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Creating “Mini Big Bangs” gives physicists insight into the birth of the universe

Creating “Mini Big Bangs” gives physicists insight into the birth of the universe

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham April 20, 2015

Brooke Hagg, a physics professor at American River College and UC Davis, gave a lecture on April 8 on her research studying the effects of reproducing ion collisions. “Grab a cookie and grab a clicker,...

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.    

Veterans Advocacy Day is here at ARC

Matthew Wilke and Mychael Jones April 17, 2015

During the Veterans Advocacy Day events at American River College on Friday, there were games and competitions for students and faculty to attend. Here we have two students racing through the obstacle...

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...

Former ARC student presents new research in astrophysics

Former ARC student presents new research in astrophysics

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham April 8, 2015

A former American River College student presented her research, which involved analyzing distant galaxies through supercomputers, at an on-campus lecture last month. UC Santa Cruz student Vivian Tang...

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...

Students who attended the College hour last Thursday were shown a screening of Girl Rising a movie that chronicled the hardships of nine.

College Hour screens powerful documentary about girls around the world

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham March 23, 2015

Thursday’s college hour was transformed from a lecture hour to a video screening, and it was an emotional ride for some in attendance. “I can’t believe she can’t even show her face, or read,”...

A pup lies resting in sea grass at the Elkhorn Slough while its mother forages for food.

Monterey Bay volunteers discuss the research they’ve gathered

Jose Garcia and Jose Garcia March 23, 2015

Sea otters were the topic of discussion at a college hour held Friday, which invited researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium to speak with students about the importance of the species as a whole and...

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