The Official Newspaper of Cerritos College
October 9, 2019 VOLUME 64 | ISSUE 4 Talonmarks.com
MAKING A SPLASH
Photo Courtesy of Derrick Coleman
Sports - Page 7
Cerritos College Men’s Water Polo defeat Roadrunners in a blowout victory
Opinion - Page 6
Disabilties or not, you’re a Falcon
Community- Page 2
Haunted Maze
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News & Community
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019
The Third Eye comes to Anaheim Edgar Mendoza
Managing Editor @edgarstevenmen1
Jazmin Aguayo Staff Writer @talonmarks
For 12 years, Richard and Christina Gao have carried on a tradition established by their former neighbors. Every year they set up a haunted maze in their garage and backyard with the help of family and friends. This year, they’ve taken their mazes to a larger scale, setting up a temporary haunted maze in the Anaheim Gardenwalk, while preparing for a full scale establishment. Christina states that she and her husband Richard use Halloween as a way of blending their culture in which Christina, being Chinese, and Richard, Taiwanese, with the American culture. “Some immigrants, like us, want to blend [into] the culture. In our culture we don’t have this holiday,” Christina said, “Traditional Chinese [culture] doesn’t even allow for us to do these kinds of things like ghosts.”
The theme of this year’s maze is The Third Eye, displaying a combination of eastern and western culture. This blend provides an experience that strays away from common themes such as zombies and vampires, hopefuly resulting in a fresh, unique feel as intended by Christina. The Third Eye in Chinese tradition refers to people believed to have a third eye , who can see things that normal people cannot see in everyday life. As Christina stated, they wished to showcase new types of ghosts, as well as spiritual horror. This is the couple’s first year creating a haunted maze for the city of Anaheim; the current Third Eye Maze serves as a temporary attraction. The permanent location will open in the summer of 2020 and will run year-round, with different changes made with every season. “The City of Anaheim was chosen as it has people from all over the world,” Christina said. The maze makes use of eerie lighting, as well as a design that forces the maze-goers to progress in a single file line, therefore
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Haunted maze: Locals participate in a traditional Chinese dance to celebrate the opening of the new maze. ‘The third eye’ uses both American and Chinese folklore and horror to create a unique experience debuting on Oct. 5 2019.
exposing them to the terrors lurking within. The narrow halls also create a drawback where those who are wider set are unable to navigate comfortably. Navigation, according to mazegoers in general is also an issue, as there are little directional cues provided, so maze goers are left stumbling into walls and having to struggle for directions, breaking the immersion. Occasional signs are provided, but are often vague and serve
only to confuse the maze goer. Shari Sanahi, a member of the merchandising team states, “They did good with a small unit, but they could improve camouflage to make it more immersive”. William Weeks, an attendee , stated that, “There were a couple times where I had no idea where to go.” Towards the end of the attraction, participants are left with no choice but to crawl through a low and narrow tunnel, which is not suited for all sizes.
The tunnel has webs that hang low, resulting in webs and prop spiders getting stuck in one’s hair. “They should warn people they’ll have to crawl,” Weeks said. “I’m not sure it was worth 15 dollars.” For those wishing to attend, they must sign a waiver. The event will run through the end of the year, and the full scale attraction will feature 6,000 square feet of floor space, new animatronics, and an elevator as part of the maze.
Artesia’s street fair celebrates diversity Abel Montoya
Staff Writer @abelmnty24
The sixth annual International Street Fair and Diversity Festival was celebrated in the city of Artesia on Oct. 5. The Festival started with the Global Cultural Parade, which introduces the cultures, religions the
United States military, cheerleaders and many more. Also during the festival, people could enjoy live music and different dance performances about different cultures. Attendees enjoyed learning a variety of mixed cultures and food, while the
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International street fair: Artesia hosted its sixth annual Street Fair and Diversity Festival, starting with a Global Cultural parade. The ladies dacing wore traditional mexican dress at the Opening parade of International Stree Fair and Diversity Carnival on Oct. 5, 2019.
