Worked on 472 assignments, created 70, named on 90 bylines for Talon Marks.
By Benjamin Garcia (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Not a misanthrope, just pissed off
Aren't people the worst? The way they harass you in the street is deplorable; and the way they make you pay for things you want, it's intolerable! Remind people that you believe in "forced social communalism" often and loud. The louder the better. I don't like people much, and I know I'm not alone in that. Don't you get pleasantly...
By Max Perez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
The Birds split a two game series
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The Falcons scored a combined 15 runs in the team’s two game conference series against Mt. San Antonio College. The team split the series with Mt. SAC, defeating the Mounties 7-6 on their home field and losing the second at home 10-8. In those two games the Falcons combined for 25 total hits and only allowed 19 hits by the...
By Perla Lara (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Center for Teaching Excellence will be replaced by faculty senate subcommittee
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Polite frustration was the tone of Academic Excellence Committee Chair David Betancourt's speech during the Faculty Senate meeting discussing the topic of the establishment of the Senate Committee on Professional Development, a topic previously discussed in Faculty Senate. Betancourt read a four-page statement to the senate expressing his concerns over the establishment of the Senate Committee on Professional Development on...
By Perla Lara (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Faculty Senate seeks volunteers for help with P.E.D.A.L. Program
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Creating the opportunity for students to link a physical education class with a math or english class may seem like an odd pairing, however Physical Education Instructor Debbie Jensen presented Faculty Senate with research that states that having a high heart rate before class increases learning potential. For students it could be the difference between passing math or failing, or...
By Natasha Molina (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Hugh Jackman's farewell to Logan
Lights, camera, action & claws. Yes thats right, claws. Hugh Jackman returns in the final X-men installment, "Logan."Long time fans of the Wolverine character are in for an action packed ride with so much of the original feel that X-Men has always brought. This time around Logan brings a raw, rugged brokenness that shows a more relatable side to his...
Commercial music won $200 on the second day of the Falcon Games with a time of 104 seconds in a game where one had to put a t-shirt into a bucket of water and run to another bucket and squeeze the water into it. According to commissioner of Inter-Club Council Kadie Gurley, the Accounting Club took second place winning $150...
California statewide program manager for Active Minds Becky Fein works closely with Cerritos College student involvement in the evaluation and enhancement of the Active Minds Program. As a result, on Tuesday, Mar. 7 Active Minds hosted a suicide prevention workshop in SS-141; connected to Each Mind Matters; funded by the California State Mental Health Services Authority . According to social...
By Max Perez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Accounting club proved triumphant in the Falcon games decathalon
The fifth annual Academic Decathlon ended with the Accounting Club walking away with first place and $200. The decathlon was held in the Teleconference Center, and is the first event of three, all part of Cerritos College’s annual Falcon Games. Although the Accounting Club came away with the top prize, Phi Theta Kappa finished second and was awarded $150, coming...
By Dennis Osorio (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Campus police extends amiability to students
Students had the opportunity to hang out, drink coffee, eat a pastry and simply have a talk with those responsible in ensuring that the campus and its students are safe; campus police and its cadets. Coffee With a Cop, an event which Cerritos College Campus Police has been hosting for about a year and a half, took place during the...
By Jocelyn Torralba (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Senate discusses Library Extension Hours
Vice President of Academic Affairs Rick Miranda and Senator Gurpreet Ubbu brought forward the discussion topic of a possible extension of hours for the Cerritos College library. During the Wednesday, March 1 ASCC Senate meeting they suggest extending the school's library hours the week before finals. Senator Ubbu said, "I think we should extend the library hours because we tend...
