The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current
The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current
The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current
Barbara Harvey

Barbara Harvey, Web editor

Barbara Harvey is a fourth-semester student on the Current, where she serves as web editor. She previously served as Editor-in-chief of both the Current and Dam! Magazine. Barbara is majoring in journalism and plans to transfer after graduation.

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(Photo Illustration by Karen Reay)

Opinion: Common courtesy isn’t so common anymore

Barbara Harvey
December 7, 2015
ARC wide receiver Torian Williams evades tackles during the Gridiron Classic Bowl on Saturday. ARC lost 24-17 in overtime. (Photo by Jordan Schauberger)

Photo Gallery: ARC defeated by San Joaquin Delta College in Gridiron Classic Bowl

Barbara Harvey
November 23, 2015
Debris remains on the second floor of the parking structure at American River College the day after a hit and run incident occurred during a police chase. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Police chase in parking structure leaves student injured, witnesses shaken

Barbara Harvey
November 18, 2015
American River College defensive back Dmitri Scott tackles Sacramento City College wide receiver Keylan Mack during ARC’s 38-18 win over SCC on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Photo Gallery: ARC defeats Sacramento City College

Barbara Harvey and Nicholas Corey
November 17, 2015
American River College quarterback Jihad Vercher is brought down by the Sierra College defense during ARC’s 47-22 victory over rival Sierra College on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Photo Gallery: ARC vs. Sierra College

Barbara Harvey and Joe Padilla
November 3, 2015
Unlike some of his peers at the VRC, retired Army Sgt. and former ARC student Michael Monk, 27, never wanted to leave the service. “Some people want to become doctors, firemen. … I wanted to be a soldier,” Monk said. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Faces of war: Michael Monk

Barbara Harvey
November 3, 2015
ARC student Colin Lewis was deployed to both Bagram and an area near Kabul in Afghanistan. Lewis credits the Veterans Resource Center with helping veterans succeed as students. (Photo courtesy of Colin Lewis)

Faces of war: Colin Lewis

Barbara Harvey
November 3, 2015
After graduating from ARC and transferring to Sacramento State, where he got his bachelor’s degree in psychology, Veteran's Resource Center employee Dan Avegalio returned to ARC to work at the new VRC. According to his coworkers and those he's assisted, as a veteran himself, Avegalio brings a relatability to the program that helps students reentering civilian life to adjust. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Faces of war: Dan Avegalio

Barbara Harvey
November 3, 2015
American River College wide receiver Khalil Hudson grabs running back Ce’von Mitchell-Ford by the helmet in celebration after Mitchell-Ford’s 33-yard touchdown run on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Photo gallery: ARC football’s ground game lead attack past Siskyous

Barbara Harvey and Joe Padilla
October 21, 2015
Former American River College student Kristofer Clark, 21, was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on Oct. 8 after allegedly making a threat against the college's main campus, according to police. (Photo courtesy of the Los Rios Police Department)

Mother of bomb plot suspect after release: ‘Justice was done’

Barbara Harvey
October 13, 2015
Not only is the "save the ta-tas" slogan a juvenile phrase that reduces women to their chests, it completely misses the point. Breast cancer awareness isn’t about saving women’s breasts. It’s about saving women’s lives. (Photo illustration by Kameron Schmid)

Opinion: Save the women, not the “tatas”

Barbara Harvey
October 13, 2015
A screenshot of the Facebook group "Truth for Kristofer Clark" shows a message of support for 21-year-old Clark, who was arrested Thursday night. Within three days of news of Clark's arrest, the group has grown to nearly 500 members. (Screen grab via Facebook)

Friends rally in support of former ARC student who allegedly threatened school

Barbara Harvey
October 12, 2015
American River College wide receiver Daliceo Calloway steps out of bounds while attempting a run into the endzone during ARC football’s 42-10 loss to College of San Mateo on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. (photo by Barbara Harvey)

Photo Gallery: ARC loses on the road to College of San Mateo 42-10

Barbara Harvey and Joe Padilla
October 6, 2015
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)

Audio of interview with Student Trustee Cameron Weaver

Barbara Harvey
September 30, 2015
American River College offensive lineman Vaipou Garrigan Afamasaga screams in celebration after ARC football’s 20-17 win over powerhouse City College of San Francisco on Sept. 26, 2015. American River College pulled ahead with a 25 yard field goal during the last play of the game. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Photo gallery: ARC football defeats City College of San Francisco in mirror-image of 2014 NorCal final

