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

Hannah Darden, Author

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Actor Harrison Ford was inducted into the California Hall of Fame on the night of Nov. 30, 2016. Ford has starred in movies like "Indiana Jones", "Star Wars", "Blade Runner" and "Working Girl". (Photo by Luis Gael Jimenez)

2016 California Hall of Fame

Hannah Darden and Luis Gael
December 2, 2016
The Phi Theta Kappa "Welcoming Arms" project donation bin sits in the Center for Leadership and Development. PTK is accepting donations through the end of the semester. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Honor society, Muslim Student Association partner to help refugees

Hannah Darden
November 28, 2016
The Beaver Bookstore's front door, replaced by a plank of wood after the store was vandalized. The store was vandalized early Friday morning. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Beaver Bookstore vandalized

Hannah Darden
November 28, 2016
Student Senate President Valencia Scott (right) with Vice President Alejandra Hilbert (left) delivers her opening message at the September 29, 2016 meeting in the board room. (File Photo)

Opinion: Girl power – the women of ARC earned their positions

Hannah Darden
November 3, 2016
Local actor Pano Roditis reads from Rachel Gardner’s “Tradesman” at the Stories on Stage Los Rios night event on Sept. 30, 2016. The event honored the Los Rios creative writing programs with live readings of stories from each college’s literary magazine. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Stories on Stage brings student literature to the Sacramento community

Hannah Darden
October 3, 2016
Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Assembly Bill 2017 this weekend, ending a long fight for the passage of the bill. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Governor vetoes college mental health bill

Hannah Darden
September 26, 2016
Tara Henry reads from "Abroad" by Katie Crouch at Stories on Stage on Oct. 24, 2014. Stories on Stage is hosting a Los Rios night on Sept. 30.

Sacramento reading series to host Los Rios Night

Hannah Darden
September 15, 2016
On March 5 approximately 700,000 DACA recipients will face the gradual loss of work permits and deportation protection. (File Photo)

California passes community college legislation

Hannah Darden
September 13, 2016
On March 5 approximately 700,000 DACA recipients will face the gradual loss of work permits and deportation protection. (File Photo)

[Photo] National politics threaten to dehumanize DACA students

February 27, 2018
Actor and former ARC student Christian Brian Hirtzel (standing right) rehearsing for ARC's production of Young Frankenstein. Hirtzel was found guilty on four counts relating to sexual extortion and will be sentenced on August 2. (File Photo)

Hirtzel found guilty of four counts in sextortion case

Hannah Darden
June 14, 2016
A crowd dances on stage during rapper Aisha Fukushima's performance at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education on June 2, 2016. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Last days of conference on race bring music, faculty voice

Hannah Darden
June 13, 2016
NCORE attendees watch from their seats in the ballroom as labor leader Dolores Huerta gives her keynote speech on June 1, 2016. Huerta spoke at the conference in San Francisco about the importance of education. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

NCORE welcomes students, faculty to annual conference on race

Hannah Darden
June 13, 2016
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to the crowd during her campaign event at Sacramento City College in Sacramento, California on June 5, 2016. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Clinton holds rally at Sacramento City College

Hannah Darden
June 5, 2016
(Left to right) American River College English professors Cathy Arellano, Christian Kiefer and Lois Ann Abraham answer question after their readings at the first day of SummerWords. The creative writing festival is a four-day event that ends on Sunday. (Photo by Jordan Schauberger)

Faculty readings kick off the first day of SummerWords

Jordan Schauberger and Hannah Darden
May 27, 2016
A crowd packed into the James Kaneko Gallery, during the last Andy Warhol exhibit on March 13, 2012. The new “Six Days of Andy Warhol” exhibition begins on Saturday. (File photo)

Kaneko Gallery to host original Warhol art

Hannah Darden
May 13, 2016
U.S. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses a crowd of supporters gathered at Booney Field at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Monday. Sanders outlined some of his key strategies to the nearly 15,000 people on hand for the rally. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Presidential hopeful Sanders outlines his key issues to supporters in Sacramento

Hannah Darden
May 10, 2016
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during his rally at Bonney Field in Sacramento, California on May 9 2016. The rally drew a crowd of approximately 15,000. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Sacramento ‘feels the Bern’ at Sanders rally

Hannah Darden
May 10, 2016
Debbie MacDonald poses with her gun and purse. MacDonald is the founder of the Well Armed Woman Sacramento chapter, which is an all woman's firearm group. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Handbags and handguns

Hannah Darden
May 4, 2016
Orchestra Director Steven Thompson conducts the American River College Orchestra. The ARC Orchestra will hold a Star Wars themed concert on May 4. (File Photo)

ARC Orchestra to hold Star Wars Day concert

Hannah Darden
May 2, 2016
Liclond Electric technical sales engineer Miranda Frank welds together metal during a Welding Expo held at American River College in February. ARC's welding technology program is one of the 55 from the campus that showed an increase in student income. (Photo by Matthew Nobert)

