![The Los Rios Police Department released an update informing the community that a restraining order against President Melanie Dixon’s aggressor, Jamie Barnes, was made permanent on April 22, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the LRPD)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/barnesCPO.jpeg)
Judge approves permanent restraining order against Jamie Barnes
Lorraine Barron, Opinion Editor
• April 27, 2022
![The nearest amusement park to American River College that will open soon is Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, located in Vallejo, California. (Photo via Six Flags website)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/teaser_kongpeople.jpg)
Amusement parks begin to open as the state enters the red tier of the reopening plan
Cynsere Kelly, Staff Writer
• April 11, 2021
![Former Associated Student Body Student Senate Director of Finance, Jorge Riley, speaks in the American River College Student Center at the candidate forum during the Spring 2014 ASB elections. (File Photo)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MG_6833worked.jpg)
Jorge Riley’s path to U.S. Capitol insurrection started at ARC
Oden Taylor, Editor-In-Chief
• March 3, 2021
![“The Rental”, directed by Dave Franco, and produced by Independent Film Channel (IFC), skipped theaters and was released straight to streaming, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 24, 2020. (Photo Courtesy of IFC Films)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/5f21d4c49dd3c.image_-900x506.jpg)
Ease your hunger for new content with these five exemplary films
Oden Taylor, Feature Editor
• September 5, 2020
![The Rancho Cordova Police Department has yet to identify the suspect involved in the shooting of a non-student at the Folsom Lake College Rancho Cordova Center on April 12, 2020. (File Photo)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WebCOPCAR-1000x667.jpg)
Police still investigating shooting near Folsom Lake College
Marquala Brown, Social Media Manager
• May 6, 2020
![Board games are a good option for those practicing self-quarantining. (Courtesy of pixabay)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/blood-rage-4311101_1920-1000x669.jpg)
Pass the time with table games
Bram Martinez
• March 17, 2020
![The 2020 United States Census takes place on April 1, people are encouraged to participate via online, by phone, or by mail. (Photo Illustration by Bram Martinez)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/200227_1_BM_web-1000x667.jpg)
A survey of 2020
Bram Martinez
• February 27, 2020
![Phillip Kim, who is running for state senate, stands in front of the American River College sign on Sept. 27, 2018. (Photo by Ashley Hayes-Stone)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/303A9697._Webjpg-1000x667.jpg)
Former ARC student runs for California State Senate
Ashley Hayes-Stone and Jennah Booth
• October 17, 2018
![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)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/26835212272_9c6eb63852_z.jpg)
Young voters bring their parents to hear Sanders
Robert Hansen
• May 10, 2016
![Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during his rally at Bonney Field in Sacramento, California on May 9 2016. The rally drew a crowd of approximately 15,000. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/26655679930_d9590358f2_z.jpg)
Sacramento ‘feels the Bern’ at Sanders rally
Hannah Darden
• May 10, 2016
![Aws Al-Jayab, who attended American River College in Fall 2015, was denied bail and pled guilty after being arrested on a charge of making false statements during an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(Screencapture from Al-Jayabs Facebook page)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/10930173_830968273637203_227405025456741671_n.jpg)
ARC student pleads not guilty in terror related case
Jordan Schauberger
• January 28, 2016
![Carlos Francies, a sheriffs deputy with the Contra Costa Sheriffs Department, drowned in Lake Tahoe Aug. 13 while attempting to save a friend who he thought was drowning. Francies played football for American River College, participated in track and field and went on to play football for Sacramento State. (Photo courtesy of Sacramento State Athletics)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FranciesAction.jpg)
Former ARC student athlete drowns trying to save friend
Lena DoBynes
• September 17, 2015
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