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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

The Current staff received Online General Excellence and second place for Editorial at JACC Conference. (Photo by Laryn Godbold)

Current Staff Brings Home Multiple Awards from JACC Conference

Laryn Godbold, Staff Writer November 7, 2024

The American River College Current staff had a triumphant time at the 2024 Journalism Association of Community Colleges NorCal Conference held on Oct. 26. at San Francisco State University. Like last year,...

At this year’s Journalism Association of Community Colleges NorCal Regional Conference, The Current earned an Online General Excellence award for the second straight year. (Photo by Joseph Bianchini)

The Current puts up another strong showing at JACC conference

Joseph Bianchini, Opinion Editor November 16, 2023

American River College’s Current staff attended the annual Journalism Association of Community Colleges NorCal Regional Conference at San Francisco State University on Oct. 14, where similar to last...

Members of the American River College Current staff attended the Journalism Association of Community College conference in San Francisco, where Heather Amberson, former staff writer Gina Gangursky and the Current staff received awards. (Photo by Kaitlyn Riley)

ARC’s Current staff comes away with four awards at JACC conference

Kaitlyn Riley, Staff Writer April 6, 2023

The Current staff at American River College won four awards at the 2023 Journalism Association of Community College conference for its ability to cover stories and display journalism skills. The conference...

The American River Current staff won multiple awards at the 2022 Journalism Association of Community College’s conference with Heather Amberson, Jaqueline Ruvalcaba and Lorraine Barron leading the way. (Photo by Jonathan Plazola)

ARC’s Current staff win multiple awards at JACC conference

Jonathan Plazola, Staff Writer November 8, 2022

The American River College Current staff members won multiple awards at the 2022 Journalism Association of Community College’s Regional Conference for its excellence in journalism coverage and editing...

Female sports journalists have to work in a male-dominated world without protection. (Photo by Lorraine Barron)

Female journalists need to be protected from unwanted sexual attention

Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor November 7, 2022

Ask any female journalist and she has her own horror stories of sexual mistreatment. I have my own.  As a journalist I have had to deal with this. My very first sporting event I covered was a water...

The Current participated in the online convention for the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, which included an awards ceremony. This event in the past has been an in-person convention but has been held remotely for the past three semesters. (Screenshot via the JACC website)

The American River Current wins four journalism awards

Athena Acevedo, Feature Editor April 8, 2021

American River College’s newspaper publication, the Current, was honored with three awards and a General Excellence award by the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC). The JACC is a...

The American River Current walked away with the General Excellence award for the forth year in a row, along with several other awards.  (Photo by Emily Mello)

Current wins 10 awards at online journalism event

Alexander Musa, Staff Writer November 30, 2020

The Journalism Association of Community Colleges held its fall 2020 virtual conference from Nov. 6 to Nov. 8, taking the event online in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Current, was represented...

The American River Current brought home 13 publication and on-the-spot competition awards, including general excellence, from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges State Convention from March 28 to 30, 2019. (Photo by Jennah Booth)

Current walks away with 13 state awards

Ariel Caspar April 4, 2019

The American River Current staff enjoyed a successful weekend, bringing home 13 awards from the 2019 Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) State Convention at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento. Journalism...

The American Rive Current won 13 awards, including a General Excellence award, at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges NorCal Conference at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California on Nov. 3, 2018. (Photo by Jennah Booth)

Current brings home 13 awards

Jennah Booth November 6, 2018

The American River Current walked away with 13 awards after attending the Journalism Association of Community Colleges NorCal Conference at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California on Nov. 3. The...

Current Staff Writer Nathan Bauer died on Oct. 22 from respiratory complications. Bauer was 33-years-old. (Photo by Ashley Hayes-Stone)

Obituary: Remembering Nathan Bauer

November 16, 2017

Longtime American River College student Nathan Bauer, 33, died in his home from respiratory failure on Oct. 22. Bauer had attended classes at ARC for the past 10 years and had switched majors multiple...

American River College won 18 awards during the annual Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) State Convention over the weekend of March 30, to April 1, in Sacramento. (Photo by Mack Ervin III)

ARC brings home 18 awards from JACC

Mack Ervin III April 5, 2017

Over the weekend, American River College was one of over a hundred schools to attend the annual Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) State convention at the DoubleTree hotel in Sacramento....

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