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By Taylor Ogata (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Falcons go the distance but come up short; lose again to Mounties
Photo credit: Taylor Ogata
Cerritos College loses again at home to Mt. San Antonio College in five sets, but Mt. SAC sweeps season series. Back on Wednesday, Oct. 7, the Cerritos College women's volleyball team traveled to Mt. San Antonio College and got swept. Flash forward to Friday, Oct. 30, 23 days later, the Falcons faced Mt. San Antonio College Mounties again, this time...
By Kristopher Carrasco (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Art Club raises funds through creativity
Returning from a disbanding, the Cerritos College Art Club hosted a sale on Monday that not only generated funds for future club events, but also showcased the talent that members of the club have to offer. Members of the club joined together and set up the art sale near the Fine Arts Building right outside of the dance studio. Club...
By Frank Rodarte (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
KROQ’s Costume Ball headlines with a crowd engaging performance by Cage the Elephant
Matt Shultz, leader singer of the alternative rock band Cage the Elephant, is not only the king of crowd surfing, but became the king of sucking blood at Kroq’s Halloween Costume Ball, on Friday. Many artists performed sets throughout the night in celebration of Halloween with Cage the Elephant headlining. The show sold out within an hour of the tickets...
By Terrel Emerson (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 8 min read
Falcon Finale: Cerritos football gears up for finale against Canyons
Sitting at the top of the conference with a record of 7-2 the Cerritos Falcons face a must-win game as they square off against the College of the Canyons Cougars on Nov. 14. Season Overview The game will determine who will win conference and would likely move onto one of the four positions in the playoff bracket. Quarterback Jimmy Walker...
By Sebastian Echeverry (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Part-time professors struggle to make ends meet
No benefits. No retirement. Only their love of teaching. Part-time professors spoke with students about their struggle hopping from campus to campus to make ends meet."'I'm going to have surgery, is that okay,'" adjunct English professor Lyndsey Lefebvre said as she recalled the moment she once feared to let the school she was working for know of her absence for...
By Briana Hicks (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Campus Police Oversteps Boundaries
A campus cop should never have the right to violently drag a high school student out of class. On Monday, Oct. 26 at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, a young African American girl was on her phone in math class. When the teacher saw she wasn’t participating, he asked her to hand over her phone. When she...
By Karla Enriquez (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Schilling's run for presidency at El Camino comes to an end
The run for presidency at El Camino College came to a draw for Cerritos’ College Vice-President of Academic Affairs Dr. JoAnna Schilling. It was announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27 by the El Camino Union that Dena Maloney of Taft College was selected to be the next college president. Schilling stated that the process was long, but instructive. She said, “I...
By Amanda Del Cid (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Jaramillo can't stop
Carolina Jaramillo, has played at the level most athletes only dream of, the world stage of soccer, when she played with the Mexican Women's National Team. Jaramillo, who has also played for the Mexican national U20 team as the no.10 and in the Women's Premier League, is making her mark somewhere new. Jaramillo snagged another achievement for her list, and...
By Terrel Emerson (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Mental mistakes costs Cerritos football its second loss
Photo credit: Briana Hicks
Through the blaring sounds of the bus engines as the Cerritos College football team loaded for its departure home; head coach Frank Mazzotta could be seen sitting behind the bus in solitary. “I just can’t put my finger on why we made some poor decisions,” Mazzotta said with despair. “It’s just the mental part wasn’t there.” The comments came after...
By Bianca Salgado (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Book fair comes to the child development center
Photo credit: Bianca Salgado
First time attending the Scholastic Book Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Child Development Center, was preschooler Olivia Del Castillo who holds a book entitled 'Palace Pets: Pet Friends Forever' and remarks in a soft voice, "I really love the book fair." She came to the fair with her mother, Patty Del Castillo, and after finding a book for...