people enjoyed games, a mini zoo and live music. The International Street Fair and Diversity Festival was an outdoor festival and was free to the public to attend. The festival had two main stages, an international beer garden, a kid’s zone, carnival area, artist village, photo opportunities throughout the festival, contest and many more. At the beginning of the festival, Ernesto Jimenez, 17, was asked if his culture was represented with pride and respect in the parade. Jimenez responded, “I did not see a lot of my culture, which is Mexico or Latino culture. I just saw very few things like the woman and little girls were dressed as the Mexicans used to dress in the past. I was expecting more like mariachis a Mexico flag or something.” “I guess the city or the festival whoever is in charge could do it a little better and will be expecting more
of the Latino culture next year,” Ernesto concluded with a disappointed voice. During the festival, however, there were several Latino or Mexican references such as Mexican food, tacos, ceviche, beers, drinks, candy, dances and music. Carnival goers could also participate in a variety of competitions, for example, the Marines Corps challenge which was to try and hold themselves in the pullup position for more than two minutes. One of the Marines Sargent Kerry Maresca, 23, briefly describes his thoughts about the international festival of cultures. Maresca said, “ The Marine Corps definitely appreciates coming out to events such as the Artesia street fair where there is such a diverse background of people. This shows that Sgt. Kerry appreciation for the invitation to the ma-
... there is such a diverse background of people. - Sgt. Kerry Maresca
rines at the festival.” Maresca added, “The Marine Corps being a Brotherhood is close-knit, just like the community and seeing everyone come together for an awesome cause is what we love to see and appreciate getting to show our support for the community is what it is all about.” The next International Street fair and Carnival Festival will have people waiting a little longer to see and learn about different cultures until Oct 3, 2020, in the city of Artesia.
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Congresswoman kicks off re-election campaign Denise Ng
Staff Writer @_deniseng
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez kicked off her re-election campaign in Santa Fe Springs on Oct. 3, where residents within the district lined up to sign her nomination forms. Sanchez represents the 38th Congressional district, which includes Southeast LA cities such as Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood and La Mirada. She is the first Latina in history to serve on the Judiciary Committee and the first woman to serve as Chair of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Attendees of the re-election kick-off included 75 local elected officials, community members, democratic activists and union members. ABC Unified School Board President Ernie Nishii said he was there to support Linda Sanchez’s re-election because she represents the “sensible good government.” “She supports everything we need in our community,” he added. Kim Coleman, a special educa-
tion teacher and member of the California Teachers Association, said she was here to support Linda because she has been a leader in education by introducing legislation to combat bullying. Sanchez introduced legislation to criminalize cyber-bullying and to reduce bullying, harassment, and gang activity in schools. She also helped expand Head Start and modernize the Higher Education Act. She sits on the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means, which is the chief tax-writing committee in Congress and plays a role in federal legislation on trade, Social Security and Medicare. Sanchez states her focus in Congress has been on her committee work to pass bipartisan legislation such as The Secure Act, which will help people save for the retirement and give them additional information to prepare Americans [to] save for their future. When Congress returns in October, the focus will be on passing H.R. 3-- a bill to drastically reduce the cost of prescription drugs. “This will be a game-changer for everyone including those who
are privately insured or on Medicare,” Sanchez stated, “We often pay 10 times more for the same prescription drug than other industrialized countries pay and that’s just not fair.” While in the district, Sanchez has been reaching out to cities in her district on the census 2020 which will be completed online. Sanchez said, “18 percent of
her district does not have access to the internet and will require assistance in completing their forms. “In Los Angeles County, 1.5 million people went uncounted in the last census, which is the size of two Congressional seats that didn’t receive federal funding for healthcare and education,” Sanchez said.
In the 2018 election, young voters were listed as the second highest voter turnout. “Young voters more than anybody have a stake in the discussions being made in Washington, so please do your homework and participate in the process. Full story on talonmarks.com
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Campaign kick-off: Artesia Mayor Ali Taj, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez and Lou Delgado discuss issues pertaining to Artesia. Sanchez hosted her campaign meet-and-greet to collect signatures on Oct. 3, 2019.
