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By Natasha Molina (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Faculty discuss hiring priorities
Photo credit: Jenny Gonzalez
Faculty Senate extensively discussed a full-time hiring committee this Tuesday. Dr. Angela Hoppe-Nagao, a Speech professor at Cerritos College first started proposing this idea to the committee last fall."I've been a faculty member here for many years and as long as I've been here, there has been a lot of dissatisfaction with how we go about selecting which department gets...
By Monique Nethington (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Police report fondling incidents on campus
“I am always concerned regarding any crimes of this nature occurring on campus. I believe that both these crimes are isolated incidents that do not pose an ongoing threat to the campus community.” Chief of Police Tom Gallivan, of the Cerritos College Police Department said in response to the forcible fondling incidents that have occurred on campus in the last...
By Max Perez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Women's swim open up season
The Cerritos women's swim team bounced back from scoring zero points in the Waterman Festival, to capturing second place at the Palomar Pentathlon. The Waterman Festival took place on Friday, Feb. 10 and the Pentathlon took place the next day, both events took place at Palomar College. Head Coach Sergio Macias was pleased with his team's effort and also thought...
By Max Perez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Men's swimming starts off strong
The Cerritos men's swim team participated in its first meet of the season traveling to Palomar College to compete in the Waterman Festival and the Palomar Pentathlon. The team enjoyed success finishing fourth in total team points in the Waterman Festival, then placing first in the pentathlon. The two events served as the first meets of the year for Cerritos,...
By Max Perez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Softball moving at own pace
Sophomore pitcher Kristen Voller has been the starting pitcher for the Falcons in their last two games against Mt. San Antonio College and Pasadena City. Against Mt. Sac, Voller threw five scoreless innings before surrendering three runs in the sixth that would evetually lead to a loss (3-2) In the next matchup versus Pasadena City Voller threw a complete seven...
By Karina Quiran-Juarez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Audio Drama Podcasts Reinvent Storytelling
Still haven’t found a new Netflix show to marathon? Find yourself unmotivated to see the latest flick? Maybe Audio Drama Podcasts are your answer!As the name suggests, they are episodic stories told through audio! Think TV shows or movies, but without the pictures. If you’ve never heard one before, I’d say go for it!Like with any movie or TV show...
By David Jenkins (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Untraditional Valentine's Day writing contest
"This is the second year that we've done something like this, [I'm] kind of excited. Last year I had over 30 entries and they were really great. We also had six judges last year, so this is the second annual," English instructor Erin Cole the creator of the Valentine's day writing contest said. The Valentine's day writing contest is open...
By Jocelyn Torralba (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
'50 Shades Darker' better chemistry and kinkier
50 Shades Darker the second film in the franchise adapted for screen from E. L James trilogy starts out from where Fifty Shades of Grey left off. I loved the film, I didn't read the books so I didn't know what to expect and I left very pleased, thinking I might want to watch it again. In the movie a...
Studio art major Alexis Rivera, was among six other students chosen by Cerritos College Art Gallery curator James MacDevitt to be able to paint murals at different local restaurants. Rivera was given the option to pick one of three different locations to work with, when she decided to work with North Shore Poke, a Hawaiian poke restaurant located in the...
"We are collaborating with local small businesses, specifically in Lakewood just because they were the community that came to us and initiated this project . They have been inspired by the work of our students are doing; they want to invite those students to come and paint on their walls." A month ago Art Director James MacDevitt began the mural...
