Sixteen-Week Academic Calender Looms in the Distance for Students

CERRITOS COLLEGE

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Disadvantages:

1. The greatest disadvantage of adopting a compressed calendar is cost. 2. Another concern is that those students who benefit from a longer semester will have poorer success and retention. This report’s analysis of success and retention, however, provides evidence that, as a whole, student success and retention is not harmed by course compression. 3. Some programs will need to alter how lectures, labo- ratories, and practicums are scheduled. Nursing and Cosmetology are examples of programs that will be affected in this way. However, every college in our region has been able to adapt successfully. Cerritos College should be able to, as well. Advantages:

1. The major on-going expense of the compressed calendar arises from the need to reinstitute the Weekend College, something the 2009 Report did not need to consider. However, the Weekend College would serve Perla Lara/TM Photo illustration of a possible 16 week acaemic calendar and greatly benefit a significant, non-traditional student population. 2. By including a winter intercession, the college can Sixteen-week academic calender utilize facilities more efficiently. It will relieve some of the pressure for classroom space during the primary (fall/spring) sessions. 3. The addition of the winter intercession provides looms in the distance for students more flexibility for student schedules. 4. A winter intercession also provides an opportunity Monique Nethington The board will hear the proposal about the idea. the additional cost for the school. Editor -in- Chief again at the next meeting on April 5 If the board were to approve the If the board did approve the cal- for students to make up ground if they fall behind in @sniqueee94 to better understand the plan before new calendar it has the possibility endar it will then move forward to the fall. pushing it forward to the chancel- of bringing weekend classes, pro- the district for final consideration 5. The compressed calendar aligns with most four-year Students, staff and faculty may lor’s office. viding a winter session and adding and would not be put into place un- soon find a change to their academ- institutions, providing an easier transition for Cer- According to Lewellen there has flexibility to students schedules. til the July 2018. ic calender. ritos College students to transfer institution. been talk for close to two decades It will also align the calendar The Cerritos College Board of 6. The compressed calendar also aligns with K-12 dis- about switching from the tradi- with those of most four-year insti- Trustees tentatively adopted the Scan to view the full 2015 ad hoc trict, and that alignment eases challenges some stu- tional 18-week calendar the school tutions, Cal State institutions and compressed calendar proposal committee report dents face with providing childcare. March 1 after hearing the academ- currently has in place to a 16-week. UC institutions not on the quarter ic benefits of said calendar from She stated that the reason it has system. 7. The Weekend College student support services (such Faculty Senate President Michelle taken so long for the proposal to be The calendar also will align with as increased Library hours) benefit all Cerritos Col- Lewellen. heard was because no school presi- K-12 school district and will allow lege Students. In the original report given to dent has had any interest in the idea students who face challenges find- 8. The ASCC overwhelmingly supports the compressed the board from the 2015 ad hoc until President Jose Fierro. ing childcare. calendar. committee the advantages and dis- She said he, “was neither for or The main concern from the http://bit.ly/2ntlp5Y advantages were clearly outlined. against it but open to hearing more,” committee and from the board was Source: 2015 ad hoc committee report via cerritos.edu Forum: Student Trustee candidates Jenny Gonzalez tance of going to the bookstore and cause they have concerns too,” after News Editor Student Center with students and the forum. @jennnnay44 remember who she was before, if Her target is to make her pres- she gains the Student Trustee posi- ence known and communicate ef- The Student Trustee Forum tion. fectively with students, clubs and hosted by Talon Marks lacked After the forum, Estrada said programs on campus. She feels that student attendance and audience she would target safety and pushing even though she can’t be there for engagement with less than 20 stu- the winter session availability. She every student, she is going to try her dents. also mentions “disability, eligibil- hardest to advocate for them. The candidates are as follows: ity for scholarships, classes (STEM Escandon said, “When I first Joseph Escandon, Melanie Walters, departments)” and would, “execute started ASCC government, I started Raul Avalos and Marlene Estrada. these ideas by working closely with off as a Court member and it kind The forum was held on Tuesday the current Student Trustee Karen and lasted approximately 30 min- Patron to see what plans have been of branched off into wanting to do utes. set in motion in order to do these more for the students [...] I just real- Avalos targeted scholarships, things.” ly wanted to get involved. I want to safety and sustainability. He wants She emphasizes the importance find solutions for our student gov- to create scholarships for students of student engagement and if the ernment with the Board of Trustees with a GPA of 2.0 and 3.0 and un- students see a canopy or forum, she and [have] more platforms for stu- der, so students that have that GPA advises them to see what is going on dents to come and voice their issues do not feel underrepresented. and to inform themselves. She adds [and] concerns.” He also wants to work with the that successful events on campus He wants to target the those that Board of Trustee members to create are based off student participation. only take online courses because he a safer campus for the students. Walters said, “I would have believes they aren’t focused on as He mentions sustainability and two options: I would find a mid- much as students who attend class- adding more hydration systems on dle ground between my ideals and es on campus. He says he will con- campus to “reduce the carbon diox- whoever [...] is in conflict with me tinue to fight and increase student ide in our air.” and [...] talk to those who aren’t [...] awareness and attendance, and will After the forum, Avalos said, and ask them ‘Hey, is there some- still be a part of Project Outreach. “[Some items] that I do want to fo- thing that just seems wrong or is Co-campaign manager for cus on the most [are] scholarships this not the best idea?’ My second Avalos, Kishan Lalla said, “All the and safety. Once I can accomplish option would be to take time on my candidates who talked today are that for us [...] then I’ll go ahead part and say “Hey, maybe I have to and focus on sustainability.” think this over. Maybe this isn’t the very well qualified for the job. [...] Marlene Estrada said she would right thing to do.” It would be interesting to see what use technology and social media to Walters added, “My platform is happens on election day, when it communicate with the students and that I am an advocate for the con- comes down to just talking to stu- their concerns and use social me- cerns of students, not only for them dents and how they approach stu- dia to keep the students updated at but also for myself because I am dents. I’m obviously confident that Board of Trustee meetings. also a student [...] and [I] also want Raul has a stronger position, but From left to right ASCC presidential candidate Karen Patron, Vice-President candidate David Ramirez, Student Board of Trustees She also emphasized the impor- to advocate for staff members be- we’ll have to see with the results.” candidates Melanie Walters, Raul Avalos, Joseph Escandon and Marlene Estrada. News 2 Wednesday, March 29, 2017 • www.talonmarks.com Court sides in favor of ASCC VP Rodgriguez David Jenkins 1) a screenshot of the agenda They can speak up if they feel Staff Writer item from her cell phone. something is wrong or would like @Mr_Sniknej 2) a screenshot of emails also improvement in some areas. from her cell phone. Chief Justice Rodrigo Quintas, The Writ of Mandamus request- 3) a statement from former sen- is glad that all of this is over. He too ed for ASCC Vice President Enrique ator Victor Villalobos. saw that the evidence that was pre- Rodriguez by Senator Pro Tempore With these pieces of evidence, sented did not hold up to the claims Gurpreet Ubbu during the March Senator Ubbu stated that Rodriguez that were being made. 1 senate meeting was rejected by was not doing his job sufficiently ASCC Court on March, 21. “I would have preferred if both well. The court made this decision by sides would’ve come prepared with However the evidence did not proving that the evidence brought factual evidence, more concrete hold up in court. forth by Ubbu was insufficient. witnesses. The lack of evidence, and Senator Ubbu said, “I was ini- Court Judge Dennis Garcia said, the type of evidence [presented] tially disappointed; I’m not taking “It look like there was no strong just goes to show the lack of prepa- any of this personal because this is case against the current VP. I saw ration of both sides to withdraw the a job. You shouldn’t take anything it going this way, and seeing all the claims, more so on [Senator] Ubbu’s evidence presented today was not from student government personal. part because she did not present enough to present a Writ of Manda- I was really disappointed because I sufficient evidence.” mus to Rodriguez. see so much potential the VP posi- Quintas also finds fault in the Garcia also mentions he did not tion has, it has a lot of standards and standards set by the ASCC by-laws, see that there were any violations of I just don’t see [them] being met.” which have no stated official duty the by-laws, or any unfulfilled du- Throughout the court meeting, for the Vice President. it was addressed that the constitu- ties by Rodriguez. He concluded by saying: “I’m tion does not state that Rodriguez He continued by speaking on glad the Writ of Mandamus [dilem- has to do some of the tasks that the evidence itself saying that “most ma] is over.” of it seemed to be hearsay, and some Ubbu expected him to do. of the evidence in support of Rodri- “Part of the blame [is] the con- Scan for connecting stitution; it doesn’t say that the VP guez seem to be sections of the blue story book, but pertaining the evidence has to send out agendas, has to be against Rodriguez, I didn’t see any- in his office a minimum of 20 hours thing. for the students at large. So I do It just seemed to be a lot of mis- blame the constitution a bit. Hope- communication and a lot of dis- fully that gets changed from seeing agreement on issues. We want to all this.” see evidence that [he’s] not fulfilling Senator Ubbu would like to let David Jenkins/TM [his] duties.” new senators understand that they Seated in court: Current ASCC Vice President Enrique Rodriguez responses to allegation of poor job performance made by Senator Ubbu presented three have a voice and that they don’t http://bit.ly/2mO7MBd Senator ubbu during March, 21 court hearing. The court decided against ubbu for the writ of mandamus. pieces of evidence: have to be shy. Education Without Borders funding approved by ASCC Government David Jenkins winter break and it’s something that with putting the conference togeth- students and they took a stance to Staff Writer we wanted to address. It’s some- er. support undocumented students @Mr_Sniknej thing that we need to do for Dream- She was also one of the key play- before. This legislation proves they ers and I’m glad that ASCC [gov- ers in having two clubs cooperating stand by their word,” she said. As ASCC Cabinet approved ernment] is willing to help us out. with each other. The long week event will take funds for the Education Without [It] really cares about all students. “Education Without Borders place from April 3-7. Borders conference, Commission- Regardless of immigration status, is one week-long event hosted by There will be lectures on women er of Sustainability Phil Herrera that’s just something that I’m really clubs on campus for the commu- in male dominated areas, political says,“The conference is a coalition of grateful about,” Guzman said. nity of undocumented students discussions. Even documentaries on clubs including Mouimiento Estu- He also went on to express his and their respective communities. I students from Cerritos College and diantil Chicanx de Aztlan, Dream- confidence in the assembling of the came across the committee because their experiences here on campus. ers [and] Chicanos for Community event. I was approached by the Dream club One of the lectures is titled; Medicine. So, it was kind of a group “We have a lot of good people president Luis Guzman. “Our Communities’ Distrust in the effort but we did have representa- working on this, a lot of people “He asked me [the MECHA club Established Political System.” tives from each club working as a who are dedicated who really self- and campus] if I would be inter- It is this sort of dialogue that the committee.” less and really trying to help out the ested in participating in the event. conference is meant to spark. According to Herrera, MECHA undocumented community here on I then went to my club and asked Many of these lectures and pre- is known for creating significant campus. if they would participate and they sentations will take place in the events; so he says that this is bound “People like Student Trustee were more than happy to help put Herrera says, the goal of the to be successful. Karen Patron has really put in an this event together with the Dream Education Without Borders Con- Luis Guzman, head of the amount of effort in organizing this Club,” Estrada said. ference is reach out to high school Dreamers Club, who spoke to cabi- and putting in a lot of thought. ME- She also went on to conclude her students. net about receiving the funds was CHA [members] are big supporters feelings on ASCC Cabinet members The conference goal is to pro- quite pleased with the ASCC Cabi- of ours and they’re helping. Having giving the funds to help out with the mote community colleges for these net and gaining the extra help it one of the bigger organizations on week-long event. future students. needed. campus helping us out can really go “I feel Cabinet’s stance of sup- They also want to bring aware- David Jenkins/TM “It felt really good just because a long way,” Guzman finished. port in our education and I feel ness to the clubs here on campus EWB approved: Luis Guzman speaks at ASCC Senate meeting about the Educa- the Education Without Borders is Commissioner in Daytime Ac- confident in them. This reflects how and their support of the undocu- tion Without Borders conference. The club has been approved for conference funds. something that we planned over tivities Marlene Estrada also helped they support the undocumented mented communities. Pro-life demonstrations sparks pro-choice response Benjamin Garcia to “not obstruct freedom of speech,” tors sent by the Center for Bio-Eth- Emma Simons-Arraya, a the- Opinion Editor the group then sat on the grass adja- ical Reform were also handing out ater major and counter-protester, @pieloverable cent to the sign in protest. pamphlets that compared abortion stated that by blocking the sign she Elizabeth Miller, the Dean of to the Holocaust and slavery on was exercising her first amendment “I believe that everyone has the Student Services, explained that she the front, and on the back asking right to defend and protect other’s right to freedom of speech,” said asked them to move away from the the question: “Is a ballerina less of emotions. theater arts major Issac Simons-Ar- other group (who has a right to be a person than a football player be- She said, “I believe that ev- raya, “however, I feel that this par- present, being that the location is cause she is smaller?” eryone has the freedom to chose ticular image is very inflammatory public property), to allow there to The Director of Operations of what is right for their own bodies, and disturbing.” be free movement around the sign The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform and this particular image portrays He was referring to a sign dis- and to not block the sign, and to en- Kevin Olivier stated that the center’s something exceptionally gruesome played between Falcon Square and courage discussion about the issues mission is to educate the public on that may or may not be a reality.” the Learning Center, which de- at hand. the issue of abortion in a effort to According to Miller, Student picted an illustration of an aborted Simons-Arraya stated that he encourage people to reject abor- Services called the campus police to fetus. first reported the issue to Student tion and “[change] our society, it’s ensure that the protest and counter- Simons went on, “However, we Grievances Office; and Student perspective on abortion and laws protest would remain peaceful. as students have a right to stand Grievances reported it to campus around abortion.” Police Chief Tom Gallivan add- here and cover it.” police. He believes that by that vir- He went on to explain that ed that when there is any incident After saying this, the group of tue, he went through the proper av- “someone should not support abor- that may disturb students, police counter-demonstrators were initial- enues to ensure that no freedom of tion because abortion is the inten- will react and put signs that warn ly asked to stand on the pavement speech laws would be obstructed. tional taking of the life of a human passersby that there are graphic im- -- a ways off from the poster so as The anti-abortion demonstra- being.” ages. Opinion Wednesday, March 29, 2017 • www.talonmarks. 3 EDITORIAL 16-week calendar is good for student success The mission of any higher edu- dents. ity for its students to fulfill the off- cation system should be to provide It’s time for the school to stop campus lab hours needed for their its students with the best instruc- pussy-footing around this idea and areas of study. tion and the opportunity to retain just roll with it. However, most of the schools in the knowledge gained in the most The benefits clearly outweigh the Cerritos College area have suc- efficient way possible. the disadvantages, which the 2015 cessfully adjusted their programs, In the end, the ultimate goal for ad hoc committee report perfectly or have chosen to keep them on any student-- whether in a four- states. 