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Taking the Monetizing Social Media for the Artist class, offered in the spring 2019 semester by Matthew Stoehr at American River College, students will be able to learn to use media sites like Twitter and Instagram in a way that they will be able to learn how to create a career for themselves as an artist. (Graphic Design by Patrick Hyun Wilson)

TTC: ArtNM 499: Monetizing Social Media for the Artist

Patrick Hyun Wilson December 13, 2018

American River College is full of talented artists who work nine-five jobs or slave in fast food kitchens. With the help of a new experimental class, set to be offered in spring 2019, such students will...

A Cinnamon Old Fashioned, a sweet drink to warm your belly on a cold winter night. (Photo by Patrick Hyun Wilson)

Cocktail Guide: Booze on a Budget

Patrick Hyun Wilson December 12, 2018

This holiday season, bring home the gift of shared inebriation with these simple tasty cocktails. You can flex your growing palette even with bottom shelf booze and get your friends to ask the age old...

The American River College men’s cross country team poses at the Big 8 Conference Championships hosted at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez. (Photo Courtesy Rick Anderson)

Cross Country team places first in Regional Championships

Patrick Hyun Wilson December 11, 2018

The American River College men’s cross country team placed first in the 2018 NorCal Cross Country Regional Championships at Shasta College, finishing out its season as the first ranked NorCal team and...

Los Rios has owned a building on the corner of Tribute Avenue and Exposition Avenue since 2012, originally intended to serve as a replacement facility to the Workforce and Economic Development Center, it has since been left in a state of disrepair as the Los Rios Community College Board of Trustees determines the ultimate use for the building. (Photo by Patrick Hyun Wilson)

Building left unused by district since 2012

Patrick Hyun Wilson November 14, 2018

A boarded-up and fenced-off building, owned by the Los Rios Community College District, sits at the corner of Tribute Road and Exposition Avenue. It has been owned by the district since 2012 and was originally...

This photograph is used to question the narrative possibility in photography. Depicted in the photo are a group of people, in a barge, on a body of water, but is there really a narrative? (Photo by Patrick Hyun Wilson)

Is a photo really worth 1000 words?

Patrick Hyun Wilson October 25, 2018

The cabin is dark; rocking on the sunbeat waves, people wait for shore. The haiku above encapsulates the entirety of the photograph that accompanies this essay. The photograph creates more questions...

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