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Students walk toward the entrance of the No. 1 Bus on the corner of College Oak Drive and Orange Grove Avenue on Aug. 31, 2015. Measure A, which renewed the universal transit pass, has passed after a vote by Los Rios students on eServices. (Photo by John Ferrannini)

Regional Transit agreement passes

John Ferrannini • September 25, 2015

The measure extending the universal transit pass (UTP) agreement between Sacramento Regional Transit and the Los Rios district passed, according to Scott Crow, American River College’s public information...

American River College student Brian Wong, left, works on homework in the Student Center with his friend Israel Solomon, a UC Riverside alum who visited Wong on campus. Wong said that he only uses the WiFi in certain areas of the campus. (Photo by John Ferrannini)

ARC WiFi overhaul to begin next month

John Ferrannini • September 23, 2015

The American River College WiFi network is undergoing a major overhaul this year. The project to increase the capacity of the school’s wireless connectivity will begin in Davies Hall and is expected...

Cameron Weaver speaks at the candidate forums during the student elections of the spring 2015 semester. Weaver, who was elected as Los Rios student trustee, recently cast doubt on the historical account of the Holocaust and said that being a conspiracy theorist is a title I wear proudly. (File photo)

Student trustee ‘skeptical’ about Holocaust

John Ferrannini and Barbara Harvey • September 18, 2015

By Barbara Harvey and John Ferrannini Los Rios Student Trustee Cameron Weaver cast doubt on the historical accounts of the Holocaust and the Sept. 11 attacks and discussed his views on antidepressants...

A police officer talks to Davida Trejo, the mother of shooting victim Roman Gonzalez, 25, on Thursday after the on campus shooting at Sacramento City College that left Gonzalez dead and two other students injured. (Photo by Ashlynn Johnson)

Chancellor King: Sac City shooting was ‘worst nightmare’

September 4, 2015

Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brian King spoke with the Current at Sacramento City College the day after the fatal shooting on the campus that left one student dead and two more injured. The...

An assortment of contraceptives spell out the word Health at the Health Center on the American River College campus. Students are invited to the Health Center on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. for services provided by the Womens Health specialists (WHS). (Photo by Cheyenne Drury)

Sex, blood and flu shots

Ashlynn Johnson and Cheyenne Drury • August 31, 2015

By Cheyenne Drury and Ashlynn Johnson Sexual health services will be offered to all students beginning next Tuesday from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Health Center located inside the Administration Building. Services...

John Gamber, left, receives a shirt from fellow employee Randy Schuster at ARCs Fall 2015 Convocation for consistently hitting the target. Said Gamber: As someone who wore camouflage for 15 years, I cannot tell you how nervous this makes me. (Photo by Kameron Schmid)

ARC and Los Rios announce initiatives at Fall 2015 Convocation

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini • August 21, 2015

American River College President Thomas Greene announced a modernization project for the Liberal Arts buildings, tentatively set to begin during the 2017-18 school year, at the Fall 2015 Convocation Friday. The...

Los Rios Chancellor Brian Kings Fall 2015 Convocation address will be webcast and cablecast on Comcast channel 15 Friday at 1 p.m.

ARC and Los Rios to webcast Convocation presentations

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini • August 20, 2015

A live webcast of the Fall 2015 Convocation will be available to American River College administration, faculty and staff on school computers Friday. The convocation presentation by Los Rios Chancellor...

Right, Juan Miguel Blanco sits in during an Associated Student Body Senate meeting. Blanco was hired to become the adviser for ASB.

ASB receives new adviser

Joseph Daniels and Joseph Daniels • July 13, 2015

Update August 24, 2015, 3:14 p.m.: An earlier version of this story falsely reported that Juan Miguel Blanco had been working at Skagit Community College. In fact, the college is Skagit Valley College. The...

Tobacco use on the American River College campus is scheduled to become prohibited starting next January.

Tobacco use to be banned at ARC beginning in 2016

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini • July 7, 2015

American River College is scheduled to become tobacco free on Jan. 1, 2016, the first campus to do so among the Los Rios colleges. President Thomas Greene decided to institute a ban of tobacco on campus...

ARC ends academic year with annual commencement ceremony

ARC ends academic year with annual commencement ceremony

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini • May 21, 2015

Hundreds of American River College students marked the end of their community college education Wednesday when they participated in the annual commencement ceremony at Beaver Stadium. The Class of 2015...

Homeless couple returns to ARC to take classes and collect recyclables

Homeless couple returns to ARC to take classes and collect recyclables

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini • May 12, 2015

As he carries around a white, plastic Hefty bag in the hot afternoon, Bill Cheely said people don’t look at him the same anymore. “It’s like, I was your neighbor,” said Bill. “People steal...

Campus offers students alternative programs to transfer and obtain a degree

Campus offers students alternative programs to transfer and obtain a degree

Lena DoBynes and Lena DoBynes • May 12, 2015

American River College is offering alternative programs that allow people to transfer or gain their associate degree in two years. The Accelerated College Education program, commonly known as ACE, and...

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