The American River Current

Students walk through the halls at American River College on Septemeber 6, 2016. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Opinion: sexual harassment at ARC affects students

Shiavon Chatman September 12, 2016

“I can’t even walk to class without some guy being super inappropriate toward me. It makes me uncomfortable at times,” said American River College student Julia Smith. “Catcalling,” the act...

Members of the Grant High School drum line perform prior to Hillary Clintons campaign event at Sacramento City College in Sacramento, California on June 5, 2016. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Grant High School’s drumline performed at the Hillary Clinton Rally in Sacramento

Shiavon Chatman June 6, 2016

Grant High School’s drumline performed at a campaign rally for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Sacramento, California today. James Van Buren, the director of the drumline, referred to the...

Faith Covenant Community Church’s pastor Kendall Young prays with members of the congregation while embracing one another. The church meets every Sunday at ARC in Raef Hall. (Photo by Timon Barkley)

Praying at American River College

Shiavon Chatman May 10, 2016

Small trickles of sweat appear on the preacher’s brow, intensity in his eyes and his voice becoming sharp as he preaches. As he speaks in a calm voice, the audience raises one hand to the ceiling and...

The Love Defenders (from left to right, Jasmine Scrivner, Josephine Leclerc, Eloise Turner, Brian Latour, and Sitsa Latour), a local high school band, perform prior to the Bernie Sanders rally at Bonney Field in Sacramento, California on May 9, 2016. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

High school band performs at Bernie Sanders Rally

Shiavon Chatman May 10, 2016

A previous version of this story falsely labeled Sitsa Latour as the band's drummer and Eloise Turner as lead guitarist. Sitsa Latour is the band's bass player and Eloise Turner is the band's drummer....

American River College student Kashia Lynhiavue paints one of her works titled Linda Katehi during the Artivism event held by UNITE at American River College on April 27, 2016. The event featured local activists, visual artisits and live performers. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Art combined with activism comes to ARC

Shiavon Chatman May 2, 2016

Artivism, a combination of art and activism to spread awareness of social injustices primarily toward people of color, came to American River College on Wednesday. ARC student and painter Kashia Lynhiavue...

Rachel Marthaler paints her new artwork she is working on for her sister at her house in Orangevale Ca on April 24.
(By Allante Morris)

ARC painter shares her inspiration for new portfolio and opinion on feminist issues

Shiavon Chatman April 28, 2016

An American River College student and artist, Rachel Marthaler started painting at the age of four when her father let her “be a wild child and have free range, painting with whatever (she) could get...

WEAVE representative Erienne Ramos speaks to the audience about consent during the college hour on April 19. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

WEAVE explains consent at college hour

Shiavon Chatman April 22, 2016

Women Escaping A Violent Environment (WEAVE) hosted this week’s college hour at American River College on Tuesday. Consent was the main topic the two WEAVE representatives discussed. Hannah Friedman,...

Tracy Martin Shearer at the latest rehearsal of her upcoming American River College production, the Tempest which will begin its run on April 22nd. (File Photo)

ARC professor directs the Tempest

Shiavon Chatman April 11, 2016

Tracy Martin Shearer has been teaching in the theater department at American River College for 20 years. Shearer attended ARC as an undergraduate student and worked on the American River Current student...

A subgroup of students participate in discussion at a brave space meeting on March 31. (Photo by Allante Morris)

Brave space tackles representation and racism in the media

Shiavon Chatman April 6, 2016

American River College hosted a brave space meeting Thursday, organized by the members of UNITE. The event primarily focused on the importance of representation for people of color in the media and the...

Some might think its better to not see race, but this means not seeing racial realities. (Photo Illustration by Allante Morris)

Opinion: With race, there’s no such thing as color blind

Shiavon Chatman April 4, 2016

When one claims that they are “color blind” when it comes to race, they believe they’re doing a great service to people of color, but claiming to be colorblind can mean not seeing someone’s identity...

A fourteen year old actor stars in several ARC  productions

A fourteen year old actor stars in several ARC productions

Shiavon Chatman April 4, 2016

GUMBO, Music Man and the Tempest are among some of the American River College productions that 14 year old actor and dancer Alexandria Wilson has performed in. Wilson currently attends Performing and...

Lead baritone for ARCs vocal jazz ensemble, Gabe Catabran, rehearses Love Wins on March 10, 2016 as he prepares for upcoming jazz festival in Monterey. (Photo by Shiavon Chatman)

ARC student set to perform for the first time in national jazz festival

Shiavon Chatman March 12, 2016

Gabe Catabran is the lead baritone on American River College’s vocal jazz ensemble. Catabran is a part of VJ1, the audition-required section of the jazz team. He has been attending ARC for three...

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