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American River College professor, Christian Kiefer, speaking at SummerWords last year. Kiefers most recent publication, The Animals is getting big reviews.

ARC professor’s new novel gets notable reviews

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury April 9, 2015

His newly released novel “The Animals” has been featured in the Sacramento Bee and was reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle and by the author of “California” Edan Lepucki who was interviewed...

ARC men finished fourth overall women finished ninth in Hornet Invitational

ARC men finished fourth overall women finished ninth in Hornet Invitational

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 27, 2015

American River College men’s track and field 4x400-relay team, sophomores Robert Ellis, Devan Sawyer, Shawn Simms and freshman Richard Finical finished first in the Hornet Invitational with a time of...

Calling all models

Calling all models

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 25, 2015

Model casting was held by American River College’s fashion department March 20 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Arts and Science Building STUDIO 105. The event welcomed men and women ages 15 to 45...

Grammy winner Mary Youngblood was a keynote speaker in professor Merlyn Van Regenmorter’s World Music class this Monday. Youngblood is showing us her flutes and even played a couple of her songs.

Native American Grammy winner came to ARC

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 24, 2015

The only Native American woman to receive a Grammy, for music composed with the flute, came to American River College in professor Van Regenmorter’s World Music class on March 23. Mary Youngblood...

Anna Lyubezhanina on violin performed during the ARC orchestra - coordinated by Steven Thompson last Friday and Saturday night.

Ten American River College musicians perform as concerto-aria winners

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 20, 2015

The concerto-aria competition winners, all American River College students, performed with the ARC orchestra in the main theater on March 13 and 14 at 7:30p.m. There were ten featured students, the...

Women’s cross country and track achieves 100 percent transfer rate

Women’s cross country and track achieves 100 percent transfer rate

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 19, 2015

Women’s cross country and track are the only athletic programs at American River College to boast a 100 percent transfer rate for its athletes. This is the fourth consecutive semester it has produced...

Prominent writers to speak at SummerWords

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 18, 2015

Among this year’s speakers at SummerWords, a writing workshop held by American River College’s creative writing faculty, are the author of “Jarhead,” an interviewee of Stephen Colbert and a published...

Track coach battled stage four throat and lung cancer

Track coach battled stage four throat and lung cancer

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 17, 2015

Not even the diagnosis of stage four throat and lung cancer could deter track and field coach Michael Reid from training his athletes. Reid, the head coach of American River College’s sprint team,...

Photo Gallery: Big 8 swim Invite

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 13, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='17163']   The men and women's swim teams competed in the Big 8 Invite today.

The sounds of a baby grand piano and a “funeral on a spaceship” made two bands.

The sounds of a baby grand piano and a “funeral on a spaceship” made two bands.

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 13, 2015

One week in an old pastor’s mansion in El Dorado and a baby grand piano is all it took for American River College student Shane Tiller to write the songs for his band Small Talk and the sound of a “funeral...

Photo Gallery for ARC’s track and field 28th annual Beaver Relays

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 11, 2015

Men and women's track and field photos from the 28th annual Beaver Relays held at American River College. [slideshow_deploy id='17069']

ARC track and field holds 28th annual Beaver Relays

ARC track and field holds 28th annual Beaver Relays

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 10, 2015

American River College runner Robert Ellis finished first in the 100-meter dash while Freshman Maria Rojo set a personal record for ARC during the Beaver Relays, which consisted of 23 events and 17 men...

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