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American River Colleges Latin Jazz Ensemble performs at the Multi Cultural Event in the quad area on April 12. (Photo by Joe Padilla)

ARC holds two-day event to celebrate Multicultural Day

Bailey Carpenter April 13, 2016

Multicultural Day is a two-day event ARC is hosting on April 12 and 13 to celebrate the different cultures around the world. Held in front of the student center, there was food available and the Latin...

American River College hasnt had the best history with LGBTQ issues, but its become a more progressive and inclusive campus with time. (Illustration by Allante Morris)

Opinion: ARC is more LGBTQ friendly than it used to be

Bailey Carpenter April 12, 2016

American River College has come a long way since 2008, when the student government endorsed the ‘Yes’ vote on Prop 8. Prop 8 was a ban on same-sex marriage that was approved by California voters...

Professor Damon Dela-Cruz of Sacramentos East Lawn Mortuary spoke on April 7 at Raef Hall during a college hour.  (Photo by Joe Padilla)

ARC hosts college hour on funeral services

Bailey Carpenter April 12, 2016

The college hour on Thursday at American River College covered Funeral Services and give an overview of the program that is held on campus. The program at ARC is in the process of growing and hopes...

 The San Juan Unified School District held a Theater Arts Festival at American River College March 31, 2016.  (Photo by Joe Padilla)

ARC hosts an art festival featuring high school students

Bailey Carpenter April 6, 2016

The San Juan Unified School District held a high school theater arts festival at American River College on April 1.   The festival is held once a year in the spring and has taken place for the last...

American River Colleges Child Development Center runs a bake sale in front of their building on Mar. 30, 2016  (Photo by Timon Barkley)

CDC hosts bake sale benefiting class pets

Bailey Carpenter March 31, 2016

The American River College Child Development Center (CDC) held a bake sale Tuesday in front of the playground to raise funds to pay for class pet expenses like food, living habitats and other resources. Cole...

Students come to check out the clubs on display infront of the Student Center at American River College on March 17, 2016.  (Photo by Bailey Carpenter)

Heroes and villains at club day

Bailey Carpenter March 26, 2016

A “heroes and villains” themed club day was put on by the American River College Club and Events Board in front of the student center on Mar. 17.   There were games like “fishbowl acid,” where...

American River College professor Paulo Afonso talks to the audience during a college hour focused on the science behind the BBC show Dr. Who on Mar. 10. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

R.A.D book club hosts Doctor Who college hour

Bailey Carpenter March 12, 2016

"The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who", written by Simon Guerrier and Dr. Marek Kukula, was picked by the R.A.D (Reading Across the Disciplines) book club to be the focus of their college hour. Paulo...

One of the two Blood Source trucks parked on the American River College campus for the Blood Drive being held March 1 and 2, 2016.   (Photo by Bailey Carpenter)

ARC Blood Drive gets started

Bailey Carpenter March 1, 2016

Today, March 1,  was the first day of American River College's annual two day Blood Drive. The event will continue tomorrow, March 2, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. There are two stations, one near the...

American River College second- year student Ricio Mejia looks over the paperwork needed to be filled out for graduating on Feb. 23, 2016. The deadline to have papers signed off by a counselor is March 4. (Photo by Joe Padilla)

Deadline to petition for graduation for spring 2016 is March 4

Bailey Carpenter February 25, 2016

Students must make an appointment with a counselor to fill out the required paperwork and have them sign off by March 4 in order to graduate during the spring 2016 semester. Students can go to the Counseling...

Campus Pulse: Dutch Brothers or Starbucks?

Campus Pulse: Dutch Brothers or Starbucks?

Bailey Carpenter February 23, 2016

The competition for coffee has been narrowed down to two coffee vendors, Dutch Brothers Coffee and Starbucks Coffee.  Students walking around campus can bee seen with either a Dutch Brothers cup or a...

American River College students Anastasia Panfilova (left) and Mohammad Louayme (right) are student-workers for Parrot Voices, a project that tells the stories of ESL students. (Photo by Timon Barkley)

The Parrot gives ESL students a new way to share their stories

Bailey Carpenter and Itzin Alpizar February 2, 2016

By Bailey Carpenter and Itzin Alpizar At American River College, the English as a second language (ESL) department has created a place for all international students to tell their personal stories. The...

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