I have been researching the propositions on the ballot for the upcoming election on Feb. 5, especially prop. 92, and I have realized I thing for sure and that is there are too many Proposition on the ballot.
Propositions are not necessarily a bad thing, but with so many on the ballot this year and with the presidential primary at stake as well how really has the time to make an informed decision about propositions to vote yes on and what ones to vote no on.
In the past, I have always voted no on the propositions that were on the ballot because I thought to myself is this not the job of the elected officials, that’s what we pay them for don’t we.
However, this year is different, at least for me, because there is a proposition that directly affects college students, Prop. 92, so I took the time and researched and I still haven’t figured out which way I will vote.
Both sides make a compiling argument, but which side is right and what are they not telling me.
I just think that the people that have the time to read each law carefully enough to make an educated decision are the one people that are elected as our representatives and if they make a mistake then we fire them and hire new leaders.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
A reporter's responsibility
Recently, the Talon Marks published an editorial stating the concerns we had with the effectiveness of the student body President Jason Macias and Vice President Michael Barrita.
They had campaigned on three major issues that are establishing a recycling program, having healthier food choices for students and textbook rental/exchange.
None of these, however, have come to fruition and the editorial was written because of that reason and that reason only.
As reporters, we have a responsibility to serve as public watchdogs over all government agencies.
And as citizens of Cerritos College, we have a right to voice our displeasure with the government.
If we did not write this editorial about our concerns, we would be letting our readers, who depend on the press to let them know when issues either good or bad surface.
At a recent ASCC Senate meeting, Macias and Barrita demanded a public apology and this will never happen.
I will not apologize for an opinion, because after all that is what an editorial is and I will never apologize for the truth.
Furthermore, I am the one who is responsible for the content of the Talon Marks, not my editors and not my writers, and will never ask my staff members to apologize for my actions.
They had campaigned on three major issues that are establishing a recycling program, having healthier food choices for students and textbook rental/exchange.
None of these, however, have come to fruition and the editorial was written because of that reason and that reason only.
As reporters, we have a responsibility to serve as public watchdogs over all government agencies.
And as citizens of Cerritos College, we have a right to voice our displeasure with the government.
If we did not write this editorial about our concerns, we would be letting our readers, who depend on the press to let them know when issues either good or bad surface.
At a recent ASCC Senate meeting, Macias and Barrita demanded a public apology and this will never happen.
I will not apologize for an opinion, because after all that is what an editorial is and I will never apologize for the truth.
Furthermore, I am the one who is responsible for the content of the Talon Marks, not my editors and not my writers, and will never ask my staff members to apologize for my actions.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The first edion of this semester's Talon Marks
With the first night of productions finished I can finally take a deep breathe and relax for a minute.
It was a good night we got finished with some time to spare and whether the paper is good or bad, hopefully good if not great, the entire staff has something to be proud of.
The new staff member’s will see of cool it is to have a story in print and they will be remind that all their hard work paid off.
The returning staff members, most who are on the production team, should feel a great sense of accomplishment.
With every member of my staff, working together the paper could not have came out and I thank them for that because they make me look good.
But, the people I have to thank the most getting the paper out the most are my editors.
Tonight we worked hard to get the paper ready for but since last week, they have been working on putting pages together and learning how to put pages together and that made my job easy tonight.
Tomorrow the first issue of the paper comes and there will be some haters out there and to any of them I have a couple of things to say, the first is don’t just hate to hate.
And just remember we are the ones that are putting ourselves out there everyday for the entire school to criticize we put ourselves out to the entire world through our Web site, www.talonmarks.com, do you.
Finally don’t be jealous of the great writer and editors we have on staff this semester as well as the last semester.
It was a good night we got finished with some time to spare and whether the paper is good or bad, hopefully good if not great, the entire staff has something to be proud of.
The new staff member’s will see of cool it is to have a story in print and they will be remind that all their hard work paid off.
The returning staff members, most who are on the production team, should feel a great sense of accomplishment.
With every member of my staff, working together the paper could not have came out and I thank them for that because they make me look good.
But, the people I have to thank the most getting the paper out the most are my editors.
Tonight we worked hard to get the paper ready for but since last week, they have been working on putting pages together and learning how to put pages together and that made my job easy tonight.
Tomorrow the first issue of the paper comes and there will be some haters out there and to any of them I have a couple of things to say, the first is don’t just hate to hate.
And just remember we are the ones that are putting ourselves out there everyday for the entire school to criticize we put ourselves out to the entire world through our Web site, www.talonmarks.com, do you.
Finally don’t be jealous of the great writer and editors we have on staff this semester as well as the last semester.
Friday, January 11, 2008
The 2008 Talon Marks Editors
We just finished the first week of school and I am excited about what the semester will bring.
The new staff members seem to be very competent and we have a few people that returned from last year.
Last year’s editor in chief Steven Martin is back and will be the online editor this semester.
He already has helped me immensely and is making my job a lot easier.
Tim Dickerson who was the news editor last semester will be the managing editor this semester and he has been a big help as well.
Arturo Florian was new to the Talon Marks last year and will the opinion editor this semester.
Michael Agudo has been on the staff for a couple of semesters now will be taking the photo editor position.
And Lonisha Thompson who is new to the staff will be and arts and entertainment editor. She has a great attitude and has already been impressive with her writing abilities.
The new staff members seem to be very competent and we have a few people that returned from last year.
Last year’s editor in chief Steven Martin is back and will be the online editor this semester.
He already has helped me immensely and is making my job a lot easier.
Tim Dickerson who was the news editor last semester will be the managing editor this semester and he has been a big help as well.
Arturo Florian was new to the Talon Marks last year and will the opinion editor this semester.
Michael Agudo has been on the staff for a couple of semesters now will be taking the photo editor position.
And Lonisha Thompson who is new to the staff will be and arts and entertainment editor. She has a great attitude and has already been impressive with her writing abilities.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Please allow me to introduce myself
This is my second semester on the Talon Marks and I am taking over the role of editor-in chief.
Last semester I was the sports editor, I really enjoyed what I was to do in that capacity, and I am ready for the new challenge of being the chief.
In this blog, I just want to explain some of the decisions that were made for the print edition of the paper.
I want to show the readers the thought process behind the paper.
I already started some of the design changes that I will make such as putting the teaser at the bottom of the first page and adding an index to the front page.
I am also adding a box on the opinion page for the stat of the week.
I want to put different stats such as crime and transfer rates from Cerritos College.
In addition, this semester we will update our web site, www.talonmarks.com twice a week instead of once a week, which was done in pervious semesters.
This will take more time and effort on the part of the entire staff but I believe this is an important change and it will help us move into thinking about the web site more than just the print edition.
The paper will also feature a section that shows what crimes happened on campus that week.
Last semester I was the sports editor, I really enjoyed what I was to do in that capacity, and I am ready for the new challenge of being the chief.
In this blog, I just want to explain some of the decisions that were made for the print edition of the paper.
I want to show the readers the thought process behind the paper.
I already started some of the design changes that I will make such as putting the teaser at the bottom of the first page and adding an index to the front page.
I am also adding a box on the opinion page for the stat of the week.
I want to put different stats such as crime and transfer rates from Cerritos College.
In addition, this semester we will update our web site, www.talonmarks.com twice a week instead of once a week, which was done in pervious semesters.
This will take more time and effort on the part of the entire staff but I believe this is an important change and it will help us move into thinking about the web site more than just the print edition.
The paper will also feature a section that shows what crimes happened on campus that week.
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