Sebastian Echeverry

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Worked on 680 assignments, created 197, named on 108 bylines for Talon Marks.

By (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Everybody hates Eisenberg: Fans react to new Lex Luthor

With almost three months left for the awaited clash between the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel, fans of these beloved heroes negatively react to Jesse Eisenberg's glimpse as Lex Luthor. It's no surprise for the audience of the superhero movie genre to come across a negative comment on Eisenberg's Luthor in the few days on social media since...

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

Tips on getting to school

Cerritos College is full of students from many different cities, and for some, it isn't easy getting to campus. Taking a car, bus, bike or even walking takes extra time thanks to the traffic on Alondra, and it makes students late. Many students suffer from being late to class because transportation issues, whether it's traffic or even when the parking...

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By (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Cerritos College employees donate toys at annual holiday reception

Cerritos College employees gathered toys for local fire departments at their annual holiday reception on Thursday, Dec. 11. Presidents’ office Administrative assistant Julie Mun said, “It’s the annual holiday reception for our employees. It’s just an end of the year celebration where everyone can come enjoy the food and just mingle with each other.” Employees were welcomed by Santa and...

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By (Sebastian as photographer) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read

Faculty Federation plead board of trustees for seniority rights and better pay

Photo credit: Sebastian Echeverry

Students leaving class late last night would have glanced over at the Cheryl A. Epple Board Room and would have been shocked, as an overflowing crowd huddled outside to listen to the board of trustees meeting. A highly eventful meeting with tension and debate saw the Faculty Federation's outcry for better pay increments and a tug-of-war debate for the passing...

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By (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Casting for Star Wars requires the wisdom of a Jedi

We've had the Trilogy, Pre-quels, sequels and now they want spin-offs. With the upcoming sequels to the original Star Wars trilogy that were released almost 38 years ago, many critics have had their doubts after the pre-quels were met with mixed reviews. Aside from the fact that a movie must have an epic storyline, it must also be equipped with...

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

Trumps hateful words should unite us, not divide us

With countless terror attacks, civil wars, tension between races, religions and between nations it seems as though we are headed for a third world war. At times like this, however, it is important that we as a human race stay united against the evils of the world that are trying to destroy everything and anything that lays in their path....

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By (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Canvas program might replace Talonnet

Cerritos College could be moving on to a much better Canvas, figuratively and literally. Sakai's Talonnet has been the go-to website for Cerritos College faculty and students to give feedback and turn in work, but that may soon change for faculty. There would not be changes for students because the system will still be referred to as Talonnet, and the...

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

Falcon Awards Banquet to be held only in the spring

Photo credit: Perla Lara

Senator Daniel Flores-Resendiz presented senate with a legislation that would eliminate the fall semester awards banquet. This would make the Falcon Awards Banquet an end of the year affair by only having the awards banquet in the spring semester. The Awards Banquet Legislation states, “whereas: the ASCC should utilize its resources more efficiently and make an altruistic impact by only...

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By (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Teacher TRAC workshop integrates English and Chinese disciplines

One day, Damon Cagnolatti found that Grace Lee Boggs, an author, passed away, so he started to do research. He discovered that Boggs was a woman who was raised by Chinese Immigrants and known as an Afro-Chinese Woman. Both Yiran Zhou, Chinese professor at Cerritos College and Cagnolatti felt that Boggs was the perfect subject that glued the relationship between...

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By (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Lil Wayne issues continue with mixtape

Better late than never, right? That seems to be the case as rapper Lil Wayne finally released the sequel to his 2009 mixtape “No Ceilings” just a little over a week ago. The 24-track project has many traditional Wayne fans saying its classic Wayne. Not much has been said from Lil Wayne, whose birth name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.,...

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