Controversial flyer sparks campus-wide debate

Jennah Booth

October 23, 2019

A flyer posted outside of the UNITE office in the HUB ignited controversy among both staff and students, and prompted a formal apology from American River College President Thomas Greene. The flyer which read, “Masculine black men; check your male privilege before entering,” was posted without ...

Current Editorial: Administration responds poorly to controversial flyer

October 23, 2019

In early October, American River College’s UNITE interns hung a flyer in the HUB which read: “Masculine Black Men; Check Your Male Privilege Before Entering.” By the school’s own admission, it was placed there by a group of UNITE interns — who are paid employees of the college. While t...

Students combat controversial protestors on campus

Thomas Cathey

May 20, 2019

After a number of protests involving homophobic language and other controversial messages on the American River College campus, as well as other California college campuses, this past academic year, Universal Engaging Inclusive Transformative Education (UNITE) staff members and some students are beginning to que...

Photo of the Day: March 26, 2019

Patrick Hyun Wilson

March 26, 2019

Students among 84 arrested during Clark demonstration

Jennah Booth

March 25, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr. said in 1963: “A riot is the language of the unheard.” When Sacramento police arrested 84 people in East Sacramento on March 4, however, the demonstration was far from a riot, according to Dronme Davis. Davis is an American River College student who works with the coll...

UNITE creates vision board workshop

Breawna Maynard

March 6, 2019

American River College’s UNITE (Universal Engaging Inclusive Transformative Education) program held a vision board workshop in the Student Center Hub on Feb 12. This workshop encouraged students to get aligned with their personal and academic goals. UNITE is a program ran by students and faculty...

UNITE works to create an inclusive campus

Makenna Roy

March 5, 2019

The Universal Engaging Inclusive Transformative Education Program, or UNITE, at American River College is focused on creating a more inclusive community for the student body. UNITE is focused on helping create a more comfortable space by participating in community outreach, hosting speakers, holdin...

Los Rios responds to DA’s decision in Stephon Clark shooting

Jennah Booth

March 4, 2019

Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced Saturday there would not be any charges filed against the officers who shot and killed 22-year-old Stephon Clark almost a year ago. Following a nearly hour-long PowerPoint presentation detailing the case, Schubert declared the shooting justified. S...

This former ARC student’s struggle with housing is not unique

Ashley Hayes-Stone

February 13, 2019

It’s morning and Courteney Duren-Hill wakes up to her alarm going off in her living room at her single-wide mobile home in Caravan Village near Watt Avenue and Auburn Boulevard. Sighing, she lays in bed for a minute and stares at the wooden panel walls that make up her home, then looks down at the ha...

Walking with Grace

Felix Oliveros

December 12, 2018

Be the change you want to see in the world. Some people may have heard this saying before, and for some, it’s taken to heart and applied daily. Some might take it and become an activist, or a vital part of a program that pushes diversity like Universal Engaging Inclusive Transformative Education (...

Artivism: The true peaceful protest

Jennah Booth

May 11, 2018

In the wake of unrest and injustice, people grasp for ways to communicate their frustration. Discontent within society can ignite campaigns for change, some violent, some not. The frustrations of our nation have hit home in recent events and have sparked some of these campaigns in Sacramento. As...

UNITE to host Mobile Black History Museum

Alexis Warren

February 21, 2018

On Thursday Feb. 22, ARC’s Community and Diversity Center, UNITE, will host its second annual Black History 101 Mobile Museum in The HUB, which is located in the Student Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year the theme will be centered around the year of 1968. There will be featured artifacts ...