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 - 3 min read

Mt. San Antonio continues football team's woes

Cerritos college took the field Saturday, Sept. 21, at Mt. San Antonio College seeking to right the ship after losing in its home opener against Fullerton, but lost lost 42-21 and finished with three turnovers and 12 penalties. After letting Mt. San Antonio score on its opening possession, the offense stalled for Cerritos college. A major play during the first...

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

Taft defeats undermanned men's soccer team

The Cerritos college men’s soccer team lost against Taft College 3-1 Tuesday, Sept. 24 in an away contest. The team had an 11 day break the next game and that might as well have been a catalyst to the defeat. The Cougars were the first to strike as they opened the match with one nil. Then again, the Cougars snatched...

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

Elbow Room possibly moving to new Liberal Arts building

Cerritos College Faculty Senate previously discussed in a meeting that the Elbow Room is going to be turned into a cybercafe and moved into the new Liberal Arts building. However, there seems to be a lack of awareness and excitement by the students and the employees of the Elbow Room about the move. The Elbow Room is located in between...

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

No Love for 'The Family'

Robert De Niro is back! But before you get your hopes up, you should set your standards a little lower than expected. De Niro plays Giovanni Manzoni who is an ex-mob boss that told the secrets of his mob in order to avoid jail time and then gets placed into witness protection with his family to keep them from being...

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By (Lauren as collaborator) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read

Race issue podcast

Transcript: Gustavo Olguin: Alright today at Talon Marks, we're discussing race and culture in the college environment. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech, and today's participants are. Andres: Andres Patricio, I'm a staff writer here at Talon Marks. Solmayra: and i am Solmayra Mendez, and i am also a staff writer...

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By (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read

Free Speech Zone: How do you feel about solicitors at Cerritos College?

Dhruti Khetani Business Administration major “They're ok, if they try to impose or like force it on you then its just a little too much but other wise yeah I don’t mind its whatever.”Simon Vong Biology major “Its business you know people are trying to make money there’s nothing wrong with it as long as its legal here its fine.”Michael...

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

Fall is the season of the year

It is without a doubt that fall is the best season of the year from the changing colors of the leaves to the smell of pumpkin pie and cinnamon lattes. The yellow, orange and brown colors of the season just give off that warm feeling inside your body. Feeling the wind blow through your hair and listening to the rustling...

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

"Battle of the Year" is a passionate movie that will move movie goers

"Battle of the Year" is a great, intense movie that energizes the audience as they watch it. The message that is given in this move is inspiring with the added benefit of watching some extraordinary choreography in the group dances as well as some crazy, dangerous looking flips. The story is about a tournament that invites the best dance groups...

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

Improvement is needed at West Hills for wrestling team

Focusing primarily on the development of the team's technique rather than the score, the Cerritos College men's wrestling team will be competing in the West Hills tournament Saturday, Sept. 28. Head coach Don Garriott gave his thoughts about the tournament, "To me, I don't care if we win every tournament along the way. It's more about development so that we...

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

Womens water polo team blows out LA Trade Tech

The Cerritos College women's water polo team beat LA Trade Tech 19-6 on Sept. 25. This was their first South Coast Conference home game of the season. Even though the women's team won by a marigin of 13 points, head coach for the women's water polo team Sergio Macias wasn't to thrilled about the win. Macias goes on to say,...

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