Anti-abortionists share their controversial message
Gustavo Olguin and Luis Guzman
April 10, 2014
The Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust visited campus on Tuesday, April 8 and brought pictures and handouts to educate the students of Cerritos College of the consequences of choosing to get an abortion. Students were split on what was justified for a woman to get an abortion. The Survivors of...
Former Black Panther captain to speak about memoir
Maria Lopez, Online Editor
April 9, 2014
Political activist and former captain of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party, Aaron Dixon, will do two presentations on his memoir 'My People Are Rising: Memoir of a Black Panther Party Captain' on Thursday, April 10 in LC 155. Aaron Dixon will give two presentations, one from 8 a.m. to 9...
Hold on, let me take a selfie
Larissa Morales, Staff Writer
April 1, 2014
Selfies or belfies, which are photos taken of your face or your entire body have become a huge craze in the recent year. They’re so popular that there is even a song out there right now that tells you to take a selfie. Selfies are such a part of our culture that I think every person has taken one...
Talon Talks: Is it still a man’s world?
Gustavo Olguin and Larissa Morales
March 24, 2014
The subject is more serious than previous episodes, but it's still something that should be discussed. Everything points to it still being a man's world, but is that something that needs to be changed? Gustavo Olguin and Larissa Morales give their insight into the issue. Olguin: Hey, welcome to...
Issues of Abuse workshop educates audience
Katherine Grijalva, Copy Editor
March 24, 2014
The Issues of Abuse Workshop was held on Thursday, March 13 at 11 a.m. at the Business Education Building (BE 119), where it educated the audience on the different types of abuse. The event was hosted by Shannon Estrada, the advisor for the Re-Entry Resource Program at Cerritos College, and the workshop...
‘Unbought and Unbossed’ opens eyes to women in politics
Maria Lopez, Online Editor
March 18, 2014
Latosha Davis, a child development major, had only briefly heard about Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to run for president, in passing before watching the ‘Chisholm ‘72: Unbought and Unbossed’ screening on Wednesday, March 12. “I never knew in depth how deep she was a...
Fair take on sports
Zeinab Chahine, Staff Writer
March 10, 2014
The popularity of men’s sports isn’t equivalent to the popularity of women’s sport and that is maybe why covering either is different. Men’s sport are more popular, so covering the story is more important. From the beginning, sports hero's were considered to be men, that maybe because the...
A sexist world
Maria Lopez, Online Editor
March 10, 2014
This month is National Women’s History Month and it should be noted that although women have come a long way in the past century, there are still many obstacles women face every day around the world. Every day women are discriminated, objectified, harassed, raped, sexually assaulted, battered and abuse...
