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Veterans gather for the Valor Games

Veterans gather for the Valor Games

Brandon Nelson and Brandon Nelson April 20, 2015

On Friday, American River College hosted its first Valor Games. A day of fun and food meant to facilitate advocacy for the veterans on campus, the theme was "are you tougher than a veteran?" The day’s...

Valor Games photo gallery

Valor Games photo gallery

Brandon Nelson April 17, 2015

On April 17, the American River College Veterans Club hosted the Valor Games. The Valor Games is an event that is intended to spur advocacy for veterans on campus.    

Conrad Tracy, husband of Holocaust survivor Renee Heck, shows the audience the approximate location of where Heck and her mother escaped to in France when they left their home in Germany. Tracy shared the story of his wife, who had passed last spring, during an event that remembered survivors of the Holocaust.

Husband of Holocaust survivor recounts his wife’s story at college hour

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury April 17, 2015

In honor of Yom Ha’Shoah, or Holocaust remembrance day, the husband of Holocaust survivor Renee Heck came and retold his wife’s story to students at American River College in Raef Hall room 160. Heck...

How to get a state job lecture given over spring break

‘How to get a state job’ lecture given over spring break

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham April 14, 2015

After American River College turned prospective workers away from a job fair because there was standing room only, Sacramento County coordinator Betty Conley organized another presentation of “How to...

Child Development Center sells goodies to raise funds

Child Development Center sells goodies to raise funds

Jose Garcia and Jose Garcia April 13, 2015

The Child Development Center held its annual bake sale Wednesday in an effort to raise funds for the children in its program. The money that was raised will be used to buy the children more food for...

Melissa Fish, right, and students attending the event discuss future job opportunities and how LinkedIn could play a strategic part in job hunting.

Students are urged to “LinkIn” at college hour

Lena DoBynes and Lena DoBynes April 7, 2015

An event discussing the value of social networking in order to achieve career success was held on March 25 by the Career Center in community room 167, covering topics such as using the social network LinkedIn...

Amtgard Club activities halted

Amtgard Club activities halted

Brandon Nelson and Brandon Nelson March 30, 2015

The Amtgard Club has been dealt a devastating blow that has crippled them. Members of the club are now searching for a replacement advisor, asking various professors on campus if they would be interested...

Nicole Gruggs an Intrum Administrative assistant examines a plant during a plant sale hosted by the horticulture department.

ARC plant sales grow horticulture department funds

Brandon Nelson and Brandon Nelson March 25, 2015

On Wednesday the Horticulture department hosted a plant sale to generate extra income. The sale was located in the back of the school in the Horticulture department next to the automotive department. Students...

A table at the Diversity Day displayed examples and literature that are taught to our preschoolers concerning diversity.

Diversity Day commemorates cultural differences

Mychael Jones and Mychael Jones March 19, 2015

Diversity Day on Friday became a platform for students to hear speakers tell informal stories about perseverance and respecting a job title without stereotyping. The event also allowed audience members...

Lecture explains the physics behind the stars

Lecture explains the physics behind the stars

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham March 19, 2015

Physics professor Victor Zarate gave a lecture about the physics of stars to a room full of math and science majors on March 11. Every seat was taken up during the hour long lecture, when Zarate utilized...

Native American women face complex duality of being survivors and culture bearers

Native American women face complex duality of being survivors and culture bearers

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham March 19, 2015

The second week of college hour sessions covering women’s history featured a discussion on the mistreatment of Native American women, including topics such as domestic abuse and sexism. Sacramento...

Suzette Brand(left), proctor in the DSP&S department looks on as Irina Li,(middle) Peer couch and also an ARC student volunteer, helping a student with her studies.

Peer coaching assists disabled students

Mary-Ann Myers and Mary Ann Myers March 17, 2015

A new program in the Disabled Student Programs and Services Department, or DSPS, is looking for students to volunteer to assist handicapped students with their school work. The Peer Coaching Development...

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