18-week calendar. Cerritos College year institution or community col- The key advantages for the stu- should be able to do the same. lege-- is to graduate and move on to dents would be the addition of a Another minor drawback that the next chapter in their life. winter session and the bringing the calendar poses is for students It is the job of the staff, fac- back of Saturday classes. who find that a longer semester aids ulty and administration of those The compressed calendar will them in their retention and success schools to make sure that that goal also add more Friday classes and throughout a course. is achieved. have the possibility of extending the This problem has already been This job includes the adminis- hours in which classes will be held. addressed in a sense because there tration deciding the length of the This means that classes will be will already be additional resources academic calendar the students will offered early in the morning, and on campus. have, and for the rest of the faculty will end later in the night. The already added hours to the and staff to follow suit. With the additional campus success center and counseling de- Here at Cerritos College, close hours, and class times, the school partments will be aid those students to two decades, there has been on would also have to include more who may struggle adjusting to the and off discussion about changing office hours; meaning that the fi- compressed calendar. from the already set 18-week calen- nancial aid department, counseling Setting cost aside, there is no dar to a 16-week calendar. offices and library will also be -ex reason for the school to oppose the Finally, the idea is being pushed tending their hours as students who idea of a compressed calendar. forward through the proper chan- take those classes will also need ser- Money has been the root of nels, and was tentatively approved vices. many issues in the world and has by the school’s Board of Trustees at These benefits alone should grab ultimately led to many people’s the March 1 meeting. the board and the district’s attention downfalls. A 16-week calendar is an impec- enough to listen, review and push Do not let it be the downfall of cable and highly logical idea that forward the new and improved cal- a student’s educational future and would have immense benefits for endar. success. the students of the college. However, the compressed calen- Yes, money is great and we need The fact that it has taken this dar does pose a few inconveniences it to function in society; but let’s not long to be pushed through and for to some of the programs on cam- put the need for it ahead of the stu- the logistics to be worked out is pus, more specifically to the Health dent’s future. honestly quite idiotic and has more Occupations programs. Help students thrive; because to do with the school’s financial sit- The main problem this calendar without them, this school wouldn’t uation than the welfare of the stu- poses for the programs is the abil- be where it is today. Carlos Marquez/TM -The Envelope- Free Speech Zone What grinds your gears? Heteros are better Lindsay Helberg Benjamin Garcia In reality, there is no race gene. Staff Writer Opinion Editor This excludes mixed-race peo- @LindsayHelberg @pieloverable ple from the radical branches of the civil rights movement, for not being A Scientific American article one thing or the other. from 2014, headlined “How Diver- Have you ever been told that sity Makes Us Smarter,” says that you’re not Mexican enough? What organizational scientists, psycholo- if you were what many of your fel- gists, sociologists, economists and low Latinos so derogatorily call demographers agree that diverse “white-washed.” groups are more innovative than homogeneous groups. How would that nuance in a person’s experience invalidate that Heterogeneous societies are bet- Ozzy Garcia, Arely Linares, Christian Fernandez, Yeimi Molina person’s identity? ter. Computer science Foreign Languge Business Dental Hygenist Speaking Spanish does not make People are acting like the United “When people are disre- “When people get in between “When I am walking by “When I am walking by a person Latino any more than a La- States of America should be a salad spectful because they don’t a relationship. People need someone and I try to just someone and I try to just tino who doen’t speak Spanish. bowl instead of a mixing bowl? k n ow y ou .” to mind their business. Like say ‘hi’ with a smile and they say ‘hi’ with a smile and they People are acting like the U.S. is Being a practicing Catholic does when a girl talks to a guy that continue walking by me like I continue walking by me like a salad bowl by making up reasons not make a person more Latino ei- is taken.” wasn’t even there.” I wasn’t even there.” as to what makes them the most ther. unique of all snowflakes. We are all These things make up a totally the same. different part of someone’s identity, There are those who say that separate from ethnicity. white people are not fully human-- Why is society trying to qualify Desexualize the woman and be damned being that white is the absence of people’s identities as either partially David Jenkins it as “problematic.” Many believe for the way women choose to ex- character of our species the chances color and white skin is the absence accurate or not at all accurate, eras- Staff Writer that to truly live in a sex-positive press themselves through clothing.” of our survival would be close to of melanin. ing mixed people’s identities? @Mr_Sniknej society the female body must be de- The former part of that state- none. The same could be said for None of these “radical activists” As Irving Bartikofsky, a Mex- have any scientific backing, nor are sexualized. ment is what I’m objecting to. If the any animal and its preferred sexual ican-Russian and Jew, said to con- they prevalent in society, nor are Over the years’ feminism has This line of thinking ends up highly religious would have found characteristics. clude the first ever TEDx Talk at they philosophically relevant. been leaning toward a sex-negative critiquing particular aspects of our a way to desexualize any part of a This sort of feminist rheto- Cerritos College: “You and I can Unlike skin tone, culture is not a position. I’ve always wanted to see culture such as strip clubs, pornog- woman, they would have done so a ric makes the exact same mistake look out the same window and have spectrum-- it is a yes or no question. our culture become one that looks raphy, and one of the world’s oldest long time ago. Nothing would make the religious do, and that’s to fight a different perspective, and that’s a That is the difference between at sex as a positive thing and not lines of work, prostitution (legalize them happier then to completely against nature. being proud of skin color and being good thing.” one that tries to change it. it!). abolish the temptation of the flesh. This fight will only lead to self- proud of culture. It’s sharing original points of We live in a culture where one’s I recently read a column by a But even the religious have an hatred, especially in men. There are even view across race, religion, ethnicity sexual preference and its openness colleague of mine, Karla Enriquez; understanding that our lustful char- I urge my feminist colleagues those fighting for and creed that to sexuality is considered taboo. where she wrote on the not so re- acteristics can not be undone. It is and those who fight for human racial inequal- makes a soci- That sort of rhetoric of “slut-sham- cent Vanity Fair article about Emma innate, in other words… It’s within rights, not to fall into the same trap ity who would ety stronger. ing” and telling others to abstain Watson and the backlash it received our nature. Their reaction is to shy the religious fell into. say that there is a Culture is from fornication is to be expect- for showing a bit of the tit. away from it and label it a “sin” (a Don’t tell genocide against meant to be ed from the highly religious. The The outcry against her was to divine sickness if you will). people that their their “race” be- shared, and premise of divinity is something discredit her feminism. Enriquez I say nay. Let us embrace our sexual desires are cause whatever the people that I object, and thus enjoy the condemned the backlash, and nature and understand that it isn’t something that “race,” which their who ought to pleasures of women in both sexual rightly so. “problematic” or a “sin,” it can not can be fought skewed worldview start sharing conduct and in sight. However, it was her call to ac- be cured or deconstructed. It is against or un- names as their cul- are mixed The latter part of that sentence is tion when my objection arose. She there not just for pleasure but more learned. tural rival, is mix- race. where I can see many college edu- says, “women’s chests need to be de- importantly, reproducing. Don’t become ing with their own. MCT cated feminist frown upon and see sexualized instead of being shamed Without the lustful and sexual MCT sex-negative.

