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By Rob Flores (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
ASCC president wants to have Scantron vending machines on campus
Associated Students of Cerritos College President Eduardo Del La Rosa is planning to get a Scantron vending machine for the campus. Before he can do so, he plans to work with members of the Phi Theta Kappa Club to get student feedback on which courses utilize Scantrons. De La Rosa explained that the administration and Follett bookstore are still in...
By Perla Lara (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Unofficial start for the ASCC Senate
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, ASCC Senators gathered in their usual meeting room BK 111/112, but because of an error the bylaw conditions to have an official meeting were not met and the gathering could not be called an official meeting. ASCC President Eduardo De La Rosa saw this meeting as a way “to get to know roles, responsibilities and next...
By Taylor Ogata (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Falcons break even on day one
Photo credit: Taylor Ogata
The season does not start until early November, however the SoCal Juco Fall Jamboree serves as a tune-up for the upcoming season. The Jamboree is a pre-season showcase of 43 community colleges from all over Southern California all playing against each other in the name of fun. The Cerritos College men's basketball team lost the first game of the Fall...
By Christian Gonzales (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Women's cross country finishes second in Fresno
The Women's cross country team placed second in the Fresno Invitational. The team traveled to Fresno, California to race on Sept. 11. The invitational had a total of 16 colleges that participated and a total of 144 runners. Cerritos College earned a total of 70 team points. However, it saw Glendale College place first by earning 60 team points. Cerritos...
By Christian Gonzales (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Men's cross country place 6th in Fresno Invitational
The men's cross country team traveled to Fresno, California for the Fresno Invitational. The team placed in sixth place with 186 team points on Sept. 11. The team saw conference rivals Mt. San Antonio College place second with 58 team points in the Invitational, while American River College won the meet while 38 team points. The team was composed of...
By Toni Reveles (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Women's Water Polo gets victory in season opener
Photo credit: Christian Gonzales
The women's water polo team opened its season against Rio Hondo College, which resulted in the team's first victory, 14-6. At halftime the women were in the lead by a score of 8-4, and then continued to succeed by adding six more goals. Freshmen Vanessa Hinojosa led all the team with five goals. While freshmen Mikaela Padilla had four goals...
By Ethan Ortiz (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
American Red Cross held blood drive on campus
Photo credit: Ethan Ortiz
For years the American Red Cross has set up blood drives all over the nation, and this week they returned to Cerritos College in the 60 celebration. The blood drive was full of specialized staff, volunteers and students. The specialized staff was in charge of taking care of the blood work, while the volunteers gave their time to help with...
By Terrel Emerson (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
"Dogfight" of a game slips away from Cerritos College
Photo credit: Taylor Ogata
In the first two games of the season the Cerritos College Falcons have “let games be too close down to the wire.” It seems that has come back to bite the Falcons as they have dropped their first game of the year 33-29 to Fullerton. Ironically, enough the Falcons held the lead for majority of the game. Cerritos College did...
By Sebastian Echeverry (Sebastian as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Board approves budget adoption, will change it if needed
An amazing year in budgeting according to Dr. David El Fattal, vice president of business services, as the school has received a surplus in money for the 2015-2016 semester. Eyebrow-raising over school's money, college energy consumption watch and bidding guidelines for contractors all were discussed by the Board of Trustees Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m. A live tweet compilation...
By Sebastian Echeverry (Sebastian as photographer) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Lessons learned propel water polo forward
Photo credit: Sebastian Echeverry
Head coach of the men's water polo team Joe Abing stood on the pool deck and looked over his players in the water, trying to formulate how to get his players, many of them brand new to the team, to perform at their utmost. Fresh from the tournament in Annapolis, Maryland, the four games played by the Falcons ended in...