On Wednesday, April 5 ASCC Senate welcomed Jarell McNeal and Damantc Austin Brown as new senators. Jarell McNeal is a Computer Science major and recently found out about ASCC Senate two weeks ago from his friends."I want to have a voice for people that don't really have a voice in here, specially for African Americans, you count how many are...
By Jenny Gonzalez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Election winners for presidential candidates, student trustee
Waking up at 5 a.m., speaking in night and 6:30 a.m. classes, and running back and forth with blistered feet is what Raul Avalos went through during election week. Separate elections for the presidential candidates and student trustee positions were held on Wednesday and Thursday. Avalos won 268 of the 537 votes given to the trustees, while Joseph Escandon came...
By Marck Parra (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Krasnov making the most out of opportunities
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How far are you willing to go in pursuit of a career and an education? In the case of international student athletes, some, if not most, are willing to go to newfound extremes in pursuit of not only an education, but also a dream to one day play in the biggest stage of their respective sports. For Cerritos College international...
By Max Perez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Baseball bounce back with series sweep
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Cerritos swept last place EC-Compton in a three-game series to double its conference wins. The victory in Game One of the series on April 4 was the first win for the Falcons since March 11 and snapped the team’s nine game losing streak. The Falcons won every game in the series by at least four runs. Starting outfielder Rolando Nichols...
By Bianca Martinez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Campus hosts event to help high school students
Throngs of students from local and surrounding high schools flooded the entirety of Falcon Square Friday, April 7 as the campus of Cerritos College held its annual Senior Preview Day. Roughly 70 Booths from a variety of clubs and departments that are available here on campus lined Falcon Square while professors or club presidents greeted high school students and explained...
By Monique Nethington (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Falcons bring home championships and school records
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Juanita Webster, sophomore, has once again dominated the heptathlon events for Cerritos College defending a championship title, and breaking yet another school record. Webster along with teammates Breanna Curry and Michaela Banyi cracked the top-5 at the Southern California Heptathlon Championship on Tuesday, April 4- Wednesday, April 5. In total the team had eight competitors participate in the championship earning...
By Monique Nethington (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Munoz, relay teams stand out for the Falcons
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Zachary Munoz, sophomore, was the lone athlete to represent the men’s track and field team in the Southern California Decathlon Championship. Munoz said that he did okay overall in the meet, and while there are always things to improve he is exactly where he needs to be. “I feel like I am sitting in a pretty good spot, and I...
By Briana Velarde (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Student dubious under a Trump administration
According to the California Student Aid commission, the number of undocumented immigrant students in California applying for college financial aid has dropped more than 40 percent. The California Dream Act allows undocumented students brought to the United States as children (known as “Dreamers”) be eligible for in-state tuition and forms of financial aid. The state’s financial aid deadline is approaching,...
By Marck Parra (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Music department brings jazz culture to Cerritos College
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The Cerritos College Music Department and The ASCC presented a Jazz Exchange Concert on Wednesday, April 5 held at the Student Center to a packed crowd of jazz enthusiasts. The concert featured a lineup that included jazz ensembles from three neighboring high schools, John Glenn High School, Paramount High School and Bellflower High School and the Cerritos College Jazz Ensemble....
By Briana Velarde (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Annual job fair brings employment opportunities
For students like Walter Garcia, administration of justice major, the job fair gave students a chance to obtain job and internship information. “Having the campus provide the fair is really helpful because the school brought the employers to us instead of us having to go to them, being a student often makes it hard,” Garcia said. There were 52 employers...
