Los Rios and Sierra College break the news that fall semester will be fully online
Ariel Caspar, Alex Muegge, and Emily Mello
May 14, 2020
In wake of the coronavirus-induced campus shutdown in March, the Los Rios Community College District has asked students to prepare to go online for the fall semester. On May 12, Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brian King sent out an email on behalf of all Los Rios Community College pre...
Sacramento ranked No. 1 in lowest coronavirus infection rate
Heather Amberson, Staff Writer
May 11, 2020
In a recent study done by the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento ranked No. one in lowest coronavirus infection rates among the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country. According to Brenda Bongiorno, communication and media officer for the department of health services, the article used data from mult...
Can students afford the transition to online classes?
Bram Martinez, Arts and Culture Editor
May 11, 2020
American River College shut its doors on March 16, and in the weeks since the switch to online, curriculum has been strenuous for both the teachers and students. The transition hasn’t been smooth because of restrictive store curfews, limited supplies, and an increase in unemployment. This transitio...
With churches becoming the center of coronavirus cases, church communities must move online
Ariel Caspar, Editor-in-Chief
May 5, 2020
The California shelter-in-place order has made our lives drastically different. Non-essential businesses and facilities have been ordered to shut down in order to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed nearly 2,000 Californians, according to Worldometer, an international statistics ...
Large fast food chains are endangering the public by staying open
Josh Ghiorso, Arts & Culture Editor
May 5, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 has caused many small businesses to shut down and larger chains to close, however there are still essential places that need employees. Essential workers are those like nurses and doctors, but also grocery store employees, fast food places and a few others. But are all of...
As coronavirus continues to spread, conspiracy theorists have a field day
Ariel Caspar, Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most unexpected things to come out of 2020. Months ago, we heard about a new virus that was breaking out in a small Chinese village, but we never thought it would affect our lives in Sacramento. Many people still don’t believe it actually has. There is a...
IRS sends out more than 80 million stimulus checks to ‘eligible’ citizens
Heather Amberson, Staff Writer
April 29, 2020
With uncertain times and millions out of work due to COVID-19, the government has approved a one time $1,200 stimulus check to all eligible Americans. According to the Internal Revenue Service website, anyone who has a “social security number that is valid for employment and is a U.S. citizen,”...
ARC still plans to host graduation even though ceremony was canceled
Bram Martinez, Arts & Culture Editor
April 29, 2020
Events have been canceled all over the country, with rules for no large gatherings of people. This can include concerts and festivals, as well as graduation ceremonies for American River College for spring 2020. ARC President Thomas Greene says he understands why these ceremonies matter, especia...
ARC Child Development Center is closed, but other options are available
Alex Muegge, Staff Writer
April 27, 2020
While some community child care centers have stayed open, American River College’s Child Development Center closed March 13, when all other campus operations were suspended, to prioritize alleviating the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Cheryl Watt, interim Child Development Center supervisor at ARC,...
Los Rios sets up COVID-19 relief fund for students in need
Heather Amberson, Staff Writer
April 22, 2020
In response to all Los Rios Community College District campuses being shut down due to the coronavirus, Los Rios launched a COVID-19 relief fund to help out students impacted by the shutdown. According to the relief fund website, through this fund, Los Rios will provide refurbished computers for stu...
Quaran-reads: 10 book suggestions for the readers out there
Ariel Caspar, Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2020
We are only a couple weeks into shelter-in-place, and I’m sure at this point many of you are over self-quarantining. With all the time off, it can be hard to find things to keep you busy and pass the time. For all the readers out there, this is a great chance to catch up on all that reading. You kno...
Video games to play while under quarantine
April 1, 2020
Some people still want social time, but COVID-19 is still a thing, so maybe isolation is a better route. Now that everyone is in quarantine, there are a limited amount of activities that can be done. Most people can waste their time watching TV or catch up on the book that people lie to themselves a...
ARC fashion department designs masks to help the community combat COVID-19.
May 18, 2020
COVID-19 pushes DMV to extend license expiration dates
May 18, 2020
CCC Chancellor’s Office files lawsuit against Department of Education
May 18, 2020
Beaver Food Pantry continues its work remotely
May 18, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to reopen the state
May 18, 2020
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