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“I live with my parents [because] I am not ready to leave.”- Matthew Harvey | Business Management Major.

Campus Pulse: How do you afford housing while attending ARC?

Itzin Alpizar • October 2, 2018

American River College students and members of the campus community line up to get free produce and bread at the Beaver Food Pantry on Sept. 26, 2018. The food pantry will be available until 3 p.m. today In front of the gym ticket window. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

Photo of the Day: Sept. 26, 2018

Itzin Alpizar • September 26, 2018

Tyler Heines, theater major, practices walking a straight line before wearing drunk simulation goggles, in front of the library at American River College on Sept. 12, 2018. The Los Rios Police Department and California Highway Patrol brought the goggles and tricycles to campus to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

Goggles and tricycles for campus safety at ARC

Itzin Alpizar • September 26, 2018

"How many zombies would Rob Zombie rob if Rob Zombie could rob zombies?" asked Officer Rosie Salazar of the Los Rios Police Department in front of the American River College Library on Sept. 12. “It...

The 19J Apartments under construction on Sept. 9, 2018. The apartments will offer over 173 residential units with a size range from 312 to 480-square feet, of which the smallest will cost less than $1,000 a month, according to Mohanna Development Co. The project is expected to be finish by December 2018. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

American River College students struggle to afford city’s rental prices

Itzin Alpizar • September 19, 2018

As students at American River College struggle to meet the high prices of the city’s rental market, the Sacramento City Council and Mayor Darrell Steinberg held a public housing workshop on Sept. 4 to...

Allen Marinovich, Chemistry major, tries to make a turn with a tricycle while wearing alcohol impairment simulation goggles. Officer Rosie Salazar from Los Rios Police department makes sure students are safe during the simulation. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

Photo of the Day: Sept. 12, 2018

Itzin Alpizar • September 12, 2018

The Beavers, ARCs student newspaper in the 80s, confirms in a story written by Jack Keaton that the White Student Union club, which was ran by Gregory Withrow had eliminated from ARC campus on Jan. 6, 1981. Withrows name was on letters left in cars in a neighborhood in downtown Sacramento on May 3, 2016 that called for people to “execute all Muslims and Latinos.” (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

A former ARC student has been linked to letters that read ‘execute all Muslims and Latinos’

Itzin Alpizar • May 9, 2016

Those parked in downtown Sacramento Tuesday morning found leaflets on the windshields of their cars that featured hateful speech against Muslims and Latinos. The letters were signed in the name of Gregory...

Many students find themselves doing everything but their academic work during finals. Overcoming procrastination would not only help them get better grades, but help them feel better. (Photo illustration by Itzin Alpizar).

Opinion: Stop procrastinating

Itzin Alpizar • May 3, 2016

[email protected] When finals roll around, it seems like the perfect time to clean the apartment, to go a baseball game, read articles online about relationships and just about anything else instead...

Vocal student Marissa DeBarge, right, sings in front of the special guest Lee Hoffman to receive feedback to be a better performer. The voice workshop wast hosted by ARC adjunct professor of music Catherine Fagiolo, left, at the music department on April 14, 2016 (Photo by Itzin Alpizar).

ARC hosts vocal workshop to improve students’ performances

Itzin Alpizar • April 20, 2016

American River College’s adjunct music and voice professor, Catherine Fagiolo, hosted the third vocal workshop of the spring semester on Friday, April 14 with special guest Lee Hoffman. Hoffman was...

An American River College student refills a water jug with at a new refill station in Davis Hall. Five refill stations across campus during spring break and ARC will install more around campus in the coming weeks. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar).

Filtered water bottle refill stations installed at ARC

Itzin Alpizar • April 15, 2016

Five filtered water bottle refill stations were installed around the American River College campus that will save a minimum of 16,000 plastic bottles and $28,000 from the students’ budgets per term,...

At Sacramento State University Union Ballroom on April 07, 2016 a concert was celebrated by the Grammy- Award winner Pacific Mambo Orchestra in which the audience danced to the rhytm of salsa, mambo, latin jazz and bachata. The event was organized by Salsa Loca Club and UNITE programs at CSUS (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

Grammy Award-winning Latin orchestra performs at Sac State

Itzin Alpizar • April 13, 2016

“Y un, dos, tres, turn round, tres cuatro, salsa step…” are the words the audience heard while they were learning the new steps taught by the dance instructor from the Salsa Loca club at Sacramento...

A stabbing occurred outside the 99 Cents Store on Auburn Boulevard Wednesday, leaving one victim with non life-threatening injuries. The altercation that led to the stabbing was over a bike, according to Sacramento County Sheriffs Department public information officer Tony Turnbull. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

Stabbing near ARC leaves one victim

Itzin Alpizar • April 7, 2016

A stabbing occurred after an altercation over a bike between two men outside the 99 Cents Store near the American River College campus at around 5:20 p.m Wednesday, according to Sacramento County Sheriff’s...

Two new Big Belly units sit on the American River College campus. The 14 Max-R recycle stations and two Big Belly stations were installed around campus between February and March 2016. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar).

Sustainability at ARC receives $50,000 for recycle bin installations.

Itzin Alpizar • April 1, 2016

A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Sustainability at ARC as a committee and project in the headline and incorrectly identified Don Reid as Ron Reid and Jake Parker as Jake Potter. $50,000...

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