I am Cerritos College student planning on studying journalism. I like writing about video games, news, movies, and sports.
Worked on 176 assignments, created 29, named on 75 bylines for Talon Marks.
By Luis Guzman + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
New characters introduced in 'The House of Black and White'
The second episode of Game Of Thrones, titled "The House of Black and White," is building up steam like a locomotive train. Overall, the episode turned out better than last week's premiere, despite how the show has been deviating from the books when it comes to Brienne's storyline. Not a lot happened in the first episode and it only served...
By Luis Guzman + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Battles, deceit, sex, ‘Thrones’
It’s felt like an eternity since the last time we saw the Game of Thrones television series, but Sunday it returned and it continued with the storylines that have captivated the masses. For those of you who need a refresher, here is a quick rundown of what happened last season: -Tyrion and Varys are in Pentos after escaping King’s Landing...
By Luis Guzman + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Video game competition ends in a three-way tie capping off Falcon Games
Club members button-mashed their way to victory in the final day of the Falcon Games on Thursday, March 26. It was a tie for first place with Psychology club, Architecture club and Technology club taking it. KabarKada club placed third place and the wild-card winner was M. U. N. Cerritos College has hosted this event annually since 2012. The event...
By Luis Guzman + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
University professor explains female terrorism
What is terrorism and what makes a terrorist? These were just some of the topics that were discussed at a seminar hosted by Professor John Haas on Tuesday, March 25 in the Teleconference Center from 11 a.m. till noon. The seminar included a live Skype discussion with Mia Bloom, a professor from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Haas invited Bloom...
By Luis Guzman + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Success without television
Students who want to succeed have to stop procrastinating and start focusing on college. I know I might sound like every mom or dad in the world, or every high school teacher with a suede brown jacket that had sweat stains and worn-out elbow patches. We didn't listen to them because they were authority figures and we rebelled against them...
By Luis Guzman + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Students are left stranded as they wait for broken elevator to be fixed
Students are left without the use of the elevator in the Social Science Building Tuesday Jan. 13. Facilities department is currently in the process of repairing the elevator. The elevator located in the western part of the building was found inoperable today. This comes at a time where students are getting back from winter break. The people that will be...
(Luis as collaborator) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Free tuition has no downsides
College is expensive. Obama’s proposal to give free community college to everyone in the United States is a beautiful idea. Obama’s current proposal, if it is passed into law, would require people to maintain a 2.5 GPA and attend community college as a half time student. Obviously this law will go under some form of change while it goes through...
By Luis Guzman + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Falcons' defense stalls LA Southwest for first conference win of the season
The men's basketball team won its first conference game in a home contest against Los Angeles Southwest on Jan. 9. Russ May, head coach for the Falcons, said that his team was focused after the team’s loss against Bakersfield the previous Wednesday.“I was very happy with our player’s mental concentration after the loss,” May said. “I think we (were) really...
By Luis Guzman + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Falcons blowout LA Southwest, to go 2-0 in conference play
Despite turning the ball over 23 times, the women's basketball team's defense helped them get a win over Los Angeles Southwest at 72-50. The Falcon's defense limited the Cougars to 7-34 from the field for the game. The Cougars failed to convert on the Falcons’ turnovers, scoring just 15 points. Karen Welliver, head coach for the Falcons, said that the...
By Luis Guzman + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Charlie Hebdo massacre should not encourage censorship
What happened in France is shocking. The terrorist attack in France is a sad and unfortunate event, it was a blatant attack on the fundamental freedoms of society. Two gunmen came into the office building of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine that published controversial cartoons, and killed 12 people. It's hard to comprehend that these people were killed simply because...