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Counselor Manuel Ruedas stands next to the decorative wall in his office at the HUB on Nov. 12. Ruedas works with the Puente Program to help disadvantaged students achieve academic success. (Photo by Ashey Hayes-Stone)

Editorial: ARC’s redesign efforts will help students succeed

November 16, 2017

American River College is currently in the beginning stages of a process that administration says will make students more successful and will also provide an overall more inclusive campus. If the college...

Student Senate Vice President Earl Crouchley III being sworn in at the October 5, 2017 Student Senate meeting. (Photo by John Ennis)

Student Senate swears in new vice president

John Ennis October 9, 2017

On October 5, Student Senate President Deborah Hernandez swore in Student Senate Vice President Earl Crouchley III at his first official meeting on the board after being elected in ASB's September election. Before...

Student Senate President Deborah Hernandez swearing in CAEB President Mariana Topich at the October 3, 2017

CAEB is revived with the help and encouragement of last semester’s members

John Ennis October 5, 2017

ARC's Clubs and Events Board held its first meeting of the semester on October 3 after Associated Student Body elections in the last week of September provided the board with two new officers. The meeting...

Senator Mahmoud Abduljabbar, Senator Lidia Lara, Director of Finance Jesse Taylor, Student Senate President Deborah Hernandez and Senator Laurie Jones at the September 28, 2017 Student Senate meeting. (Photo by John Ennis)

Student Senate requests more cameras for parking garage

John Ennis October 2, 2017

At Student Senate's Sept. 28 meeting, American River College’s police captain Chris Day addressed the board about their concerns over the need for additional security cameras in the parking garage due...

A poster displayed at the September 21, 2017 Coalition for Undocumented Students and Allies meeting. (Photo by John Ennis)

Coalition of Undocumented Students and Allies meets to discuss proposal for a Dreamer center

John Ennis September 26, 2017

At the September 21 Coalition of Undocumented Students and Allies meeting, members discussed a proposal to create a "Dreamer center" to provide resources for undocumented students and recipients of the...

Make associated student body functional again

Make associated student body functional again

John Ennis September 26, 2017

As you may or may not know, Associated Student Body elections were held this week. The vacancies for both Student Senate and the Clubs and Events Board are numerous. To put things into perspective,...

Senator Lidia Lara, Director of Finance Jesse Taylor, Student Senate President Deborah Hernandez and Parliamentarian Lorenzo Cuesta at the September 14, 2017 Student Senate meeting. (Photo by John Ennis)

Short-staffed and with new members, Student Senate is struggling

John Ennis September 19, 2017

Thursday's Student Senate meeting began with a lesson on student government by Student Senate President Deborah Hernandez by reminding its two new senators that they need to write a bill to maintain and...

Student Senate President Deborah Hernandez, Parliamentarian Lorenzo Cuesta and Senator Laurie Jones at the August 31, 2017 Student Senate meeting. (Photo by John Ennis)

ASB begins the semester with only four members

Brienna Edwards September 7, 2017

On August 31, Student Senate President Deborah Hernandez began the first Associated Student Body meeting of the semester with only three other committee members. With such a small committee, all actions...

Student Senate Vice President Alejandra Hilbert, CAEB President Justin Nicholson and Student Senate President Valencia Scott at the February 2,  Student Senate meeting. (Photo by John Ennis)

Student Senate: Discusses upcoming events and welcomes new board member

Joel Whited February 6, 2017

The Student Senate meeting held on Thursday Feb. 2. included a list of upcoming events, campus changes and the welcoming of a new board member being sworn in. CAEB President Justin Nicholson, Senate...

Student Senate President Valencia Scott (left) and Parliamentarian Lorenzo Cuesta (right) at the student senate meeting on No. 10. (Photo by John Ennis)

Student Senate appoints new member, supports resolutions to lower the cost of public transportation for students

John Ennis November 14, 2016

Student Senate President Valencia Scott introduced their newest senator, Silencio Ratkowski, on Thursday after an emotional chair message about the significance of the election results and her empathy...

CAEB President Justin Nicholson addresses the Student Senate at their meeting on November 3.

Student Senate discusses a canned food drive for next Club Day

John Ennis November 8, 2016

CAEB President Justin Nicholson announced that ARC's next Club Day will involve a canned food drive, winter coat drive and that all members of Student Senate will be required to participate in at Thursday’s...

Student Senate President Valencia Scott (right) with Vice President Alejandra Hilbert (left) delivers her opening message at the September 29, 2016 meeting in the board room. (File Photo)

Opinion: Girl power – the women of ARC earned their positions

Hannah Darden November 3, 2016

In various quiet spots around campus over the course of two days, I sat with four women and talked about intersectionality, the seeming impossibility of student involvement at ARC and the daunting nature...

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