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The Okta single sign-on page pops up as an American River College student attempts to log into Canvas on February 20, 2024. (Photo Illustration by Jose Leon)

LRCCD adopts Okta as new authentication method

Jose Leon, Staff Writer March 4, 2024

The Los Rios Community College District has added a new authorization system to log in to LRCCD accounts, called Okta, introduced in the spring 2024 semester.  After several high-profile security issues...

American River College students were in front of the STEM Center offering voter registration and voting resources on campus from Feb. 12 to Feb. 15. (Photo by William Forseth)

ASB assists students with election process

William Forseth, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

On Feb.13, the American River College Associated Student Body set up a table outside of the STEM Center. At this table, people can go to register to vote or find resources to be more active in civic responsibility...

Parrish Geary, the former American River College dean of student engagement and completion, died at 46 in a car crash on Dec. 28. (Photo courtesy of Kaitlyn Collignon)

Former ARC dean dies in car crash

Elisha Chandra, Staff Writer February 11, 2024

Parrish Geary, the former dean of student engagement and completion at American River College, died at 46 after he was involved in a three-vehicle crash in Winnetka, California on Dec.28.  In addition...

Chancellor of Los Rios Community College District Brian King, pictured at American River College on Dec. 6, 2022, is a finalist for chancellor of the San Diego Community College District. (Photo by Lorraine Barron)

LRCCD Chancellor Brian King is a finalist for chancellor of San Diego Community College District

Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor December 5, 2023

Brian King, chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District, was listed as a finalist for the chancellor position at the San Diego Community College District on Nov. 16, according to the SDCCD website. The...

The new Los Rios Community College District chief of police would lead a police department responsible for American River College and three other colleges. (Photo by Joseph Bianchini)

LRCCD seeks to fill chief of police position

Shy Bell and Joseph Bianchini December 5, 2023

The Los Rios Community College District is currently searching for a new police chief following the retirement of Chief Larry Savidge this past summer. According to Gabe Ross, LRCCD chief strategies...

At this year’s Journalism Association of Community Colleges NorCal Regional Conference, The Current earned an Online General Excellence award for the second straight year. (Photo by Joseph Bianchini)

The Current puts up another strong showing at JACC conference

Joseph Bianchini, Opinion Editor November 16, 2023

American River College’s Current staff attended the annual Journalism Association of Community Colleges NorCal Regional Conference at San Francisco State University on Oct. 14, where similar to last...

Linda Gelfman, an art professor at American River College, poses with one of her sculptures at her recent exhibition. (Photo courtesy of Linda Gelfman)

ARC art professor provides much-needed uplifting atmosphere for students

Shy Bell, A&C Editor November 16, 2023

Students of all ages are faced with many hardships. Constant battles against the plagues of life, one’s inherited mores and social programming. In the American education system, many students are...

American River College is making Innovation Grants available, which can be used towards projects such as the Kaneko Gallery’s awning, which was put in last year. (Photo by Joseph Bianchini)

Academic Senate giving out grants through Nov. 6

Joseph Bianchini, Opinion Editor November 2, 2023

American River College’s Academic Senate is giving out Innovation Grants, with applications open until Nov. 6. The grants are able to support a large variety of projects for different departments and...

Students at American River College spend a lot of time working on assignments, and connecting to the Wi-Fi on campus can be an important step to get this done. (Photo Illustration by Heather Amberson)

How to connect to the Wi-Fi at ARC

Heather Amberson, Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2023

Students at American River College spend a lot of time working on assignments and sometimes need to work from campus, which makes knowing how to connect to the Wi-Fi at ARC important—but not always easy...

 A short film about ARC President Lisa Cardoza will be played on Oct. 11 at noon. (Photo Courtesy of ARC website)

Get to know ARC President Lisa Cardoza on Oct. 11

Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor October 10, 2023

Lisa Cardoza, president of American River College, will share a little bit of her story with the ARC community on Oct. 11 at noon in the Student Center.  A short film, “ARC: River Tales: Dr. Lisa...

Los Rios Community College District and American River College administration wait for the Davies Hall’s town hall to start at ARC on Oct. 2. (Photo by Rain Barron)

ARC community voices concerns during Brian King town hall

Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor October 9, 2023

The American River College community expressed frustration and doubt in Brian King, chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District, at two town halls hosted by Brian Knirk, president of the Academic...

A variety of construction projects are underway on multiple American River College campuses, including reconstructing the Technical Education building. (Photo by Joseph Bianchini)

Construction projects underway on multiple ARC campuses

Joseph Bianchini, Opinion Editor October 3, 2023

With the American River College fall semester now a month in, multiple ARC campuses have seen a handful of construction projects start. The largest-scale construction project on ARC’s main campus...

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