The American River Current

Of Mice and Youth: Why college-age people can’t be picky

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby November 8, 2012

I eavesdropped on a conversation on campus in which a girl of maybe 19 or 20 said to her friend, “It’s impossible to find a job.” When her friend asked what sort of jobs she’d applied for she responded...

The How are we doing wall on Oct. 24, located on the south side of the first floor that was posted in the library but has since been taken down. (Photo by Daniel Romandia)

Reported misuse of study rooms lead to issues for students and faculty

Alisha Kirby and Sergio Portela November 8, 2012

At ARC library, some students speak about dissatisfaction in study rooms while others have no problem It’s two days before a big test and you and a group of friends are in the library searching for...

Pasquale’s is magnifico with classic Italian style

Pasquale’s is magnifico with classic Italian style

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby November 7, 2012

It’s like something ripped from Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp.” You walk in to dimmed lighting, with Frank Sinatra playing softly in the background, and sit at a red and white checkered table cloth...

Benjamin Gibbard’s ‘Former Lives’ is pleasant album that mixes genres

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby October 24, 2012

After nearly two decades of writing music it’s about time Benjamin Gibbard, frontman of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, stepped out to release a solo album. While I fully expected a solemn,...

The cast of Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street practicing a violent scene at a rehearsal on Sept. 21. (Photo by Bryce Fraser)

Attend the Tale: ‘Sweeney Todd’ ready to bring chills to ARC

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby October 10, 2012

Nineteenth century London: Millions of the city’s poor populate the overcrowded slums in back alleys while the privileged and wealthy sleep sound in their homes. Enter the barber Sweeney Todd, arriving...

From left to right, Milo Aukerman, Stephen Egerton, Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarex posing shortly after their first studio album Milo Goes to College in 1982. (Photo courtesy of Chapman Baehler)

Exclusive interview with Milo Aukerman of The Descendents

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby October 10, 2012

The Descendents helped shape the west coast punk scene in the 1980s. They’re hailed as pioneers in molding what is now considered pop-punk, skate punk and melodic hardcore by critics including Steven...

Aftershock festival rocks Sacramento with classic hits

Jessica Maynard and Alisha Kirby September 26, 2012

Music fans packed Discovery Park for the Aftershock Festival on Sept. 23, a concert that mixed big '90s nostalgia with sets of up-and-coming originality . It was a great experience and surreal to see so...

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