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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks

Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks

Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks

Leroy Espinosa, first year Cerritos College students, shares his mental experience from the start of the pandemic.

The scars that COVID-19 left behind

Jaelyn Delos Reyes, Staff Writer
April 27, 2022
A first year Cerritos College student talks about his mental health during the pandemic and shares his ways of keeping a positive lifestyle.
Un-Soo Wong is a journalism teacher at Norwalk High School who has been teaching for 17 years.

Un-Soo Wong: teacher by day, kick-boxer by night

Samuel Chacko and Matthew Espinosa
April 27, 2022
Un-Soo Wong, an English teacher at Norwalk High School, experienced firsthand the Norwalk La-Mirada administration's unpreparedness going into online classes. Despite being relatively well-versed in technology, it was a hard-hitting journey that made them question just how valuable teaching is during such an exceptional period of time.
Carlos Leyva Martinez inside the El Mas Chingon food truck.

El Mas Chingon lives up to its name, beating the global pandemic

Michael Cody Stephenson, Staff Writer
April 25, 2022
Carlos Leyva Martinez, owner of El Mas Chingon food truck, walked away from his job as head chef at a restaurant during the global pandemic to open up his own business that is thriving to this day.
Fans were all given a KN95 mask at the entrance of the venue to wear throughout the game. How many can you spot wearing one? Courtesy of: Penn Live

Wear your mask- even when no one else is

Clarissa Arceo, Community Editor
February 16, 2022
With LA County easing up on mask-wearing policies for Superbowl weekend, many are beginning to believe it will mark the end of the mask mandate. Wear your mask nonetheless.
The Moderna vaccine is back on campus! Visit the Student Health Center on any Tuesday or Thursday between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Get Vaccinated with Cerritos College

Clarissa Arceo, Community Editor
February 15, 2022
The Moderna vaccine is now available at the Student Health Services at Cerritos College just in time for the spring semester.
This is an image of a closed sign on a restaurant and the picture was taken in Greece.

How COVID-19 continues to affect everyone

Samuel Chacko, News Editor
January 31, 2022
COVID-19 and Omicron have resulted in canceled events and the rescheduling of events to a virtual platform.
Students receive their wristbands before entering Cerritos College campus. Their wristband confirms they have no symptoms of COVID-19.

Campus check-in stations need stronger screenings

Jazmin Taha and Lily Marmolejo
December 15, 2021
The campus check-in policy for individuals attending class on campus lacks logic and includes false advertisment.
Ellie Samms, six, shows no fear as she "glares at the camera" and receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. NLMUSD hosted a vaccine clinic at Benton Middle School on Nov. 13, 2021.

Benton clinic distributes COVID-19 vaccine to kids

Vincent Medina, Managing Editor
November 18, 2021
NLMUSD announced another series of free COVID-19 vaccine clinics after it became available for kids ages five and up,
President Jose Fierro discusses the requirement of vaccination cards starting Nov. 1. The vaccine and mask mandate will remain effective throughout the spring 2022 semester. COVID-19 cases have decreased at Cerritos College and Dr. Fierro hopes to keep them down by implementing guidelines in accordance to CDC.

President Fierro discusses vaccine requirement for spring 2022

Fatima Durrani, Staff Writer
October 21, 2021
Cerritos College President Jose Fierro conversed with viewers on Instagram live with questions regarding the vaccine mandate for the spring semester. The requirement for proof of vaccination or weekly COVID-19 testing starts Nov. 2021.
Cerritos college faculty and staff picket on the corner of Alondra and Studebaker during contract negotiations with the college on Oct. 6, 2021. The district wants to implement a CAP on healthcare plans that will increase premiums raising the costs for full-time employees.

College upsets full-time employees with healthcare negotiations

Lily Marmolejo and Jazmin Taha
October 7, 2021
Cerritos College disappoints employees with ongoing healthcare negotiations and district criticizes educators for 'interfering with students academic objectives.'
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