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A&E
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019
PHOTOS BY REBECCA AGUILA
A 50s diner: The most popular item on their menu is the original #19, which is hand cut hot pastrami with a thick layer of coleslaw in a Russian dressing and topped with Swiss cheese.
Their chili cheese fries are stacked with an abudance of thick-cut smoked pastrami, orginal chili sauce, grated cheddar cheese and golden wrinkle cut fries fried to crunch perfection.
Gordita Eateries: Langers Delicatessen Welcome to Gordita Eateries, the one and only food column dedicated to great food. It’s time to get out of the constant food cycle and venture into a world of delectable dishes that you're sure to like. Rebecca Aguila Online Editor @talonmarks
Gordita Eateries is heading to the historical side of MacArthur Park, in a busy and ethnic neighborhood whose scent is filled with poignant scent from Langers' Delicatessen off of South Alvarado st. It's a convenient spot for college students to get to, with it being a short walk from the metro-subway purple line. This saves the hassle of trying to find decent and inexpensive parking even though Langers' also provides parking as well. Langers' warmly invites anyone to their cozy, 50s decor diner booths with waitresses whom greet hungry customers with a smile. This deli is known for their famous pastrami sandwiches which are stacked to the meat gods. Langers delicatessen
opened its doors in 1947, with only 12 seats available melts and acts like a bubbly blanket over the layers of and today, it has completely changed into one of the flavorsome pastrami. top places in Los Angeles to enjoy a classically deliThe next dish is their heavenly pastrami chili cheese cious pastrami sandwich. fries, which can be shared among two people or indulge This isn't a normal pastrami sandwich that is for personal pleasure. pre-packaged or shredded thinly; this is a sandwich a When ordering chili cheese fries at any other fast food person must come in with a mighty appetite for a mon- restaurants, some places may cook their fries differently strous delight. or uses a canned chili sauce, but not at Pastrami sandwiches are Langer's. something that are not very Langers has one of the most perfect common in Los Angeles orders of pastrami chili cheese fries, due due to the popularity of bacon "Langers' warmly invites a to the to the fact that it is completely loaded wrapped hot dogs and street anyone to their cozy, 50s decor with an abundant amount of delightful pastacos. These sandwiches provide trami, graded cheddar cheese, delicious chili diner booths with waitresses an experience outside of the typisauce and golden crinkled cut fries. whom greet hungry customers cal spots that normal everyday Who would've known that his once small with a smile.." people bring in. but huge place located in a Hispanic and The most popular item Asian dominant neighborhood would be so on their menu is the original popular today? - Rebecca Aguila #19 which is hand-cut hot What's great about this place is that pastrami with a thick layer of you can share the food between many coleslaw in a Russian dressing. people for a great price; it's the perfect The Swiss cheese is then added spot to make a hungry customer feel as if on top of the meat. they were enjoying their pastrami sandIt's such a gorgeous sight to see when the cheese wich on the East Coast.
Conchas for Hispanic Hertiage Month Vivian Yglesias Staff Writer @talonmarks
Hispanic Heritage Month is tied in with many events that have students learning about different cultures. An arts and crafts workshop specifically focused on Mexican culture with the making of concha keychains, presented by professor Miraya Palencia on Oct. 3. The English professor said that the workshop was intended to embrace Mexican culture and how even though people of Hispanic background now live in the United States, people are surrounded by and intertwined with Mexican culture. "I wanted everyone to be aware of the Hispanic culture and symbols, I just introduced it into a modern age,” Palencia said. The objective of the workshop was making concha key chains. They are based on real conchas,
also known as sweetbread, that are popular in Mexico and the United States alike. Different colors were offered, such as pink, brown and white. There were six steps to make the key chains. The first step is to knead the ball of clay until it is soft and press it into a base until it is lump-shaped. The second step is to cut tiny triangles into the color of choice, which was shaped like a circle. The third step is to place the strips of color onto the clay and leave gaps in between. Then, use a toothbrush's bristles to make it have texture.The final step is to bake them in the oven. “My favorite part of the workshop was meeting new people and being creative,” Brianna Sanchez, a child development major, said. The finished clay is then put in an oven to be baked for 15 minutes. After that, the key
chains are inserted on the top of the concha with a split being made from a knife. “Professor Palencia encouraged me to take this workshop and I thought it would be fun,” Bronson Deavila, communications major, said. Along with facilitating the workshop, Palencia is also the owner and creator of the website Onceuponacharm.com. Palencia explained that she created her website in 2017 because of anxiety and panic attacks she used to have. She would make key chains, buttons and tiny objects made from clay. She said it helped her cope with the anxiety. Now, her website is a business, which anyone can find online with many of her other creations for sale. The workshop is a way for students to learn how to make fun art crafts and learn more about Hispanic culture.
