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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

A beautiful and lively floral arrangement taken on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Khushi Salgia)

The People Behind the Floral Sales

Khushi Salgia, Staff Writer October 27, 2024

Fall is a time for cozying up and staying in as the weather gets colder. One way to make the fall and winter more colorful and lively this year is to get a bouquet from the Floral Sale, which takes place...

 American River College’s musical productions include music from contemporary and classical pieces. (Photo courtesy of Serge Kuzmin)

ARC’s music department kicks things off for the fall semester

Shy Bell, A&C Editor November 3, 2023

As the weather and leaves begin to change, the heavens open and Bragi, the god of poetry, with his harp, shines light upon the American River College community. ARC’s music department will present...

A variety of construction projects are underway on multiple American River College campuses, including reconstructing the Technical Education building. (Photo by Joseph Bianchini)

Construction projects underway on multiple ARC campuses

Joseph Bianchini, Opinion Editor October 3, 2023

With the American River College fall semester now a month in, multiple ARC campuses have seen a handful of construction projects start. The largest-scale construction project on ARC’s main campus...

Free student parking continues at American River College during the fall 2022 semester. Parking regulations will still be enforced. (Photo by Heather Amberson)

Free parking for students continues for the fall 2022 semester

Gina Gangursky, Staff Writer September 19, 2022

American River College will continue to provide free parking for students during the fall 2022 semester. Fee-based parking has been suspended since March 2020, when COVID-19 forced the Los Rios Community...

Making a spooky basket for a loved one is a fun, affordable and pandemic friendly way to celebrate Halloween this year in 2021. (Photo illustration by Madison Duong)

Five fun and easy pandemic friendly Halloween ideas

Madison Duong, Feature/A&C Editor October 27, 2021

Trying to find something fun and easy to do during Halloween? Here’s a list of five ideas you can try to get the most out of your socially distanced Halloween.  Carve a pumpkin  Carving pumpkins...

According to the Los Rios Community College District chancellor Brian King, all summer courses for the LRCCD will be online with the fate of the fall semester still undecided. (Photo Illustration by Emily Mello)

Los Rios plans to go to remote through summer

Alex Muegge, Staff Writer April 16, 2020

With the spread of the coronavirus, the Los Rios Community College District plans to remain online for summer courses, according to the LRCCD chancellor Brian King. King sent out a faculty email on...

Kelvin Burt, instructional assistant for the Dusty Baker Center at American River College, reads off last year’s accomplishments of ARC’s student athletes at the main gymnasium at ARC on Aug. 30, 2019. (Photo by Thomas Cathey).

ARC athletic department holds rally for academic excellence of student athletes

Thomas Cathey and Thomas Cathey September 9, 2019

On Friday Aug. 30, student athletes at American River College were honored by the athletic department for their achievements during the previous academic year, in anticipation of the upcoming fall sports...

Thomas Pfingston shows how his additions will convert a regular 3-D printer into a chocolate 3-D printer on April,23,2018. ( Photo by Brienna Edwards)

ARC is on its way to having a chocolate printer

Brienna Edwards May 7, 2018

Thomas Pfingston hunches his tall frame over the battered wooden counter found in the back room of American River College’s Design Hub. The room is small and dimly lit. Every available surface is layered...

A schematic of the proposed STEM building that would be erected in the space where the Liberal Arts Building stands today. (Photo courtesy of Scott Crow)

ARC to demolish buildings to make room for new STEM facility

Jennifer Langston September 13, 2017

American River College will be undergoing more construction in March 2018 as crews prepare to demolish the current Liberal Arts building and erect a new one in its place. The Liberal Arts building was...

The BOG waiver is changing for the fall 2016 semester. Changes include students maintaining at least a 2.0 GPA and passing 50 percent of their coursework. (Photo by Mack Ervin III)

Changes to the BOG waiver to take effect in fall 2016

Justina Sharp April 15, 2016

New academic requirements that include maintaining a GPA of 2.0 or higher and completion of 50 percent of their coursework will be applied to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors (BOG)...

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