The American River Current

In our heads – Alisha Kirby

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby May 8, 2013

Book: “High Fidelity” - Nick Hornby - Our lonely, failing record store owning protagonist, Rob, is the perfect character. Actually, he's incredibly flawed, but that's the beauty of "High Fidelity."...

Record Store Day brings about vinyl boom

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby April 24, 2013

LPs fly off the shelves on this music enthusiast’s holiday There’s something exhilarating about sifting through bins of records, seeing the artwork, and being able to hold something in your hands....

ARC goes behind the scenes for the Spring 2013 Art Lecture Series

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby April 3, 2013

Lecturers urge students to be passionate about their craft The Art Lecture Series has become a staple in the ARC event calendar since coordinator and Fine and Applied Arts adjunct professor Joy Bertinuson...

El Papagayo has a wide variety of vegetarian and vegan options such as the enchiladas rojas de papas al pastor, an enchilada filled with marinated grilled potato. (Photo by Emily K. Rabasto)

El Papagayo brings big charm and big flavor to the table

Alisha kirby and Alisha Kirby March 13, 2013

Open the door to El Papagayo and what hits you first is the scent: a mix of salty tortilla chips and grilled steak and onions. There’s a spacious room of tables, all with a view of the fountain placed...

First impressions of new student center

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby February 13, 2013

New construction makes ARC easy on the eyes It’s difficult for me to even begin to describe how little I’ve cared about the new student center the last couple of years. When construction first began...

Kyle Grewing, the lead singer of Missive, in the bands practice space in Old Fair Oaks on Nov. 24. (Photo by Daniel Romandia)

Missive melodically juggles recording with work

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby December 5, 2012

[bandcamp track=2691226470 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short] Above is Missive's track Acceptance, from their album "Not a Minute Goes By" Author Aldous Huxley once said that, “After silence,...

Lydia vocalist sits down with the Current after indie band’s show in San Francisco

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby December 5, 2012

What was originally advertised as an acoustic show turned out to be anything but as Lydia took the stage to a sold out crowd at Café Du Nord in San Francisco on Nov. 14. While Sweet Talker, the opening...

Take this class: TA 437 Stage Makeup

Take this class: TA 437 Stage Makeup

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby November 26, 2012

The Class TA 437, or Stage Make-up, isn’t your average YouTube makeup tutorial. After learning techniques to work with highlight, shadow, color and more, students learn how to work through the whole...

Motion City Soundtrack induces super-dense state on Ace of Spades

Motion City Soundtrack induces super-dense state on Ace of Spades

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby November 8, 2012

Ace of Spades was overrun by indie rock Tuesday as Motion City Soundtrack, Jukebox The Ghost and Now, Now took the stage and filled the local venue with enough energy to fill a few hundred cans of Red...

Of Mice and Youth: Why college-age people can’t be picky

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby November 8, 2012

I eavesdropped on a conversation on campus in which a girl of maybe 19 or 20 said to her friend, “It’s impossible to find a job.” When her friend asked what sort of jobs she’d applied for she responded...

The How are we doing wall on Oct. 24, located on the south side of the first floor that was posted in the library but has since been taken down. (Photo by Daniel Romandia)

Reported misuse of study rooms lead to issues for students and faculty

Alisha Kirby and Sergio Portela November 8, 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...

Pasquale’s is magnifico with classic Italian style

Pasquale’s is magnifico with classic Italian style

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby November 7, 2012

It’s like something ripped from Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp.” You walk in to dimmed lighting, with Frank Sinatra playing softly in the background, and sit at a red and white checkered table cloth...

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