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Handmade conchas: The arts and crafts workshop held by professor Miraya Palencia at Cerritos College brought out the artist in the students. The workshop tied in with Hispanic Hertiage Month and was held on Oct. 3 2019.
A&E
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'Joker' a fresh take on comic book villain R E V I E W
Oscar Torres
Staff Writer @ProfessorChunk
Over the years, many actors have taken on the role of the Joker and few have managed to live up to the character, with Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson giving the characters best performance, and Jared Leto giving out the worst version of the Joker that has ever been. Thankfully, Joaquin Phoenix's version manages to bring out a stellar performance in this emotional roller coaster of a film. "Joker" released on Oct. 4 and is a psychological thriller and drama based on the DC Comics character. The film really shows that it doesn't shy away from portrayals of mental illness and shows how
people that have problems with mental health can behave and act very differently when being treated very poorly. Taking place in 1981 Gotham City, the film follows Arthur Fleck, a clown-for-hire who one day wants to become a stand-up comedian. His life isn't perfect, from having a mental illness of uncontrollable laughter, living in the lower class of society with his mother, as the city faces low employment, financial troubles and crime. Later on, Fleck loses his job because of a misunderstanding, having to take the subway back home but not before getting bullied and beaten by three drunk
businessmen from WayneTech, which was the start of these protests attacking the wealth, treating them like they're the criminals. Realizing that he had had enough, he shoots and kills all three of them and the audience sees Fleck
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slowly head down the path of a criminally insane person. He later found out he was adopted and that his adopted mothers boyfriend is one of the main reasons behind his trauma. From then on, he has lost all of the humanity that he had in him and at this point has a mind of an insane killer after society treated him poorly, even killing Franklin Murray, a talk show host that humiliated Fleck on TV. The beginning of the film really shows how poorly Fleck has been treated and that the only people keeping him in a normal state of sanity are his mother and Franklin Murray. However, when those very things betray him or make him lose his trust in them, then we see a completely different Fleck. One that doesn't care about
mercy, because society didn't give him the chance. Phoenix really nails it with his role as Fleck and the Joker, showing just how much effort that he puts into his roles. This is a different take on Joker that nobody has seen, it really shows how the director knows his knowledge of the character and how far he can go the distance with him. While the film does pull some plot from "Batman: The Killing Joke," it doesn't follow any comic book storyline. It plays with the fact that the audience is rooting for the villain. It may seem bad at first, but when the audience see the kinds of people that he has to put up with, the snobby businessmen, corrupted people and asshole teens in Gotham, then people would get why Fleck would have those thoughts. Read more on Talonmarks.com
Season 23 of 'South Park' fights against Chinese censors David Jenkins Freelance Writer @Mr_Sniknej
The 23rd season of South Park started back up again on Sept. 25, making audiences glad to be both a fan and to live in a country that allows satirical cartoons such as this to be aired. The great thing about this show is that every episode is created within the span of six days, just so the creators can keep up with current events. Just two episodes in and already, South Park is on point. From marijuana being corporatized, to corporations such as Disney and the NBA surrendering to the Chinese-government censors in order to gain access to Chinese viewers. The season seems to have one continuous storyline following Randy Marsh, father of main character Stan, who has been up and coming on his weed farm "Tegridy" and business has been booming. However, he wants to make more money selling his weed. So, he unknowingly begins to imitate big corporations here in the United States and tries to suppress the opposition by doing shady things. He even tries to go to China get clearance from the Chinese government in order to get Chinese customers.
