Worked on 472 assignments, created 70, named on 90 bylines for Talon Marks.
By Marck Parra (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Cerritos tennis star staying focused on her dreams
Petra Such, 19, envisioned herself as a hopeful, rising star in the tennis world when she took the opportunity to travel half way across the globe to Cerritos College from her native Hungary. Born in the capital city of Budapest, Such has been playing tennis for 11 years, aiming to perfect her game and rise above the rest of the...
By Lizette Sainz (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 8 min read
Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee discusses progress
Photo credit: Lizette Sainz
The citizen’s bond oversight committee takes place twice a year in the board room on it's latest meeting was held on Monday, May 8. This year Felipe Lopez, Vice President of Business Services Assistant Superintendent, presented the July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 annual report. The new Fine Arts Complex and Math/Computer Information & Science Building, whose grand opening...
By Jocelyn Torralba (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Senate votes on reallocation of funds for collaboration course
Department Chair of Philosophy and Women's and Gender studies Professor Ana Torres-Bower presented the ASCC Senate with a relocation fund for part time Faculty Honorarium for collaboration on a Gender and the Chicana/ Latina Experience course. Torres-Brewer says that this course will help students prepare to take responsibility for their academic success and roles as engaged citizens who are committed...
By Lindsay Helberg (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Social Media vs Reality
At some point during our academic lives most of us have been in a classroom where our teachers have asked us on the first day to take out a piece of paper and tell them a little bit about our lives, who we are and how we got to where we are today. Although our teachers are usually complete strangers,...
By Rocio Valdez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Body images in the media increase body dissatisfaction and disordered eating
We live in a media saturated world. Most of us have an Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Snap Chat. Most of us also follow celebrities/public figures. Do you ever look at their page and wish that was you? Mostly everything we see online, magazines, billboards is just an illusion. There is so much that goes into a picture posted by a...
To the dismay of students on campus, the school has allowed The Center for Bioethical Reform to return to Falcon Square on Monday, May 8 and Tuesday, May 9. Charlie Peterson, anthropology major, stood up against the group on Monday, May 8 saying, “It’s propaganda. This isn’t a matter of free speech, this a matter of medical misinformation.” He stated...
By Perla Lara (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Discussion on the change to a 16-week calendar, winter intersession continue
Photo credit: Perla Lara
The discussion for changing the college’s academic semester to a 16-week semester continues from earlier in the semester; adding a winter intersession to the academic calendar is a possibility that both Faculty Senate and the Business Services Office are exploring. However, per President Jose Fierro the change to a 16-week semester is still at least two years away. Once the...
By Monique Nethington (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Track and field qualify 51 athletes for SoCal Regional Finals
Photo credit: Max Perez
The women’s track team is well on its way to defending its two-time state championship title advancing 38 athletes into the Southern California Regional Finals. If the Falcons do come out on top at regionals, this will be the third time in three years that the team will have hoisted the trophy. The women totaled nine first place finishes that...
By Natasha Molina (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read
Free Speech Zone: What hobbies do you have outside of school?
Jenniver Icaro, business major "I enjoy singing as my hobby." Annie Gutierrez, cosmetology major "Drawing, painting and listening to music." Jesse Rodriguez, undecided major "I like playing soccer and going out." John Jose, kinesiology major, "The gym, building robot models and playing random sports like football or socc...
By Benjamin Garcia (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
The Envelope: Good luck, graduates
As summer approaches, many students crawl ever closer to their impending graduation dates. Many have spent their entire academic career for this moment, high school graduation is no substitute for getting to toss the cap of a college or university they are proud to call their alma mater. Young, educated minds grasp at their diplomas tentatively as they finally make...
