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 Andres Patricio (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
No turnovers results in home win for football team
The Cerritos College football team got its first home win of the season against Pasadena City College on Saturday, Oct. 5 with a score of 30-5. Although this win takes it to a 2-2 record on the season, it did bring them to a 1-0 Northern Conference record. On its opening possession, sophomore quarterback Cody Clements led the team to...
By Jessica Pacheco (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Nursing prepares students for the real world.
Cerritos College's nursing program offers students an opportunity to go into the medical field and prepare for a nursing career. The nursing program at Cerritos College has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing and has also been accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. Professor Peggy Stuart said that a luncheon is held at the...
By Gustavo Olguin (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Questions posed of soccer's relevancy
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...
By Gustavo Olguin (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
ObamaCare is great as long as you don't get too comfortable
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...
By alan leyva (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Martial Arts Club goes beyond physical strength to help members grow.
You can see them walking to their taekwondo class in their doboks, taekwondo shoes and belts that indicate their rank, the Martial Arts Club members meet every Monday and Wednesday at 12:30 at Falcon Gymnasium. The club is open to all practitioners of any style that want to come in and share their martial knowledge. The Martial Arts Club's advisor...
By Gustavo Olguin (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Miscommunication leads to loss against Long Beach City
Sophomore center Catie Tuning emphasizes lack of chemistry as one of the causes for the women’s water polo team's 13-4 loss to Long Beach City College Wednesday, Oct. 2. “It was a hard loss, but we're trying to get back into the swing of it. We had some difficulties in the past with our team. I think we are taking...
By Daniel Green (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Women's soccer dominant against L.A. Harbor after early struggle
In a dominant victory, the women’s soccer team made a strong statement in its home game by shutting out Los Angeles Harbor College 9 - 0 Tuesday, Oct. 1. The Falcons struggled early on in the first half of Tuesday’s game against Los Angeles Harbor College. While the team managed to constantly drive in to the opposing team’s side of...
By Sebastian Echeverry (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Fatigue plagues men's water polo team
Sophomore driver Miguel Garcia was content, but not so pleased, with the men’s water polo team’s 14-9 loss against Long Beach City College Wednesday Oct. 2 at home. “We did good, we started off very strong,” Garcia said. Although valiant catch-up performances from the team were displayed, Garcia believed the second half was the downfall. “I guess you could say...
By Denny Cristales (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
This week in sports: Sept. 29
Los Angeles Harbor College, Long Beach City College, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and El Camino-Compton Center are all the schools dropping by at Cerritos College to face sports teams in competition in this week in sports. After a 3-1 loss to Taft College on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the men's soccer team looks ahead to Los Angeles Harbor College and seeks...
By Lauren Gandara (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Men's water polo's success at home does not continue in tournament
From an easy win to a pair of losses, the Cerritos College men's water polo team defeated Los Angeles Trade-Technical College 18-4 on Wednesday, but suffered a double loss to Concordia University 17-11 and then Cal Lutheran University 14-9 on Thursday. Playing against Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Cerritos College started off on a rise, scoring eight goals within the first...