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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Monique Nethington

Monique Nethington, Editor in Chief

My name is Monique Nethington and am the current Editor-in-Chief of Talon Marks. I am a Journalism major at Cerritos College and hope to one day work for the NFL network as a field reporter. In the fall, I will be attending Academy of the Arts University in San Francisco to get my BA in Communications and Media Technologies.

All content by Monique Nethington
Attacker Valerie Barboza begins to set up a play in a team scrimmage. The was in preparation for the Cuesta tournament where they would go 3-0.

[Photo] An average start to a hopeful season for Cerritos men’s soccer.

Monique Nethington • September 14, 2016

Attacker Valerie Barboza begins to set up a play in a team scrimmage. The was in preparation for the Cuesta tournament where they would go 3-0.

Attacker Valerie Barboza begins to set up a play in a team scrimmage. The was in preparation for the Cuesta tournament where they would go 3-0.

Disappointing end to a strong season start

Monique Nethington • September 13, 2016

The women’s water polo hits off the beginning the season with a 4-1 record. Already having played one conference game, and a weekend long tournament, the team has the momentum to move forward with...

Linebacker Kijon Washington is being assisted off the field by Brian Cable and an assistant after suffering an ankle injury in Saturday nights game. He would later return to the game after recieving treament from the athleteic training staff.

[Photo] Falcons football continue its early season struggles in home opener

Max Perez • September 11, 2016

Linebacker Kijon Washington is being assisted off the field by Brian Cable and an assistant after suffering an ankle injury in Saturday nights game. He would later return to the game after recieving treament...

August 31 – Page 6

Monique Nethington, Sports Editor • August 30, 2016

Pestolesi brings fresh eyes

Monique Nethington, Sports Editor • August 24, 2016

This year the Cerritos College women’s volleyball team is being taken over by 27-year old, first year head coach Kari Pestolesi. Originally from Huntington Beach, Calif., and growing up with a father...

Failure not an option

Monique Nethington, Sports Editor • August 23, 2016

Cerritos College Men’s Soccer coach Benny Artiaga had some strong feelings about last soccer season. “Last year was absolute failure, ” said Artiaga when asked about last season. The 2015-16 men’s...

August 24 – Page 6

Monique Nethington, Sports Editor • August 23, 2016

Photo credit: Carlos Marquez

Nobody puts the budget in the corner

Monique Nethington, Sports Editor • August 23, 2016
The 2016-17 student activities budget has been put on the back burner until after ASCC elections, due to lack of prioritizing from previous elected members.

Mortal Injuries: Concussion

Monique Nethington, Campus Life Copy Editor • May 18, 2016

Kennedi Cooper vs. Montez Hunter Who: Kennedi Cooper What: Concussion When: 2015 Where: College of the Sequoias Tournament How: "A girl set a screen on me and I ran into the girl." Time Missed: 2...

The women's track and field team won the South Coast Conference Championships. The season will continue with the team competing in the Southern California Championships.

Cerritos track and field competing for state

Monique Nethington • May 10, 2016

Both Cerritos track and field teams have a combined 40 individuals athletes and three relay teams advancing to the state finals. Saturday Cerritos College track and field competed at the Southern California...

May 4 – Page 7

Monique Nethington, Sports Copy Editor • May 9, 2016

Bookstore Sales Associate Cindy Munoz, works the bookstore’s graduation booth. The booth offered caps, gowns and diploma frames for purchase. Photo credit: Monique Nethington

[Photo] Cerritos College prepares students for graduation

Briana Hicks, Campus Life Editor • April 12, 2016

Bookstore Sales Associate Cindy Munoz, works the bookstore’s graduation booth. The booth offered caps, gowns and diploma frames for purchase. Photo credit: Monique Nethington

Resumes shouldn’t list political affiliations

Monique Nethington • April 6, 2016

Today’s youth is more politically active than that of any other generation.It mirrors that of the activist that stood up against “the man” back in the 1960s.Young adults today spend numerous...

Can you sue someone who posts about you?

Monique Nethington • March 29, 2016

Social media has exploded over the last 10 years. With the invention of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat people’s lives seem to revolve around what they do or don’t post online.Some...

