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A Sacramento City College students phone shows a time-stamped message from the districts emergency message system coming 40 minutes after the fatal shooting that occurred on campus began. Students, staff and faculty voiced concerns that the warning message was sent too late at the information session held at the college the day after the fatal shooting. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

SCC official: login trouble caused ALERT delay after shooting

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini • September 17, 2015

The Sacramento City College public information officer’s inability to log in to the system that sends the Los Rios ALERT text message was responsible for a delay in sending out the message regarding...

Carlos Francies, a sheriffs deputy with the Contra Costa Sheriffs Department, drowned in Lake Tahoe Aug. 13 while attempting to save a friend who he thought was drowning. Francies played football for American River College, participated in track and field and went on to play football for Sacramento State. (Photo courtesy of Sacramento State Athletics)

Former ARC student athlete drowns trying to save friend

Lena DoBynes • September 17, 2015

A Contra Costa deputy and former American River College student athlete drowned on Aug. 13 in Lake Tahoe while attempting to rescue his friend who he thought was drowning. Carlos Francies, 30, was enjoying...

Student Senate President Garrett Kegel, left, Clubs and Events Board President Justin Nicholson, Sen. Kevin Phan and Sen. Laurie Jones discuss student concerns Thursday over the universal transit pass Measure A. Voting will take place Sept. 22-23 on eServices. (Photo by Jordan Schauberger)

Senate discusses student safety

Jordan Schauberger • September 17, 2015

The Associated Student Body Student Senate Thursday discussed concerns about student safety on campus, appointed several more members to the board and approved $300 to send 20 students to the Reclaim Higher...

Clubs and Events Board Vice President Mary Stedman listens to Commissioner of Communications Bruce Rand discuss the importance of the Universal Transit Pass Measure A vote during the CAEB meeting on Tuesday. The vote is on eServices on Sept. 22-23. (Photo by Jordan Schauberger)

Clubs and Events Board appoints three new members

Jordan Schauberger • September 15, 2015

The Associated Student Body Clubs and Events Board appointed three new board members and announced a shift in advisement for ASB during Tuesday’s meeting. Present ASB adviser Juan Miguel Blanco announced...

Associated Student Body Senate Vice President Samuel Kinsey, left, President Garrett Kegel and Clubs and Events Board President Justin Nicholson call the first Student Senate meeting of the semester to order. Senate and CAEB are slowly filling the boards that were mostly vacant at the start of the semester. (Photo by Matthew Wilke)

ASB Notebook: Boards support transit pass measure

Jordan Schauberger • September 15, 2015

The Associated Student Body has appointed members to both the Clubs and Events Board and Student Senate as they continue to find their footing to start the year. CAEB swore in Mary Stedman as vice president,...

From left to right, Sen. David Hylton, Vice President Sam Kinsey, Senate President Garret Kegel, Clubs and Events Board President Justin Nicholson and Sen. Laurie Jones listen to Dean Adam Karp’s presentation on American River College’s accreditation during the Student Senate meeting Thursday. Members discussed the universal transit pass measure up for a vote on Sept. 22 and 23. (Photo by Jordan Schauberger)

Student Senate appoints two new members

Jordan Schauberger • September 10, 2015

The Associated Student Body (ASB) Student Senate started their meeting on Thursday by appointing two new members to the board and elevating two current members to new positions. Kevin Phan and James...

ASB Student Senate President Garret Kegel, left, Clubs and Events Board President Justin Nicholson and CAEB Vice President Mary Stedman go over the agenda during the CAEB meeting Tuesday. The board discussed changes to bus routes and briefly addressed last weeks shooting at Sacramento City College. (Photo by Jordan Schauberger)

CAEB discusses transit pass measure and Sacramento City College shooting

Jordan Schauberger • September 9, 2015

The Associated Student Body Clubs and Events Board approved the allocation of $3534.41 to fund clubs that received incentive points during the 2014-15 academic year at their meeting Tuesday. Incentive...

Felipe Gomez, a student personnel assistant in the Journey program, gives students information before they check into the program. The Journey program was given a third of a $3.3 million grant ARC received from the U.S. Department of Education. (Photo by Jordan Schauberger)

ARC receives $3.3 million in grants for three programs on campus

Jordan Schauberger • September 8, 2015

American River College was awarded three $1.1 million grants which will be used to benefit the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), Journey and Veterans Project programs on campus. The...

A Sacramento City College counselor and a community chaplain counsel a student grieving on Sept. 4, over the fatal shooting on the campus the day before. Counselors and Chaplains were made available to students, faculty and staff from 9 to 2 p.m. Friday, 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday and 9 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Sac City College mourns shooting

John Ferrannini and Barbara Harvey • September 4, 2015

By Barbara Harvey and John Ferrannini As students, faculty and staff at Sacramento City College came together to mourn, new information has come to light about the victim of Thursday’s fatal shooting...

Police cars block off the scene of the fatal shooting at Sacramento City College that left one student dead and two injured on Sept. 3, 2015. (Photo by Ashlynn Johnson)

Sac City shooting raises questions about District’s emergency procedure

John Ferrannini and Kameron Schmid • September 4, 2015

By Kameron Schmid and John Ferrannini When Sacramento City College student Darling Perry left her biology class at 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, she decided to ride her bike to the grocery store before going...

Mourners gather outside of the scene of the Sacramento City College shooting on Thursday that left one student dead and two injured. (Photo by Ashlynn Johnson)

Photo gallery: Aftermath of fatal Sac City College shooting

Ashlynn Johnson • September 4, 2015

A police officer talks to Davida Trejo, the mother of shooting victim Roman Gonzalez, 25, on Thursday after the on campus shooting at Sacramento City College that left Gonzalez dead and two other students injured. (Photo by Ashlynn Johnson)

Chancellor King: Sac City shooting was ‘worst nightmare’

September 4, 2015

Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brian King spoke with the Current at Sacramento City College the day after the fatal shooting on the campus that left one student dead and two more injured. The...

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