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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...

Flowers help color the corner in American River College’s Student Center on February 9, 2024. (Photo by Shy Bell)

ARC’s floral sale brings more than flowers to students

Shy Bell, A&C Editor February 21, 2024

With the onset of spring comes the essence of creation, newness and revitalization. Trees begin to regrow, animals come out of hibernation and bugs scour the land in search of their next meal. Spring delivers...

Fresh tomatoes will be grown in Greenhouse 2 at the horticulture department of American River College. (Photo by Jeralynn Querubin)

Flowers bloom at the ARC horticulture department with future plans for a new greenhouse

Jeralynn Querubin, Staff Writer April 12, 2023

The greenhouses of the horticulture department are going to experience big renovations in the future. Students and faculty will be able to make use of one new greenhouse instead of the four 60-year old...

The horticulture department is looking for tree trimming and irrigation services as it develops as of April 18, 2022. (Photo by Alyssa Branum)

ARC’s horticulture department is looking for more helping hands

Alyssa Branum, Staff Writer May 16, 2022

American River College’s horticulture department is back on campus since it opened up in February, and working to get plants back to thriving since the lockdown.  Students within the department...

A series of “impossible to convert” classes, such as those in the Automotive Technology department, will resume in fall 2021. Students enrolled in these classes will still have to follow safety mitigation strategies. (Photo via the ARC website)

American River College announces more on-campus classes for fall 2021 semester

Megan Wutzke, Staff Writer March 16, 2021

The Los Rios Community College District announced that its fall 2021 semester will be a hybrid of on-the-ground classes and online classes. According to the Framework for Reopening document released by...

Christen Hollingsworth, an intern with the floriculture department, sells floral arrangements at the Horticulture Floral Sale on Feb. 7, 2019. (Photo by Ariel Caspar)

Horticulture gives the gift of flowers

Ariel Caspar February 12, 2019

Valentine’s Day is coming soon. For some, Valentine’s Day can be that one holiday out of the year that can either trigger every romantic bone in your body, or cause you to cringe out of annoyance —...

The American River College horticulture department celebrated Dia De Los Muertos on Nov. 1, 2018 with a themed flower sale in the Student Center.

Dia De Los Muertos bloomed for Horticulture’s Sale

Felix Oliveros November 13, 2018

On Thursday, Nov. 1, the horticulture department incorporated a Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) theme into its weekly flower sale in the Student Center. Dia De Los Muertos is a holiday that originated...

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