Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks
Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks
Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks
Our bodies, our choice

Our bodies, our choice

Antonio Gonzalez Jr, Kara Alexander, and Robert Yeutter
September 23, 2021
Cerritos College should not mandate vaccines for everyone on campus.
Check-in stations are placed throughout Cerritos College to ensure that students and staff do not have symptoms of COVID-19. The Board of Trustees will mandate the COVID vaccine or a weekly negative test on Oct. 1, 2021. Photo credit: Vincent Medina

Trustees must mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for everyone on campus

Vincent Medina, Managing Editor
September 22, 2021
As students return to in-person learning, there is a clear and present need for everyone on campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Signs are placed outside Cerritos College buildings and facilities reminding everyone to wear a mask and get vaccinated. The Cerritos College Board of Trustees proposed revisions to the vaccine mandate policy during their meeting on Sept. 15, 2021. Photo credit: Vincent Medina

Trustees decide implementation of vaccine mandate, faculty threatens lawsuits

Vincent Medina, Managing Editor
September 20, 2021
Cerritos College Board of Trustees received backlash from faculty and the community during their meeting, as they determined the best way to implement the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Cerritos College first closed in-person instruction in March and will remain mostly online for the Spring 2021 semester. Photo credit: Edgar Mendoza

Cerritos reports nine COVID-19 cases since March

Daniel Suarez Jr.
December 3, 2020
Six employees, one student and one child have self quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 since stay-at-home orders were first implemented
Marisa Perez was elected in 2012 to the Cerritos College Board of Trustees. She will start another term this year running unopposed.

Marisa Perez runs for Trustee Area 4 without opponent

Daniel Suarez Jr., News Editor
October 27, 2020
Serving Trustee Area 4 since 2012, Marisa Perez will enter another term leading the Cerritos College Board of Trustees as acting President
Mariana Pacheco is the current Director of Nursing in Downey Adult School. She would be running for a place on the Board of Trustee this Nov. 3rd. Photo credit: Mariana Pacheco

Board of Trustees candidate prioritizes student health & education

Oscar Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 16, 2020
With experience in education and health, candidate Mariana Pacheco says that she wants to keep students healthy and help get them smarter.
On Feb. 19, the Board of Trustees finalized the purchase of the Barnwall student housing units. Dr. Jose Fierro plans to have the property open to the students by April 17, 2020.

Cerritos College sets opening date for first-ever student housing

Kianna Znika, Editor in chief
February 26, 2020

The Board of Trustees finalized plans for the off-campus housing facilities last Wednesday, addressing the reported “basic needs insecurities” among the majority of students within schoolgrounds. The...

The motion to enter a Third Amendment with Follet Higher Education Group was carried on Jan. 15, 2020. This is in efforts to lower textbook costs for students on campus. Photo credit: Kianna Znika

Board of Trustees carry motion to continue lowering textbook costs for low-income students

Kianna Znika, Editor in Chief
January 22, 2020

A motion to continue lowering the costs of textbooks for low-income students on campus was approved by the Board of Trustees on Jan. 15 and will be effective starting Feb. 1 of this year. The agreement...

From left to right, President Jose Fierro, Board President Carmen Avalos and Board Vice President Marisa Perez discuss the newly passed resolution on adequate safety and security measures. The resolution was in response to the bomb threat made by Mohammad Sameem Yaqubi on September 3, 2019.

Suspect of Alleged Bomb Threat at Cerritos College Identified

Jasmine Martinez, Editor-in-Chief
September 6, 2019

Following the alleged bomb threat made at Cerritos College on Sept. 3 that initiated an approximately two-hour lock down, the suspect was identified as 23-year-old Mohammad Sameem Yaqubi, a Long Beach...

Cerritos College students sitting spaced out to avoid waiting in the sun as the commonly known shade structures offer little protection. A Notice of Completion was approved by the Board of Trustees on Aug. 15, with a final cost of $1.3 million for the structures.

Shade-deficiant shades structures finally finished

Carmelita Islas Mendez, Managing Editor
August 21, 2018

The shade structures across campus are now officially finished, minus the shades, as the Notice of Completion was approved by the Board of Trustees. The final cost of the structures and the surrounding...

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