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Indigenous hip hop artist Frank Waln performs in the quad at ARC. Waln sang alongside flute player Sam Sampson and choreographer Micco Sampson. (Photo by Cheyenne Drury)

Indigenous artists perform at ARC to spread cultural awareness

Cheyenne Drury • November 22, 2016

He grew up in one of the most poverty stricken areas in the United States, in the rural plains of South Dakota on the Rosebud Reservation. He is a Lakota man whose mission is to encourage and inspire all...

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...

Life coach Barbie Paget lead her audience in a breathing exercise during her stress management workshop on April 27. (File photo)

Life coach to host series on stress, nutrition at ARC

Justina Sharp • November 14, 2016

Certified life coach and nutrition specialist Barbie Paget will be returning to American River College to host a series of workshops centering around stress management, nutrition and handling change on...

ARC students, left to right, Kinu Manabe, Jason Parsley, Whitney Butler and Jeremy Clodfelter, speak about what it is like being multi racial at the college hour on Thursday. (Photo by Cheyenne Drury)

Mixed race students open up about their experiences

Shiavon Chatman • November 7, 2016

A group of panelists, all of mixed races, opened up about their experiences of being interracial in Sacramento at ARC on Thursday. Every semester, the faculty members that orchestrate the weekly college...

Guest speaker Julie Greene presents for the Solar Cookers International organization, informing students about solar cookers in Davies Hall 107 on Nov. 3. (Photo by Lidiya Grib)

Solar Cookers International informs Model UN club about solar cookers

Jared Smith • November 4, 2016

The Model United Nations Club welcomed a guest speaker from Solar Cookers International (SCI) to a crowd of MUN club members on Thursday in Davies Hall 107. Speaker Julie Greene was there to explain...

Victor Peterson visits ARC to show examples of “real power” by raising emotional frequency to a higher level. He asks students on campus if they want to “see a miracle today” and shows them a sample. (photo by Lidiya Grib)

Inner power coach comes to ARC

Lidiya Grib • November 3, 2016

Victor Peterson uses ‘miracles’ to show ARC students how to use their “inner power” in their spiritual lives to  create positive outcomes.   Peterson is a spiritual counselor spreading his...

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...

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