Enrollment at CA community colleges down from 2019
Alexander Musa, Staff Writer
September 21, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led college campuses nationwide to go online for most of their fall semester course offerings. Many community colleges were expecting increases in enrollment numbers, but according to a report by Inside Higher Ed the opposite has been true, with some colleges reporting...
Science Success Center is unable to host their 20th anniversary due to pandemic restrictions
Mojané Tolvert, Staff Writer
September 21, 2020
This year marked the 20th anniversary of American River College’s Science Success Center. However, with the pandemic, and ARC’s transition to online learning and operations, the Science Success Center staff were unable to host their anniversary celebration in person. According to Lyudmila Moraru,...
Los Rios To Host Virtual Transfer Week For All Students
Athena Acevedo, Staff Writer
September 21, 2020
The Los Rios Community College District will hold a district-wide Virtual Transfer Week from Sept. 21-24 for students to learn and ask questions about transferring to over 50 participating colleges. These virtual events consist of four college pathways that include colleges in the California State...
District plans to monitor AQI levels as wildfires ravage the state
Dylan Lillie, Sports Editor
September 21, 2020
Since August, wildfires around California caused the air quality in Sacramento to increase to unsafe levels. On the morning of Sept. 8, Sacramento’s air quality index (AQI) reached 484, according to the Sacramento Bee. For context, any air quality levels that reach over 150 are considered to be...
LRCCD announces spring 2021 will be held online
Thomas Cathey, Managing Editor
September 21, 2020
In an email sent out to faculty and staff of the Los Rios Community College District on Wednesday, LRCCD Chancellor Brian King announced that classes will be held online during the 2021 spring semester. “There are few indications that public health dynamics will change dramatically in the next several...
Students protect themselves as Covid-19 continues to be a concern
Mojané Tolvert, Staff Writer
September 21, 2020
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many conflicts have arisen in this country, trying to contain it as much as possible. There are those who believe the virus is a “never-seen-before” sickness, while others are not that concerned about contracting it. Considering all that’s going...
ARC library provides access to free course materials
Alexander Musa, Staff Writer
September 17, 2020
The shift to online learning has not been without challenges for American River College students and faculty. Critical student resources, such as the ARC Library, are experiencing limited access due to the COVID-19 lockdown. This, in turn, limits access to course materials required for classes. In r...
American River College’s tutoring program makes virtual change
Brandon Zamora, Opinion Editor
September 16, 2020
By: Brandon Zamora [email protected] This semester, with most classes at American River College, offered only online, the school’s tutoring center staff has had to adapt to this situation to offer students helpful resources to succeed in their courses. Since only faculty, staff member...
ASB meetings will remain online through the fall semester
Brandon Zamora, Opinion Editor
September 14, 2020
With the campus at American River College closed off to nearly all staff and students this semester, the members of the Associated Student Body needed to change the way they handle their meetings that they would normally have on school grounds. While the group hasn't updated their page on ARC’s...
The pandemic isn’t getting any better and we only have ourselves to blame
Brandon Zamora, Opinion Editor
September 14, 2020
For the last six months, the United States has been under quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. Day after day, we see the number of cases and deaths go up here in America at an alarming rate. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website (CDC), a government website keeping...
Having trouble with Canvas? Don’t stress
Edith Nunez, Staff Writer
September 14, 2020
This semester many students are taking an online class for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Online classes are either synchronous, meaning class meets live through Zoom at a set time and day, or it is asynchronous, meaning the class doesn’t meet through Zoom and the instructor posts lectures...
HomeBase provides new path to guidance
September 14, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, American River College’s administration and faculty have decided to implement an innovative, interactive solution for students who are struggling with the shift to online learning. Among the numerous recent procedural changes, ARC has adopted informative, v...
Science Success Center is unable to host their 20th anniversary due to pandemic restrictions
September 21, 2020
District plans to monitor AQI levels as wildfires ravage the state
September 21, 2020
LRCCD announces spring 2021 will be held online
September 21, 2020
Students protect themselves as Covid-19 continues to be a concern
September 21, 2020
ARC library provides access to free course materials
September 17, 2020
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