Monique Nethington

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

By (Monique as copy) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Riding the wave of lemonade

Beyonce threw her ring at the camera, threatening to leave Jay Z. Her visual album, “Lemonade,” took the world by storm, leaving fans wondering is she divorcing Jay Z? Many questioned if she’d ever put together anything other than her previous album “Beyonce,” but it’s safe to say she’s more than out done herself this time. In the literal sense,...

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"Views" mixed reviews

After the anticipated wait we have been blessed with Drake’s fourth studio album “Views”. Views is an Apple Music Exclusive. Drake had us all waiting for the album to drop since 2014 when he announced it to Billboard. Last February he dropped If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, which was a great mixtape. He then dropped What A Time...

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Local block head attracts a crowd

On Friday, April 29th at 8 PM, in the Burnight Studio Theatre ASCC and the Department of Theatre and Film put on a production of "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown," directed by Jerry Prell. Luckily the show opened on a nearly full house which seemed to lessen the still lingering pall of the infamous dead Zombie Prom auditions. Jerry...

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High school students visit for senior preview day

Photo credit: Jenny Gonzalez

Potential freshmen roamed the campus hoping to find a place within the community at Cerritos College. Senior Preview Day saw approximately 970 senior high school students from multiple schools on campus. Students from the high schools in the Cerritos College surrounding area, and students from the Los Angeles area were in attendance. The half-day event was held on Friday and...

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The cry for communication

Photo credit: Terrel Emerson

The sound of birds chirping in the early morning wind or the pitter-patter of rain drops crashing off the window seal on a gusty night. These are some sounds that everyday people have grown accustomed to hearing however, not everybody has the luxury of hearing according to American Sign Language Club President Alexandra Newport. “When I started the club the...

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Scholarships awarded to student artists

A major crowd gathered around the Fine Arts patio outside the Art Gallery on Thursday, April 28 to commemorate award winners and celebrate the opening of the Student Art Exhibition. Mediums submitted by students were of the following categories: drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, computer graphics, photography, video editing and animation. All winners received a check along with their award and...

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The 'Swavey' movement is upon us

Photo credit: Carlos Marquez

People always say all publicity is good publicity right? Breakout star Tory Lanez has hit the scene and rubbed some artists the wrong way. Some including Toronto’s own famous hip-hop rapper Drake (Drizzy). Criminal justice major Demetrius Thomas said, “I think Meek Mill got Drake kind of like that, but I’m not really sure. But I think he’s just out...

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Labeled as reefers, hillside group hopes to break misconceptions

On the Cerritos College campus, there are a lot of different hang out spots for a variety of different people. If you like to dance, join the dancers on stage of the Student Center; If you like gaming, you can hang out with the card/ video gamers in the student center. There’s a bunch of clubs and cliques on campus...

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History relived at Model UN conference

Photo credit: Karla Enriquez

“There’s 20 of you and we haven’t found one rat in three days,” The Commission’s Chair Shankar Chelliah shouted across the hotel conference room. Chelliah was one of the many proctors who took part in LAMUN, a Model United Nations conference put on by UCLA, from Thursday to Sunday, in which Cerritos College took part. Colleges such as UC Berkeley,...

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Showing Students A Different Therapeutic Approach

Photo credit: Janel Oliver

The Philosophy club held an event exploring the stigma attached to therapy and the greatness of psychologist Carl Rodgers on Tuesday, April 12. The event was presented by Timothy Chatman, who helps run the Philosophy Club and will be a professor in the upcoming fall semester. Chatman allowed students to discuss their views on therapy and then showed a video...

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