The American River Current

New chancellor of Los Rios district chosen

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • December 5, 2012

Dr. Brian King brings leadership skills to serve more than 80,000 students Dr. Brian King accepted the position of chancellor for the Los Rios Community College District and will begin his new job...

Interim Chancellor Jon Sharpe speaks on future of Los Rios district

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • November 5, 2012

Deputy Chancellor Jon Sharpe accepted the position of interim chancellor when Brice Harris retired in January 2012. Harris has since been named chancellor of the California Community College System. The...

Worth the Weight: ARC student recounts journey to lose more than 500 pounds

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • October 23, 2012

When death pounded on his door, Samuel Ayala stood on wobbly legs mapped with varicose veins, pressed his 870-pound morbidly obese body against the door and refused to open it. “I knew I didn’t...

The importance of opinion

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • October 9, 2012

What’s your opinion? That question usually ends with an inquiry of your thoughts on a particular subject. Your answer says a lot about who you are and how you think. Blank stares and hair twisting followed...

Arrest made in ARC bike thefts case

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • September 21, 2012

Suspect in custody as Los Rios PD works with outside agency in investigation, says LRPD Captain In July, campus police working with an outside agency arrested a suspect for the rash of bicycle thefts...

BREAKING NEWS: Robbery on Campus

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • September 20, 2012

Los Rios Police Department report two men and a female robbed an ARC female student on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at approximately 8 p.m on the main campus science area. The suspects knocked the victim over,...

WELCOME DAYS: Connection is the name of the game

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • September 7, 2012

Student Development officially welcomed new and returning American River College students with the annual Welcome Day events on Sept. 5 and 6 at the main campus. Various departments and groups set up...

College for the over-40 set

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • April 18, 2012

Jerry Mitchell is representative of a large segment of people attending American River College, mature students. Mature can be defined in many ways, but for the this article we will use the age of 40...

Say no to sleepwear

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • March 7, 2012

I know pajamas are really comfortable and they make us feel good. I’ve written some of my best essays at home in my pajamas, rollers, and house shoes. But can we agree to restrict the wearing of pajamas...

ARC’s Career Center opens house to students on Feb. 23

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • February 24, 2012

American River College’s Career Center, which offers up-to-date information on careers, occupations, and trends in the job market, held an open house on Feb. 23 to allow students, faculty and staff to...

UC Davis annex to host LRCCD students

Sharon Styles and Sharon Styles • February 22, 2012

Transferring to University of California, Davis will now be much easier for ARC students. Los Rios Community College District opened the first junior college annex on a University of California campus...