He goes as far as to strangle Winnie the Pooh for Disney, because in real life, some Chinese students began to poke fun at the current president, Xi Jinping, saying that he looked like the Winnie the Pooh character and have since banned the character from showing in any Chinese media. Recently, news broke that Chinese businesses will be cutting ties and thus, China will be suspending it's NBA's Houston Rockets' broadcast because of a tweet made by general manager Daryl Morey supporting the pro-democracy protest in China. Morey went on to apologize for his tweet. The creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone made an official statement and made a mockery of the suspension saying: "Like the NBA, we welcome the Chinese censors into our home and into our hearts. We too love money more than freedom and democracy. Xi doesn't look like Winnie the Pooh at all. Tune into our 300th episode this Wednesday at 10! Long live the Great Communist Party of China! May the autumn's sorghum harvest be bountiful! We good China?" This already has fans excited for the third episode of the season, which airs this Wednesday. Promoting the idea that freedom is above money is an idea any can get behind, especially when it comes in the form of satire. South Park is the show to watch.
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No censorhip: With its 23rd seasons in and South Park continues with satirical cartoons. South Park airs every Wednesday with every cartoon including current events.
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Opinion
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019
Accessibility for students with disabilities With Disability Awareness Month in full swing, it is time to look at the improvements that can be made across Cerritos College to better life for all, but also importantly, focus on improving conditions for students with disabilities, as they deserve the best chance at an education, too. A friendly reminder, collective help is always appreciated from students and faculty alike. A little gesture of kindness goes a long way. There’s lots of good going on across campus, but it is all but as non-existent with eyes gazing and prejudging someone with a disability before ever uttering a single word or looking them in the eyes. It is not what is expected coming back to school, but it has only made one’s chinks in the “armor” harden over time, to protect one’s self. The stares are appreciated at a certain point after being on campus-- at least they are looking and not turning away as if people with disabilities are invisible. Where’s the shame in looking someone in the eyes and having an actual conversation instead of pretending they don’t exist? On the other unfortunate side of the coin, there are the able-bodied jerks who use the handicap bathroom and who treat it like a personal first-class lounge area, playing on the phone, checking social media or to be more specific, leaving a pizza slice from 7Eleven in the
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toilet bowl. Those stalls are close to impossible to open as can be for a person who gets in with some struggle, but it’s the getting out part that is almost impossible for someone with disabilities, unless it’s one of the lucky times that someone is washing their hands and is courteous enough to wait then open the door. These actions and acts of
kindness can be spread more throughout campus. Sorry, not sorry, but some people need those stalls and the grab bars specifically to position themselves and sit or stand with the support those bars provide. They’re not a spacious place to just chill out. It is not a VIP room, so please don’t treat it as such. Again, please be consider-
ate and keep in mind that being able-bodied comes with excessive privileges, especially when it comes to navigating a community college campus. Without adequate accessibility for people with disabilities, some may become discouraged and even feel unwelcome on campus. It would help to bring awareness at Cerritos College if there
were events or workshops on educating people and making it a better space for those who do not have the same physical capabilities as others. It stinks, but what is one going to do. That is one of the things that society doesn’t tell people growing up. Stop classifying people with disabilities as “the other.”
Men’s silent support as bystanders of sexual violence Daniel Suarez Freelance Writer @talonmarks
Men are complacent while sexual assault continues to affect millions of Americans every year. Women understand that combating this issue means actively working toward solutions, and prevention starts with men keeping other men in check. Sexual violence and misconduct are not rare occurrences on college campuses and it extends to a much wider range of predatory behavior. According to a 2015 Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation poll, one in five college women say they were sexually assaulted. On Sept. 25, a female student at Cerritos College confronted a male peeper in the women’s locker room of the campus’ kinesiology building at approximately Talon Marks is a First Amendment publication. Editorials express the views of the Editorial Board. Other opinions express the view of the author and are not to be considered opinions of the publication’s staff, the Editorial Board, the advisers, the Cerritos College Associated Students, the college administration or the Board of Trustees. Production and printing of Talon Marks is partially funded by the Associated Students of Cerritos College.