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Sports Editor Max Perez Jocelyn Torralba Telephone numbers: (562) 860-2451, ext. 2617 Rocio Valdez College Life 4 Wednesday, March 29, 2017 • www.talonmarks.com Students make use of convenient on and off campus lunch spots karina Quiran-Juarez “Pastas and sandwiches” are the campus where students can pur- Staff Writer most popular items on the menu. chase hamburgers, coffee and pas- @talonmarks She also went on to mention tries. that there are quite a number of Barbra Munyo who is major- Cerritos College offers a vari- food options that are fixed on ing in social work enjoys eating ety of food options for students each menu due to their popu- on campus; she usually gets french to choose from when they find larity, some of those include the fries and fruit bowls, also because themselves in the mood for some- Chinese Chicken Salad, Chicken “it’s convenient and faster.” thing to eat for lunch on campus. Cranberry Apple Salad, Caprese Aside from the restaurants on Some of those options include Sandwich and the Grilled Chick- campus, students can also pur- pre-packaged snacks and meals en Sandwich. chase snacks to eat from the book- in the college bookstore or Elbow Culinary Arts is busy through- store or Elbow Room. Room, Frantone’s Pizza, Subway out the day, with its busiest times Nicole Cabral, nursing major and even the Culinary Arts Cafe. being right when it opens and mentioned that while she doesn’t Culinary Arts Cafe is open nearing the end of the day. buy lunch items to eat on cam- from Monday to Thursday, 11:00 Subway, located in the food pus she, “Usually [buys] snacks... a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and located in court, is also quite popular among granola bars, chips[...] because it’s the Student Center. students during lunch. convenient.” There are four distinct menus Christian Mezza, chemical Along those same lines, Sean that the cafe rotates through with engineering major stated, “I get Keys criminal justice major said, a different one getting picked each Subway. It’s the fastest way to get “I mainly eat their snacks. They month. food[...] plus the toppings and taste good.” Connie Laurencio, biology vegetables have variety.” Off campus there are also a Rocio Valdez/TM variety of eateries for students to Awareness: The Cerritos College Financial Aid department hosted an awareness fair to eduate students on all the dif- Major, mentioned, “I buy from Similarly Bryan Lopez, unde- chose from. ferent finacial aid options. Very few students showed up to the event that took place Thursday. Culinary Arts, because it has cided major, said that he also buys Walking distance from the more options.” Subway for lunch “because it’s school you can find places such as Additionally, culinary arts em- convenient.” In-n-Out, RC Burgers and Wein- ployee Danielle Rogacion said, There are also restaurants on Financial aid department ershitzle. Also, if a student chooses to venture a little farther down the street you have the Cerritos Mall host student awareness fair and the Los Cerritos Center. Rocio Valdez The third station was the plications’ earlier so now stu- There you can find even more Staff Writer information table, where fly- dents have more time and if they variety as inside the malls food @talonmarks ers with important information do them by April 30, it guaran- court you have an array of classic were provided along with some tees their files will be done by the options to choose from. The Financial Aid depart- goodies. time school starts.” Students who find themselves ment hosted an awareness fair There was also an opportu- Important Dates for Finan- with extra time can even find Thursday. nity for students to sign up for a cial Aid: plenty of full service restaurants It was an opportunity for stu- scholarship giveaway. • Cal Grant Deadline- such as Buffalo Wild Wings, or dents to get help if they needed it Marvin Perez, student affairs Submit GPA Verification STACKED. and get informed. technician, said, “After you par- Form by March 2 Overall, students of Cerritos It was for students to check ticipate in the second station, we • Early Application Dead- Benjamin Garcia/TM College purchase and eat a vari- in and get all of the financial aid have information about scholar- line- Submit all forms by Choices: Tram Nguyen, Ruben Ponce, Victoria Valenica and Joey Valencia sit ety of different meals and snacks done on time so they have every- ship giveaway for those students April 30 together in Student Center. They chose to eat subway for their lunch. when having lunch on campus. thing ready for the fall semester. who are interested in getting a • Last Day to Submit FAF- There were stations set up scholarship they will be able to SA- June 30 with games to make things eas- sign up.” “We notice once we do the ier and fun for students. There is a total of four schol- fair the traffic in the office- in The first station was for the arships for $250 each that stu- creases a lot so a lot of students students to check their “To-Do dents are eligible for, the require- are getting aware of what they List,” and if they had any forms ment is to apply for financial aid need to do to complete their that needed to be submitted they and submit forms by April 30 financial aid. It’s kind of hard provided the forms on the spot. and then you will be placed in for students to be successful In the second station stu- the drawing. in school if they don’t have the dents were informed of the due Ulysses Valencia, coordina- money,” Valencia said. date to turn in the forms, which tor said “FAFSA was available The next FAFSA Workshop is April 30. Oct. 1. Now, we loaded our ap- will be Monday from 2-4 .p.m.

Michael Cueto/TM Walking for a cure: Deb Moore, Cerritos College librarian (second from left), joins group of friends and co-workers at the breast cancer walk. The group walked to honor a friend of Moore who suffered from breast cancer. Cerritos hosts breast cancer walk for the 17th year, brings together campus community Micheal Cueto Others participate because His peer, Clarence Wheeler, also Staff Writer someone close to them are sur- a research analyst here on campus @talonmarks vivors or have passed away from said, “The walk was a great experi- breast cancer. ence. It’s for a great cause, you get to From professors, faculty, to stu- The participants held a mean- donate and get some exercise.” dents and even the kids from the ingful reason to do the walk. Debb Moore, a librarian here at child development program partici- Physical Education instructor Cerritos College said she came out pated in this years walk for breast and Breast Cancer Walk coordina- in honor of one the schools former cancer. tor Ni Bueno said, “This year we librarian and a former co-worker This is the 17th year that Cer- ritos College hosted this event to raised $831. from another job. bring the campus community to- “We had 150 kids from our day She said the walk was not that gether and acknowledge breast can- care participate and 53 from our bad. cer. faculty and students.” “I had not done the walk in The event took place last Thurs- Kahol Ford, a research analyst years. It was about time I got back day in Falcon square. here at Cerritos College said he to it,” she said. Many participated because of wanted to support his co-workers; All donations given go toward the desire to help fund and find a laughingly he added, “The walk was the Susan G. Komen Foundation for cure for the disease. [only] 30 minutes long.” mammograms. Arts & Entertainment Wednesday, March 29, 2017 • www.talonmarks.com 5 Quetzal comes back with album ‘Eternal Getdown’ Natasha Molina cords. Arts & Entertainment Editor @natashamolina93 Q: Being a Chicano based group/ activist, do you feel that your mu- Rich in culture is the best way sic can resonate with the current to describe what Grammy-winning, struggles of injustice America is Quetzal’s music brings to the table. facing right now? With a unique sound and pow- erful lyrics this group is sure to A: I know our music resonates catch more than one person’s atten- beyond the confines of the United tion. States. According to the Los Angeles We have worked hard to build Times, Quetzal won a Grammy for real relationships with artists and the release of “Imaginaries.” community around the world. The Chicano-based musicians For me, Chicano means that you Quetzal Flores, Martha González, carry a great sense of accountability Tylana Enomoto, Juan Pérez, Peter to humanity as a whole. Jacobson, and Alberto Lopez are You’re doing this as informed driven by social activism and femi- by your experience growing up and nism. living in the barrio, understanding Guitarist Quetzal Flores weighs that the same systems of oppression in on the making of the new album. affect working people all over the world. Q: Considering that this is the As a band, we are committed to 25th anniversary for the group, developing and implementing ways how has the release of the in which we can have deep and seventh album been different? meaningful spaces where we can be in community with music and in Photo Courtesy of Mireya placencia A: This is the 7th studio album music with community. Passion Latina: Twins Idar and Jessica Ramos come to life in a Día De Los Muertos Folklóricio dance event. The event was held in the city of Carson’s community and we’re closing in on 25 years. This whole album is dedicated center on Oct. 30. It’s gratifying to know we have to ways in which we can maintain done it on our own terms. hope through regenerative process- Because of this we’ve had tre- es that already exist in plenty in our mendous flexibility as to what and communities. how we express ourselves. Dance group gives back Our criteria are not based on Q: Having been influenced how marketable the