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Freshman Survival Guide Cerritos College: Fall 2011
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Letter From the Editor 8 Quick Features: Students 11 Free Speech Zone
What’s Inside:
5 Calendar 9 Quick Features: Administration 12 Sports
6 Map Shots 10
Top/Bottom 5 13 Arts
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Letter From the Editor Pete Moye’, Editor-in-Chief
As the Editor-in-Chief of the Talon Marks newspaper, the student publication at Cerritos College, I would like to wish you a warm welcome. Our No. 1 job as the newspaper is to keep you, the student population, constantly informed about what is happening on campus. Distributed on Wednesday mornings, our paper has been one of the top papers in the state and we are still working to get better. Congratulations on making it this far in your academic career, but this is only the beginning. As you embark on this new journey, we would like to help you by providing a survival guide to give you a head start. This guide includes a “mapshot”, testimonials from current Cerritos College students and more information on events and activites that happen on our campus. Cerritos College has so much to offer and the only
way to experience it is if you take part in activities. Whether it is the participating in student government, joining a dance class or playing a sport, be active during your time here on campus and make the most of it. Many of our programs are top-ranked among junior colleges and they need new talent to help them keep doing well. So strap on your wings and think blue and white because you are now a Falcon.
Pete Moye’
Talon Marks Fall 2011 Editorial Board
Anthony Hodge
Stephanie Romero
Brandon Rodriguez
Stephanie Cobian
News Editor
Sports Editor
Michelle Moreno Arts Editor
Alicia Edquist Instructional Aide
Magazine Editor
Multimedia/Managing Editor
Jim Brannon Online Editor
Victor Diaz
Production Manager
Tito Benavides
Campus News Hour Director
Steven Quintana Opinion Editor
Rich Cameron Faculty Adviser
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6 - MAP
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Building Color Chart Student Center Liberal Arts Science Physical Science Falcon Square Fine Arts Learning Resource Center Book Store Admissions Office Student Health services
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: Name: Aundrea Stovall
Name: Areal Hughes
Sport: Volleyball
Department /Area: Board of Trustees
Position: Middle Blocker Number: 44 Major: Business Communication Physical Education (minor)
Most Memorable Moment in Cerritos College: Getting second in the all-time list and athlete of the year in track. First Impression of Cerritos College: Coming to Cerritos was a big eye opener because it was a big school. What high school attended:
Position: Student trustees Major: Dance
Most Memorable Moment in Cerritos College: First day in the dance studio stepping into the Latin dance class after new knee surgery. First Impression of Cerritos College: Met older friends, it was a bigger school, and it was a big change. What high school attended:
Lynwood high school
Name: Jasmin Ramirez
Name: Joshua Ah Toon
Department /Area: Student Government
Sport: Football
Position: ASCC President Major: Child Development
Santa Fe High School
Position: Defense/Tackle Number : 91 Major: Creative Writing
Most Memorable Moment in Cerritos College: Being elected ASCC President First Impression of Cerritos College: It was a better school than those that are in the area. What high school attended:
El Rancho High School, Glenwood Springs
Most Memorable Moment in Cerritos College: Camp, really cause I just got here on June, I started training with these guys, and it’s cool here. First Impression of Cerritos College: A good group of guys, easy to get along with. They’re just easy-going guys, I never expected that. I thought guys over here were gonna be punks but they ended up being good guys. What high school attended:
Newberry High School, Oregon
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: Name: Linda Palumbo
Name: Walter Fernandez
Department / Area: English and Women Studies
Department / Area: History
Position: Professor
Position: Professor
Faculty member since: 1998
Faculty member since: 1995
Most Memorable Moment in Cerritos College: When students of mine gets awarded for papers they wrote in my classes, it brings a joy to me to know they did something great. First Impression of Cerritos College: The care that has been put in for the students. Every employee from the faculty to janitors cares about the students and their education. What college did you attend along with degrees: University of Southern California P.H.D. : English Rutgers University Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Degree
Name: Holly Bogdanovich Department / Area: Student Activities Position: Director
Most Memorable Moment in Cerritos College: Receiving the most outstanding faculty award for the second time. First Impression of Cerritos College: My first impression of Cerritos College was that the lawn was nice and it was very eyecatching also the fact that there were no windows. What college did you attend along with degrees: California State University of Northridge Bachelor’s Degree: Poly Science Minor in Philosophy Master’s Degree: Education Philosophy History.
Name: Frank Mazzotta Department /Area: Head Football Coach Faculty Since: 1977
Faculty Since: 2004
Most Memorable Moment in Cerritos College: The whole campus and the community has changed to how it was before, but now because we have seventy some employees, and that’s been hard for me to sink right now because all the people that I know and the contacts I had, a lot of them have retired. I think I am the… I shouldn’t say it like this, but the “oldest”…but I am the last standing Falcon now!
Most Memorable Moment in Cerritos College: Being able to have students come in and out and succeed through the program and turn into successful leaders and hearing success of students’ life and stories, watching them learn and grow. First Impression of Cerritos College: I came as a student and left for four years to learn in my profession and now came back for the full-time job. What college did you attend along with degrees: California Politechnic University of San Luis Bachelor’s Degree: Speech Communication California University of Los Angeles Master’s Degree: Counseling with a Higher Education Option
First Impression of Cerritos College: The dearest things to me were where I got to coach both sons, both of my boys played here. And in that, both of them ended up being All-American players for getting scholarships out of here, and they are both coaching now and they both coach here for me. What college did you attend along with degrees: University of Utah Bachelor’s Degree: Physical Education Biology Pepperdine University Master’s Degree
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Top 5 things about being a freshman
Top 5 things about Cerritos College
Finally get the chance to experience the college life.
The school has new buildings and classrooms. There are resource labs available. i.e. writing ,math and reading labs.
You get help to pay for books, when you qualify for the Financial Aid . You get to choose what time your classes begin and flexible times for you. You get to expand your knowledge and make decisions more as an adult. Get to meet new people from different ethnicity and get to go out with them and interact .
Bottom 5 things about being a freshman Too much independency can lead to flunking out of college because your in control of your own future. The “ Freshman 15 ” is the amount of weight often gained during a student’s first year at a college or university. It’s difficult to navigate in a larger school from the transition of a high school. Scared about the new settings that there are in college. Being overwhelmed with the amount of work that is given in the classes .
“Everything is achievable, the only difference is on how you make it through the struggle.”
Created by: Stephanie Romero “WINGS” Magazine Editor
Our clubs, ASCC and leader ship conferences that are provided. The student goverment in which shows you how to be a leader. The game room on campus can be a chill out place to hang out at.
Bottom 5 things about Cerritos College Financial aid office is always full in the beginning of the semester. You get dropped from classes if you don’t pay your health fee. Classes get filled quickly so it’s harder to finish under two years. Finding parking is always difficult.
Not as easy to get help in certain offices.
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Free Speech ZonE
What is your favorite thing about Cerritos College? Your school, your Voice. What matters.
Noe Num
Daniela Gomez
“The staff members are very helpful.”
“I like how it’s very easy to find your classes.”
Physical Therapy
Pre-Med
Marina Garza
Asante Cooper
“I like that it’s big and it’s quiet.”
“I like the environment, it’s really peaceful.”
Undeclared
Undeclared
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ATHLETICS
http://www.cerritos.edu/hpea/athletics/
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Fine Arts
http://cms.cerritos.edu/fac/