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) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Wrestling places fourth at West Hills

Head Coach Don Garriot on Sept.26 led the Cerritos College wrestling team to fourth place at the West Hills Tournament with 115 team points. “Competitions are really good for us to gauge where we are in the season,” Garriot said. With a few injured players as a result of the tournament matches, some of the wrestlers were forced to withdraw....

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

Women's volleyball team victorious over Vikings

Photo credit: Taylor Ogata

After a dismal road trip to Riverside College and two tournaments at Fullerton College and San Diego City College, the Cerritos College women's volleyball team came home and got a win over Long Beach City College in front of the home fans. The Falcons, paced by Nicole Spigner (five kills, 18 digs), overcame slow starts in the first two sets...

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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...

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

CSULB nursing presentation informs prospective students

A nursing program presentation was held on Thursday, Oct. 1 where information on the California State University of Long Beach’s was given. Catherine Mullins, off-site program coordinator for the Undergraduate Programs School of Nursing, gave a presentation from the perspective of a recruiter at Cal State Long Beach. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at CSULB is intended to...

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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...

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

Cerritos College community elects Homecoming Court

Body positivity, leadership and experience were among the topics on the platforms of homecoming court hopefuls who filled Falcon Square. On Wednesday, Sept. 30 and Thursday, Oct.1 booths were set up in Falcon Square, the Social Science Building and the Health Science building in order to have students of Cerritos College cast their votes to elect the 2015 Homecoming Court....

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

Workshop helps students with job interviewing skills

Skills to pay the bills. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Career Counselor Clara Ross-Jones ran a workshop to help students on their job interviewing skills. Jones said, "There are a lot more job opportunities now and it is important to have good interviewing skills." The meeting began at 3 p.m. where Jones spoke about five main points in order to have...

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

'What a Time to be Alive' mixtape doesn't disappoint

Oh what a time to be alive it is! Two of hip-hop’s most powerful and most popular artists collaborated for one of the best projects of 2015. Drake and Future shocked the world on Sunday Sept. 20 as they released their 11-track mixtape. In comparison to other mixtapes that has been released this calendar year it definitely ranks near the...

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The Muppets gone wild

The newest issue with the Muppets show is the One Million Moms protest against the show's new adult themes. The complaint that stands out the most is that Kermit the Frog is naked. Alright people, the Muppets, are puppets. If they are so offended by Kermit's nakedness, why haven't any complaints come from them about the nakedness that happens on...

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

Love is the way forward

Pope Francis' message to the world told tales of family, of love and the commitment to move forward, just what the world needed to hear. During the Festival of Families in Philadelphia, Saturday, Sept. 26 Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, spoke to the public with a message of love and family. He said family and love are...

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