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) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

'24 southern women artists' returned to Cerritos 40 years later

Photo credit: Jocelyn Torralba

For the first time after 40 years Cerritos College brought back to campus a historical art gallery show, based on 24 Southern California Women Artists. The show was reviewed in art week by artist Faith Wilding. Artist painter Suzanne, Jocelyn Casas, Heejung Choi and other's were be at the art gallery show. Art gallery curator: Henderson Blumer Artist painting that...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

First Inter-Club meeting of the year

Photo credit: Rocio Valdez

The first Cerritos College ASCC Club Council meeting of the semester took place with the attendance of club’s representatives. The topics of the meeting included Transfer Center events and information, Covered California, Black History Month Events, Graduation petition deadline, Falcon Games 2017 and February's campus events on Thursday, Jan. 26. Kadie Gurley, the new commissioner of ICC, was introduced. “There’s...

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

Board of Trustees discuss Educational Master Plan which affects all students

Photo credit: Perla Lara

The Cerritos College Board of Trustees meeting began moving through the agenda items at a fast pace. The board had no comments from the public, or reports and comments from constituent groups during the time allotted for comments from the audience. That was to be expected as there were no more than eight people in the audience at the start...

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

A legacy worth continuing

The institution of Cerritos College Women’s Track and Field is one that extends back decades. Since the start of the program the team has succeeded in winning seven CCCAA State Championship titles. With a new generation of Falcons coming out into the competition, the coaching staff for the program has nothing but high hopes for the season which will begin...

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

Falcon's softball poised to reach the top

New season will begin for the Falcons softball team, During the 2016 season, Head Coach Kodee Murray led her team to a 31-14 record, a second place finished in the South Coast Conference and a number 5 seed for the post season. They swept their first round playoff series against Southwestern, which advanced them to a Super Regional. Playing against...

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

E-Books are taking over the classic reading experience

I’ve always been the type of reader that preferred physical books than e-books. There has always been something special about the “classic” reading experience of carrying around a newly released book, turning the page and being able to see how far I’ve read. However once I started college, I began to appreciate e-books a lot more, especially when it came...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read

Big is truly beautiful

The average size of the adult woman is now 14 to 16. Now, we all have an idea what the physique of the currently average woman looks like, ample, shapely and full figured. However, compare that image to the images seen on magazine covers, on fashion runways and in mainstream media. Granted there are models such as Ashley Graham and...

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

Men's tennis look to avenge last season.

The Falcons are looking to build on their success from the previous season and compete for the state championship. The men's tennis team consists of 13 total members, only three of which are returners from last season. The team also consists of nine international players who will be looking to impact the team by winning championships. Second year player Nikita...

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

Women's tennis strive to duplicate success

The reigning Southern California women's tennis team champions will look to replicate last years' success this season. The Falcons finished with a 25-1 overall record and went 12-0 in conference play. Head coach Alvin Kim said, “Last season was our first state championship, it was kind of like a dream season, we had an undefeated record in the state, we...

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By (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Former Falcon awaits trial for sexual assault

Former Cerritos College athlete, and assistant coach, has plead not guilty in connection to the sexual assault of three underage females. According to a press release drafted by the Orange County District Attorney’s office, “Joshua Christopher Owens, 23, La Palma, [Tuesday, Jan. 6] was charged with one felony count of oral copulation of a minor under 16, one felony count...

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