New chancellor of Los Rios district chosen
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
December 5, 2012
Dr. Brian King brings leadership skills to serve more than 80,000 students Dr. Brian King accepted the position of chancellor for the Los Rios Community College District and will begin his new job on Feb. 1, 2013. The position was left vacant after Dr. Brice Harris retired. Harris recently came out...
Interim Chancellor Jon Sharpe speaks on future of Los Rios district
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
November 5, 2012
Deputy Chancellor Jon Sharpe accepted the position of interim chancellor when Brice Harris retired in January 2012. Harris has since been named chancellor of the California Community College System. The Current recently sat with Sharpe to discuss his future and that of the Los Rios Community College...
Worth the Weight: ARC student recounts journey to lose more than 500 pounds
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
October 24, 2012
When death pounded on his door, Samuel Ayala stood on wobbly legs mapped with varicose veins, pressed his 870-pound morbidly obese body against the door and refused to open it. “I knew I didn’t have long,” Ayala said. “If I didn’t do something, I was not going to see my kids or grandkids.” According...
The importance of opinion
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
October 10, 2012
What’s your opinion? That question usually ends with an inquiry of your thoughts on a particular subject. Your answer says a lot about who you are and how you think. Blank stares and hair twisting followed by mumbling “I don’t know” are never good. In my opinion, everyone should have an opinion. When...
Arrest made in ARC bike thefts case
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
September 21, 2012
Suspect in custody as Los Rios PD works with outside agency in investigation, says LRPD Captain In July, campus police working with an outside agency arrested a suspect for the rash of bicycle thefts on the ARC main campus. “The suspect we are looking at in this case has been identified and was ...
BREAKING NEWS: Robbery on Campus
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
September 20, 2012
Los Rios Police Department report two men and a female robbed an ARC female student on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at approximately 8 p.m on the main campus science area. The suspects knocked the victim over, took her iPad and fled north through Parking Lot C towards the Sienna Vista apartment complex on Little...
WELCOME DAYS: Connection is the name of the game
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
September 7, 2012
Student Development officially welcomed new and returning American River College students with the annual Welcome Day events on Sept. 5 and 6 at the main campus. Various departments and groups set up displays on more than 60 tables in the Rose Marks Pavilion, Liberal Arts breezeways and Portable Village...
College for the over-40 set
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
April 18, 2012
Jerry Mitchell is representative of a large segment of people attending American River College, mature students. Mature can be defined in many ways, but for the this article we will use the age of 40 and above. Mitchell, 45, a radiology major, plans to obtain an Associates Degree and transfer to...
Say no to sleepwear
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
March 7, 2012
I know pajamas are really comfortable and they make us feel good. I’ve written some of my best essays at home in my pajamas, rollers, and house shoes. But can we agree to restrict the wearing of pajamas to a zone of no more than 10 feet from our own front doors? You may have heard about the commissioner...
ARC’s Career Center opens house to students on Feb. 23
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
February 24, 2012
American River College’s Career Center, which offers up-to-date information on careers, occupations, and trends in the job market, held an open house on Feb. 23 to allow students, faculty and staff to view their newly remodeled offices and lab space. The event also highlighted some of the services...
UC Davis annex to host LRCCD students
Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles
February 22, 2012
Transferring to University of California, Davis will now be much easier for ARC students. Los Rios Community College District opened the first junior college annex on a University of California campus in January to aid students as they transition to the next level of education. “This is an outreach...
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Pride Center invites LGBTQ+ students to spill their tea
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10 spine-tingling thrillers that are sure to haunt you
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