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Students check out the different booths set up American River College’s “Welcome Day,” celebration on Sept. 7. (Photo by Hannah Yates)

CAEB prepares for Spring Welcome Day

Hannah Yates February 7, 2018

The Club and Events Board will host the spring Welcome Day on Thursday. The event will showcase opportunities both on campus and in the community, and will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. outside of...

Fashion show model casting held on March 24 in the Arts and Science building. The model, Alexis Wilson is posing in the forefront. 
(Photo credit Sara Durrant)

Fashion production presenting diverse fashion show

Lidiya Grib April 20, 2017

The fashion program at American River College will present a diversity themed fashion show “Fluent” on May 5.   There was a model casting on March 24 where models, both men and women, were selected...

Reiko Nagumo (left) speaks about her experience living in Japanese internment camps during WWII with Lester Ouchida (right) to ARC students in Reaf 160 on Nov. 22, 2016. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

The internment of Japanese Americans retold by survivors

Robert Hansen November 23, 2016

Lester Ouchida and Reiko Nagumo were young children when they and their families were forced from their homes and relocated to remote locations of Arizona and Wyoming because America was at war with Japan. These...

Clubs and Events Board president Justin Nicholson (left) works at the canned food drive with vice president Mary Stedman (right). They were handing out popcorn and coolectiong canned food items for hungrt students. (Photo by Mychael Jones)

CAEB holds canned food drive at Club Day

Jared Smith November 21, 2016

Club Day was held in front of the ARC book store in the quad on Nov. 17. The event was brought together by the ARC Clubs and Events Board (CAEB) who was also hosting a canned food drive during the event. The...

Aurora Guerrero speaking on the stastics of women in the film industry during her speech on Nov. 16, 2016

Chicano filmmaker presents movie about police brutality

Cierra Quintana November 15, 2016

UNITE hosted Aurora Guerro, a strong activist in the film industry, on Thursday in Raef Hall 160.  She began by addressing her concerns about the elelction. “We need to stay together and unite during...

American River College student Momna Shabazz speaks during a panel titled “Hello, I am a Muslim” hosted by the Muslim Student Association on Nov. 9, 2016 at ARC. Shabazz talked about her experiences growing us as a Muslim and how she was treated in school. (Photo by Mack Ervin III)

Muslim Student Association celebrates Islam

Shiavon Chatman and Jared Smith November 15, 2016

The Muslim Student Association (MSA) collaborated with UNITE to host an event titled “Hello I am Muslim,” on Wednesday. The event was hosted in the Student Center Community rooms one and two. The...

Sri Lankan novelist Nayomi Munaweera reads a passage from her book “What Lies Between Us” during a College Hour at ARC on Nov. 1, 2016. Munaweera talked about the influence she recieved for writing her two novels. (Photo by Mack Ervin III)

Sri Lankan author speaks at ARC

Shiavon Chatman November 2, 2016

Tuesday’s college hour commenced with Sri Lankan novelist Nayomi Munaweera reading from her second book, “What Lies Between Us.” “As a person of color I feel like it’s my responsibility to...

Authors Steve and Susie Swatt  talk about California politics during a College Hour speech on October 25, 2016 at ARC. The Swatts talked about historical propositions in relation to the 17 propositions on this year’s ballot. (Photo by Mack Ervin III)

Young voters can be heard, if they vote

Justina Sharp November 1, 2016

In a crowded classroom in Davies Hall, Steve and Susie Swatt, a former journalist and legislative aide, respectively, informed students about not just their place in the 2016 elections, but in California...

Tressa Tabares shows her sample ballot for the upcoming Nov. 8 election in Raef Hall on Oct. 27, 2016. (photo by: Cierra Quintana)

ARC ‘Gears Up’ for Nov. 8

Shiavon Chatman October 31, 2016

As this election season comes to a close, ARC hosted a college hour titled "Gear Up for the Presidential Election,” educating students on the statewide propositions and what exactly is on the ballot...

Dr. Wesley Frey, director of UC Davis McClellan Nuclear Research Center, speaks to ARC students on Oct. 26. Dr. Frey talked about the health effects of the radioactive plume released from the Fukushima Power Plant in March 2011. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Nuclear scientist: Nuclear disaster shouldn’t ruin your beach vacation

Robert Hansen October 27, 2016

Wesley Frey, director of the UC Davis McClellan Nuclear Research Center, discussed the human health effects of the radioactive plume released from the Fukushima power plant that exploded in 2011, to a...

Dr. Christopher Emdin speaking about Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), and Hip-Hop fusion in the community rooms, Thursday, Oct. 20. Many students showed up to listen to Dr. Emdin relate learning to Hip-Hop culture.

Author uses hip-hop to engage learning

Solange Echeverria October 25, 2016

UNITE hosted Dr. Chris Emdin, bestselling author and public speaker who uses the art of hip-hop to keep students, especially students of color, engaged in science on Thursday. The community room at...

American River College students support Life is Worth the Walk by making bracelets to support the wellness in the  Cafeteria on Oct. 20. (Photo by Cierra Quintana)

Life is Worth the Walk brings mental health awareness to ARC

Shiavon Chatman October 21, 2016

Life is Worth the Walk held an event at American River College on Thursday to support mental, physical and spiritual wellness. “We started to raise awareness for suicide prevention and bullying prevention,”...

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