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 Abraham Dayfallah (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
The government stole your Snapchat
Nowadays, it's all about taking selfies (i.e., photographing yourself) whether it's at the beach or at a theme park such as Disneyland; it's always fun to take photographs. Snapchat, a popular smartphone app, enables you to take pictures as well as videos and set timers up to 10 seconds on all of your snaps that you want to send to...
By Eduardo Medina (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
7th Semi-Annual Poetry Night
It was another evening filled with hunger for the people's voices to be shouted out and heard with encouragement front the audience at the Seventh Semi-Annual Poetry Night Contest on Thursday, Nov. 21. The MC's were president of the Library Club, Jessica Angiuano, and Hannah Luong. The Poetry Contest was based on both originality and presentation. Each poet had to...
By Sebastian Echeverry (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Overtime thriller propels women's soccer to final four
In a heart stopping match, the Cerritos College women’s soccer team stole a last minute victory in overtime against San Diego Miramar College with a score of 3-2, advancing it to the final four. Sophomore center forward Claudia Lopez rose to the call of duty as she slotted the last possible chance Cerritos College had to win and avoid the...
By Amairani Mendez (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Men's soccer defeats Santiago Canyon 3-1
The Cerritos College men's soccer team defeated Santiago Canyon College 3-1, pushing it to the next round. With the audience screaming, yelling and anxiously waiting for the time to stop depleting, Cerritos college made it to the next round. Being a hard game in where both the teams were hungry for the next round, the game when from fair to...
By Denny Cristales (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Feature Britany Correa
Britany Correa, a theater arts major, aspiring entertainer and folk and indie songwriter, has encountered many roadblocks in her life, ranging from the shallow point of views of others and being raised by a single mother. The 20 year old is an only child and grew up in Huntington Park and attended high school there. She claims to have been...
By Abraham Dayfallah (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
An ambiguous expression known as art
Juan Reynoso, Philosophy Major “An artist to me is someone who through a vacuum of influences uses said influences to create someone know whether it be art music or etc. Steven Rodriguez, Political Science Major“An artist is someone who creates just anything like a video game a televisionv show, pictures anything that people take enjoyment from and is what defines...
By Larissa Morales (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
FSZ: How do you prepare for the upcoming semester?
Jerrell Bradford Psychology major "I don't really prepare. I just go right into it and take it head on!" Roberto Juarez Theater major "I schedule for my classes, take a look at everything I have coming up and I plan accordingly." Andrew Rogers Theater major "By registering for the classes (I) need to take or finish to get the credits...
By Abraham Dayfallah (Lauren as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Top 5 Drug Movies
Scarface Being Drug awareness week it is fitting to rank the top 5 Drug movies of all time. Ranking in number 1 is Scarface, played by Al Pacino. It is about a Cuban immigrant who takes over a drug cartel with his sole goal to be filthy rich. During the film he undergoes heavy drug usage with sniffing cocaine and...
Middle blocker Chelsea James and Libero Ashley Castro were able to end their Cerritos College volleyball careers by winning in straight sets on sophomore night against Los Angeles Harbor College on Wednesday, Nov. 20.“I feel blessed that I got to play two years here and it was a great experience. Our facility is really good and, as a Falcon, I’m...
The American Red Cross hosted a blood drive in Falcon Square, drawing potential donors to line up and wait patiently by the parked truck. The blood drive, which lasted Tuesday to Friday, is the second drive held this semester with the first being held in September. “We have a long-standing history with Cerritos College,” Tracey Rivera, registered nurse and supervisor...