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Take this class: Archery

Megan Houchin and Megan Houchin • October 23, 2012

If you’re a fan of Katniss Everdeen, Hawkeye, Legolas or Apollo, you’ll probably enjoy taking PACT 300, also known as Archery. In this class, students learn how to aim and shoot a bow and arrow at...

Five ways to live it up this summer on the cheap

Megan Houchin and Megan Houchin • May 2, 2012

When the temperature hits triple digits and you and your friends get bored of watching fans oscillate, try these five local, easy and relatively cheap ways to entertain yourselves. 1. The American River There...

Spiritual student reads tarot cards

Megan Houchin and Megan Houchin • March 21, 2012

When she was only 8 years old, American River College student Dana Fraire noticed her special abilities. She would lock her young self in the bathroom and meditate in the mirror until she became able to...

KONY 2012 animosity undeserved

Megan Houchin and Megan Houchin • March 21, 2012

Along with 32 million other YouTube users, I watched a 30-minute video on March 7 about a man named Joseph Kony. Kony is the leader of a small group in Uganda that abducts, tortures, mutilates, and terrorizes...

‘Undergrads’ stirs up controversy

Megan Houchin and Megan Houchin • February 22, 2012

James Franco’s Web series gets under USC’s skin “I can’t believe they showed us drinking! Nobody drinks in college!” yelled James Franco at the closing of the first episode of his new Web...

Q and A with ‘Antigone’ Director Nancy Silva

Megan Houchin and Megan Houchin • November 9, 2011

Director and ARC Professor Nancy Silva speaks about her play “Antigone,” which has its roots in ancient Greek mythology and a history in theater dating back to 1944. The play, which according to Silva...