Report shows increased income for ARC vocational program students

Hannah Darden
April 29, 2016
Photo gallery: Kaneko gallery art show

Photo gallery: Kaneko gallery art show

Hannah Darden
April 28, 2016
A group of students, staff, faculty and community members gather at the student art show at the James Kaneko Gallery at American River College in Sacramento, California on April 26. The show runs from April 25 to May 11. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Kaneko gallery hosts student art show at ARC

Hannah Darden
April 28, 2016
The Los Rios Community College District may soon switch from the currently in place D2L to a different program called Canvas. D2L currently costs the district $287,000 to operate each year. (Photo by Matthew Peirson)

Los Rios District considering switch from D2L

Hannah Darden
April 25, 2016
With so much emphasis placed on the presidential election, the impact of more local political efforts are often overlooked. (Illustration by Allante Morris)

Opinion: Voting doesn’t make change, people do

Hannah Darden
April 21, 2016
Anthony Maki Gill describes his digital ceramic hybrid prints to audience members at the "Explicit Material" gallery. Maki Gill's artwork was located in the Kaneko Gallery at American River College in Sacramento, California until April 14, 2016. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Kaneko Gallery holds reception to close “Explicit Material” exhibition

Hannah Darden
April 15, 2016
The sheet music for "Light Cavalry Overture" by Franz von Suppe is seen over the shoulder of a violin player from the American River College Orchestra at their March 30 practice. The orchestra recently welcomed four primary school musicians to their practice. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

ARC orchestra welcomes young students

Hannah Darden
April 5, 2016
Director of the Student Services Resources Center, Faryal Said, sits on a bench outside of the Student Services building at American River College on Mar. 14, 2016. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Somalian refugee becomes esteemed ARC staff member

Hannah Darden
March 15, 2016
American River College senator Laurie Jones holds up a sign that reads 'Human Rights Matter' during a Sacramento Regional Transit board meeting Monday. The RT board approved a 10% fare increase for July 2016. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Sacramento Regional Transit board passes fare hikes

Hannah Darden
March 15, 2016
Inoa Spyres (left) and Salina Herrera-Spyres (right) observe art by Kathy Aoki at the James Kaneko Gallery on March 3, 2016. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Reception for pop culture artist held at Kaneko Gallery

Hannah Darden
March 7, 2016
American River College representative Eugenia Torres (left) speaks with California State Assemblyman Bill Dodd in his office at the capitol in Sacramento, California on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. The delegation from ARC lobbied for a bill that would fund mental health services at public California colleges. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

ARC students, faculty lobby to legislators at state capitol

Hannah Darden
March 2, 2016
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges executive director Jonathan Lightman delivers the keynote speech at the FACCC conference in Sacramento, California on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2016. The delegation from American River College attended with the purpose of lobbying for mental health services at public California colleges. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

ARC representatives lobby for mental health services while attending legislative advocacy conference

Hannah Darden
March 2, 2016
Sacramento City College professor Belinda Lum (left) speaks at a press conference announcing Assembly Bill 2017 at Sacramento State University in Sacramento, California on Feb. 25, 2016 as former California State Senator Darrell Steinberg (right) and California State Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (center) watch. The bill will help fund mental health services on community college campuses across the state. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

California public college mental health bill announced

Hannah Darden
February 29, 2016
Student Senate President David Hylton II talks about potential themes for the upcoming Club Day at Thursday's Senate meeting. Club Day will be on March 17. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Senate passes campus safety bill, discusses RT fares at meeting

Hannah Darden
February 26, 2016
Abbey Cocreham demonstrates use of the Art-O-Matic art dispenser at the Kaneko Gallery at American River College in Sacramento, California on Feb. 18. The Art-O-Matic reopened this semester to raise money for the gallery. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Art-O-matic raises money for James Kaneko Gallery

Hannah Darden
February 24, 2016
Amirah Arabi (left), Aminah Arabi (center), and Matthew Spencer (right) study together at the Student Center on the American River College campus in Sacramento, California on Feb.9, 2016. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

ARC Foundation scholarships deadline approaches

Hannah Darden
February 10, 2016
Life is Worth the Walk faculty adviser Peg Scott addresses club members at the first club meeting of the semester. The club will be taking legislature on mental health issues at schools to the California Capitol. (Photo by Timon Barkley)

ARC club to take mental health legislation to the capitol

Hannah Darden
February 9, 2016
An American River College student looks at the work of Jack Ogden on display at the James Kaneko Gallery at ARC. The display is up form Jan. 14 to Feb. 10. (Photo by Timon Barkley)

ARC’s Kaneko Gallery opens ‘Paint and Bristle’ exhibition

Hannah Darden
January 30, 2016
Students attend the Kaneko Gallery reception featuring Jack Ogden and his artwork on Thursday, which is on display at American River College in from Jan. 14 through Feb. 10. (Photo by Timon Barkley)

Kaneko Gallery holds artist reception for painter Jack Ogden

Hannah Darden
January 30, 2016
American River College students expressed reactions both positive and negative to the new campus ban on smoking that went into effect on Jan. 1. (Photo By Kyle Elsasser)

ARC students have varying reactions to the new campus-wide smoking ban

Shiavon Chatman and Hannah Darden
January 28, 2016
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