Every Wednesday I pick up the latest issue of Talon Marks and read through the articles. Lately, I’ve had some concerns about the overall quality of the newspaper. I find it very common for there to be grammatical, mechanical and spelling errors in the paper and I think it detracts from the appearance.

I understand the Talon Marks is a weekly paper and that corrections are not issued in following editions, but I do have a question to ask: “Does anybody actually review the articles and edit them?”

I know how much work it is to be part of a college newspaper and I applaud the staff’s efforts, but sometimes I’m ashamed when I pick up our school’s paper and find myself wishing that just a little more care and effort was put into the operation.

The A & E section of the February 16 issue included a full-page tribute to the Theatre Department’s upcoming production of Bleacher Bums. I know for a fact that the reporters were at rehearsal for the show the night before the paper was printed.

If they had arrived a week before, a little more time could have been spent on the quality of the photos and the article (The photos were blurry and cropped with little to no care and the play The Little Shop of Horrors was referred to as The Little Shop of Whores).

I know that a little more time spent on editing will give the paper the facelift it deserves. I know Cerritos College is capable of quality work and I’m sorry to see it go to waste. Sincerely, Justin Murphy