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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

Two of the limited number of vending machines available on the American River College campus, pictured on February 21, 2024, can be found near the Dusty Baker Center. (Photo by Waheed Daud)

Few vending machines remain on the ARC campus

Waheed Daud, Staff Writer April 9, 2024

When students have some free time on campus, they may walk around to find a nice and refreshing drink from a vending machine. The only problem with that is that there are few vending machines around the...

 The Learning Resource Center at American River College is a place where students can receive help for any of their technology needs. The center is also distributing Chromebooks for students who need one in the fall semester of 2021. (Photo by Lorraine Barron)

ARC’s Learning Resource Center strives to help students through the fall semester

Samuel Berg, Staff Writer September 27, 2021

The Learning Resource Center at American River College is a program to help students with all of their technology needs both on and off campus.  The LRC computer lab strives to help students who are...

A storm knocked over a 60 year old tree, narrowly avoiding the Ranch House and the Portable Village. Director Cheryl Sears uses her body for scale after inspecting the damage. (Photo Courtesy of Cheryl Sears)

ARC staff tames wild campus for student reintroduction

Megan Wutzke, Staff Writer April 18, 2021

When American River College shut down the campus last year, many faculty and students thought they would be back after spring break. After the closure, Administrative Services director Cheryl Sears, along...

The virtual portion of the Learning Resource Center at American River College allows students to get free tutoring during off-campus learning in spring 2021. (Photo courtesy of Scott Crow)

Virtual Tutoring Center open for spring semester

Athena Acevedo, Feature Editor February 11, 2021

The Learning Resource Center is now offering free tutoring through its virtual counterpart of the Tutorial Center, which is free for all American River College students. Fourteen subjects are being offered...

Classes at American River College are all online due to the COVID-19 pandemic; programs like Starfish and ARC's Tutoring Center will offer the help students need for their courses in the fall 2020 semester. (Photo courtesy of ARC)

American River College’s tutoring program makes virtual change

Brandon Zamora, Opinion Editor September 16, 2020

By: Brandon Zamora [email protected]  This semester, with most classes at American River College, offered only online, the school’s tutoring center staff has had to adapt to this situation to...

A mural being painted outside of the Learning Resource Center features the likeness of students and symbols that represent Sacramento and American River College on Sept. 1 2018. (Photo by Jennah Booth)

A campus connected; muralist draws Los Rios together

Jennah Booth September 13, 2018

Tucked into a fenced-off corner of the campus, a representation of student life at American River College and Sacramento is slowly accumulating just outside of the Learning Resource Center. That representation...

After the shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead, American River College officials are re-examining many of their secuirty protocols. (Photo Illustration by Ashley Hayes-Stone)

Are we prepared for a school emergency?

Luis Gael and Brienna Edwards March 14, 2018

By Brienna Edwards and Luis Gael Jimenez Parkland, Florida became home to one of the world’s deadliest school massacres when Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was victim to a mass shooting on Feb....

A midly burnt and mildly undercooked piece of steak briefly set off the fire alarm in Liberal Arts 152 Staff. (Photo by Mack Ervin III)

Burnt lunch sets off fire alarm in Liberal Arts

Robert Hansen March 29, 2016

By Robert Hansen and Hannah Darden A fire alarm roused students and faculty from their classrooms when a staff member overcooked his food in Liberal Arts 152 Staff at American River College at 12:14...

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