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Students inspired by Nobel laureate’s presentation

Students inspired by Nobel laureate’s presentation

Meredith Durham and Miranda Bolar March 20, 2015

Story by Miranda Bolar  and Meredith Durham   Carol Greider, a 2009 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine spoke at four different events on campus to discuss her discoveries and ongoing...

Lecture explains the physics behind the stars

Lecture explains the physics behind the stars

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham March 19, 2015

Physics professor Victor Zarate gave a lecture about the physics of stars to a room full of math and science majors on March 11. Every seat was taken up during the hour long lecture, when Zarate utilized...

Native American women face complex duality of being survivors and culture bearers

Native American women face complex duality of being survivors and culture bearers

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham March 19, 2015

The second week of college hour sessions covering women’s history featured a discussion on the mistreatment of Native American women, including topics such as domestic abuse and sexism. Sacramento...

Professor Hughes conducts the Concert Choir, which are considered to
be among the finest community college choirs in Northern California.

Choral Choirs performed at the Spring Invitational Concert here at American River College

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham March 17, 2015

The chamber singers and concert choir of American River College held their first concert of the season, the Spring Choral Invitational, Wednesday, which also invited Folsom High School’s chamber singers...

Womens History Month Celebrated through storytelling

Women’s History Month Celebrated through storytelling

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham March 10, 2015

March is Women’s History Month and American River will be hosting college hour lectures all month long that will focus on women’s history, such as the lecture that took place Thursday, March 5, which...

Students gather from around the state at March in March protest

Students gather from around the state at March in March protest

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham March 4, 2015

The smell of marijuana and the sounds of sirens and drum beats were heavy in the air as about one hundred protesters assembled at the capitol for the annual March in March rally Monday. Coordinated...

Los Rios students can spend next fall in Spain

Los Rios students can spend next fall in Spain

Meredith Durham and Meredith Durham February 19, 2015

The Northern California Study Abroad Consortium, or NCSAC, has announced that the study abroad program for the next fall semester will be held in Barcelona, Spain. Students who sign up for the program...

Campus Pulse: How do you feel about Obamas plan to make community college free?

Campus Pulse: How do you feel about Obama’s plan to make community college free?

Barbara Harvey and Meredith Durham January 26, 2015

                                                                                       

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