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 student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current
Kima LaRue performs as a drag queen at a bar in Sacramento called Sidetrax. LaRue co-hosts the event drag queen showcase event. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Queens of the stage

Joseph Daniels and Itzin Alpizar • May 11, 2016

An earlier version of this attributed the quote, “It’s all the weird stuff that nobody really wants to get into, which kind of becomes a kind of a strength for most of us who got into it, because...

The Beavers, ARC's student newspaper in the 80s, confirms in a story written by Jack Keaton that the White Student Union club, which was ran by Gregory Withrow had eliminated from ARC campus on Jan. 6, 1981. Withrow's name was on letters left in cars in a neighborhood in downtown Sacramento on May 3, 2016 that called for people to “execute all Muslims and Latinos.” (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

A former ARC student has been linked to letters that read ‘execute all Muslims and Latinos’

Itzin Alpizar • May 9, 2016

Those parked in downtown Sacramento Tuesday morning found leaflets on the windshields of their cars that featured hateful speech against Muslims and Latinos. The letters were signed in the name of Gregory...

Zena Essa, right, is an ESL student who receives assistance through CalWORKS, which will present a group of workshops at on April 27 and April 28 (Photo by Itzin Alpizar).

ARC’s CalWORKs to host self improvement workshops

Justina Sharp • April 26, 2016

American River College’s California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) will be hosting a series of self-improvement workshops for all students on Wednesday and Thursday. The series...

An American River College student refills a water jug with at a new refill station in Davis Hall. Five refill stations across campus during spring break and ARC will install more around campus in the coming weeks. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar).

Filtered water bottle refill stations installed at ARC

Itzin Alpizar • April 14, 2016

Five filtered water bottle refill stations were installed around the American River College campus that will save a minimum of 16,000 plastic bottles and $28,000 from the students’ budgets per term,...

American River College catcher Joaquin Sequeira hits the ball during a game against Sierra College at ARC stadium on April 7,2016. The Beavers lost the game 9-3. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

ARC baseball continues to struggle in conference play

Kyle Elsasser • April 8, 2016

American River College’s baseball team lost the final game of its Big 8 Conference series against Sierra College 9-3 Thursday. After winning three of its first four conference games, ARC lost seven...

A stabbing occurred outside the 99 Cents Store on Auburn Boulevard Wednesday, leaving one victim with non life-threatening injuries. The altercation that led to the stabbing was over a bike, according to Sacramento County Sheriff's Department public information officer Tony Turnbull. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

Stabbing near ARC leaves one victim

Itzin Alpizar • April 7, 2016

A stabbing occurred after an altercation over a bike between two men outside the 99 Cents Store near the American River College campus at around 5:20 p.m Wednesday, according to Sacramento County Sheriff’s...

The Learning Resource Center hosted a workshop called "Color Coding Concepts" to teach students the usage of color as a learning tool on March 29, 2016 (photo by Itzin Alpizar)

LRC workshop teaches using color to organize studying

Claire Bathory • March 30, 2016

At a workshop in the Learning Resource Center on Tuesday, American River College instructional assistant Cheryl Howell explained how color coding can help with both studying habits and daily life. Howell,...

Isaiah Griffin (center left) runs during track and field practice on March 10, 2016 at the American River College Beavers stadium. Griffin has seriously progressed during his time at ARC to become one of the team's top sprinters. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

Griffin sprinting towards the top

Allante Morris • March 15, 2016

American River College sprinter Isaiah Griffin wasn’t always the fastest runner on the track, but his time at ARC has seen him steadily improve and become one of the top sprinters in both the school...

American River College pitcher Tommy Balmain throws a pitch during a game at Sierra College on March 3, 2016. ARC won 8-4. (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

ARC baseball pulls a Big 8 win against Sierra

Matthew Nobert • March 6, 2016

American River College’s baseball team started off March with a strong win against Sierra College 8-4, but both players and coaches still think there are some areas that can be improved on before going...

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