2:35 p.m. The victim’s boyfriend waited outside the exit and engaged with the suspect, starting a brief altercation before the suspect managed to flee campus. He was last seen heading northbound toward parking lot 1 and then westbound on Alondra Boulevard. He was described as a 5’6” white male, thick build and in his early 20s. In mid-September, the LA Times reported that one in 16 women say that their first sexual experience was forced or coerced, based on a study conducted by JAMA Internal Medicine. In addition, nearly every source of statistical data on sexual violence will also note that their figures are but a fraction of the assaults that actually occur, due to the fact that many assaults are never reported. The Department of Justice Newsroom offices are located in the Fine Arts & Communications Building, Room FA245. Cerritos College is located at 11110 Alondra Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 Telephone number: (562) 860-2451, ext. 2618 Vol. 64 © 2019 Talon Marks
estimates that only 20 percent of female, college-age victims report their assaults. Its non-female counterparts: 32 percent. All falcons have been in our library and noticed the flashy sheet on the program table reading, “R.A.D. BASIC SELF DEFENSE FOR WOMEN.” R.A.D. is a wonderful program that has helped over 900,000 women learn basic self-defense nation-wide. However, I think an equally important program would be basic harassment and consent training offered to men. While victims and perpetrators can fit any given demographic, the overwhelming majority of offenders are men. So, why aren’t there more men at the forefront of this epidemic? Experts like Dr. Jackson Katz, an educator in rape prevention and anti-sexual assault activism, argues that past prevention prac-
tices are part of the problem. In his educational documentary, “The Bystander Moment,” Katz references dozens of rapeprevention videos and public announcements informing women to be mindful of their surroundings, carry weapons, walk-in pairs, walk with men or even what is and is not safe to wear. The issue with these tactics is that they fail to address the true sources of this violence. A CDC study says 98 percent of women reported a male perpetrator. It begs the question, are the current preventative methods effective at stopping men from committing harassment, stalking and rape? Something to consider is that only eight states-- California, Hawaii, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia-- require schools to teach consent, and only 24 states require sexual edu-
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Staff Writers Jazmin Aguayo Quinae Austin Sean Davis Jonathan Gonzalez Luis Lemus Bryanna Mejia Karen Miramontes Abel Montoya Denise Ng Naila Salguero Oscar Torres Vivian Yglesias
STAFF Editor-in-Chief Jasmine Martinez Managing Editor Edgar Mendoza News and Community Editor Kianna Znika Opinion Editor Alison Hernandez Co Sports Editor Derrick Coleman Co Sports Editor Randy Tejeda Arts & Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Corcoles Online and Social Media Editor Rebecca Aguila
cation to be taught at all. Children are growing up without ever having learned about consent, whether to give or recognize it. Also, reducing risk factors for one’s self may be beneficial at thwarting a perpetrator, but all these countermeasures don’t account for eight out of 10 assaults that are committed by someone known to the victim. That is where Jackson Katz argues that prevention starts. He talks about using “the bystander approach.” In this context, the bystander is anyone who is not the perpetrator or the victim in a crime. He wants to help by encouraging men to rise above the bystander and to challenge these predatory behaviors at every degree, not just when a crime is occurring. Read more on Talonmarks.com Faculty Adviser Christian Brown Instructional Lab Tech I/Adjunct Alicia Edquist JACC Pacesetter Award 2009-2010
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Men's Water Polo makes a splash
Jazmin Aguayo Staff Writer @talonmarks
Cerritos College’s men’s water polo team beat the Orange Coast College Pirates 9-8 during the Falcons' third mini-tournament on Oct. 4. The Pirates played an aggressive game and came in really powerful at the beginning of the game, but once the Falcons got their style down and adjusted their way of playing, they played a better game and got the win. The Pirates finished the game with a total of 11 ejections--exclusionary fouls that result in a water polo player being sent out of play for 20 seconds-- during playtime, versus the Falcons with only three ejections. Kevin Elizarraraz driver No. 17 said, “Yeah we were down [and] it was bad, but coming into the fourth [quarter], we knew that we had the lead and we needed to finish [strong]. We couldn’t slow down, we needed to keep going and attacking until the end of the game.” The Falcons took the lead towards the end of the third quarter and their defense stepped up to win against the Orange Coast College Pirates. Head Coach Joe Abing said, “I think [our] focus was to try and help [defend] their leading scorer, No. 5. We were trying to
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Driver: Kevin Elizarraraz No. 17 scores his second goal during the 3 quarter of the game. The Falcons defeated the Orange Coast College Pirates on Oct. 04 2019.
