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So close to Hollywood, yet so far away

So close to Hollywood, yet so far away

Carlos Guerrerro and Carlos Guerrero April 24, 2013

Quick, think of a prominent Mexican actor or star. When George Lopez, who barely counts, comes to mind first, there is an issue. There have been few portrayals of Mexicans in any American pictures and...

American River Review is a visual and literary delight

American River Review is a visual and literary delight

By Alisha Kirby and Steven Condemarin Campus magazine offers some of students’ best creative efforts The American River Review is a publication that begins and ends with the students. Our peers...

Record Store Day brings about vinyl boom

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby April 24, 2013

LPs fly off the shelves on this music enthusiast’s holiday There’s something exhilarating about sifting through bins of records, seeing the artwork, and being able to hold something in your hands....

In Our Heads- Carlos Guerrerro

Carlos Guerrerro and Carlos Guerrero April 24, 2013

Book: Zombie Spaceship Wasteland - Patton Oswalt - On top of being a really funny comedian and appearing on TV and in movies, Patton Oswalt shows us his writing talent His onstafe success translates well...

ARC performer finds her place onstage

ARC performer finds her place onstage

Jonathan H. Ellyson and Jonathan Ellyson April 24, 2013

Chelsea Ciechanowski returns to the theater as Milady de Winter in “The Three Musketeers.” Chelsea Ciechanowski may not be the biggest name in the American River College Theater, but if you ask...

Fresh Mexican food just steps away from ARC

Fresh Mexican food just steps away from ARC

Ed Gebing and Ed Gebing April 15, 2013

Xochimilco offers an alternative to food choices on campus How many people have parked their cars at the 99 Cents Only Store to walk to class simply to avoid the parking situation? Or how many students...

“Olympus Has Fallen” rises above the ashes

“Olympus Has Fallen” rises above the ashes

Jared Thornburg and Jared Thornburg April 4, 2013

Action movies have recently tended to consist of comic book characters. If it’s not “Iron Man” or “The Avengers,” it’s an action film with movie stars that are way past their prime, such as...

The Croods delivers laughter for the kids

The Croods delivers laughter for the kids

Jonathan H. Ellyson and Jonathan Ellyson April 4, 2013

New Dreamworks movie: great for kids, mediocre for adults Ryan Reynolds is an intuitive ‘quipster’ who thinks outside of the box, Nicolas Cage plays an overbearing father trying to keep his family...

Technology in Churches

Jonathan H. Ellyson and Jonathan Ellyson April 3, 2013

Fog machines, electric guitars, lasers, loud music, and multimedia displays that tower over an audience; these might be items you’d expect to see at a rock show. It is a growing trend now to see this...

ARC goes behind the scenes for the Spring 2013 Art Lecture Series

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby April 3, 2013

Lecturers urge students to be passionate about their craft The Art Lecture Series has become a staple in the ARC event calendar since coordinator and Fine and Applied Arts adjunct professor Joy Bertinuson...

Mr. Marmalade explores the innocence and darkness of a child’s imagination

Robert Aguilar and Robert Aguilar April 3, 2013

ARC’s Brandon Lancaster is an imaginary friend that comes to life in The Alternative Arts Collective’s production of “Mr. Marmalade” Mr. Marmalade is an imaginary friend. Upon first appearance,...

Matthew Johnston and Aaron Bayless practice dueling with fencing swords during a fight scene rehearsal for the ARC theater production of The Three Musketeers which runs from April 26 to May 5. (Photo by Emily K. Rabasto)

Engarde! Join “The Three Musketeers” on a grand adventure

Jonathan H. Ellyson and Jonathan Ellyson April 3, 2013

ARC theatre production touches on every end of the emotional spectrum to close out the season Shots fire. Musketeers charge down the staircase towards the rebel Huguenots who are attacking them....

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