Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ is a refreshing take on personal growth in the midst of struggle
Alex Muegge, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, in response to the future harsh criticism and bullying she and her family would receive in the White House as the first African-Americans to live there, then-First Lady Michelle Obama said her motto is “when they go low, we go high.” If someone wil...
A historic pandemic like COVID-19 is leading the world into a new era
Haven Bishop, Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
There have been a lot of changes since COVID-19 shut down America. The National Basketball Association has canceled the league's season. Local bars across California are no longer serving the public, even grocery stores are closing earlier than usual. The spread of COVID-19 has created a life of minimalis...
NBA rushing back to get on the court may come with consequences
Dylan Lillie, Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
The National Basketball Association was the first of the mainstream sports leagues to suspend its season due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The season ended abruptly on the night of March 11 when it was announced that Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert had contracted the virus. He had mocked the virus earlier in...
Essential workers should not be chastised; they’re doing their best
Alex Muegge, Staff Writer
May 11, 2020
Customers and consumers that take extra measures to protect themselves against the coronavirus when they go out in public settings, should do so in a way that does not inconvenience the employees that are already implementing a company safeguard. If they truly feel employees at a certain business aren’t doin...
The CARES Act tries to ease Americans’ worries while COVID-19 exposes fractures in the United States economy. But here’s $1,200.
Clifton Bullock, Staff Writer
May 11, 2020
The detrimental residual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many to reckon with reality: people are hurting. Not since maybe the Great Recession has the global economy been in such disarray. And because of this, the United States government has apparently gone out of their way to try and sav...
We love live sports, but they’re not essential
Brandon Zamora, Sports Editor
May 5, 2020
Earlier this year, the lives of everyone in the world changed with the spread of the coronavirus and every country going under quarantine, keeping nearly everyone at home. Since then, nearly all sports and live events have been put on hold. However, the state of Florida just declared all sports as essent...
With churches becoming the center of coronavirus cases, church communities must move online
Ariel Caspar, Editor-in-Chief
May 5, 2020
The California shelter-in-place order has made our lives drastically different. Non-essential businesses and facilities have been ordered to shut down in order to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed nearly 2,000 Californians, according to Worldometer, an international statistics ...
Large fast food chains are endangering the public by staying open
Josh Ghiorso, Arts & Culture Editor
May 5, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 has caused many small businesses to shut down and larger chains to close, however there are still essential places that need employees. Essential workers are those like nurses and doctors, but also grocery store employees, fast food places and a few others. But are all of...
Why hoarding during the COVID-19 pandemic is unnecessary and selfish
Marquala Brown, Social Media Manager
May 5, 2020
During the second week of March when schools and businesses began to close down due to the health risk of exposure to COVID-19, and government officials started discussing the possibility of enforcing social distancing, many people rushed to stores like Costco, Safeway, and Raleys to stock up on items...
As coronavirus continues to spread, conspiracy theorists have a field day
Ariel Caspar, Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most unexpected things to come out of 2020. Months ago, we heard about a new virus that was breaking out in a small Chinese village, but we never thought it would affect our lives in Sacramento. Many people still don’t believe it actually has. There is a...
U.S. response to COVID-19 flops while cases and deaths increase
Clifton Bullock, Staff Writer
April 16, 2020
Now is not the time to sugarcoat the American response with a grandiose façade of patriotism. If we are honest with ourselves, we would own our truth and admit that the American response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to be polite, has been hokum. From the executive office to the citizens, from the econo...
The transition to online classes may put some students at a disadvantage
Brandon Zamora, Sports Editor
April 9, 2020
With American River College closing its campus due to the coronavirus, all classes at ARC have been moved online. While this may not be an issue to some students, it’s an issue to others, especially for students who don’t know the first thing about taking a class online. There is a reason students have the choice t...
ARC fashion department designs masks to help the community combat COVID-19.
May 18, 2020
COVID-19 pushes DMV to extend license expiration dates
May 18, 2020
CCC Chancellor’s Office files lawsuit against Department of Education
May 18, 2020
Beaver Food Pantry continues its work remotely
May 18, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to reopen the state
May 18, 2020
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