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) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

CHP uses Cerritos College radio to educate students on the danger of driving with distractions

California Highway Patrol was added to the prominent list of guests that have appeared on “College Community Corner,” a radio show at WPMD. Gayle Parks hosts the show and tries to bring in guests that could help out the students that are walking around campus. “There is a lot they can learn from tuning into the radio station and if...

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

Plastics program gives students hands on look at the future

After the long hours of studying and classes, many students can lose sight of what they are striving for. Students from the Composite Fabrication class got the chance to see what skills they are learning when one of the students, John Misumi, brought in a prototype of a car built from composites. “I brought the car here to show the...

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

Doubting the American Dream: Is college still a path to a better life?

Students attend college for different reasons, but a common one would be for a chance at a better life. “I wanted to get a better future and potentially earn more money," Jose Trejo, mathematics major, said. Education is a bridge to a better life and has been seen as a crucial part of the American dream.“Education makes you better,” psychology...

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

Pirates, wizards, and superheroes take center stage as clubs show off floats.

Photo credit: Daniel Green

Of the many sights seen in Falcon stadium, superheroes and wizards are not normally among them. Cerritos College clubs arrived at Falcon Stadium to show off the Comic-Con themed floats that they built for homecoming on Saturday. The designs ranged from Power Rangers to Tomb Raider. Phi Theta Kappa was one of the clubs which participated in the event and...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

2013 Homecoming Queen crowned at Homecoming game.

Photo credit: Alexandra Gomez

Michelle Mancilla was speechless when the ASCC announced that she was voted the 2013 Cerritos College homecoming queen last Saturday at the Cerritos College homecoming football game versus Ventura College. “Now that I’m homecoming queen, I know that I have a responsibility to show up at every event that I’m supposed to go to,” Mancilla said, “and I’m going to...

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

Oct 23 job fair

For students like business administration major Jaime Salgado, the bi-annual job fair gave students a chance to search for jobs at Cerritos College. The fair was held by the Job Placement Center in front of the library on campus last Wednesday. Salgado said, "I'm trying to find a job that kind of lies with my career choice of accounting. I've...

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

The minority should not be the majority

Cerritos College is a Hispanic prominent school, but that doesn’t mean that its ethnic makeup should be the sole focus or theme of the college; focusing on Cerritos College's Hispanic-majority student body would set the precedent that some students are more important than others, which is not right. In a Board of Trustees meeting where an issue regarding law firms...

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

Unsatisfied by ‘Satisfries’

The ongoing campaign to make fast-food healthy continues with ‘satisfries’ by Burger King and is simply not enough to combat the continuing problems of obesity and unhealthy fast-food. As obesity has become a growing concern for people in the United States, the need to nitpick and point the finger at others has been a common occurrence. The food served at...

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

Pay more and receive

Trying to get out of community college is frustrating, especially when attempting to secure the last few necessary classes. But now, some community colleges are getting the green light to increase tuition for classes that are in high demand, and this is very good news. The argument about how college students barely have money to go out or pay for...

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

The dream that just doesn’t die

The American dream for the student isn’t looking so good. Some students have a hard time with life after getting a college degree. According to The Atlantic.com, 53.6 percent of bachelor’s degree-holders under the age of 25 were jobless or underemployed in 2012. It is a disappointment knowing that one has worked so hard to get a degree that after...

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