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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

School safety is a concern, with school shootings becoming an striking issue in the United States. (Photo via Unsplash)

Schools, including American River College, need to bring more awareness to active shooting drills

Jeralynn Querubin, Staff Writer March 9, 2023

Many of us truly didn’t understand the value of life, until the news broke on Feb. 14, 2018 about the tragic shooting that occurred at Stoneman Douglas High School, which resulted in the loss of 17 lives....

There have been 39 mass shootings in the United States this year according to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA). (Photo illustration by Ashley Hayes-Stone)

Gun reform should not be limited to just preventing mass shootings

Oden Taylor October 14, 2019

“Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said during the third democratic debate on Sept.12.  The call for gun reform and regulation...

Sen. Kevin Phan explains his resolution suggesting the Los Rios Police Department add more police on campus at the Student Senate meeting Thursday. Debate between board members lasted nearly 20 minutes before voting was postponed. (Photo by Robert Hansen)

Mass shooting resolution sparks debate at Senate meeting

Robert Hansen April 23, 2016

A resolution urging the Los Rios Police Department to station more police on campus sparked debate amongst the American River College Student Senate at its meeting Thursday. Sen. Laurie Jones was the...

CAEB President Justin Nicholson (left) and Director of Finance Jeremy Diefenbacher (left) review the results of the survey at the the Senate meeting on April 7, 2016.  (Photo by Robert Hansen)

ASB Notebook: ASB Candidates speak at forum

Robert Hansen April 11, 2016

The forums for Associated Student Body (ASB) candidates, of which all eight ran unopposed, were held on April 5 and 6 in the Student Center. Each of the candidates shared with students how they would...

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