Ashlynn Johnson, Barbara Harvey, and Joe Padilla
September 30, 2015
Students respond to Student Trustee Cameron Weaver's,(Left), Holocaust skepticism made in an interview with The Current Sept. 16. Students share varying levels of support, outrage and ambiguity for Weaver's comments. (File Photo)

ASB members express support for Trustee ‘skeptical’ of the Holocaust

John Ferrannini, Barbara Harvey, and Jordan Schauberger
September 30, 2015
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
A Sacramento City College counselor and a community chaplain counsel a student grieving on Sept. 4, over the fatal shooting on the campus the day before. Counselors and Chaplains were made available to students, faculty and staff from 9 to 2 p.m. Friday, 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday and 9 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Sac City College mourns shooting

John Ferrannini and Barbara Harvey
September 4, 2015
Robert Meyer, the husband of Sacramento City College biology professor Virginia Meyer, and Mary Ann Robinson, an employee at the college's library, hug at the "love-in" held at the Quad at Sacramento City College on Sept. 4, 2015, the day after a fatal shooting occurred on campus. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Photo gallery: Sacramento City College students, faculty and staff come together after fatal shooting

Barbara Harvey
September 4, 2015
A photo taken by the staff of the Sac City Express, the student newspaper at Sacramento City College, shows the aftermath of the fatal shooting on the campus this afternoon. (Courtesy of Sac City Express)

Update: Altercation preceded fatal shooting at Sacramento City College

Barbara Harvey
September 3, 2015
A map posted by the Sacramento Police Department shows where a fatal shooting took place at Sacramento City College just before 4 p.m. on Thursday. One male victim has been pronounced dead, while two other male victims were transported to the hospital. (Photo courtesy of Sacramento Police Department)

Breaking news: Sacramento City College on lockdown after fatal shooting

Barbara Harvey
September 3, 2015

Assembly bill would expel students for violence, threats

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
August 20, 2015
Kenneth Chandler Anderson, 24, was found guilty of five counts of forcible sexual penetration by a foreign object, and one count of unlawfully attempting to dissuade the victim from reporting the crime to law enforcement in Sacramento Superior Court on Aug. 14. (Mugshot courtesy of Sacramento County Sheriff's Department)

Former ARC student found guilty in Subway rape case

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
August 17, 2015
Dominique Polani, who was arrested Friday as a suspect in a string of Sacramento bank robberies, attends American River College according to her Facebook page.

Alleged bank robber an ARC student according to her Facebook page

Barbara Harvey, John Ferrannini, John Ferrannini, and Barbara Harvey
July 18, 2015

Trial of Travis and Nettie Reay: The expert witness speaks out

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
May 5, 2015
Rail riders: Inside the invisible culture of train hopping

Rail riders: Inside the invisible culture of train hopping

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
May 4, 2015
My parents are murderers: Killers' daughter confronts stigma to speak out

My parents are murderers: Killers’ daughter confronts stigma to speak out

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
May 4, 2015
Surviving suicide

Surviving suicide

Barbara Harvey and Joseph Daniels
May 4, 2015
Something for nothing: The rise of crowdfunding

Something for nothing: The rise of crowdfunding

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
May 4, 2015
Campus Pulse: How do you feel about Obama's plan to make community college free?

Campus Pulse: How do you feel about Obama’s plan to make community college free?

Barbara Harvey and Meredith Durham
January 26, 2015
Storm will not affect classes, school says

Storm will not affect classes, school says

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
December 10, 2014
Guardian Angels of Northern California converge on Arcade Creek Trail for safety patrols

Guardian Angels of Northern California converge on Arcade Creek Trail for safety patrols

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
December 9, 2014
Photo gallery: ARC football falls to CCSF in NorCal Football Conference championship game

Photo gallery: ARC football falls to CCSF in NorCal Football Conference championship game

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
December 2, 2014
Victim of armed robbery speaks: “I was terrified for my life”

Victim of armed robbery speaks: “I was terrified for my life”

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
November 26, 2014
Student robbed at gunpoint on creek trail near campus

Student robbed at gunpoint on creek trail near campus

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
November 17, 2014
Photo gallery: ARC Royals dance team holds auditions

Photo gallery: ARC Royals dance team holds auditions

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
November 14, 2014

Photo gallery: Clinton headlines ‘Get Out the Vote’ rally at UC Davis

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
October 30, 2014

Photo gallery: Football’s landslide victory against Feather River College

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
October 28, 2014

Former MMA fighter learns to walk again

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
October 28, 2014
Four-woman brawl erupts in cafeteria

Four-woman brawl erupts in cafeteria

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
October 27, 2014

Are professors prepared?

