The American River Current

Professors react to RateMyProfessors.com scores

Jessica Vang, Barbara Harvey, and Joseph Daniels • September 5, 2014

By Barbara Harvey, Joseph Daniels and Jessica Vang Professor: Brian Bates Department: Humanities Scores on RateMyProfessors.com: Overall: 4.0/5 Helpfulness: 4.1/5 Clarity: 3.9/5 Easiness:...

Los Rios Latino students honored

Kevin Sheridan and Kevin Sheridan • May 18, 2014

5/18/14: An earlier version of this story was removed for factual errors. The Los Rios Community College District acknowledged 81 Latino students from the Los Rios Community College District, including...

Big Day of Giving helps Los Rios Foundation

Kevin Sheridan and Kevin Sheridan • May 14, 2014

More than 150 communities across the country gathered online for a 24-hour fundraising event, from midnight to 11:59 May 6. One of the many organizations taking part in the Big Day of Giving was the Los...

Career Fair Brings employment opportunities to ARC

Natasha Honeywood and Natasha Honeywood • May 9, 2014

Natomas Unified School District, Caltrans, Sears, U.S. Navy and ChildCare Careers were just a few of many employers in attendance at the American River College Career Fair, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 1. Balloons...

ARC student uses dance to cope with PTSD and homelessness

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves • May 6, 2014

When asked how she is doing, Spiritdancer Donaldson said, “It’s getting warmer,” with a bit of a forced laugh. The weather is important to Donaldson, not because she’s looking to get her “bikini...

Cultural melting pot at Multicultural Day

Jonathan Ellyson and Jonathan Ellyson • May 5, 2014

The smells of freshly made pancakes, pirozhki and tamales. The sounds of world music and imagery of Eastern European architecture displayed on tables surrounded by members from multiple American River...

ESL student bears burdens of homelands

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves • April 30, 2014

The only person of color in the room. The oldest student in your general education class. The only stay-at-home dad at the preschool roundup. Most of us have had some sort of immersion experience, where...

Take This Class: Speech 311: Argumentation and Debate

Kevin Sheridan and Kevin Sheridan • April 30, 2014

Whether you’re going into politics or you just enjoy a good debate from time to time, the ability to make a good argument for your side can be a valuable skill to have. Students who want to learn how...

Environmental groups come to ARC campus for Earth Day celebration

Kevin Sheridan and Kevin Sheridan • April 25, 2014

American River College hosted an all-day Earth Day celebration in the area adjacent to the library Wednesday, featuring displays and educational booths about environmentally friendly energy programs and...

Rape Aggression Defense program comes to ARC

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey • April 24, 2014

American River College counselor Joe Sjolund opened his first Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) class, a nine-hour, two-day self-defense course, by briefing students on the sexual assaults that occurred...

Beaver Week turns breezeway into bazaar

Kevin Sheridan and Kevin Sheridan • April 21, 2014

Beaver Week was recently held at American River College, turning the campus breezeways into bazaars as merchants manned their booths and peddled their goods to students on their way to class. “(Beaver...

Career Center uses Jung personality test to guide students in job placement

Kevin Sheridan and Kevin Sheridan • April 21, 2014

The American River College Career Center hosted a Jung personality assessment during a College Hour on April 8. The free typology test is based on Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers’s typological approach...