The American River Current

Fit for summer

Chad Avakian and Chad Avakian • May 2, 2012

Summer is just around the corner and if you procrastinated in early spring to get into shape because it still felt like winter, don't worry; there is time to get those few extra pounds off before June...

Mobile app promotes brain plasticity

Chad Avakian and Chad Avakian • April 19, 2012

The brain power of genius, once thought by many scientists to be genetically coded at conception is turning out to be a learned skill in addition to genetics, according to neuroscientist Michael Merzenich...

Take this class : Intermediate Ballet

Chad Avakian and Chad Avakian • March 20, 2012

Name of class: Intermediate Ballet in Physical Fitness Professor who teaches: Sunny Smith What semesters is it offered? Spring and Fall What makes this class so interesting? Intermediate Ballet is...

ARC’s Club Day goes monthly

Chad Avakian and Chad Avakian • March 13, 2012

Club Day, which promotes various student clubs on campus and raises student awareness of community affairs, has gone from once a semester to once a month. “We want to let students know there are opportunities...

New open-source texts could change landscape for future

Chad Avakian and Chad Avakian • March 7, 2012

On a recent warm winter morning, a group of American River College students were studying outside the ARC cafeteria. A pile of textbooks sat in the center of their table and more books were scattered on...

Petitioners look to November ballot

Chad Avakian and Chad Avakian • February 8, 2012

Three enthusiastic signature gatherers stood in front of the American River College cafeteria on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, meeting, greeting, and discussing the current condition of California’s sex offender...