The American River Current

Dance instructor kicks off Pacific Island Heritage month with a history of the hula

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham • May 12, 2015

Clad in traditional Hawaiian dress, American River College dance professor Tyra Simoni gave a lecture on the art of Polynesian dance. The hula, the “language of the heart,” was the theme of the...

Speech students go beyond their assignment and make suicide prevention video

Kameron Schmid and Kameron Schmid • May 7, 2015

For five students in professor David Austin’s Speech 331 class, attending a suicide awareness walk at Sacramento State University just wasn’t going to be enough in their project to help the cause of...

Farm Animal Rights Movement fostered feedback through a graphic video

Mychael Jones and Mychael Jones • May 7, 2015

An animal rights group on campus received positive responses from a video that highlighted animal abuse on farms by challenging students into adopting a vegan lifestyle Tuesday. The Farm Animal Rights...

ARC Professor reads from his new book, “The Animals”

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham • May 5, 2015

College hour was packed with students waiting to hear author and English Professor Christian Kiefer read from his newest novel, “The Animals” Tuesday. Kiefer followed the reading with a question and...

Career Fair brings employers to American River College

Alex Panasenko and Alex Panasenko • May 4, 2015

The FBI was among many organizations recruiting at a Career Fair held at American River College last Thursday. Alexandra Vaniw, a psychology major, stopped by the FBI table. “I always wanted to...

Granddaughter and grandmother graduate together

Kameron Schmid and Kameron Schmid • May 4, 2015

When Pat Brown and Kayla Childers walk together at graduation at the end of this semester, it will mark the ending of a three-year period where the two, grandmother and granddaughter, spent every day at...

English professors recite their poetry at their annual Word Soup reading

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham • April 30, 2015

American River College’s annual Word Soup faculty poetry reading took place at Tuesday’s college hour as National Poetry Month concludes this April. English professors Traci Gourdine and Cathy Arellano...

Success of horticulture department’s plant sale continues

Jose Garcia and Jose Garcia • April 30, 2015

The horticulture department’s plant sale Wednesday drew not only American River College students but interested customers from the surrounding community. Products for sale included bedding plants,...

ARC student fashion blogger wrote for The New York Times and The Huffington Post

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini • April 28, 2015

At 17-years-old, she has already appeared on the “Today” show, been published in The New York Times, been featured in Teen Vogue and is a writer for The Huffington Post. This year, Justina Sharp...

Arbor Day comes to American River College with tree planting ceremony

Brandon Nelson and Brandon Nelson • April 27, 2015

No students attended the first ever Arbor Day celebration on the American River College campus Friday. The first of two ginkgo tree saplings was planted in the quad near the construction of the student...

The Terrible War’s sesquicentennial honored at ARC’s college hour

Nicholas Corey and Nicholas Corey • April 24, 2015

Slavery, death and battles taking place on American soil are just a few of the horrors Americans faced during the Civil War. American River College history professors Sarah Lee and Richard Pagett hosted...

Professors catalog biological diversity across campus

Mychael Jones and Mychael Jones • April 23, 2015

Biology professors Rick Topinka and Kathy Bradshaw joined with natural resource department colleague Jennifer Neal to discuss the biological diversity on campus and introduce students to a new phone application...