Once a Division I hopeful, William Truong, cheated death after being deemed paralyzed after breaking his neck performing a backflip on a trampoline. Truong has since recovered and continues to make steps toward full strength everyday. Photo credit: Monique Nethington

Truong Strong

Monique Nethington, Campus Life Copy Editor • March 29, 2016

First year student at Cerritos College, William Truong, returns two years after an injury to spinal cord. Truong attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, Calif. He started his athletic career at...

Talon Marks spring 2016 staff celebrates their awards at the Journalism Association of Community College's State Conference at the Burbank Marriot. News Editor Ethan Ortiz took home an honorable mention for on the spot news writing while Platforms Editor Briana Velarde, Editor-in-chief-Karla Enriquez, and Online Editor Kristopher Carrasco won second place on video story. Photo by: Emily Hermosillo/ Citrus Clarion

Talon Marks returns from JACC with awards

Monique Nethington, Sports Copy Editor • March 29, 2016

On Thursday, March 17 students from Talon Marks newspaper attended the Journalism Association of Community Colleges State Conference in Burbank, California. At the Saturday, March 19 Awards Banquet...

Stephanie Ruiz assists her classmates by helping them prepare the food for the culinary arts restaurant. Ruiz credits her parents as the reason why she decided to become a chef. Photo credit: Monique Nethington

Stephanie Ruiz named Goodwill’s Graduate of the Year

Monique Nethington, Campus Life Copy Editor • March 29, 2016

The Southern Los Angeles Goodwill Workforce Program has selected, culinary arts student, Stephanie Ruiz for its Graduate of the Year Award. Goodwill takes eighty percent of retail sales to fund training...

Dr. Lisa Boutin-Vitela, presents women in art Thurs., March 24, 2016. The artist shown: Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi. Photo credit: Monique Nethington

Workshop highlights women in renaissance art

Monique Nethington, Sports Copy Editor • March 28, 2016

Art history professor Lisa Boutin-Vitela invited students and staff to sit in on her lecture about women in history,more specifically on women in renaissance art, on Thursday, March 24. She began the...

Untimely safety alerts prove lack of responsibility at Cerritos College

Monique Nethington • March 17, 2016

Between the administration, staff and students there’s a common understanding that they are to be safe on campus. While there are no guarantees, in life, the administration and campus should...

Woman’s Track and Field home opener

Monique Nethington, Staff Writer • March 8, 2016

Men’s Track and Field home opener

Monique Nethington, Staff Writer • March 8, 2016

The men of the Cerritos College Track and Field team came together for their non-scoring, home opener at Falcon Field, the weekend of February 26, 2016. The male runner seem to have begun the season...

Men’s track and field starts off season strong

Monique Nethington, Staff Writer • February 10, 2016

The Cerritos Falcons men’s track and field athletes marked their return to the track at the Mt. San Antonio College season opener on Friday, Feb. 5 The Falcons soared in field events earning top marks...

Women’s track and field start season breaking records

Monique Nethington, Staff Writer • February 9, 2016

Destiny Mack-Talalemotu begins the 2016 women’s track and field season on a high note breaking the Cerritos College record for hammer throw with a measure of 53.35 meters which earned her first place...

Third baseman Derrick Edwards scores on a single up the middle by center fielder Mark Pena. It was Cerritos' only points on the day. Photo credit: Christian Gonzales

Falcons lose to Vaqueros after losing tempo

Monique Nethington, Staff Writer • February 2, 2016

The Cerritos College men’s baseball team got off to a slow start in Tuesday's, Feb. 2, 3-1 loss against the Glendale Vaqueros. Starting pitcher Jacob Carter, led the Falcons through the first three...

Audrey Karrasch returns to LA

Monique Nethington, Staff Writer • February 2, 2016

Pop singer and "The Voice" contestant, Audrey Karrasch returned to Los Angeles to perform at Dirty Laundry last Thursday. Fresh off the release of her new EP, "Forever Audrey", moving forward in her...

Plenty to look forward to with Track and Field approaching

Monique Nethington, Staff Writer • February 2, 2016
Cerritos men and women’s track and field readies itself for their season opener at Mt. San Antonio College.

Je ne suis pas Charlie: Exploiting the death of a child

Monique Nethington, Staff Writer • January 19, 2016
French satirical magazine exploits 3-year-old Syrian refugee death.

