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Superstar Shyra dishes on music, fame, and personal inspiration

Superstar Shyra dishes on music, fame, and personal inspiration

Tonisha Barnes and Tonisha Barnes June 14, 2012

Who doesn’t want to be a superstar? Unfortunately, not everyone has what it takes to claim star status. Luckily, Sacramento can say they helped produce at least one: Superstar Shyra, to be exact. The...

The skates of a roller derby girl at a practice on March 13. (Photo by Daniel Romandia)

Doing more than just skating

Tonisha Barnes and Malissa Rogers March 21, 2012

With a shrill blow of the whistle, all fears are left at the door. Any problems with school or family are dropped at the sides of the skate rink.  The laces on the skates are double-checked one last time...

Valentine’s Day for singles

Tonisha Barnes and Tonisha Barnes February 9, 2012

Valentine’s Day is about love, but does it have to be a romantic love? If you’re single, celebrate platonic love, self-love, or just love of life. If you’re single and wondering what to do this Feb....

Civilians holding Marines to unreasonable standard

Tonisha Barnes and Tonisha Barnes February 8, 2012

Since the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq), America has lost more than 4,500 troops. Unfortunately, these sacrifices are often over-shadowed...

‘Antigone’ brings dynamics to the stage

‘Antigone’ brings dynamics to the stage

Tonisha Barnes and Tonisha Barnes November 30, 2011

Antigone is a play that hits every emotion. The production full of love, hate and war, encompassed with deep, expressive words, fueled the audience with emotions of sadness and laughter. “The dialogue...

Wilbur Johnson, a journalism professor at American River College, also D.J.s at a local R&B and old-school radio station V101.1 with the D.J. name of Don Sainte-Johnn. (Photo by Bryce Fraser)

Professor by day, D.J. by night

Tonisha Barnes and Malissa Rogers November 9, 2011

He tapped his feet to the music and pumped his fist into the air. He pulled the microphone closer to him, moving the switches on the soundboard. The clock counted down to the exact second, the show started...

A poster for the documentary Fagbug. (Courtesy of IMDB)

College hour features “Fagbug”

Tonisha Barnes and Tonisha Barnes October 26, 2011

“Ur a Fag.” This what Erin Davies, a resident of Albany, N.Y., awoke one morning to see spray-painted in red on the hood of her charcoal gray Volkswagen Beetle. The word “Fag” covered the driver-side...

Andy Warhols self-portrait displayed in his pop-art technique.

Warhol program hopes ARC’s display will interest students

Tonisha Barnes and Tonisha Barnes October 26, 2011

Andy Warhol is getting another 15 minutes of fame, this time at American River College. The school recently received 150 original photos from The Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. The Polaroid...

Members of Sacramento County Sheriff and campus police check bomb threat Oct. 6, 2011. (Photo by Corina Snyder)

New round of bomb threats made at ARC

Tonisha Barnes and Shanel Royal October 11, 2011

An unknown caller or callers made two bomb threats to American River College on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 6. Police later searched the campus but found nothing suspicious. The Sacramento Police...

Local Slutwalk event takes back the night

Local ‘Slutwalk’ event takes back the night

Tonisha Barnes and Malissa Rogers September 28, 2011

On Oct. 8, 2011, “Slutwalk Sacramento” is merging with “Take Back the Night” to hold an event intended to educate the community about how damaging sexual assault is on women and how prevalent it...

From left to right: Omba Kipuke, Owen Smith, James Shimp and John Farnsworth rehearse for the upcoming play Full Monty. (Photo by Andrew Vasquez)

ARC Presents: ‘Full Monty’

Tonisha Barnes and Tonisha Barnes September 28, 2011

Labor issues, unemployment, relationships, and body image are all issues that characters deal with in the American River College production “The Full Monty” opening Oct. 7. If you’re wondering...

Whats App-ening

What’s App-ening

Tonisha Barnes and Tonisha Barnes September 14, 2011

Student 1: Do you have a scientific calculator? I forgot mine at home today. Student 2:  You know that they have an app for that, right? Student 1:  Wow! They do? There is an app for everything. Not...

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