CERRITOS COLLEGE WWW.TALONMARKS.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 VOLUME 61, NO. 11 FIRST ISSUE FREE, ADDITIONAL COPIES $1 Trustee member retires after 20 years of service Alvaro Bayona Staff Writer 20 Years of @talonmarks Service I“ don’t think I Now that we’re ap- would’ve traded any one of those mo- Arthur acknowl- proaching the last few ments for anything edged that his time at weeks in the year, it’s else. ” the college has been time to say goodbye. BOB ARTHUR a pretty good run for On Thursday, Cer- Retired trustee him. ritos College led a “A couple of days ago retirement party for I started reminiscing board of trustees about some of the history of what member Bob Arthur, who has I’ve done here at Cerritos College. served on the board for 21 years. Doing the math and trying to put Before Arthur’s service on the things into perspective, and over board, he previously worked as the past decades, over a million a mayor and councilman for the students have enrolled here at city of Norwalk. “It’s really sad but I wish [Arthur] Cerritos College in the time that well as he retires. Just like before, I’ve been on the board. I support him on his decision and “Approximately, 900 board of think what he’s doing is right. Sure trustee meetings, committee it’s sad, but we should let him be meetings, subcommittee meet- himself on this new decision. He ings, conferences, department was a very good man because he graduations, board retreats, all of these I’ve attended during my Terrel Emerson/TM believed a lot for the school and Repeat offenders: Sophomore goalkeeper Ruby Nichols hoists the CCCAA State Championship above her and her teammates. It is the fifth consecutive season the Cer- the people inside it. Wherever he time here on the board, and hon- ritos College women’s soccer team has earned that honor. goes now, let him be well,” board estly, I’ve enjoyed every [single member Carmen Avalos said. thing],” he stated. Women’s soccer makes history How it Began The Final Goodbye Terrel Emerson backing off. Then I took it while I Arthur expressed that he wouldn’t Online Editor was falling, so as I was getting up I Arthur, who addressed the audi- @sir_chatterbox saw everyone running to me and I ence, began his speech with ex- trade any single moment for any- was like ‘Oh my god, did I score?’” pressing thanks to his family. thing else. For his final thoughts, The Cerritos Falcons capped off Gonzalez felt that goal was ex- “Jenny, Debbie, and Robert [Ar- he publicly thanked the people a 23-1-1 season with yet another actly what the doctor ordered for thur] are all graduates of Cerritos staff and faculty of Cerritos Col- state championship. his anxious Cerritos team. lege. It took 96 minutes to get the first College, and I couldn’t be more “I think the girls knew we need- Barbara Samperi, Downey Uni- points on the board and it would proud. Thank you to my optimist ed to come out with a sense of ur- fied School District member, prove to be more than enough for members that are here, as much gency. We knew we would be able thanked Arthur for his many the Cerritos women’s soccer team to dictate tempo and try and get as the joking and kidding that years of service. to call itself state champions once that goal,” he said. came with the comments about “I thank Arthur on a lot of things. more. From that point on, the Vikings being the incoming president of Sunday, the Cerritos Falcons found themselves in unfamiliar ter- the optimist club of Cerritos I am I thank him for his commitment defeated the Diablo Valley Vikings, ritory as they became the aggressor truly looking forward to it,” he to the school and the community. 2-0, in the California Community down trailing on the scoreboard. said with humor. I knew him since the time when College Athletic Association State Things would only get worse for Arthur described the beginning he helped out a lot back when we Championship in a true David vs. Diablo Valley. of his service on the board of used to work for Downey Unified Goliath match up. Terrel Emerson/TM MVP: Defensive player Dana Jacobs was awarded defensive player of the year In the second session of extra trustees starting off in the year of and moved his way up. Also, he Head coach Ruben Gonzalez after the Falcons 2-0 win over the Diablo Valley Vikings. Jacobs expressed that the time, Jaramillo gave the Falcons a 1995 when he was presented the really did more than what was said, “I think we’re battle tested. title means the most to her. much needed insurance goal in the opportunity to run. He explained necessary. Now that he leaves, I We had a tough game against San think we stepped up defensively to the big game, the team would do ‘118 minute. wish him the entire best on the Bernardino and we were able to win and played a good game; it was just what it had to do in order to win the “Once we got into overtime, we how the prior year he lost his that in penalty kicks so we were a matter of time because we had state crown again. saw that Diablo Valley was tired and re-election bid to Norwalk City rest of his life,” she said. re a d y.” some opportunities we just didn’t Gonzalez admitted that there we just wanted to keep working. Council. Joseph Derthick of the Norwalk Cerritos entered the game tied finish,” he said. was some disappointment that set [Hernandez] was able to come in “It sucks to lose. I had said, ‘yeah, Chamber of Commerce expressed with Long Beach City College for Gonzalez mentioned to the in as his team struggled to get the and score that [first] goal,” Jaramillo I’m done with public service, how proud he is of Arthur and most state championship wins in team after its win Friday over Fol- ball in the net. said via a translator. thank you very much.’ That’s what how he will miss his colleague. a row at four. On the other hand, som Lake, that in order to become The Diablo Valley game plan of From that point on, it was clock I’m thinking. I thanked Pam and “Now that’s he is retiring, I’ll miss Diablo Valley was playing in its state champions two days later the keeping the Falcons off the board watching time for the Falcons. They Wayne for their thoughts of con- him and [the] great times here. first state championship game after team had to play better. worked for the first 90 minutes as would only have to watch for a cou- sidering me, that I would be a I’m absolutely proud and happy reaching the Final Four for the first “We didn’t play that much bet- the game headed into extra time ple more minutes. good trustee [to] represent Cer- for his accomplishments that time in school history. ter but we played better. I think it squared away at zero. And once the referees blew the ritos College, and I was a good fit have been passed down and un- Gonzalez felt Diablo Valley’s came down to our heart [...] I think That was until freshman mid- game dead, the realization of a long game plan was obvious from the we wanted it,” he said. fielder Maria Hernandez broke the awaited fifth straight state champi- for [the] college. I got home that derstand that what he’s doing now jump. Heading into this game, sopho- tie with an improbable goal that onship dream was realized by the day and told Sue [Arthur] about is for the best. For his time here, “[The Vikings] were trying to more midfielder Carolina Jaramillo even shocked herself. entire Cerritos Falcon bench as it it, I think it was the following day he was very much involved in ev- keep it [tied] at zero as long as they felt all the pressure was on the team She said, “During halftime, [the erupted in cheers and jubilation. I went to the register recorder’s erything that went on because he could and get something on a coun- to get to the championship game. team] was telling me to dribble and office and told them ‘yeah,’” he had a great heart and mind,” he ter or a foul or something like that. I She also added once the team got then take the shot because I was Jumps to Page 7 said. said. Taking a look at this past year at Cerritos College Berning LA: Senator Bernie Negotiations: On Jan. 25, Cer- Sanders brought his campaign rally ritos College Faculty Federation Presi- to Los Angeles on March 24. His sup- dent Solomon Namala addressed the porters completely filled the Wiltern Islamophobia: On board of trustees regarding the disap- theatre. March 29, History pro- pointment over the faculty wage nego- fessor John Haas fa- cilitated an open forum tiations. event about islamopho- bia, which brought in a Kristopher Carassco/TM full room of an attentive Shooting [Day 2]: Hispanic male, suspected of driving a stolen audience. Shooting [Day 1]: An adult male car, was shot by Lieutenant Hernandez on Feb. 24. Cerritos College was shot and killed on Feb. 23 in the student witness accounted that four or five shots were fired.