indicates that books will not be around and school supplies will be out of the list to grab as you return to school. Just simply having...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Being a pro can wait

Waiting a couple of years before hitting the NBA or NFL can do wonders for college athletes. Maintaining patience and allowing one’s talents to season and develop in a certain time frame is absolutely the mindset college athletes need to take in order to understand why they should wait a few years before going professional. College athletes are quick to...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Video games aren't sports

Video gaming is something anyone at any age level can do and requires very little physical activity and therefore should not be considered a sport. Sports like football, baseball and basketball are real sports. They require a lot of physical training and energy to do. Even Grandma Lilly in the movie “Grandma’s Boy” can play video games! It doesn’t take...

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