music may be, by many different genres and Natasha Molina sion Latina become a non-profit perform and these young girls ton, I feel like this group not only but how accountable it is to mul- artists, which have inspired the Arts & Entertainment Editor organization. dedicate extensive months of has helped keep girls off of the tiple communities. band the most? @natashamolina93 With the help of her church, practice. streets, but helps them physically. Our Lady of Victory Catholic Although Passion Latina per- There are girls who have been di- Q: What was the song process A: I’m obsessed with music from Mireya Placencia, an EOP Church, she was able to have the forms for many special events for agnosed as obese, so it’s a fun way for this new album? Manchester England in the 1980’s. English tutor, grew up to be dif- necessary resources available to the cities like Compton or Carson, to help them exercise,” she said. ferent from other girls, she experi- Especially The Smiths. her and the dancers. these young dancers also like to Placencia is always pleasantly enced music differently than oth- A: The process for this album There are so many parallels to The dance lessons began to be give back to the community. surprised to see how much this ers amongst her. was getting together, jamming for how a musician like Johnny Marr held at the church, Tuesdays and “After the parade in South groups helps young girls out of “I wanted to know the back- hours on end and trusting [the] goes about living music and how Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Gate there is a Latino community their shells to blossom into social ground, the history to every dance process enough to always arrive at a Chicano musicians do it. in the city of Compton. gathering that holds a toy drive butterflies which boosts up the and as to why something was done point of musical consensus. The band as a whole has been The classes are broken up into and every year we bring toys for girl’s self-esteem tremendously. for a certain particular genre, so I Each band member brings such utterly inspired by El Nuevo Mov- three: elementary, middle and that drive as well as in Compton.” Amy Mendoza, a 20-year-old asked questions did my research a unique and diverse lived experi- imiento Jaranero [from] Veracruz. high school where kids are taught Latina’s also give back at the dancer, has been a member of Pas- and taught myself.” ence in music and community. Groups like Mono Blanco, Son all types of Latin dances includ- Compton Airport and at the Mu- sion Latina since it began, Men- As Placencia grew older she This experience is intentionally de Madera and Los Cojolites have ing, Samba from Brazil, Cumbia seum of Rancho Dominguez by doza was thrilled to learn about realized that other girls around looked at as a resource and more given us so much to think about from Colombia, Punta from Hon- performing there for free when many different cultures through importantly a responsibility that is and ways to express these thoughts her shared a similar interest that helped spark the idea to start her duras or Belize. asked. music describing it as experienc- essential to the creation of collec- and feelings. Being a non-profit organiza- “One of my students came up ing a different world. tive knowledge (songs). Lastly, Los Lobos [are] our mu- own Latin dance group. Passion Latina started off tion Passion Latina participates in with the idea of filling some of our Through the club Mendoza Once the ideas manifest we sical parents. many fundraising events in order old useable purses and filling them has had the opportunity to travel spend a lot of time refining them small as an after school group One song in particular, Be Still, to raise money for uniforms, cos- with feminine products to give to and experience different environ- and arranging. with only a couple of kids taking opened my mind to the possibilities tumes, sound systems, and trans- homeless women in Compton. It ments by meeting new people. The last piece is to rehearse for part in it, that would perform for of articulating our dreams. portation. was a satisfying experience to be “We are a family at Passion the studio. school or holiday events like Cin- “We’ll do car washes, sell choc- able to give back to people in need Latina! When one of us is going We don’t like to spend a lot of Link to Quetzal’s co De Mayo. olates, raffles or small dance recit- no matter how small it was,” Pla- through rough a patch in our life time in the recording studio. Facebook Page As time passed, Passion Latina als where we’ll charge a small fee cencia proudly expressed. we are there to console and sup- For this album we were so fortu- started to grow as did Placencia’s to help raise as much as we can,” Aside from teaching young port each other.” nate to work with Robert Carranza, responsibilities with the group, Placencia stresses the importance girls how to dance, this organiza- “Passion Latina is second a world class engineer and producer “During high school, I became the of fundraising. tion gives back and impacts the home to me and many of us. from East Los Angeles. sole leader of the group and was One of Latina’s biggest events group from within, in a big way. There is comfort and unity. Because of our long-standing in charge of organizing upcoming events.” is a yearly parade that is set in The girls have become more of Our dance group is genuinely relationship with Robert, the time Upon the growth of the group, the cities, Compton, South Gate, a family always helping each other one of a kind and so welcoming,” in the studio was fluid and produc- Placencia was positive about con- Huntington Park, Rolling Hills, out not just with dance, but with Mendoza concluded. tive. tinuing her passion for dance and Downey, Hawaiian Gardens and whatever life throws at them. Check out Passion Latina’s In- Often times it’s about the intan- http://bit.ly/2o8ivH4 took it upon herself to have Pas- East Los Angeles, where 60 girls “Since we are based in Comp- stagram page, Passion Latina. gible and unspoken things that have so much meaning in producing re- Don’t sleep on Drake’s ‘More Life’ Michael Cueto when I found out he produced my favor- I felt the album did lack what hip-hop Staff Writer ite song on the album, “Jorja Interlude.” heads would consider, “bars.” Although, @donmiguel91 Fans pray for, “40” as he continues fight- after hearing, “Jorja Interlude” I was ing his battle against multiple sclerosis. pretty impressed. The short interlude He took over summer 2016, now he Producers such as Kanye West for contained a couple clever double enten- gives us the jump off album for spring. “London on the Track” can also be found dres, and a play on words. October’s Very Own, Drake gives us, on this wonderful piece of art. A lot of the lyrics were about Drake “More Life.” Want some lounge music? Please play stroking his own ego. We get you’re at the Guest appearances from Kanye West, “Passionfruit,” and “Get it Together.” top, you have a lot of money, women, and 2 Chainz, Young Thug, Quavo, Giggs, Need something to pump you up at drugs, but we know you can get deeper and Sampha are included on the album. the gym? You can choose “Free Smoke,” than that, Drake. None of these artists disappointed “No Long Talk,” “Gyalchester,” or “KMT.” We also get that from 2 Chainz, Qua- in delivery. However, lyrically I felt they If you just want to just relax, play vo, and Young Thug. could have delivered more. “4422,” Sacrifices,” or “Nothings into There is more to these artists than The album contains great sampling Somethings.” weed, money, and drugs. Will we ever see reminding us of timeless classics such as Need your heart repaired? Please it in their careers? Will popular, main- “Devotion” by Earth, Wind, and Fire in play, “Teenage Fever.” stream, industry Hip-Hop be based off the song “Glow.” He also used the hook In songs “Madiba Ridim,” and “ sound and not lyrical content? from, “If You Had My Love” by Jennifer Blem” he gives us the Jamaican, Caribbe- You cannot discredit these artists for Lopez in “Teenage Fever.” an, island flavor we hear in, “Controlla.” their talent, creativity, and melody they Courtesy of mct The Canadian singer, songwriter and rapper Aubrey Drake Graham is better know by his stage name Drake Drakes right-hand-man and produc- If you need some new music, I en- bring to the studio. and is here performs a live concert at Royal Arena on March 7, 2017 in Copenhagen. Denmark. (Gonzales/ er Noah “40” Shebib contributed a great courage you to listen to, “More Life.” Check out, “More Life” because you Samy Khabthani/Avalon/Zuma Press/TNS) deal to the album. I wasn’t surprised I give the album four out of five mics. will not be disappointed. Arts & Entertainment 6 Wednesday, March 29, 2017 • www.talonmarks.com Favela sees life through

