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ARC ends academic year with annual commencement ceremony

ARC ends academic year with annual commencement ceremony

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini May 21, 2015

Hundreds of American River College students marked the end of their community college education Wednesday when they participated in the annual commencement ceremony at Beaver Stadium. The Class of 2015...

Homeless couple returns to ARC to take classes and collect recyclables

Homeless couple returns to ARC to take classes and collect recyclables

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini May 12, 2015

As he carries around a white, plastic Hefty bag in the hot afternoon, Bill Cheely said people don’t look at him the same anymore. “It’s like, I was your neighbor,” said Bill. “People steal...

ARC women’s track and field take first place at NorCal championships

ARC women’s track and field take first place at NorCal championships

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini May 11, 2015

The American River College women’s track and field team won the award for team champion at the 2015 CCCAA Northern California Track and Field Championships Friday, which ARC also hosted. The men’s...

A mother silenced: A Ukrainian immigrant struggles to follow her sons murder trial

A mother silenced: A Ukrainian immigrant struggles to follow her son’s murder trial

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini May 4, 2015

Standing alone in a courthouse hallway and denied entrance into her son’s murder trial as the case was nearing its end, Larisa Postelnyak said she did not know what to do. That is when the Ukranian-born...

Students organize annual ARC fashion show

Students organize annual ARC fashion show

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini May 1, 2015

Models wearing garments inspired by nature and ancient Greece were front and center Friday at Aura, American River College’s 17th annual fashion show. The fashion show utilized the work of 17 designers...

ARC to cut back on water use in response to the drought

ARC to cut back on water use in response to the drought

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini April 29, 2015

Students returning to American River College for the fall semester may notice grass that has turned brown and sidewalks that are dusty. All that is part of the Los Rios Community College District’s...

ARC student fashion blogger wrote for The New York Times and The Huffington Post

ARC student fashion blogger wrote for The New York Times and The Huffington Post

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini April 28, 2015

At 17-years-old, she has already appeared on the “Today” show, been published in The New York Times, been featured in Teen Vogue and is a writer for The Huffington Post. This year, Justina Sharp...

Slapping petitioner sentenced for murder

Slapping petitioner sentenced for murder

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini April 20, 2015

The man arrested last March for slapping an American River College student on campus was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison Friday, according to the Sacramento Bee. Pavel Postelnyak, 24, was convicted...

ARC student said she was shot during road rage incident

ARC student said she was shot during road rage incident

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini April 17, 2015

An earlier version of this story falsely reported that Ashlyn Jackson said she was shot with a shotgun. In fact, she believes it was a 9mm handgun. Ashlyn Jackson was scared to walk again for the first...

Survey heralds possible changes to campus smoking policy

Survey heralds possible changes to campus smoking policy

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini April 14, 2015

If a new student at American River College does not notice the curly, thin streams of tobacco smoke drifting into the open air in front of Davies Hall or in the Rose Marks quad, they probably notice the...

ARC nears end of accreditation process

ARC nears end of accreditation process

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini April 7, 2015

Whether an American River College student's units will transfer to another college depends upon the outcome of a lengthy and exhaustive process known as accreditation. ARC is nearing the end of this...

Mother of slapping petitioner speaks out after sons conviction

Mother of slapping petitioner speaks out after son’s conviction

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini March 20, 2015

Larisa Postelnyak said that when her son was convicted of first-degree murder yesterday, she wasn't allowed to be in the courtroom. “I haven’t eaten anything, I don’t know how long,” Larisa...

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