As many women in the world are being diagnosed with breast cancer, the Child Development Center came together with parents to sell cupcakes, cake pops and other goodies. The money was to be donated to the Breast Cancer walk on Thursday, March 27. "The bake sale is for Cancer Awareness on Thursday," said Casey Tharp, associate teacher for Child Development...
By Maria Lopez (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk raises money for local community
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“We lose about a thousand women a year to breast cancer, and we have about 6000 diagnosed each year,” said Linda Pura, co-founder of the Los Angeles affiliate for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Breast cancer is one of the top killers of women in the country. The American Cancer Society estimates that a total of 235,030 new breast cancer...
By Jacqueline Naranjo (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Project Care wants to trump cancer
A new club on campus, Project CARE, is aiming to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. The goal of the club is to raise $1,000 and participate in the American Cancer Society’s upcoming Relay for Life of Norwalk event. The club is encouraging students to support and join. The president of the club, Diamond Bracamontes, is optimistic about students...
By Katherine Grijalva (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Issues of Abuse workshop
The Issues of Abuse Workshop was held on March 13 at 11 a.m. at the Business Education Building (BE 119), where it educated the audience on the different types of abuse. The event was hosted by Shannon Estrada, the advisor for the Re-Entry Resource Program at Cerritos College, and the workshop was provided for students both on and off campus...
Three hundred and fifty people were in attendance at the Doubletree Hilton-Norwalk Vineyard Ballroom to welcome the Hall of Fame inductees Thursday, March 13 during the dinner and awards ceremony hosted by the Cerritos College Foundation. The eight Hall of Fame inductees are: Shelly Hall (Distinguished Female Athlete – Women’s Basketball) Antonio McKee (Distinguished Male Athlete – Wrestling)Nancy Kelly (Distinguished...
By Gustavo Olguin (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Talk of bias looming in ASCC
Although ASCC vice president Aldemar Sanchez was still allowed to run in the election, the decision has left people with a feeling that there is a bias in the way the ASCC government makes its decisions. ASCC Senator Miles Aiello, who is also running for a ASCC president, is considering dropping from the race because of the way the court’s...
By Gustavo Olguin (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Sanchez permitted to run despite infraction
After a presidential election board special meeting, that took about 5 hours and split between two days, ASCC Vice President Aldemar Sanchez will be allowed to continue to run for student body president despite an infraction that he committed. Sanchez failed to turn in his statement within the 24-hour window that is given after the candidate’s application is turned in,...
By Gustavo Lopez (Luis as assoc. editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Depression statistics, concerns addressed
The Cerritos College Re-entry program hosted a depression workshop on Wednesday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to noon. The workshop was presented by Maria Cevallos. Cevallos began with an overview about what was mental health. Mental health is an illness that interrupts thinking and affects moods. One in five people will suffer depression at some point in their lives. Mental...
By Maria Lopez (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
'Unbought and Unbossed' opens eyes to women in politics
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Latosha Davis, a child development major, had only briefly heard about Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to run for president, in passing before watching the ‘Chisholm ‘72: Unbought and Unbossed’ screening on Wednesday, March 12.“I never knew in depth how deep she was and kind of gave me chills,” she said. “As a child [my grandma] would tell...
By Gustavo Olguin (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
March in March 'an amazing experience' for ASCC
Cerritos College made the March in March available to all students for the first time and participated in the one mile march to the capitol building in Sacramento. ASCC President Juan Ramirez couldn’t hold back how important he thought the trip was for the students that went up north.“It’s one of the most amazing experiences during my time at Cerritos...
