Monique Nethington

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Worked on 472 assignments, created 70, named on 90 bylines for Talon Marks.

By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Brown takes state home run lead, Falcons lose to Vikings

Sophomore infielder Kylee Brown is now leading the state in home runs after hitting one in each game against Southwestern and Grossmont. The Falcons defeated Southwestern 8-0 in five innings, then went on to play Grossmont, losing 10-2 in six innings. Brown is now on a six-game streak with at least one home run, during that time she has hit...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read

Women's Track and Field post record breaking performances

Sophomore heptathlete Juanita Webster stands at the helm of the women’s track and field record breaking season. Over the course of the last three meets she has broken into the top-five in the high jump, 100-meter high hurdles and the heptathlon for Cerritos. She said that there really wasn’t any emotion when she found out that she had broken those...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Cerritos swim exits East LA winless

Photo credit: Michael Cueto

Cerritos swim took a hard blow this weekend as the men and women’s teams came out winless against Pasadena City and East Los Angeles College. The team’s traveled to East Los Angeles where the men would compete against Pasadena and the women would compete against Pasadena and East LA. The men lost 161-93 to Pasadena, while the women lost 128-112...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Falcons swept by Warriors; drop to 3-8

Photo credit: Max Perez

The Falcons were outscored 22-7 in the teams three-game conference series against El Camino. The Falcons were swept for the second straight series and the team is now on a 6-game losing streak, putting their overall record at 8-18 and their conference record at 3-8. Although Cerritos had 21 hits in total during the series the Falcons were not able...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Financial aid hosts fair to inform students

Financial Aid hosted an awareness fair Thursday, March 23. It was a opportunity for students to get help if they needed it and get informed. This was for students to check in and get all of the financial aid done on time so they have everything ready for the fall semester. There were stations set up with games to make...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Lecture series on women resilience in survival communities

According to adjunct faculty in the philosophy and women's studies departments Kim Berling, it's a great thing when three experienced women professors, such as herself, Kristine Aslanyan and Miriam Youssef can help young women and men get the "idea of success of women and [the] power of women" working together with men. To show leadership and positive influence on people...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

What about people grinds your gears?

#1 Arely Linares Major: Foreign Language Quote: “Something that grinds my gears is when people get in between a relationship. People need to mind their own business. They are just destroying something that can be beautiful. For example, when a girl talks to a guy that is taken and starts to flirt with him.” #2 Michelle Vega Major: Criminal Justice...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Education Without Borders conference approved by ASCC Cabinet

Photo credit: David Jenkins

As ASCC cabinet approved funds for the Education Without Borders conference, Commissioner of Sustainability Phil Herrera says,“The conference is a coalition of clubs including Mouimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan, Dreamers [and] Chicanos for Community Medicine. So, it was kind of a group effort but we did have representatives from each club working as a committee.”According to Herrera, MECHA is known...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Don't Sleep on "More Life"

October's very own Drake gives us, "More Life," which includes guest appearances by Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Young Thug, Quavo, Giggs and Sampha. None of these artists disappointed in delivery, however, lyrically I felt they could have delivered more. The album contains great samplings reminiscent of timeless classics such as "Devotion" by Earth, Wind, and Fire in the song, "Glow."...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Desexualize the woman and be damned

Over the years’, feminism has been leaning toward a sex-negative position. I’ve always wanted to see our culture become one that looks at sex as a positive thing and not one that tries to change it. We live in a culture where one’s sexual preference and openness to sexuality is considered taboo. That sort of rhetoric of “slut-shaming” and telling...

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