March in March
Jeff Gonzales, News Editor
March 13, 2013
American River College Students flowed to the steps of the State’s Capital to protest the costs of education throughout California Collegiate Systems. Snare drums, chanting, colorful shirts, and signs all marked the marching of students in downtown Sacramento on Monday, March 4. American River College... Read more »
Professor’s rant spurs student walk out
Jeff Gonzales, News Editor
February 13, 2013
Professor Brozovich meeting with administration College professors are always challenging their students to think critically. By using examples from their own experience along with an approved lesson plan, the ideas learned can influence a student for the rest of their lives. But can a professor go too... Read more »
Counseling at ARC struggles towards end of semester
Sergio Portela and Cintia Lopez, News and Arts & Culture Editors
December 5, 2012
Students unsatisfied with long waiting times while office looks to alternative methods When you walk into the counseling office at the end of the year, you see chairs filled with students just waiting to hear their name called, a long line of people waiting to set up an appointment two weeks in advance... Read more »
College-Level Examination Program gives options
Alex Panasenko, Staff Writer
December 5, 2012
CLEP tests may save money for students while ARC looks into offering assessments American River College is looking at using the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) test in the future. The CLEP test is accepted by 2,900 colleges and universities and administered in over 1,700 test centers. Like... Read more »
International Students’ Day raises awareness for foreign students at ARC
Olesya Sytnyk, Staff Writer
November 25, 2012
There are numerous of internationally born students here at American River College. About twenty-five of them are in the International Student Association Club (ISAC), who celebrated International Students’ Day on Nov. 17. A confrontation of Prague students on Nov. 17, 1939 against Nazi occupation... Read more »
Los Rios to see increased funding with Proposition 30’s passing
Sergio Portela and Carlos Guerrero, News and Web Editors.
November 25, 2012
ARC students react after Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax plan wins with 53.9 percent of vote Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax plan, passed 53.9 percent to 46.1 percent on Nov. 7. The plan known as the “schools and local public safety protection act” creates four separate tax brackets for high-income... Read more »
Reported misuse of study rooms lead to issues for students and faculty
Sergio Portela and Alisha Kirby, News Editor and Staff Writer
November 7, 2012
At ARC library, some students speak about dissatisfaction in study rooms while others have no problem It’s two days before a big test and you and a group of friends are in the library searching for a study room. It’s a weekday, so they are all full but you spot one with only one person. You politely... Read more »
Bills supporting online textbooks signed into law
Sergio Portela, News Editor
October 24, 2012
Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate bills 1052 and 1053 into law on Sept. 27 in front of a group of college students. One of them was American River College Associated Student Body President Quierra Robey, who helped advocate the bill. “Honestly, it’s something I’m so proud of because it’s the first... Read more »
Los Rios Community College District to offer study abroad
Alex Panasenko, Staff Writer
October 10, 2012
How would you like to walk on cobblestone roads that were laid down in Roman times? Or take an Italian cooking class or have wine tasting as part of curriculum? The 2013 Florence Study Abroad program offers just that. The program is collaborative effort by the Los Rios Community College District, Northern... Read more »
California community colleges to adopt new enrollment priorities
Sergio Portela, News Editor
October 10, 2012
California community college students who sustain good academic standards now have priority over students who are at or exceed 100 units. This comes after a unanimous vote by the California Community College Board of Governors to reward students who make progress towards their educational goals. If students... Read more »
