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A 30-year-old man was fatally shot in his apartment on Little Oak Lane, off of Myrtle across the street from American River College on Tuesday night.

Update: Man fatally shot just blocks from ARC

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves April 2, 2014

A home invasion turned fatal in the 4900 block of Little Oak Lane in Sacramento County, just a five minute walk from the American River Campus, Tuesday night. Deputies were called to the area around...

Man fatally shot just blocks from ARC

Man fatally shot just blocks from ARC

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves April 2, 2014

A 30-year-old man was shot and killed during a suspected home invasion just blocks away from the American River College campus late last night, according to the Sacramento Sheriff Department’s media...

Another sexual assault has ARC students concerned

Another sexual assault has ARC students concerned

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves March 26, 2014

Correction: This story erroneously contained an image of a bulletin concerning a different recent rape case. The Current has no knowledge that the cases are related and regrets any insinuation the image...

Body types, workouts and diet

Body types, workouts and diet

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves March 26, 2014

When American River College track and field coach Jeannette Allred-Powless competed in the marathon event in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as a five-foot-ten endurance athlete, she didn’t have what you...

Opinion: Campus resources for sexual assault victims lacking

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves March 21, 2014

Where would you turn for help if you were sexually assaulted? Students can receive on-campus crisis counseling for sexual assault at the counseling office, the campus police hold sexual assault workshops...

Deadline for study abroad in Paris nears

Deadline for study abroad in Paris nears

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves March 21, 2014

Students who enjoy a good soccer match, the ballet or wine tasting may find these cultural events even more fascinating when coupled with knocking out 12 units of general education in Paris as part of...

Opinion: Persistence is a valuable educational goal

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves March 20, 2014

The image of a community college needs to be one of not just affordability, but one of exploration and advancement in educational culture as well. A look at several of the surrounding high schools in...

ARC Ukrainian community reacts to crisis

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves March 15, 2014

Ukraine will be a very different place if American River College student Alona Sazanova, a member of one of the largest ethnic groups on the ARC campus, is allowed to return in May to visit her family...

Opinion: No ifs, ands or butts; e-cigs have got to go

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves March 9, 2014

“Even if they're not ‘real’ cigarettes, the e-cigarettes still have a foul-smelling odor and do not belong indoors,” said biology major Karissa Merrill in an email to The Current. Vapor pens and...

Ukrainian students react to deadly protests in Ukraine

Brooke Purves and Melissa Hurtado February 27, 2014

American River College’s Ukrainian community is watching closely as the events in the Ukraine and keeping in contact with loved ones close to the protests. Students from states of the former Soviet...

Venezuelan violence and protests in vicious cycle

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves February 24, 2014

What started as simple demonstrations, demanding economic security in a country with a toppling economy, has turned into a series of deadly anti-government protests. In the past month of anti-government...

Changes to sexual assault, only “yes” means you may undress

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves February 20, 2014

A call for “victim-centered” sexual response protocol on all California college campuses, including community colleges, was bellowed from the office of California State Senator Kevin de Leon. Senate...

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