The American River Current

Technical Education area at ARC is under construction

Heather Amberson, Editor-in-Chief • October 4, 2022

The Technical Education area at American River College is currently under construction and is surrounded by fencing. Demolition has started and the project is scheduled to be done by fall 2024. According...

Protesters gathered outside the library at ARC to voice objection to COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor • October 4, 2022

Protesters gathered on Sept. 28, in front of the library at American River College, to voice objection against the mandate for the COVID-19 vaccination. The protesters want the mandate to be ended...

ASB approves up to $10,000 in funding to support the collaboration between ASB and the ARC athletic department

Carla Montaruli, Staff Writer • September 29, 2022

During its meeting on Sept. 23, the American River College Associated Student Body unanimously approved Bill F22-05. With this bill, ASB allocated up to $10,000 in funding to support the collaboration...

ARC students see changes in the facility and education services on campus

Jaqueline Ruvalcaba and Carla Montaruli • September 23, 2022

Since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic started, many aspects related to the facility and education services have changed at American River College. Returning students who have not been able...

ASB unanimously votes to approve $7,000 bill for Constitution and National Voter Registration Days

Jonathan Plazola, Staff Writer • September 20, 2022

On Sept. 9, the American River College Associated Student Body voted to unanimously approve Bill F22-04. The bill will provide up to $7,000 to support programming, and supplies and bring awareness to...

Free parking for students continues for the fall 2022 semester

Gina Gangursky, Staff Writer • September 19, 2022

American River College will continue to provide free parking for students during the fall 2022 semester. Fee-based parking has been suspended since March 2020, when COVID-19 forced the Los Rios Community...

ASB will continue meeting online during fall 2022 semester

Jaqueline Ruvalcaba, Arts & Culture, Social Media Editor • September 6, 2022

ARC President Melanie Dixon meets with staff to discuss the student experience

Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor • September 5, 2022

Melanie Dixon, president of American River College, met with employees via Zoom on Aug. 26 to discuss the students' experience and how to improve the outreach of enrollment. Dixon wanted to acknowledge...

Graffiti of a hate symbol found at American River College Main Campus

Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor • September 2, 2022

On the evening of Aug. 30, a bathroom in the science area of the American River College campus was marked with a swastika, according to the Los Rios Police Department. Campus staff action was taken...

Multiple cars catch fire in American River College parking garage

Heather Amberson, Editor-in-Chief • August 30, 2022

On Aug. 29, multiple cars caught on fire in the parking garage at American River College. The campus RAVE system sent out an emergency alert notifying students, faculty and staff of a car fire on...

Test monitoring systems show bias, educators look for new ways to combat changing learning environments

Heather Amberson and Oden Taylor • May 23, 2022

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges to move learning online, some professors started using test monitoring systems to monitor students while they take tests from home. While test monitoring...

Wildfire season is around the corner in California

Alyssa Branum, Staff Writer • May 17, 2022

Wildfires are a national concern in the United States every year, especially in California. Almost 2.5 million acres of land were lost during the top five fires of 2020 alone, according to CalFire’s...