Worked on 472 assignments, created 70, named on 90 bylines for Talon Marks.
By Karla Enriquez (Monique as copy) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Dreamers club seeks to provide resources for undocumented students
For Luis Guzman, history major, his outlook on life changed when he turned sixteen and found out he was undocumented. Like Guzman, undocumented students at Cerritos College have a new option for resources in the form of the Dreamers Club. The club was started during the fall 2015 semester by geography major, Ana Gonzalez. “Pretty much what motivated me was...
By Kristopher Carrasco (Monique as copy) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Psychology club helps students understand psychopathy
Photo credit: Kristopher Carrasco
"Psychopaths know the words, not the music," Dr. Robert Shug, professor of forensic psychology at CSULB, said as he went through the characteristics of psychopaths during his presentation on psychopathy and serial homicide. The presentation was hosted by the Cerritos College Psychology Club last Friday. Dr. Shug was invited by the Psychology Club to give a presentation on psychopathy, a...
The library club has been around since 2009 and one of the things that they started almost immediately was helping out ESL students with reading. They constructed an ESL reading discussion, which occurs every Wednesday in room LC51 from 11 a.m. to noon. These discussions comprise of ESL students gathering around and reading a book together and once they are...
By Monique Nethington + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Men's soccer defeat Los Angeles Harbor
Photo credit: Perla Lara
This past weekend, Friday, Oct. 2, Cerritos College men’s soccer upped their conference standing 2-0 defeating LA Harbor. Friday was a win that solidified the team. It’s no secret that men’s soccer had a bumpy preseason ending with a record of 0-5-2. But according to head coach Benny Artiaga that bumpy preseason is going to be the key to success...
Chanel Baxter, Career Center secretary clerk, sits behind the front desk welcoming students as they come through the front door, but what she might not realize is that she might be one of the first people to see students make a life changing decision. The Career Center is located on the second floor of the Multi-Purpose Building. Students can come...
By Monique Nethington (Monique as copy) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Coates envisions change for the school
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With the new school year well under way, student government is making sure that the campus is well represented. Newly appointed Chief Justice Trent Coates, plans to come up with fresh new ideas for student government and for the student body, as a whole, one by one in hopes that both will respond well to the ideas. In the end,...
By Monique Nethington (Monique as copy) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
E-mail sent out provides links for student safety
Student Service Vice President Dr. Stephen Johnson issued a mass email to the students and staff of Cerritos College with ways to view the following information: annual Securities Report, emergency information, emergency procedures and information about Falcon Safe and Project Safe. For those who are not aware of the Falcon Safe Program and Project Safe Program, these two programs help...
By Gustavo Lopez (Monique as copy) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Campus Police reaches out to students
It's easy to forget the men and women behind the police uniform, since we see them as people who give us tickets. As a way for students to be able to connect more with Cerritos College Campus Police, the department hosted a "Coffee with a Cop" event, on Wednesday, Sept. 30 in room BK 111 from 4:30 p.m. to 6...
By Sebastian Echeverry (Monique as copy) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Meeting room for student government has new rules to follow
Rooms BK 111 and 112 have seen their fair share of policy making and heated debates ending in ultimatums. All while being open to the public. However, the Associated Students of Cerritos College has implemented new rules to the room to ensure safety and fire hazard regulations are met. The room has sections by the two doors on the exterior...
By Rob Flores (Monique as copy) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
First-generation students initiative
Although there are programs that assist various groups, such as EOPS which helps first-generation college students, Cerritos College president Dr. Fierro doesn't want to believe in labels."I would like our campus as a whole to become aware that we also serve first-generation students," Fierro stated. A student is considered first-generation if neither of their parents graduated high school. According to...
