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In spite of the fact that it is now possible for people to buy marijuana from a clinic, there are still some who rather get their product from the black market. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Up in smokes: the last days of the ban on marijuana

Robert Hansen May 10, 2016

Army veteran Nick House began smoking marijuana in high school with friends, then quit when he joined the military at age 21. After returning from the army, he quickly acquired a cannabis card. Weed...

A member of the audience holds up a peace sign while waiting for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to begin his rally at Bonney Field in Sacramento, California on May 9, 2016. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Sanders rallies invoke an age past

Justina Sharp May 10, 2016

Thick anticipation swirled with an early summer heat last night at Bonney Field as 15,000 people waited for Bernie Sanders to take the stage at the first stop of his California tour. A crowd that had...

Faith Covenant Community Church’s pastor Kendall Young prays with members of the congregation while embracing one another. The church meets every Sunday at ARC in Raef Hall. (Photo by Timon Barkley)

Praying at American River College

Shiavon Chatman May 10, 2016

Small trickles of sweat appear on the preacher’s brow, intensity in his eyes and his voice becoming sharp as he preaches. As he speaks in a calm voice, the audience raises one hand to the ceiling and...

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during his rally at Bonney Field in Sacramento, California on May 9 2016. The rally drew a crowd of approximately 15,000. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Sacramento ‘feels the Bern’ at Sanders rally

Hannah Darden May 10, 2016

“Let the great state of California help me lead America into the political revolution,” said Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at his campaign stop in Sacramento Monday. Sanders spoke...

The Love Defenders (from left to right, Jasmine Scrivner, Josephine Leclerc, Eloise Turner, Brian Latour, and Sitsa Latour), a local high school band, perform prior to the Bernie Sanders rally at Bonney Field in Sacramento, California on May 9, 2016. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

High school band performs at Bernie Sanders Rally

Shiavon Chatman May 10, 2016

A previous version of this story falsely labeled Sitsa Latour as the band's drummer and Eloise Turner as lead guitarist. Sitsa Latour is the band's bass player and Eloise Turner is the band's drummer....

Opinion: Technology is driving us into danger

Opinion: Technology is driving us into danger

Matthew Nobert May 9, 2016

As the world gets farther into the 21st century, the technology available becomes more a part of our everyday lives. It is now being integrated into our vehicles, as if distracted driving weren’t already...

American River College students Omar Mahmi (left) and Tulaib Zafir (right) hold up a Muslims for Bernie sign at the Bernie Sanders in Sacramento. Zafir said, Bernie is our only hope.
(Photo by Jordan Schauberger)

An ARC student attended Bernie Sanders rally with ‘Muslims for Bernie’ group

Jordan Schauberger May 9, 2016

This election cycle, apparent Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made numerous headlines for his proposed ban on Muslims from the United States. “Muslims for Bernie,” a group made up...

In spite of the fact that it is now possible for people to buy marijuana from a clinic, there are still some who rather get their product from the black market. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Up in smoke: the last days of the ban on marijuana

Robert Hansen May 9, 2016

Army veteran Nick House began smoking marijuana in high school with friends, then quit when he joined the military at age 21. After returning from the army, he quickly acquired a cannabis card. Weed...

American River College centerfielder Stephanie Scott prepares to swing during a game against Diablo Valley College on April 23, 2016 at ARC. ARC won 7-6. (Photo by Mack Ervin III)

ARC softball ends season after playoff loss to San Jose

Mack Ervin III May 9, 2016

American River College’s softball team ended its season after two losses to San Jose City College over the weekend, finishing with a 24-18 record. The Beavers entered the tournament as the No. 11...

One of the many signs brought to the Sacramento Bernie Sanders rally hangs along a fence in front of the line forming at Bonney Field in Cal Expo. The line started forming around 8 a.m. and the doors open at 5 p.m. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Supporters line up early for Sanders’s rally

Jordan Schauberger May 9, 2016

A previous version of the photo caption incorrectly labeled Bonney Field as Bonnie Field. The caption has been updated to reflect the correct spelling. By Jordan Schauberger and Robert Hansen A “not...

Kodi Nelson works on his 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX on Feb. 23 2016. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Fast cars and gearheads

Matthew Nobert May 9, 2016

For most people, cars are just another machine that brings them from point A to point B, and on the way there it tries to take every dollar out of their wallet. However, there is so much more behind these...

The Beavers, ARCs student newspaper in the 80s, confirms in a story written by Jack Keaton that the White Student Union club, which was ran by Gregory Withrow had eliminated from ARC campus on Jan. 6, 1981. Withrows name was on letters left in cars in a neighborhood in downtown Sacramento on May 3, 2016 that called for people to “execute all Muslims and Latinos.” (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

A former ARC student has been linked to letters that read ‘execute all Muslims and Latinos’

Itzin Alpizar May 9, 2016

Those parked in downtown Sacramento Tuesday morning found leaflets on the windshields of their cars that featured hateful speech against Muslims and Latinos. The letters were signed in the name of Gregory...

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