Negotiations for faculty pay raises have been taking place since last October, and the end is finally near according to Solomon Namala, the president of the Cerritos College Faculty Federation (CCFF). Part-time instructors have been without a pay raise for seven years, according to Namala, and every year instructors negotiate for raises. Now voting is taking place, with ballots due...
By Katherine Grijalva (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Presidential and Trustee Orientation informs candidates for campaign
The Presidential and Student Trustee election candidates had an orientation on March 25 to help guide them in the process for their campaigns. Members of the orientation committee introduced and explained rules and regulations for each of the candidates. The members of the Associated Students of Cerritos College Court also will serve as the Elections Committee and are responsible for...
The Frantones that has been in the food court for more than 20 years, along with two other vendors, will no longer be there when school starts up again this fall semester. The Italian food mainstay and Chicago Harv’s are going to be replaced by Fresh and Natural in hopes to bring healthier food options on campus. Director of Purchasing,...
By Luis Guzman (Luis as assoc. editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Candidates to campaign for upcoming election
Cerritos College will be having elections to fill the roles of leaders in student government starting April 16. The elections will include a presidential spot, student trustee spot and a vice-president for ASCC. Candidates for student trustees will include: Vanessa Vega, Joe Nino, Daniel Flores, Lance Makinano. Presidential candidates will include: Aldemar Sanchez, Miles, Aiello, and Hector Arillano. The vice...
(Luis as collaborator) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Performers shine in music recital
The Applied Music Program held a music recital on March 26 at the music department. Dr. Christine Lopez, director of the Applied Music and Piano Studies Program, was really pleased with the progress of her performers. "We've had these students in the applied program for quite a few semesters and so i've seen their progress and it has been wonderful,"...
On Tuesday, March, 25 Project CARE hosted The Purpose Tour featuring motivational speaker and radio personality from the Inland Empire’s 99.1 KGGI Diana Wehbe. Project CARE is a club on campus that spreads awareness about cancer and also donates to different cancer organizations. The event took place in LC-155 where Project CARE expected to have at least 100 people but...
By Alexandra Gomez (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
PBL students earn national level shot at Nashville
Photo credit: Alexandra Gomez
Eight students received awards for their competition at the State Business Leadership Conference this weekend, with three of them proceeding to compete at the national level in Nashville, Tenessee. Cerritos College Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Club members stayed up until 4:35 a.m. the night before competition, practicing for any possible scenarios that the judging panel could throw at them. Roxanna...
By Larissa Morales (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Road to success lies with student equity plan revision
Cerritos College has been given the opportunity to revise its student equity plan in order to help students along on their road to success. According to the Chancellor’s Office website, in 1991 the California Legislature charged all levels of public education to provide educational equity “through environments in which each person … has a reasonable chance to fully develop his...
Selecting a student to become Mr. Cerritos is a tradition that dates back to April 1983. One student is destined to mark the 32nd annual Mr. Cerritos event and parlay their Wed., April 2 performance into the Falcon’s rich folklore. But 2014 will also see two changes to the long-standing tradition. “The selection of Mr. Cerritos is nestled between the...
By Armando Jacobo (Luis as assoc. editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
ICC Meeting for March 27
Photo credit: Armando Jacobo
The Cerritos College Inter Club Council (ICC) held its bi-weekly meeting on Thursday, March 27. The Inter-Club Council provides all students at Cerritos College with accessible resource about campus clubs and current information on club and school events. The ICC also make it easy for students to find ways to get involved around campus. This week, the ICC discussed a...