Becoming One With Your Bra

Monique Nethington, Staff Writer • January 15, 2016
OmSignal designs a fitness tracker, for women, that transmits straight from your bra!

Trumps hateful words should unite us, not divide us

Monique Nethington • December 14, 2015

With countless terror attacks, civil wars, tension between races, religions and between nations it seems as though we are headed for a third world war.At times like this, however, it is important...

Students of Model United Nations: Theory and Practice gather for Security Counsel simulation. The simulation was held in the teleconference center on Tuesday Dec. 8. Photo credit: Monique Nethington

Mock security council fails to reach agreement about ISIS

Monique Nethington • December 9, 2015
The debating went on for about an hour, ending in a vote on two different sanctions. Both sanctions failed and a decision was not met as there was no majority rule and the decision was split.

Allowance into the U.S. should be stricter

Monique Nethington • November 30, 2015
This is a nation that is of the people, by the people and for the people.
Students take pride in the Halloween spirit as they dress up to participate in the ASCC Zombie Fest. The nightfall version of the Zombie fest was held when the sunset on Oct. 29 Photo credit: Monique Nethington

Zombie Fest takes different nightfall approach

Monique Nethington • November 1, 2015

All the monster and ghouls have come out to play as the sun fell during the Cerritos College Zombie Fest. The Associated Students of Cerritos College (ASCC) and the clubs here at Cerritos have come together...

Chief of Justice Trent Coates head of the table. This was during the ASCC first court meeting Tuesday Sept.29. Photo credit: Toni Reveles

Coates envisions change for the school

Monique Nethington • October 6, 2015
Newly appointed Chief Justice Trent Coates, plans to come up with fresh new ideas for student government and for the student body, as a whole, one by one in hopes that both will respond well to the ideas.

E-mail sent out provides links for student safety

Monique Nethington • October 5, 2015
Student Service Vice President and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Stephen Johnson issued a mass email to the students and staff of Cerritos College with ways to view the following information: annual Securities Report, emergency information, emergency procedures and information about Falcon Safe and Project Safe.

A misunderstanding blown out of proportions

Briana Hicks and Monique Nethington • September 22, 2015

It is safe to say that everyone already heard about the boy who attended a public high school in Irving, Texas and got arrested for building a clock. Fortunately, it wasn’t a bomb like people...

Two members of the team rush for a ball to save it from going out of bounds during a scrimmage after practice on Tuesday, Aug 18. Photo credit: Taylor Ogata

Lone star state receives women’s soccer team

Monique Nethington • September 15, 2015

Heading into it's “out of state” games, the Cerritos College women soccer team has a winning record of 2-0-2.This may not be their most dominating start to a season, with two of the four games...

Transgender individuals are just trying to fit in

Monique Nethington • September 12, 2015
...If our forefathers can free our nation from tyranny, rid the country of slavery and put an end to segregation of races. Why is that we can’t rid the nation of social discrimination?
Captain Christian Carrillo (left) killin' it against a defender from Rio Hondo. The end score of the game was 4-2 in favor of Rio Hondo Photo credit: Kevin Cruz

Not Another Cinderella Story

Monique Nethington • September 1, 2015

The men’s soccer team played against Rio Hondo College was a bit of a Cinderella story ending in a 4-2 loss. The underdogs came out on top to grab the win. Unfortunately, the underdogs were not the...

Looks like Cerritos' boys (white) are getting nice and cozy with the opponents as they get ready for a corner kick. Photo credit: Monique Nethington

All Tied Up

Monique Nethington • September 1, 2015
Falcons of the men's soccer team ended at a 3-3 draw against a determined Oxnard team.
Freshman Goal Keeper Eduardo Valdovinous (right) challenges Freshman Midfielders Albert Filorio's (left) attack during practice. They face Rio Hondo Thursday, August 27th at 4 p.m. Photo credit: Monique Nethington

[Photo] Kick off whistle looms in the distance for men’s soccer

Monique Nethington • August 24, 2015

Freshman Goal Keeper Eduardo Valdovinous (right) challenges Freshman Midfielders Albert Filorio's (left) attack during practice. They face Rio Hondo Thursday, August 27th at 4 p.m. Photo credit: Monique...

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