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Opinion: White spaces are everywhere - including ARC

Opinion: “White spaces” are everywhere – including ARC

Shiavon Chatman September 26, 2016

  Imagine being alone in a place where there was no one who looked like you or understood your experiences. Imagine having a conversation with someone who assumed the actions and behaviors...

American River College students Stu Stower (left) and Tristen McNay (right) perform in their local alternative band, Lucid, at The Boardwalk in Orangevale on September 23, 2016. (Photo by Luis Gael Jimenez)

Lucid makes dreams come true

Cheyenne Drury September 26, 2016

Technical difficulties, a year hiatus from playing live and preparing to send off their bassist are just a few of the difficulties local alternative band Lucid faced the day before their show at the Boardwalk...

American River College players line up at a football game earlier in the fall.  (Photo by Laodecia Broadway)

Opinion: Community college teams – and fans – play to win

Mike Yun September 26, 2016

In an episode of “Community”, a high school football star struggles with playing for his community college team because of the stigma surrounding it. The program was depicted as a underfunded and...

Comedian Jack Gallagher speaks about autism by sharing his experience as a father with a son who has autism to a group of educators in Community Rooms 1-4 at American River College on September 23, 2016. Gallaghers son Liam, who has autism, is 21 and attends Sacramento City College (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Comedian recounts raising a son with autism

Robert Hansen September 26, 2016

Comedian Jack Gallagher gave an emotional speech, laced with humor, about his experience as a parent with a son who has autism to a group of educators and counselors at American River College (ARC) on...

A group of ARC cross country runners waiting outside of their travel bus for their race at the racecourse, Lou Vasquez, in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on Sept. 22. (Photo by Cheyenne Drury)

Men’s cross country team places first at Lou Vasquez, Women’s place seventh

Cheyenne Drury September 25, 2016

The American River College men's and women's cross country teams raced on Friday at the Lou Vasquez cross country course in Golden Gate park in San Francisco. The men's team took first place and the women's...

The Crest Theater will be hosting the A Place Called Sacramento film festival on Oct. 7 (Luis Gael Jimenez 2016)

Film festival coming to “A Place Called Sacramento”

Luis Gael September 22, 2016

The 17th annual “A Place Called Sacramento” film festival will be taking place on Oct. 8 at the Crest Theater in Downtown Sacramento. It starts at 7 p.m. The festival serves as a showcase of Sacramento’s...

Two economics books that require access codes available in the ARC bookstore. Access codes are becoming a new strategy for publishers to raise revenue. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Access codes becoming new textbook monopoly

Robert Hansen September 22, 2016

The costs of access codes for college courses are quickly becoming the new, dangerous face of the textbook monopoly according to a report released by the Student Public Interest Research Groups (Student...

Director Nancy Silva giving instructions to some of the extras in “Cabaret at a rehearsal on Sept. 21, 2016. (Photo by Lidiya Grib)

‘Cabaret’ coming to ARC

Lidiya Grib September 22, 2016

The American River College theater department will be directing “Cabaret” for the first time in nearly 30 years, starting Oct. 7. “It is a piece that is really offensive,” said play director...

Jeantte Powless, the womens cross country coach, prepares the itinerary for their cross country meet, Lou Vasquez, at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco at 3:30 p.m. (Photo by Cheyenne Drury)

Cross country competes today at Lou Vasquez

Cheyenne Drury September 22, 2016

Cross country coaches Rick Anderson and Jeanette Powless discussed their teams’ strengths and weaknesses and shared their hopes and expectations for the races today at the Lou Vasquez cross country meet...

Carlos Reyes, Dean of behavioral & social science, discusses trends of millennial and generation y students at a College Hour in Raef Hall 160 on Sept, 20, 2016. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Defining Generation Z

Claire Bathory September 22, 2016

For the incoming class of 2020, the Clinton and Bush families have always campaigned for something major. Vladimir Putin will always be, in power overseas, eBay will always be an online swap-meet, and...

A student passes by a bank if vending machines on ARCs campus on September 12, 2016. (Photo by Jared Smith)

Opinion: Vending machines – the convenience you shouldn’t use

Jared Smith September 22, 2016

American River College offers a variety of foods on campus, but not enough of these foods are as healthy or wholesome as students need. From the cafeteria to the vending machines, our campus has a junk...

Hartnell College midfielder Patricio Nolasco lies on the field while other players talk with the referee during a soccer game against American River College on Sept. 20. ARC lost 4-0. (Photo by John Ennis)

Men’s Soccer falls 4-0 to Hartnell

James Saling September 22, 2016

The American River College’s soccer team held a home game on the old field and took a loss causing their home record to drop to 2-2 after a defeat to Hartnell College on Tuesday. Coach Paul Hansen...

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