Marck Parra a differentFavela explains. “It’s kind of like you are again,lens you have such a small margin of Staff Writer looking at something in a completely e r ror.” @talonmarks different perspective; it can be a very Going to the military can be tough on meditating experience, really.” Addison Favela, engineering ma- anyone, but it goes beyond the individual. Favela spent nearly five years with the jor, inserts a new roll of film into his Addison’s brother, Manuel, 19, admits vintage film camera. Marine Corps. that Addison’s departure to the Marines He is ready to forget the troubles of After a Marine Sergeant peaked his was tough for everyone in his family, es- interest in the military branch during a his past and focus on capturing the best pecially for his mother. recruitment held at the high school he at- shot he possibly can. “It was especially tough for my moth- tended, he joined. As a Marine veteran, Favela admits er,” Manuel says, “Her biggest worry was Favela, was able to visit some of the that adjusting back to “civilian life” his health, and whether or not he was still most exotic countries on Earth during can be difficult for a military alive since he did face combat.” his tenure with the Marines including veteran. Favela, like his family, couldn’t be He finds sat- Afghanistan, Japan and Thailand, now happier to be back at home. isfaction in the finds his way to Cerritos College where He is now enjoying his time at Cer- small things he hopes to transition back to normality ritos College. that life pro- while pursuing a career in engineering. Favela adds that one of his favorite vides, like In regards to photography, Favela photogra- initially meant to take the course just to things about attending Cerritos College phy. cross out a requirement that is needed for is the nice, caring nature in which veter- “It’s transferring to a four-year university. ans are treated at the school. really He was surprised at how drawn he got “From my experience, the Veter- relax- into photography. ans Center is really good,” Favela stated. ing “I didn’t really think photography was “When I first got here, I got a little intimi- look- all that interesting, to be honest,” Favela dated with not knowing how to apply as ing begins, “I thought it was just going to be a veteran and such, but the people work- point-and-shoot and you’re done, but ing there are very helpful. They made the there is so much room for creativity that I process hassle-free.” think that is really cool.” To him, all the help he gets there, In Favela’s opinion, there are aspects helps him worry less and focus on the im- that both being in the military and pho- portant things which are his classes and tography, (film photography in particu- his photography. lar) have in common. Aside from photography, Favela en- “The military is all about supervision, joys attending concerts and music shows and your margin of error is so small be- as his favorite pasttimes. cause someone is always breathing down your neck, expecting the best out of you,” He admits that he is a huge fan of the Favela admits, laughing. electronic rave scene that is so prevalent “Photography is kind of the same, in today’s society, but doesn’t shy away especially film [photography],” he adds. from metal and jazz concerts. through “You don’t have the luxury of knowing Addison Favela: a man that is just try- the view- what your shot is going to look like, so ing to find his footing back into society. finder of a camera,” trying your best initially is key, because, Addison Favela: a true fan of the arts. Artist, Students, Photo Lab Techs are the real MVP’s Perla Lara ing a lab technician as she works worked with all the photographers Managing Editor on her art, resumes her classes to- that are in here and they’re all great @pslaralara ward obtaining a masters degree- photographers;” and described all and reaching her goal of becoming the lab technicians’ work as amaz- Lab technicians, to students, a teacher. ing. to artist, to showcase the multiple Other artist made political Sergio Peña, undecided major, roles that a person has is seldom and cultural statements with their has been a lab technician for one easy to do. work. year. For him, the best part of the This year with one exhibit titled Lab technician, Fine Arts ma- job is being around like-minded La Ayuda, the help. The six pho- jor, Deanna Jessica Saucedo, chose individuals. tography lab technicians joined to- a feminist theme in her black and He likes seeing the students gether to showcase their art. white portrait of a woman wearing ideas and feeding his own creativ- The exhibit offered a personal a white shirt, a sombrero and two ity with them. He also likes to be and intimate look at the artist side bullet belts crossed over her shoul- able to see the students work and of the photography lab technicians. ders titled Revolucion. share his own. Courtesy of MCT Artist, Fine Arts major Alice Peña said, “I like to do portraits, Romero, has been working as a Strong female figures [...] the little smile, the little smirk photo lab technician for four years. when they think of that memory I ‘Beauty and the Beast’: A satisfying musical For her it is not a job; it is some- The second piece she shared like to capture that, when it shows thing fun that helps keep her sane. is a color photograph of a woman on their face.” She said, “ It’s a lot of fun, I love with dull performances, lack of chemistry covering her face with her hands. Expressing identity doing it. The photograph is titled November Briana Velarde I found myself laughing quite story. Her favorite part of being a lab 9, 2016. A political piece recording Online Editor a bit especially with Lumiere and The additions involving involv- technician is,“The moment when For Juan Valenzuela, Fine Arts @breevee_ the woman’s reaction to the news Cogsworth; a lot of the other char- ing Belle’s mother and the Beast’s [students] go from having a hard major, his work is about self iden- that Donald Trump won the presi- acters were also funny. backstory just did nothing for me. time to all of a sudden under- tity. Second week and Beauty and the dential election. The biggest problem with the Also the new songs were very for- standing; and they’re able to do it Working with instructors that Beast is still dominating box office. Both photographs are part of a film is in the character design. All of gettable and flat. on their own.” are also working artists is one of Bill Condon had Emma Wat- series that she is currently devel- the household objects were difficult Most people will go see Beauty his favorite things about the job. son as Belle and Dan Stevens as the oping. to connect with emotionally. and the Beast and have a great time, More than staff He said, “It’s one of the things Beast. She said, “They were both tak- Lumiere and Cogsworth were and so I have to give Disney credit I like best because you get a lot of This version of the film is quite en at different times. They give the designed in a way that made it dif- on that level. Romero like the other pho- feedback from all the instructors. I similar in structure of the plot. more feminist female role trying ficult to see their faces and expres- There is entertainment to be had tography lab technicians are more like working with all the different The film had a strong produc- to create a revolution while be- sions. here and I think as a whole it is a than staff; they are artists that instructors because you get to pick tion design and the large musical channel their life experiences into ing saddened by Trump’s election Mrs. Potts was flat so you had no harmless movie. their brain. “Students also some- set pieces. creating meaningful art. [win]. They both relate to what’s sense of movement or personality Does it live up to the 1991 origi- times inspire ideas.” I can’t think of a musical in a Romero has taken one semes- currently happening in the media to her. It is all left to the voice cast nal film? Of course not, but it’s cer- In his future work he will con- long time that had such satisfyingly ter off from school to take care of with America right now.” tinue to explore the struggle of to sell the emotion and they just tainly not awful. staged musical sequences. her sister during her struggle with With women’s rights being the culture, identity as a child of im- couldn’t do it. Be Our Guest, Belle, and Gaston an illness. center of attention, she wanted to migrant parents and his own expe- The Beast looked like Krampus were the particular highlights. The photographs she chose to show a strong female figure; and riences, “You struggle with identi- and his face was flat and dull. Movie Review The costumes, dancing and en- share during the La Ayuda exhibit capture the somber mood she saw ty, you won’t be who they want you Harry Potter fans will hate me semble singing were first rate. Beauty and the Beast were of her sister’s stay in the hos- on Nov. 9. to be, but you know they kind of for saying this but I also found It was easy to get swept away in pital. Maybel Valenzuela, Fine Arts don’t want you to be who you want Emma Watson to be flat and wood- the moments and that’s what you In one portrait, her naked back major, has known the photogra- to be.” en in her performance as Belle. Starring: Emma Wat- want in a musical. was shown. In another photo- phers throughout her three years Culture identity is what drives There wasn’t much chemistry son graph, her sister is walking in the as a student. and will continue to drive Valen- The film also worked a lot of hu- between the two of them because Director: Bill Condon mor into the script, which I actually hospital hooked up to an IV. “I’ve worked with Saucedo zuela’s work as he explores photog- they were uninteresting and bland, Rating: HHHHH Romero plans to continue be- [and] her work last semester. I raphy and mixed media pieces. enjoyed. which is a big problem selling this Sports Wednesday, March 29, 2017 • www.talonmarks.com 7 Men’s track search for success as year comes to a close Monique Nethington out of the top-five and finished Editor-in-Chief seventh overall. @sniqueee94 There was only one first place finish on the weekend for men. Sophomore Zachary Munoz Blair Robinson, sophomore will be the lone male Falcon to jumper, would tie first place in compete at the April 4-5 South- the long jump with a distance of ern California Decathlon Cham- 7.17 meters. He would also place pionships. third in the triple jump with a Munoz had a top-10 perfor- distance of 14.51 meters. mance at the only scoring meet At the end of the weekend, the team has had in the last the team would total 38 points month. and finish in seventh place over- Director of Track and Field all. Christopher Richardson said, At the non-scoring Aztec “Zach is coming along perfectly, invite, the