force other guys on their team to have to take the shot. "So the more we really helped [defend] No. 5, it allowed our goalie and our team get more stops, that strategy was working better in the third quarter,” Abing continued. Elizarraraz, No. 17, and Brian
Luque-Gutierrez, No. 4, were the top scorers of the game, with two goals each. No. 1 Zachary Jenkins got a total of 16 saves and No. 17 Elizarraraz, along with No. 5 Nik Klipmfinger, tied at three assists during the game. Jenkins, goalie No. 1, said,
“The only thing I think we can all work on is just communication on the defensive side, it is a process.” Coach Abing was making more substitutions during the third and fourth quarters of the games compared to the first two quarters of the game.
“We were running out of gas. I usually like to sub earlier in the game, but there wasn't much scoring, especially in the first quarter,” Abing said, “I may have missed some good opportunities to rotate because we were getting really tired and I just needed to try and give us some breaths.”
Women's Soccer scores early in slow game Edgar Mendoza
Managing Editor @edgarstevenmen1
The Cerritos College Women's soccer team triumphed over the Long Beach City College Vikings 1-0 on Oct. 1. The two teams appeared evenly matched for the first few minutes, with the ball being kept largely in the midfield area, neither team able to make headway. A shot by Sophomore Midfielder No. 10 Valeria Corrilo almost gave the Falcons the edge, missing by a mere fraction of an inch. This wake up call prompted the Vikings to advance towards the Falcon's goal, however a loss of possession allowed the falcons to launch a counteroffensive. This counter push led to the first goal of the game by Sophomore Forward No. 7 Gabriela Jimenez. Jimenez was able to capitalize on a pass by Corrilo from the left side, launching the ball past the Vikings goalkeeper to open up the game. The remainder of the first half went goal-less, though a shot in the 13th minute by Sophomore forward No. 13 Nia Thompson nearly gave the Falcons their second goal. Though the Vikings made explosive bursts towards the net, the Falcons' communication and
tight defense were enough to limit the Vikings to seven unsuccessful shots on goal. The second half saw both teams evenly matched with two saves each. The Vikings committed six fouls, and the Falcons,
seven. This created a stalemate in which neither team was able to make any significant progress towards the other's goal, let alone score. "This 1-0 shouldn’t have been
1-0. I feel like we could have scored more goals. I feel like we could have just scored more and did a lot more," Jimenez admitted. Serval advances made by the Falcons were stopped in their
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Cerritos Falcons: Sopemore Mndfielder #10 doninates the ball against the Long Beach Vikings. Falcons beat the Vikings 1-0 on Oct. 3, 2019.
tracks by the Vikings, causing the Falcons to fall back on numerous occasions and pass the ball back and forth for minutes on end. The Vikings were equally unsuccessful, being limited to a mere three shots on goal by the Falcons' defensive line. The second half saw no goals, and only one yellow card right as the game came to an end. Following the game, Jimenez also stated, “I feel as a team we could have been better. We could have communicated more." "We didn’t have a really good game. We played a really good defense. We had an early goal," head coach Ruben Gonzalez expanded, "As a coaching staff, we weren’t happy with the way we played today." The Falcons hope to improve as the season progresses, as Coach Gonzalez said, "We got to get better. We got to work harder. We have to continue to practice. The players need to listen to what we’re trying to do. This will be key." Jimenez closed with a message to her team, she said, "You guys can do more than you believe you guys can. I believe in you all equally. Let’s start on a great season." The Falcons will play next against the El Camino Warriors at El Camino college on Friday Oct. 11 at 4 p.m.
