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The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

A “Trans Rights are your rights” sign made by American River College students and used during the trans rights march on April 8 (Photo taken by Ly Clark)

ARC Trans Community Marches for the Rights of All Minority Students in Public Protest

Ly Clark, Staff Writer April 11, 2025

American River College students gathered in ARC’s UNITE Center on April 8 to share their support for ARC’s LGBTQ+ community, particularly in support of the trans students on campus.  The event...

Bethani Back, coach of the women’s swim team, with awards displayed in her office window by the pool deck on March 13, 2025.

How ARC’s Swim program transformed into the competitive force it is today

Ly Clark, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

In the spring of 1998, American River College’s swimming pool had only six shallow lanes and no athletes registered to swim in them. Bethani Black, hired that same spring, set to work improving not only...

Alumni gather in their lanes in preparation for the upcoming heat on Feb. 21 (Photo by Ly Clark)

ARC Hosts First-Ever Alumni Swim Meet

Ly Clark, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

The American River College swim program hosted its first-ever alumni meet Feb. 21. The current ARC swim team members faced off against those who came before them in a 14-event meet that was as light-hearted...

 Liz Geisser in the Unite Center with a smile for any who come by on Feb. 4, 2024. (Photo by Ly Clark)

Pride of the Pride Center

Ly Clark, Staff Writer February 24, 2025

Nestled in the corner of American River College’s Unite Center is the ever-open door of the campus’ Pride Center. Emblazoned with colorful flags and supportive phrases for the LGBT+ community, the...

 An "Everyone is Welcome here" sign displayed in the American River College Pride Center, a sentiment shared by Sara Smith-Silverman in the Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies course (Photo by Ly Clark)

LGTBQ+ Course Focuses on History and Insight Through an Academic Lens

Ly Clark, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

This spring, Sara Smith-Silverman, who uses she/they pronouns, found themself needing to take on an extra section in their class load and she knew just what to fill it with. Introduction to LGBTQ Studies...

"Presence" released to theaters Jan 24, (photo courtesy by Neon)

Review: “Presence,” A Tense, Slow Build of a Horror Film

Ly Clark, Staff writer February 13, 2025

An opening long take of a beautiful and empty dark house sets the mood for the movie “Presence,” just released to theaters by production studio Neon and director Steven Soderbergh (director of “Ocean’s...

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