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Freshman Kylie Villarreal gets ready to call out a chant to her teammates during the Volleyball game against MJC on Sep. 28. (Photo by Laodicea Broadway)

ARC volleyball blows past Modesto

Robert Hansen October 3, 2016

The American River College volleyball team defeated the Modesto Pirates in straight sets, 3-0, in home game Wednesday night. “It was a team who we had an opportunity to take care of business against,...

Comedian Jack Gallagher speaks about autism by sharing his experience as a father with a son who has autism to a group of educators in Community Rooms 1-4 at American River College on September 23, 2016. Gallaghers son Liam, who has autism, is 21 and attends Sacramento City College (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Comedian recounts raising a son with autism

Robert Hansen September 26, 2016

Comedian Jack Gallagher gave an emotional speech, laced with humor, about his experience as a parent with a son who has autism to a group of educators and counselors at American River College (ARC) on...

Two economics books that require access codes available in the ARC bookstore. Access codes are becoming a new strategy for publishers to raise revenue. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Access codes becoming new textbook monopoly

Robert Hansen September 22, 2016

The costs of access codes for college courses are quickly becoming the new, dangerous face of the textbook monopoly according to a report released by the Student Public Interest Research Groups (Student...

Senate President Valencia Scott (left) and CAEB President Justin Nicholson at the Sept. 13 CAEB meeting, CAEB discussed Club Day and the ASB film festival. (Photo by John Ennis)

CAEB plans for Welcome Day, film festival

Robert Hansen September 15, 2016

The American River College Associated Student Body Clubs and Events Board (CAEB) continued their planning of the Sept. 22 Welcome Day and the first ASB film festival at their meeting Tuesday. President...

Professor Julie Blaney (right) gives her proposal for creating a Certified Nurse Assistant & Home Health Aid department separate from the Nursing Department to the board of the American River College Academic Senate as President Gray Aguilar (left) reads the proposal at their September 8, 2016 meeting. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Academic Senate supports proposal of new department, listens to struggling departments

Robert Hansen September 11, 2016

The Academic Senate of American River College heard the head of the nursing department, professor Julie Blaney, make her case for creating a Certified Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide(CNA/HHA) department...

Former officer Noah Winchester on a ride-along in November of 2014. Former LRPD officer Noah Winchester on a ride-along in November of 2014. Winchester currently awaits trial for five counts of rape and remains in custody on $3.1 million bail, according to prosecutors. (File photo)

Former LRPD officer awaits court date for alleged sexual assaults

Robert Hansen September 7, 2016

A former Los Rios police officer was arrested late July on suspicion of multiple sexual assaults, some that date back to his time at American River College, prosecutors said. Noah Winchester, 32, was...

Los Rios Police squad car parked  near the science building on Sept. 2, 2016. A campus incident near the science department on Sept. 1 required police presence. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

LRPD responds to campus incident

Robert Hansen and Robert Hansen September 2, 2016

By Robert Hansen [email protected] The Los Rios Police Department (LRPD) responded to a reported incident in the Science building on the north end of campus that potentially involved a weapon....

Leah Cato (left) and Ryal Strom (right) walk back to class after their cigarette break at the edge of the campus. American River College has been smoke-free since January 1, 2016 and does not provide smoking sections. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Smokers “pushed to the edge” by campus-wide smoking ban

Robert Hansen August 30, 2016

By Robert Hansen and Mychael Jones Smokers at American River College have been relegated to the edges of campus without smoking sections or ashtrays since the smoking ban went into effect Jan. 1. The...

Placer county Democratic delegate Rene Aguilera stands in line outside the Hillary Clinton rally at Sacramento City College in Sacramento, California on June 5, 2016. Aguilera said he hopes to see Clinton and Sanders on the ticket together in November. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Placer delegate wants Clinton, Sanders together in November

Robert Hansen June 5, 2016

Among the supporters at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's rally today in Sacramento was delegate Rene Aguilera. Democratic delegate of Placer County District 4 Rene Aguilera said what...

Former officer Noah Winchester on a ride-along in November of 2014. Former LRPD officer Noah Winchester on a ride-along in November of 2014. Winchester currently awaits trial for five counts of rape and remains in custody on $3.1 million bail, according to prosecutors. (File photo)

Update: LRCCD releases statement on the investigation of former Los Rios police officer

Jordan Schauberger and Robert Hansen May 12, 2016

Update May 13, 12:25 p.m.: By Jordan Schauberger Spokesman for the Los Rios Community College District Mitchel Benson released a statement this morning on the investigation of former Los Rios police...

In spite of the fact that it is now possible for people to buy marijuana from a clinic, there are still some who rather get their product from the black market. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Up in smokes: the last days of the ban on marijuana

Robert Hansen May 10, 2016

Army veteran Nick House began smoking marijuana in high school with friends, then quit when he joined the military at age 21. After returning from the army, he quickly acquired a cannabis card. Weed...

Kevin Bell (left) and Brigid Bell (right) sit on Bonney field at Cal Expo waiting for Bernie Sanders to give his speech at his A Future to Believe In rally on May 9, 2016. Brigid is a first time voter who hopes her undecided father chooses Sanders.(Photo by Robert Hansen)

Young voters bring their parents to hear Sanders

Robert Hansen May 10, 2016

In the crowd of thousands waiting in the bleachers and on the lawn for Bernie Sanders to speak at his rally in Sacramento on Monday, many young voters came out with their parents to hear the presidential...

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