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Disability Awareness Month and adaptive PE
Special editon Off the field to Celebrate Disability Awareness Month Derrick Coleman Co-Sports Editor @derrickmiracl
Jazmin Aguayo Staff Writer @talonmarks
“Everyone is welcome, Anytime in K105, Even if you don't want to sign up, you're always welcome to come and stop by and see what our classes are about.” October is Disabilities Awareness Month and Adaptive Physical Education Coordinator, Jennifer O'Connor teaches most of the adapted P.E. classes and encourages students to come check out the adaptive physical education program. O'Connor said some of the adaptive classes they teach include adaptive wheelchair sports on Tuesday and Thursdays, with a new adaptive dance class being offered in the fall 2019 semester at 12:30 p.m. Adaptive tennis, swimming and aquatic exercise are offered Mondays and Wednesdays. Adaptive aquatic exercise is only
offered during the fall semester, the first session is during the first nine weeks of the semester and the second session is the last nine weeks. O'Connor said most classes are taught in kinesiology room, K 105. "We can all work together towards a common goal with improving [students with disabilities’] physical fitness and then also ultimately their [students with disabilities’] quality of life," said O'Connor. The big thing is awareness on campus, working closely with DSPS and working with counselors to make sure that they know what classes Cerritos College has to offer, and how we as faculty can best serve our students, said O'Connor. The majority of enrolled students for the adaptive courses are coming directly from the DSPS office. She said there is also a mutual learning agreement with the physical therapy assistance program on campus. Physical therapy assistants that are in the program come and work with the students enrolled in the adaptive courses for a couple of hours as part of their curriculum.
SPORTS SCHDULE Men’s Sports Cross Country Fri., Oct. 11 at Brubaker Invitational Irvine Regional Park (Orange) 10:00 AM Sat., Oct. 19 at Highlander Invitational UC Riverside AG-OPS Course (Riverside) 8:00 AM Water Polo Fri., Oct. 11 TBA vs. TBA @ Riverside City Riverside City Tournament TBA Golden West vs. Golden West @ Riverside City College Riverside Tournament 9:10 AM Wrestling Wed., Oct. 09 Santa Ana 7:00 PM Wed., Oct. 16 at Rio Hondo 7:00 PM
Women’s sports Cross Country Fri., Oct. 11 at Brubaker Invitational Irvine Regional Park (Orange) 10:00 AM Sat., Oct. 19 at Highlander Invitational UC Riverside AG-OPS Course (Riverside) 8:00 AM Soccer Fri., Oct. 11 East Los Angeles East Los Angeles 4:00 PM Tue., Oct. 15 Los Angeles Harbor at Los Angeles Harbor 4:00 PM Volleyball Fri., Oct. 11 Pasadena City Pasadena City SCC 6:00 PM Wed., Oct. 16 Rio Hondo Rio Hondo SCC 6:00 PM water Polo Fri., Oct. 18 East Los Angeles vs. East Los Angeles * @ Citrus Citrus Tournament / Will also serve as a conference game 8:00 AM Los Angeles Valley vs. Los Angeles Valley @ Citrus College Citrus Tournament 12:40 PM Sat., Oct. 19 American River vs. American River @ Citrus Citrus Tournament 8:00 AM
This teaching method is expected to help both the students enrolled in the physical therapy assistance program and the students in the adaptive sports classes according to O’Connor. “I'm just getting better every time with my mobility… I’m taking adaptive swimming, fitness, basketball and tennis,” Joaquin
Hernandez, business major, said. Computer science major, Robert Jimenez said, “I wasn’t even aware of [Disabilities Awareness Month]... I didn’t even think it was a thing, even though I’m disabled.” “I started coming to school a little bit more often, my fitness kind of slowed down. So having
the classes available in between all my other classes really does help out a lot,” Hernandez said, “Especially when for us in wheelchairs, it's very important to keep the faith and keep moving on.” Hernandez said he feels “pretty good” about the class and everything “exceeded his expectations" in the class.
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