![Melanie Dixon said goodbye to staff and faculty at a farewell gathering on Dec. 6 at American River College. (Photo by Lorraine Barron)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Resized_Screenshot_20221210-152041_Gallery.jpg)
ARC president Melanie Dixon to resign at the end of the semester
Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor
• December 10, 2022
![On Nov. 3, American River College President Melanie Dixon announced that she will be leaving her role as president at the end of the fall 2022 semester. (Photo courtesy of Melanie Dixon)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_3725.jpg)
ARC president Melanie Dixon announces she is leaving position
Heather Amberson, Editor-in-Chief
• November 3, 2022
![American River College needs to make improvements to the counseling experience. Students have many issues getting in contact with a counselor, or sometimes getting the wrong information when they do. (Photo by Heather Amberson)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_3689-e1666733355427-900x675.jpg)
ARC needs to make improvements to the counseling experience
The Current Staff
• October 25, 2022
![On Oct. 20, it was announced in a statement by Brian King, the Los Rios Community College District chancellor, that the Los Rios Board of Trustees voted to end the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The mandate remains in effect for now. (Photo via Pixabay)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_3688-900x599.jpg)
Los Rios Board of Trustees votes to end vaccine mandate
Heather Amberson, Editor-in-Chief
• October 25, 2022
![The Los Rios Police Department released an update informing the community that a restraining order against President Melanie Dixon’s aggressor, Jamie Barnes, was made permanent on April 22, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the LRPD)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/barnesCPO.jpeg)
Judge approves permanent restraining order against Jamie Barnes
Lorraine Barron, Opinion Editor
• April 27, 2022
![Beavers Against Hate allows you to pledge your support, through the American River College website in the spring semester of 2022. (Photo via Unsplash)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/christina-wocintechchat-com-jzonFmreWok-unsplash-900x600.jpg)
ARC offers pledge with Beavers Against Hate
Maya Barber, Feature Editor
• April 21, 2022
![Jamie Barnes, suspect of racist harassment against American River College President Dixon, was re-arrested and transported on March 21, 2022, by the Los Rios Police Department to Sacramento County Jail. (Photo courtesy of LRPD)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Barnes-e1648427437230.jpg)
Suspect in Melanie Dixon’s racist harassment case re-arrested
Lorraine Barron, Opinion Editor
• March 27, 2022
![American River College President Melanie Dixon and Brian King, the Los Rios Community College District chancellor, speak to members of the media during a press conference on the ARC campus on March 16, 2022. The conference was in relation to the racist threats made against Dixon. (Photo by Heather Amberson)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_2201-e1647810759451-900x675.jpg)
Former student who threatened ARC President Melanie Dixon arrested and later released
Heather Amberson, Editor-In-Chief
• March 20, 2022
![American River College President Melanie Dixon received racist threats from a former Los Rios Community College District student, according to an email sent on March 10, 2022 by Brian King, the LRCCD chancellor. The district has filed a temporary restraining order and increased security at ARC and for Dixon. (Photo via Pixabay)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_2171-900x506.jpg)
ARC President Melanie Dixon receives racist threats from former student
Heather Amberson, Editor-In-Chief
• March 10, 2022
![The Los Rios Community College District will be lifting the mask mandate starting on March 14, 2022. With this, the district still encourages students and employees to continue to wear a mask. (Photo via Unsplash)](https://www.arcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/mika-baumeister-6jI4JwI64JI-unsplash-900x601.jpg)
LRCCD to lift mask mandate on March 14
Samuel Berg, News Editor
• March 8, 2022
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