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SSCCC President Dalhia Salem listens to board discussion at an ARC Student Senate meeting in late March. Salem was one of the proponents for Advocacy in April after the originally scheduled March in March was cancelled. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

State event for student leaders canceled

Robert Hansen April 20, 2016

Advocacy in April, an event organized to support community college student leaders by engaging in legislative visits at the Capitol building, was canceled by the Student Senate for California Community...

ASB candidates Alejandra Gilbert and Valencia Scott discuss ASB visibility, mental health awareness, and leadership at ARC during the candidate forum on April 6. All candidates in the election ran unopposed. (Photo by Sharriyona Platt)

Unofficial results show 176 students vote in ASB elections

Robert Hansen April 19, 2016

The $15,000 spent on Rock the Vote yielded 176 votes from nearly 30,000 students in the American River College Associated Student Body elections, according to the Center for Leadership and Development...

Caution tape was placed on the entrance to the womens restroom in the Liberal Arts breezeway while the Sacramento County Sheriffs Department investigated the area following a sexual assault claim first reported to the Los Rios Police Department. The two students involved in the incident may have known each other prior to the situation occurring, according to ARC public information officer Scott Crow. (Photo by Joe Padilla)

Update: Students involved in sexual assault claim may have known each other

Matthew Peirson April 19, 2016

Two American River College students involved in a sexual assault claim reported on campus Monday may have known each other prior to the incident, according to ARC public information officer Scott Crow. “It’s...

Police talk to local residents at the site of a shooting in Natomas on April 18, 2016.The shooting injured one man and caused the lockdown of nearby Merryhill Preschool. (Photo by Joe Padilla)

Neighborhood shooting in Natomas causes the lockdown of a nearby preschool

Matthew Nobert and Nicole Kesler April 18, 2016

Story by Nicole Kesler An altercation broke out between two men in a Natomas home around 10 a.m. Monday, leaving one with multiple gunshot wounds and causing a lockdown of nearby Merryhill Preschool...

A sexual assault allegedly occurred in the Liberal Arts Building womens bathroom Monday. The Los Rios Police Department turned the case over to the Sacramento County Sheriffs Department. (Photo by Claire Bathory)

Alleged sexual assault occurs on ARC campus

Claire Bathory April 18, 2016

A case of an alleged sexual assault was reported on the American River College campus to the Los Rios Police Department, which then contacted the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department at 11 a.m. Monday...

The BOG waiver is changing for the fall 2016 semester. Changes include students maintaining at least a 2.0 GPA and passing 50 percent of their coursework. (Photo by Mack Ervin III)

Changes to the BOG waiver to take effect in fall 2016

Justina Sharp April 15, 2016

New academic requirements that include maintaining a GPA of 2.0 or higher and completion of 50 percent of their coursework will be applied to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors (BOG)...

A courtroom sketch of Chris Hirtzel at his hearing on Tuesday. The hearing was pushed back to May 24 as the DA looks to add a rape charge. Cameras were not allowed in the courtroom.
(Courtroom illustration by Allante Morris)

Potential rape charge delays court date for ARC sextortion suspect

Jordan Schauberger April 12, 2016

A potential rape charge that the Sacramento County District Attorney's office says will likely be added to the case of former American River College student Christian Brian Hirtzel, who was arrested on...

A stabbing occurred outside the 99 Cents Store on Auburn Boulevard Wednesday, leaving one victim with non life-threatening injuries. The altercation that led to the stabbing was over a bike, according to Sacramento County Sheriffs Department public information officer Tony Turnbull. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

Stabbing near ARC leaves one victim

Itzin Alpizar April 7, 2016

A stabbing occurred after an altercation over a bike between two men outside the 99 Cents Store near the American River College campus at around 5:20 p.m Wednesday, according to Sacramento County Sheriff’s...

Travelers on Madison Avenue near American River College face traffic delays as PG&E works to fix a gas leak.  The leak was discovered on Tuesday but its location has yet to be identified. (Photo by Timon Barkley)

Gas leak causes traffic delay near ARC

Robert Hansen April 6, 2016

A previous version of this story and teaser falsely reported that the gas leak occurred on Madison Avenue northbound. Madison Avenue runs east to west and the leak closed lanes going westbound. PG&E...

A midly burnt and mildly undercooked piece of steak briefly set off the fire alarm in Liberal Arts 152 Staff. (Photo by Mack Ervin III)

Burnt lunch sets off fire alarm in Liberal Arts

Robert Hansen March 29, 2016

By Robert Hansen and Hannah Darden A fire alarm roused students and faculty from their classrooms when a staff member overcooked his food in Liberal Arts 152 Staff at American River College at 12:14...

Brothers Cody and Kevin Martinez were arraigned Wednesday on charges of attempted murder and probation violation. Cody (left) is a former American River College Student. (Photo courtesy of the Sacramento County Sheriffs Department)

Twin brothers, one a former ARC student, arraigned on murder charges

Matthew Peirson March 7, 2016

Two brothers, one a former American River College student, were arraigned on charges of attempted murder and probation violation Wednesday, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Cody and Kevin...

A broken gas pipe forced an evacuation of the American River College Natomas Center on Thursday, March 3, 2016. The evacuation lasted around 10 minutes, according to Natomas Center dean Frank Kobayashi. (Photo by Matthew Peirson)

Gas pipe leak prompts brief evacuation of ARC Natomas Center

Matthew Peirson March 3, 2016

A broken pipe that caused a gas leak near American River College’s Natomas Center forced a brief evacuation of the building Thursday morning. According to Natomas Center dean Frank Kobayashi, the...

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