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
October 9, 2014

Former athlete put away for life

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
September 30, 2014
Freshman Ryan Eyman attempts a shot in a water polo match against Santa Rosa Junior College on Sept. 24. The American River College men’s team won the match 15-11. (Photo by Emily K. Rabasto)

Men’s water polo aims for NorCal conference despite lack of experience

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
September 26, 2014
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” meets “Survivor” in popular local improv show

“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” meets “Survivor” in popular local improv show

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
September 16, 2014
Professors react to RateMyProfessors.com scores

Professors react to RateMyProfessors.com scores

Jessica Vang, Barbara Harvey, and Joseph Daniels
September 5, 2014
Update: Victim describes alleged attack as "punching hurricane"

Update: Victim describes alleged attack as “punching hurricane”

Barbara Harvey and Kameron Schmid
August 27, 2014

Rape Aggression Defense program comes to ARC

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
April 24, 2014

Election winners react to their campaign posters being defaced

Barbara Harvey, John Ferrannini, John Ferrannini, and Barbara Harvey
April 21, 2014
Coworker of alleged rapist reacts to arrest

Coworker of alleged rapist reacts to arrest

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
March 28, 2014
From Div. II redshirt to ARC's best player

From Div. II redshirt to ARC’s best player

Barbara Harvey and Kameron Schmid
March 26, 2014

Mother of arrested petitioner claims he’s mentally ill

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
March 26, 2014
Post on American River Confessions Facebook page threatens suicide

Post on American River Confessions Facebook page threatens suicide

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
March 25, 2014
Pam Walker: From ARC dropout to interim president

Pam Walker: From ARC dropout to interim president

Barbara Harvey, Jorden Hales, Barbara Harvey, and Jorden Hales
March 24, 2014
Summer Words colloquium brings Pulitzer Prize winner to ARC

Summer Words colloquium brings Pulitzer Prize winner to ARC

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
March 21, 2014
Buy fresh, local produce between classes at upcoming ARC Farmers Market

Buy fresh, local produce between classes at upcoming ARC Farmers Market

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
March 21, 2014

Crime log for week of March 9

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
March 18, 2014
ARC baseball team defeated 1-0 by Los Rios rivals

ARC baseball team defeated 1-0 by Los Rios rivals

Barbara Harvey, Thalia Avila, Barbara Harvey, and Thalia Avila
March 17, 2014

Petitioner accused of slapping student arrested

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
March 15, 2014

Crime log for week of March 2

Barbara Harvey
March 10, 2014
Leading the march, Keith Montes of Diablo Valley College raises his middle fingers "to express his frustrations with the education system of California because of the millions of dollars cut from education each year." (Photo by Emily K. Rabasto)

Los Rios students rally at the Capitol

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
March 10, 2014
Student slapped by petitioner on campus

Student slapped by petitioner on campus

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
March 4, 2014

Crime log for week of Feb. 23

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
February 28, 2014

Los Rios District targeted in student loan fraud scheme

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
February 24, 2014
Covered California comes to ARC with mission to educate

Covered California comes to ARC with mission to educate

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
February 7, 2014
ARC accounting professor Dieter Kiefer, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), along with qualified student tax preparers, will be on hand to provide free federal and state tax assistance. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

VITA program providing free tax assistance at ARC

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
February 7, 2014

Opinion: Women need better representation in STEM fields

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
February 6, 2014
Battle of the Bowls: Puppies and Kittens face off on Super Bowl Sunday

Battle of the Bowls: Puppies and Kittens face off on Super Bowl Sunday

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey
February 6, 2014

Drought conditions affect ARC curriculum

Jorden Hales, Barbara Harvey, Barbara Harvey, and Jorden Hales
January 30, 2014
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