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Democracy is dead, long live democracy. (Illustration by Korbl Klimecki)

Democracy is dead, long live Democracy

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki October 14, 2013

Republican Senator Ted Cruz spoke for 21 continuous hours Sept. 24 to 25 on the supposed evils of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), colloquially “Obamacare.” This was a pseudo-filibuster; he had to...

Sesame chicken with fried rice is an item from the regular menu Silver Garden also offers in addition to the Mongolian barbecue. (Photo by Michael Pacheco)

Gilded stars for Silver Garden

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki October 11, 2013

Local Chinese eatery serves plentiful piquancy at a proper price Silver Garden Mongolian is the platonic ideal of Chinese restaurants—the iconic standard. Decor amounts to a few prints in gilded...

Pam Walker, vice president of Student Services at ARC, is a finalist for the position of president of Las Positas College in Livermore, Calif. (Photo by Jeff Gonzales)

ARC vice president makes career move

Jeff Gonzales and Korbl Klimecki October 11, 2013

College is a time for growth and opportunity. That growth is not limited to the students on campus. Vice President Pam Walker is a believer in growth not only for students and faculty, but for herself...

Theater major Joel Burnitzki pets Toby, a pug mix, Oct. 2 when the Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) visited ARC to promote National Club Day. Students who donate a pound of pet food will be entered into a raffle to win free textbooks for the upcoming spring semester.

Daily Photo: 10-3-13

Korbl Klimecki October 3, 2013

Theater major Joel Burnitzki pets Toby, a pug mix, Oct. 2 when the Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) visited ARC to promote National Club Day. Students who donate a pound...

The monitors hanging in the hallway between Business and Liberal Arts shows a slide from the end of Spring 2013 semester despite Tyrone Robinson resignation at the start of Fall 2013 semester.

Outdated methods slow student campus communication

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki October 1, 2013

Think back to being a new student. The college gives you a new email to check. Students can only make counseling appointments by phone one day every two weeks. The monitors in the hallways and student...

Every villain the hero of his own story

Every villain the hero of his own story

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki September 27, 2013

Walter White from “Breaking Bad.” The eponymous Dexter Morgan. Virtually every character in “Game of Thrones.” These characters do horrible things, mostly involving murder, while justifying the...

When is a game still a game?

When is a game still a game?

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki September 25, 2013

I recently ran into a flash … thing online called “Cookie Clicker.” It’s set up like a typical flash game, but it’s lacking one important aspect of a game. When you open the browser-based...

Photo of the day 9-19-13

Photo of the day 9-19-13

Korbl Klimecki September 19, 2013

Students are sitting by tables and presenting for students passing in front of the cafeteria on Club Day. Club Day brings an opportunity for different clubs on campus to promote themselves and bring...

A league of their own

A league of their own

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki September 18, 2013

In a perennial glut of sports games, “Mutant League” was an outlier which could appeal to even the biggest jock-hating gamers. In the ‘90s, a video game was produced for the 16-bit era called...

JK Rowling returns to magical world of Harry Potter

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki September 12, 2013

J.K. Rowling’s vision of a modern world full of magic hiding just beneath the surface, popularized by the Harry Potter novels, will return to theaters. Warner Bros. recently approached Rowling with...

Scripting for Tie-in

Scripting for Tie-in

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki September 11, 2013

When was the last time you saw a movie that was blatantly written with an eventual game tie in in mind? For me, it was Riddick. I saw the new entry in the dystopian sci-fi franchise last Friday, and...

Riddick is back

Riddick is back

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki September 10, 2013

It was the spring of 2000, and rather than going to some lame St. Patrick’s Day dance my middle school was putting on, my parents took me out for pizza and a movie. That movie was “Pitch Black.”...

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