District advertising campaign encourages students to sign up for classes
The Los Rios Community College District has been engaging in an advertising campaign to encourage students to sign up for spring classes. Posters saying “Save…
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ARC, community bands join for holiday concert
Two American River College bands joined together with the Capitol City Community Band (CCCB) at the Holiday Solstice concert in ARC’s main theater late Monday….
Five students tested positive for tuberculosis exposure
Five American River College students have tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis, following the announcement last month that a student was in isolation after having…
Health Center conducts tuberculosis tests
By Matthew Peirson and John Ferrannini In an original version of this story, the word tuberculosis was misspelled in the last sentence. An unidentified American…
Muslim student responds to anti-Islamic activists
By Mychael Jones and John Ferrannini An American River College student held a silent protest outside the Student Center on Nov. 24 in response to…
Los Rios to consider new companies for ALERT system
The Los Rios Community College District is considering a different system to alert people of campus emergencies, according to district spokesperson Mitchel Benson. This comes…
ARC professor pleads guilty to defrauding American Indian tribe
By John Ferrannini and Barbara Harvey An American River College professor has been placed on leave after he pled guilty to his role in defrauding…
Pigeon poop finds home in ARC library
The American River College library is battling a wicked, winged foe this semester — pigeons who have made a home in the atrium, flying in…
Students debate with anti-Muslim activists on campus
Anti-Muslim activists sparred with students Tuesday after they erected a booth and sign that said “Why Islam Kills” outside of the American River College Student…
Sacramento State student in Paris: ‘City is not the same’
Update, Nov. 18 at 10:53 a.m.: The district has clarified that while there are Los Rios students studying in Europe this semester, none of them…
Smoking to still be allowed in cars, on sidewalk
Implementing American River College President Thomas Greene’s decision to ban tobacco on campus beginning Jan. 1 is up to a committee of administration, faculty, staff…
Faces of war
The original version of this story spelled Hamed Hafezy’s first name with an i in stead of with an e. Within the next few years, those beginning in…