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American River College President Thomas Greene spoke to the press Friday regarding the arrest of Kristofer Clark, a former ARC student, on charges of making a threat to the ARC campus. Police have not confirmed what exactly the threat was. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

ARC president holds press conference after former student’s arrest

John Ferrannini October 9, 2015

American River College President Thomas Greene and Los Rios Police Capt. John McPeek held a press conference Friday afternoon after the arrest of Kristofer Clark, a former student, on charges of making...

Pope Francis sits in the back seat of a Fiat as he is driven away from Andrews Air Force Base on Sept. 22, shortly after arriving in the United States. The Pope visited Washington, New York and Philadelphia (Photo courtesy of the White House).

Opinion: Pope still misunderstood after U.S. trip

John Ferrannini October 5, 2015

Even after the wall-to-wall media coverage of the Pope’s visit to the United States, he is still very misunderstood. Pope Francis is often portrayed, in the press, as a Pope who wants to bring the...

Cameron Weaver speaks at the candidate forums during the student elections of the spring 2015 semester. Weaver, who was elected as Los Rios student trustee, recently cast doubt on the historical account of the Holocaust and said that being a conspiracy theorist is a title I wear proudly. (File photo)

ASB senator requests recall of trustee ‘skeptical’ about the Holocaust

John Ferrannini October 4, 2015

Sen. Tamara Dunning has filed an agenda item request asking that the Associated Student Body Student Senate consider a recall of embattled Los Rios Trustee Cameron Weaver, according to David Hylton, the...

Sen. Laurie Jones, left, speaks during the Brave Space Dialogue regarding campus violence in the community rooms Wednesday as Dean of Student Development Manuel Perez and ARC student Nilo Nabavian look on. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Dialogue in Student Center addresses campus violence

John Ferrannini October 1, 2015

Students joined together in the community rooms of the Student Center Wednesday to dialogue about violence on campuses. The Deconstructing Violence Brave Space dialogue, called in response to the Sept....

Students respond to Student Trustee Cameron Weavers,(Left), Holocaust skepticism made in an interview with The Current Sept. 16.  Students share varying levels of support, outrage and ambiguity for Weavers comments. (File Photo)

ASB members express support for Trustee ‘skeptical’ of the Holocaust

John Ferrannini, Barbara Harvey, and Jordan Schauberger September 30, 2015

By John Ferrannini, Jordan Schauberger and Barbara Harvey Members of the Associated Student Body student government have expressed support for embattled Los Rios Student Trustee Cameron Weaver after...

Students walk toward the entrance of the No. 1 Bus on the corner of College Oak Drive and Orange Grove Avenue on Aug. 31, 2015. Measure A, which renewed the universal transit pass, has passed after a vote by Los Rios students on eServices. (Photo by John Ferrannini)

Regional Transit agreement passes

John Ferrannini September 25, 2015

The measure extending the universal transit pass (UTP) agreement between Sacramento Regional Transit and the Los Rios district passed, according to Scott Crow, American River College’s public information...

American River College student Brian Wong, left, works on homework in the Student Center with his friend Israel Solomon, a UC Riverside alum who visited Wong on campus. Wong said that he only uses the WiFi in certain areas of the campus. (Photo by John Ferrannini)

ARC WiFi overhaul to begin next month

John Ferrannini September 23, 2015

The American River College WiFi network is undergoing a major overhaul this year. The project to increase the capacity of the school’s wireless connectivity will begin in Davies Hall and is expected...

The American River College 2015 Self-Evaluation Report, pictured here, was submitted by the college to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in July. A group from WASC will be visiting the campus from Oct. 5-8 to determine whether or not ARC meets the requirements for accreditation.  (Photo by John Ferrannini)

Accreditation to end with peer visit to ARC

John Ferrannini September 22, 2015

American River College is preparing for a visit from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) next month, which will determine whether units earned at the campus can be transferred to other...

Cameron Weaver protests at the annual March In March in downtown Sacramento last spring. Weaver was elected as Student Trustee last spring, a paid position on the Los Rios Community College Districts Board of Trustees. (File photo)

Board of Trustees: Holocaust comments ‘abhorrent’

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini September 19, 2015

The president of the Los Rios Board of Trustees denounced the comments of Student Trustee Cameron Weaver regarding the Holocaust Saturday, calling them “troubling, misguided and abhorrent.” Dustin...

Cameron Weaver speaks at the candidate forums during the student elections of the spring 2015 semester. Weaver, who was elected as Los Rios student trustee, recently cast doubt on the historical account of the Holocaust and said that being a conspiracy theorist is a title I wear proudly. (File photo)

Student trustee ‘skeptical’ about Holocaust

John Ferrannini and Barbara Harvey September 18, 2015

By Barbara Harvey and John Ferrannini Los Rios Student Trustee Cameron Weaver cast doubt on the historical accounts of the Holocaust and the Sept. 11 attacks and discussed his views on antidepressants...

A Sacramento City College students phone shows a time-stamped message from the districts emergency message system coming 40 minutes after the fatal shooting that occurred on campus began. Students, staff and faculty voiced concerns that the warning message was sent too late at the information session held at the college the day after the fatal shooting. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

SCC official: login trouble caused ALERT delay after shooting

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini September 17, 2015

The Sacramento City College public information officer’s inability to log in to the system that sends the Los Rios ALERT text message was responsible for a delay in sending out the message regarding...

ARC quarterback Jihad Vercher passes to wide receiver Tim Johnson during ARC’s 38-2 win over De Anza College on Sept. 12, 2015. Vercher threw three touchdowns during ARC’s home opener, all coming during the first half. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

ARC’s offense explodes for five touchdowns and 390 yards in victory over De Anza

John Ferrannini September 14, 2015

American River College’s offense found the end zone five times in its 38-2 victory over De Anza College in its home opener. The offense also racked up 390 total yards of offense, 189 of which came on...

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