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<title><![CDATA[Enrollment in classes, a student responsibility]]></title>
<link>http://www.talonmarks.com/opinion/enrollment-in-classes-a-student-responsibility-1.2310687</link>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Daniel Sandoval</p><br><p>
	It's becoming easier to blame the school system for not getting into the classes one would want, but in the end it's the students and #39; responsibility to pay attention to enrollment dates and even contact professors if they need a class.
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:01:42 -0400</pubDate>
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	It's becoming easier to blame the school system for not getting into the classes one would want, but in the end it's the students and #39; responsibility to pay attention to enrollment dates and even contact professors if they need a class.
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<title><![CDATA[Mom was wrong about video games rotting your brain]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Jimmy Edwards-Turner</p><br><p>
	It is without a doubt that video games have the ability to affect our minds. and nbsp; Even if you don't believe it, there are more than a few people that do.

	With the countless studies conducted on the possible links between video games and negati...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:30:15 -0400</pubDate>
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	It is without a doubt that video games have the ability to affect our minds. and nbsp; Even if you don't believe it, there are more than a few people that do.

	With the countless studies conducted on the possible links between video games and negati...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bookstore rentals]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Daniel Sandoval</p><br><p>With every complaint about how expensive school is, there seems to be a reason why there isn't help available or why someone thinks there is enough being done to aid us students financially....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:24:32 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[With every complaint about how expensive school is, there seems to be a reason why there isn't help available or why someone thinks there is enough being done to aid us students financially....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Textbooks break the bank and our backs]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Alex Caldwell</p><br><p>
	Schools like Cerritos College should start exploring ways to lessen the burden on students who are already dealing with the hardships of an almost three-year-long economic recession.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:50:59 -0400</pubDate>
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	Schools like Cerritos College should start exploring ways to lessen the burden on students who are already dealing with the hardships of an almost three-year-long economic recession.
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<title><![CDATA[Gay marriages blocked in California]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Gonzalo Saucedo</p><br><p>
	Countless gay couples and #39; agony was painfully prolonged with the decision to keep new same-sex marriages in California on hold.
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:02:05 -0400</pubDate>
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	Countless gay couples and #39; agony was painfully prolonged with the decision to keep new same-sex marriages in California on hold.
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<title><![CDATA[Futbol or football?]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>martin laurence reyes</p><br><p>
	While other countries have adopted soccer as a national pastime, the U.S. has not jumped on the bandwagon.
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:45:17 -0400</pubDate>
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	While other countries have adopted soccer as a national pastime, the U.S. has not jumped on the bandwagon.
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<title><![CDATA[Alternative fuels lead to alternative life styles]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Laura Chau</p><br><p>In the wake of two major catastrophic oil spills in the same year, the U.S. and nbsp;should focus on lowering our dependence on oil by switching to alternative fuels....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:33:54 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[In the wake of two major catastrophic oil spills in the same year, the U.S. and nbsp;should focus on lowering our dependence on oil by switching to alternative fuels....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Proposed mosque to be built near Ground Zero is a constitutional right]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Philip Okoli</p><br><p>
	During a White House dinner in commemoration of the start of Ramadan, a religious month for Muslims, and nbsp;which was on Friday, Aug. 13, and nbsp;President Obama mentioned that he is in favor of building a mosque and an Islamic religious center and ...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:49:57 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Proposed mosque to be built near Ground Zero is a constitutional right]]></media:title>
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	During a White House dinner in commemoration of the start of Ramadan, a religious month for Muslims, and nbsp;which was on Friday, Aug. 13, and nbsp;President Obama mentioned that he is in favor of building a mosque and an Islamic religious center and ...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Government]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Justin Witron</p><br><p>The Government and its LAWS

This article will be about The Constitution of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. How it states and declares that our faith lies in the hands and minds of Congress. 

Who is congress made up of? It is made up of a bunch of peop...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:17:35 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[The Government and its LAWS

This article will be about The Constitution of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. How it states and declares that our faith lies in the hands and minds of Congress. 

Who is congress made up of? It is made up of a bunch of peop...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Quit the excuses and fight]]></title>
<link>http://www.talonmarks.com/opinion/quit-the-excuses-and-fight-1.2265192</link>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Andrew Perez</p>opinion<br><p>Excuses, excuses, and more excuses is what plagues the fight of the century from actually occurring between Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather and Manny 'Pac-man and rdquo; Pacquiao....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 17:29:10 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Quit the excuses and fight]]></media:title>
<media:description><![CDATA[Excuses, excuses, and more excuses is what plagues the fight of the century from actually occurring between Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather and Manny 'Pac-man and rdquo; Pacquiao....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Letter to Dean's replacement]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br />EDITORIAL<br><p>You have some big shoes to fill. and nbsp; Dean Ackland is a well-respected member of the Cerritos College population. He has done so much for this campus and its students....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 22:33:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter to Dean's replacement]]></media:title>
<media:description><![CDATA[You have some big shoes to fill. and nbsp; Dean Ackland is a well-respected member of the Cerritos College population. He has done so much for this campus and its students....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Arizona bill encourages racism]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><br><p>With the passing of a new immigration law in Arizona, comes the rebellion and strife of those in surrounding states that disagree....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 May 2010 21:45:33 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Arizona bill encourages racism]]></media:title>
<media:description><![CDATA[With the passing of a new immigration law in Arizona, comes the rebellion and strife of those in surrounding states that disagree....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Talking on the phone in restroom]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Rebeca Vega</p>Opinion<br><p>The diva of daytime television, Oprah Winfrey, has declared war on using cell phones while driving, but the ultimate No Phone Zone should be the restroom, especially a public one....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 May 2010 19:53:29 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[The diva of daytime television, Oprah Winfrey, has declared war on using cell phones while driving, but the ultimate No Phone Zone should be the restroom, especially a public one....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Diet soda is just as bad]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Esmeralda Infante</p><br><p>'Can I have a double cheeseburger, with a large order of fries and  diet Coke. and rdquo; and nbsp; Hey, might as well go all the way and make it a  regular Coke....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 May 2010 17:28:06 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Diet soda is just as bad]]></media:title>
<media:description><![CDATA['Can I have a double cheeseburger, with a large order of fries and  diet Coke. and rdquo; and nbsp; Hey, might as well go all the way and make it a  regular Coke....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dividing the nation]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br />EDITORIAL<br><p>This nation has been divided among many things. Slavery, prohibition, woman's suffrage and many other issues. Now, the legalization of marijuana is proving to be the next cause dividing the states....</p>]]>
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<media:description><![CDATA[This nation has been divided among many things. Slavery, prohibition, woman's suffrage and many other issues. Now, the legalization of marijuana is proving to be the next cause dividing the states....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Speaking out against discrimination]]></title>
<link>http://www.talonmarks.com/opinion/speaking-out-against-discrimination-1.2242032</link>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Samantha Robinson</p>OPINION<br><p>On Gary Salinas'* lap sat a magazine with torn pages, wet spots and thousands of invisible germs. Next to him, sat an elderly man reading his newspaper.

When Salinas went to move the magazine off his lap, the woven rainbow bracelet his partner gave him...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:49:43 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[On Gary Salinas'* lap sat a magazine with torn pages, wet spots and thousands of invisible germs. Next to him, sat an elderly man reading his newspaper.

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