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Paimana Khanjar and brother Jason on Feb. 22.

Family mourns loss of their ‘angel’

Sarah Vorn and Mark Lewis March 21, 2012

They are a family suffering from a profound loss. On a recent Thursday evening, more than a dozen people filled a large Natomas apartment. Dressed in black, traditional Afghan attires, the family members...

311 lead singer Nick Hexum reaches out to a sold-out crowd on March 7 but fails to connect.

311 dials in an indecent performance

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis March 15, 2012

The alternative funk rock band, 311 (pronounced three-eleven), played Sacramento’s Ace of Spades on March 7 to a sold-out crowd spending a mere 90 minutes performing a 23-song set that was an “ugly...

Preparing for ARCs Associated Student Body elections

Preparing for ARC’s Associated Student Body elections

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis March 14, 2012

American River College's Campus Life Center is in full preparation mode for the upcoming Associated Student Body elections next month. If you're an ARC student interested in participating in or becoming...

ARC art history professor Ken Magri explains how special the March 13 Andy Warhol exhibit is to a packed room.

Andy Warhol exhibit opens to packed crowd at ARC’s James Kaneko Gallery

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis March 13, 2012

It was standing-room-only in the James Kaneko Gallery on March 13 during a reception for the campus’ newest exhibit “Warhol’s New York,” which features rare photos by the famous artist. More...

Former ARC student stabbed to death in India

Former ARC student stabbed to death in India

Sarah Vorn, Mark Lewis, and Trevor Horn March 10, 2012

A former American River College student was found stabbed to death on March 2 in the town of Jangpura in south Delhi, India, according to news reports. Paimana Khanjar, who was in her early 20s, had...

An AeroShot canister, which is the size of a lipstick holder, displayed on Feb. 29. AeroShot is a caffeine inhalant that hit stands last month on the east coast. (Photo Illustration by Daniel Romandia)

AeroShot inhalant new caffeine mix

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis March 7, 2012

If you’re tired of waiting in line 15 minutes every morning at Starbucks for a cup of coffee, then you’re in luck because your ritualistic morning caffeine fix is about to undergo a revolution. Introducing...

The four members of Big Time Rush performing in Sacramento on Feb. 20.

Big Time Rush excites and entertains a sold-out Sacramento audience

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis February 24, 2012

Current boy-band sensation Big Time Rush offered up an evening of pop precision for a largely female-loaded audience at the group’s Feb. 20 concert at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium. It was a...

The Fray tells their ‘Stories’

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis February 22, 2012

After being honored as the 84th most influential band of the last decade by Billboard Magazine, Denver, Colo.’s The Fray released their third studio album – the first of this decade -- on Feb. 7. The...

The late pop princess Whitney Houston.

Whitney Houston missed at Grammy ceremony

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis February 22, 2012

LOS ANGELES -- On Feb. 12, the 54th Grammy Awards began with a solemn LL Cool J taking center stage at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Seated three rows away, I watched as LL Cool J stated,...

A vigil is set in place near the scene of the Jan. 28 light-rail accident that resulted in the death of two students. (Photo by Bryce Fraser)

Crash claims lives of two ARC students

Mark Lewis and Trevor Horn February 9, 2012

Editor's note: Funeral services for both Louis Leon Williams, Sr. and Shante Williams will be at the Allegheny Weslyn Methodist Church located on 6600 Steiner Drive on Monday, Feb. 20 from noon to 3 p.m....

Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy performs on Feb. 1

Wilco sonically mesmerizes local audience

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis February 9, 2012

For close to two hours, Wilco sonically mesmerized the extremely diverse crowd of fans whose ages ranged from their late teens to 20s, 30s, and 40-somethings (I was seated next to that man who hawks hot...

Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brice Harris

Los Rios chancellor set to retire

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis February 8, 2012

After 16 years of service as the chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District, Brice Harris announced his retirement on Jan. 12. The 63-year-old Harris earns an annual salary of $390,000, making...

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