team would have an and he continues to surprise me improved performance having a every day. I push his limits and total of nine top-five finishes. with limited resistance he re- Richardson said, “There sponds and steps up to the chal- have been some notable ups lenge, I feel he will be competing and downs with our freshmen, to win the state title in the de- which is expected but we are re- cathlon this May.” Max Perez/TM ally strategic in how we plan our Laying Out: Shortstop Ramon Bramasco dives for a ground ball down the center of the field in the eighth inning of the Falcons game with El Camino Saturday. Bramasco Unlike their female counter- training and competition. We finished the game with one hit in the loss to El Camino. parts, the men of Cerritos Track hope to create new challenges and Field did not have as many with individuals to break up the stand out performances over the monotony.” last three meets. The Falcon’s 4x400 meter re- Munoz said, “As a team we’re lay team was able to finish in the Cerritos swept in conference series Max Perez out and was rescheduled for Sat- no].” Cerritos pitcher who pitched more doing well. We’ve been compet- top spot with a time of 3:23.63 Sports Editor urday where the final two innings The Falcons scored their first ing against a lot of Division I minutes. than an inning allowed at least one @talonmarksports were played before game three. and only run in the seventh inning, track programs, and even beat- Logan would again compete run. The Falcons fell behind the and allowed the Warriors to score to ing some of them. I think it’s a in the 400-meter open and post Driving in baserunners was a The Falcons were out scored Warriors early, surrendering three more runs to drop the second game good set up for us [ to help us in a time of 53.78 seconds, placing 22-7 in the teams three-game con- problem for Cerritos this series, but runs in the first five innings before of the series. the upcoming state meet.]” him second overall. ference series against El Camino. the players are looking to correct scoring their first run in the bottom The Falcons again left eight Juanita Webster, sophomore The 4×100 meter relay team The Falcons were swept for the of the sixth. runner on base and allowed the those mistakes for the future. heptathlete said that in addition would also give a 2nd place second straight series and the team In the bottom of the eighth the Warriors to score six runs on eight Second baseman Derrick Ed- to the women stepping up, she performance clocking a time of is now on a six-game losing streak, Falcons scored three runs to tie the hits. wards said, “It’s being more aggres- felt that both sides-- men and 49.54 seconds. putting its overall record at 8-18 game at four heading into the ninth. Although the Falcons haven’t women-- are really coming to- Field athletes would also and its conference record at 3-8. sive and making sure you have that The Warriors then scored seven had much success this season as far gether and developing. have a proficient day, having Although Cerritos had 21 hits attacking mindset, I felt that we runs in the top of the ninth and held as wins, the team has struggled on During the team’s partici- sophomores Stacy Chukwu- in total during the series the Fal- were too passive this series.” Cerritos to one run in the bottom of the road with a 2-11 record away pation at the Ben Brown Invi- mezie, Robinson, and freshman cons were not able to capitalize on Cruz agreed, “It’s a mindset tational, Jayden Logan, sopho- Christopher Lawry finish in the the inning to close the game out. from home. their baserunners, leaving 28 men when we go up to bat, I think hav- more, was able to bring home top five of their events. Cerritos finished the game with In the final game of the series on base throughout the series. ing a plan and seeing the ball com- a second place finish in the The team now looks forward Head coach Ken Gaylord said, eight hits compared to El Camino’s the Falcons were again unable to ing out of the pitchers hand better 400-meters, clocking a time at to the upcoming conference “It’s been our deal the whole year, 12, the Falcons also left eight men drive in base runners leaving 10 52.89 seconds. championships at the end of we don’t make big pitches, we don’t on base and were unable to slow the men on base on eight hits and four to read what he’s throwing instead Freshman Jacob Grasser also April, and the Southern Califor- get big hits.” Warriors down allowing three dou- walks. of guessing will help us out with our finished in a second place spot. nia championships in May. First baseman Paul Cruz add- bles and a home run. The Warriors jumped out to an at-bats.” He clocked a 11.16 seconds “The truly remarkable thing ed, “I don’t think we came through The Cerritos pitching staff -al early two-run lead before the Fal- The Falcons are now only one 100-meter race to earn him the about our young student ath- lowed 12 hits and nine earned runs. cons scored their first and only run when we needed to, we just got into game ahead of last place EC-Comp- second place finish. letes is their quality of character. double plays and couldn’t punch The second game of the series in the bottom of the sixth. ton, while El Camino retains its un- The next weekend at the I cannot be more proud about [base runners] in and that’s really a took place Thursday at El Camino, El Camino closed the game out defeated conference record at 11-0. UNLV invite Grasser would how they adjust to adversity and momentum killer.” where the Warriors scored three with three runs in the final two in- compete in another 100-meter strive for excellence,” Richard- Game one of the series was runs in the first six innings. nings to complete the three-game Gaylord concluded, “We have race. This time he was nudged son finished. scheduled for Tuesday, and lasted Cruz admitted, “Working up- sweep. to play our style of baseball, and eight innings before being rained hill is really tough against [El Cami- Throughout the series every they have to buy in.” Brown takes state home run lead, Falcons lose to Vikings Max Perez tage of two Jaguar errors. Caballero was credited for the Sports Editor The Falcons came right back in loss, making it her first of the sea- @talonmarksports the top of the second scoring three son. more runs off a two-run home run The Falcons then played rivals Sophomore infielder Kyleeby Brown and an RBI double by Jis- Long Beach City College for the Brown is now leading the state in sel Caballero. second time this month. home runs after hitting one in each Cerritos scored its final run in Cerritos dropped the first game against Southwestern and the top of the fifth. matchup with the Vikings 2-0 and Grossmont. Starting pitcher Jissel Caballero would lose again 14-13. The Falcons defeated South- pitched five shutout innings only With the loss the Falcons now western 8-0 in five innings, then allowing five hits and no walks to surrender second place in the con- went on to play Grossmont, losing capture her sixth win of the season. ference to Long Beach City. 10-2 in six innings. The second game of the week- The Falcons now have a 3-2 con- Brown is now on a six-game end came against Grossmont, who ference record and have dropped to streak with at least one home run, is currently third in its conference, third behind Long Beach and unde- during that time she has hit eight of one spot behind Southwestern. feated El Camino. her 11 home runs to go along with The Falcons came out and The teams offense was able to 23 RBI’s. scored a pair of runs from back to score 13 runs off 15 hits, but the Assistant coach Jenel Guadagno back home runs by Brown and Bri- pitching staff was unable to slow said, “[Brown] comes out and works ana Lopez. down the Vikings allowing 20 hits. hard everyday and deserves to be in The Grossmont pitching staff All three Cerritos pitchers al- that top spot, she is definitely carry- would hold the Falcons scoreless for lowed at least two runs. ing us and is a leader on and off the the remainder of the game. Despite the loss the team re- field so we love it.” Meanwhile the Griffins scored mains confident in the potential of Brown added, “It’s super cool, 10 runs in the next five innings to this squad. I’m really humbled and I’m just end the game early and handing the Outfielder Kimberly Olivas said, happy that I’m doing good and per- Falcons their eighth loss of the sea- “I know that the players we have forming well.” son. now on the team and on the field are The Falcons faced Southwest- Guadagno said, “In the second working their hardest and I think ern College in their first matchup game I think we just ran out of gas, this team can win it all.” of the day, Southwestern came into it was an off game and we’re down Head coach Kodee Murray the matchup with a 17-6 record and players, but we did our best and just added, “The group that’s out here second in its conference standings. came up short. “ is hard working and dedicated and Max Perez/TM Cerritos came out firing, scoring All three pitchers on the Cerri- they have a lot of heart, and I think Bringing them home: Starting third baseman Rain Vega hitting a two-run RBI single up the middle during the second inning four runs in the top of the first in- tos roster pitched, each giving up at it’s going to be an exciting close to of the Falcons game against LA Harbor Thursday. Vega finished with three hits and five RBI’s in the victory. ning on two hits and taking advan- least one earned run. our season.” Sports 8 Wednesday, March 29, 2017 • www.talonmarks.com

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Mar. 30 at East Los Angeles College 3 p.m. Apr. 1 vs Fullerton 11 a.m. Apr. 1 vs. College of the Canyons 2 p.m. Apr. 3 at Riverside 4 p.m. Apr. 4 at EC-Compton 3 p.m. Apr. 6 at El Camino 3 p.m.

