Sacramento community joins up to collect donations to help with the fight for change
Heather Amberson, Staff Writer
June 16, 2020
On a hot afternoon in early June, in a parking lot near the Sacramento LGBT Community Center in downtown Sacramento, individuals set up a donation tent, with two tables underneath it, each one stocked with multiple cases of water, boxes of snacks and medical supplies. People gathered around the tent...
Sacramento ranked No. 1 in lowest coronavirus infection rate
Heather Amberson, Staff Writer
May 11, 2020
In a recent study done by the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento ranked No. one in lowest coronavirus infection rates among the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country. According to Brenda Bongiorno, communication and media officer for the department of health services, the article used data from mult...
Los Rios plans to go to remote through summer
Alex Muegge, Staff Writer
April 16, 2020
With the spread of the coronavirus, the Los Rios Community College District plans to remain online for summer courses, according to the LRCCD chancellor Brian King. King sent out a faculty email on March 18, the day all classes officially resumed online, explaining summer instruction will be onlin...
As coronavirus spreads in Sac, LRCCD closes campuses
Ariel Caspar and Bram Martinez
March 13, 2020
As concerns about the coronavirus continue to grow throughout the college communities, the Los Rios Community College District announced March 12 that, effective Friday, March 13, the Los Rios district will suspend all face-to-face classes and student interactions, and beginning March 18, the campuse...
Former LRPD officer sentenced to 81 years in prison
February 19, 2020
“I will do whatever to keep my student’s safe,” Noah Winchester, former corporal with the Los Rios Police Department once said. That statement came during a November 2014 ride along with a former American River College Current reporter who observed Winchester conducting an off-campus drug bust. ...
Kassette’s Think Tank makes recording accessible
May 9, 2019
A few miles out of downtown Sacramento, Jesse Hanes sits at a desk surrounded by speakers and walls lined with acoustic foam, scrolling through Spotify on a large screen to check for new releases. Though the new music studio, Think Tank Productions, doesn’t have much equipment in it yet, the America...
Police need to be held accountable for actions
March 27, 2019
Another year, another unarmed black man killed by the police, and another injustice for the families of the victims involved. Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old African-American man, was shot in the Meadowview neighborhood in Sacramento by two police officers from the Sacramento Police Department on March ...
Photo Essay: Stephon Clark One Year Anniversary
Hannah Yates, Ashley Hayes-Stone, and Patrick Hyun Wilson
March 25, 2019
LGBTQ+ ally training addresses misconceptions
March 6, 2019
Here at American River College in the HUB, the Pride Center is making changes to help support, educate and inform the community on how to be an ally to LGBTQ+ students. Emilie Mitchell, coordinator for the ARC Pride Center and faculty member for the psychology department, defined LGBTQ+ for students and...
ARC monitors creek levels for flooding
February 27, 2019
With rain expected through the rest of the week and a flood warning issued for North Central California through Thursday, the American River College administration is monitoring and preparing for how the weather — and potential flooding — may affect the campus and surrounding areas. Flooding...
Sacramento Republic FC victorious in exhibition match hosted at ARC
February 25, 2019
Despite the harsh weather conditions, professional soccer teams Sacramento Republic FC and Sacramento Gold FC held the third annual Sacramento FC Friendly at American River College on Saturday, Feb. 9. Sacramento Republic won in a lopsided match, with a final score of 5-0. During the pre-game war...
ARC fashion department designs masks to help the community combat COVID-19.
May 18, 2020
COVID-19 pushes DMV to extend license expiration dates
May 18, 2020
CCC Chancellor’s Office files lawsuit against Department of Education
May 18, 2020
Beaver Food Pantry continues its work remotely
May 18, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to reopen the state
May 18, 2020
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