Baseball Max Perez/TM Mar. 30 vs Long Beach Mid-Stroke: Sophomore swimmer Isiah Gaytan mid stroke during the third heat of the 100-yard butterfly at the Golden West Invitational Friday, February 24. Gaytan would not place in the 100-yard butterfly but City 2:30 p.m. would finish the invitational with an eighth place finish in the 500-yard freestyle. Apr. 1 at Long Beach City noon Apr. 4 vs EC-Compton 2:30 p.m. Apr. 6 at EC-Compton CerritosMax Perez swim exits East LA winless we still did some good things today.” he had a lot of close races, but he’s one of our Sierra also finished with one second place fin- 2:30 p.m. Sports editor The men have now dropped to 1-4 on the fastest swimmers.” ish each. Apr. 8 vs EC-Compton @talonmarksports season in conference matchups, but the focus Abing also mentioned that he saw im- The women are also working to be com- noon of the team is the upcoming conference finals. provement and potential during this meet. petitive during the upcoming conference fi- Apr. 11 vs. Fresno City @ The Cerritos swim team took a hard blow Head coach Joe Abing said the team has “One of my slowest guys [Dylan De- nals. Santa Maria 3p.m. this weekend as the men and women’s teams not been resting before meets so it can get as geeter], in his 100-yard freestyle dropped Women’s head coach Sergio Macias said, came out winless against Pasadena City and much practice in before the finals, which are five seconds, he didn’t score any points so it “I tried putting a few of our swimmers in dif- East Los Angeles College. in four weeks. doesn’t get much notice but we notice it, so ferent events just to get [them] ready for con- Men’s Swimming The team’s traveled to East Los Angeles where the men would compete against Pasa- “We’re not resting for these events so that’s there’s little victories like that.” ference championships.” Mar. 31 at Rio Hondo dena and the women would compete against why I say we’re swimming tired and it kind of The women finished the day with two los- The next events for both teams take place 12:30 p.m. Pasadena and East LA. shows, but everyone will be swimming at their es and are now 1-5 in conference meets this Friday, March 31 at Rio Hondo against Rio top potential during [finals],” said Abing. season. Hondo and Los Angeles Trade-Tech. Mar. 31 vs LA Trade Tech The men lost 161-93 to Pasadena, while Despite not resting, the team was still able The team finished with one first place fin- Sophomore Isiah Gaytan said, “We just @ Rio Hondo 12:30 the women lost 128-112 to Pasadena and 153- 106 to East LA, all of which were conference to finish the day with four first place finishes ish and four second place finishes on the day. have to bring a lot more energy, we just have p.m. losses. and four second place finishes. Freshman Elisa Prohroff finished first in to bring a lot more energy and remember the Apr. 7 at Pasadena Invita- Men’s head coach Joe Abing said, “Overall Sophomore Jesus Rojas finished with three the 100-yard freestyle to go along with two goal of conference finals.” tional 8 a.m. we did well, Pasadena is a really strong team, of the four first place finishes in the 50 and second place finishes in the 500-yard and The Conference finals start April 20 and though we didn’t win the meet, in swimming 100-yard freestyle, and the 100-yard butterfly. 1000-yard freestyle. end April 22 for both the men and women’s you have to see if you’re improving, so overall Abing said, “Rojas had a really good meet, Freshman Lindsey De Haas and Isabella teams. Women’s Swimming

Mar. 31 at Rio Hondo 12:30 p.m. Women’s track break Mar. 31 vs LA Trade Tech @ Rio Hondo 12:30 p.m. into record books Apr. 7 at Pasadena Invita- Monique Nethington beat that distance and post a 43.68 Editor-in-Chief tional 8 a.m. meter throw, giving her the top po- @sniqueee94 sition in that event for Cerritos. “I wasn’t trying to go for the re- Sophomore heptathlete Juanita Men’s Tennis cord. I was just trying to break my Webster stands at the helm of the [personal record,]” Alexander said, women’s track and field record Mar. 30 vs El Camino 2 “But when I heard [that I broke the breaking season. p.m. record] I was really excited and it Over the course of the last three Mar. 31 vs College of the really pushed me to do better.” meets she has broken into the top- Hart also took home a school Desert 2 p.m. five in the high jump, 100-meter record, and a fourth place finish in Mar. 31 vs Mesa (AZ) high hurdles and the heptathlon for the shot put. She threw for distance Community College 2 Cerritos. of 13.55 meters giving her the fifth p.m. She said that there really wasn’t spot in the school’s record book. Apr. 6 South Coast Confer- any emotion when she found out The success continued at the ence Tournament that she had broken those records, Ben Brown Invitational with Ro- just that it felt good to get back to driguez throwing for 40.65 meters her old self. in the javelin, good for a second Women’s Tennis The excitement for the team be- place finish but just shy of a top-five gan at the Ben Brown Invitational, mark in the record books. She now Apr. 6 South Coast Confer- which took place March 10-11. holds the sixth farthest distance in ence Tournament Webster led the way with a school’s history. Apr. 7 South Coast Confer- personal best performance in the Among other winners on the ence Tournament 100-meter high hurdles. She ran for day were sprinters Kymberlynn a 13.94 seconds race, which was not Jackson, Breanna Curry and Aman- only fast enough to earn her sec- da Salgado. Track and Field ond overall in the meet, but in the Jackson and Curry would place Mar. 31 Bob Larsen Dist- school’s history too. in the top-five in each of their re- nace Carnival 3 p.m. Sophomore runner Skylin Har- spective events, while Salgado Apr. 1 Legends of Track bin followed suit by posting yet would take home fourth in the and Field Invitaional 9 another record breaking mark in 400-meter open race with a time of a.m. the 400-meter intermediate hurdle 61.29 seconds. race. With her time of 62.37 sec- Apr. 4 SoCal Decathalon/ One week later, the team trav- onds she was able to finish third Heptathalon Champi- eled to UNLV to compete in its overall in the competition, and onships 9 a.m. school invitational. take the fourth spot overall in the It was here that Webster also Apr. 5 SoCal Decathalon/ school’s history. broke the school’s heptathlon re- Heptathlon Champion- Webster said “It has been amaz- cord. She now holds the top spot ships 9 a.m. ing knowing [Harbin] has not quit with a total of 5,399 points, passing despite [suffering] through some the previous record of 5,201 points. injuries.” Direct of Track and Field Chris- To continue reading The Athletes dominated in the topher Richardson said, “Juanita the Women’s track field events as well. Of the throwers, is extremely driven and passion- story scan below freshman’s Amber Hart, Mystasia ate about being a student-athlete. I Alexander and sophomore Crystal knew she was capable of achieving Rodriguez would join Harbin and the school record, so there was no Webster in the record books. s u r pr i s e .” Alexander would post a dis- Richardson joked that even tance of 41.92 meters which was though she broke the record Web- good enough for a second place fin- ster was actually disappointed be- ish in the meet and the fourth best cause she believed she could have spot in the school’s history. done better http://bit.ly/2nhfq3k However, just one meet later at “That is a mark of a true cham- the UNLV Invitational she would pion,” he finished.