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ANTI-ISLAMIC ACTIVISTS STOKE FIERCE DEBATE WITH MUSLIM STUDENTS
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December 2, 2015
A CHALLENGE FROM THE AMERICAN RIVER CURRENT EDITORIAL BOARD
THE SILENT TREATMENT THE AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD KNOW BY NOW THAT IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, YOU SHOULD SAY SOMETHING WHAT THEY DIDN’T WANT TO TELL YOU l A manhunt for an armed felon took place on campus. See page 2. l A student was diagnosed with active tuberculosis. See page 3.
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ithin the last month, your life and safety were at risk from an armed felon on campus who injured a woman and a highly contagious, deadly disease. You may not have heard about this because ARC had no plans to directly inform you until it faced intense media scrutiny. Administrators at American River College, whose recent lack of communication with students has fostered a culture of silence, need to stop doing the minimum and take seriously their ethical obligation to inform us about serious risks to our safety. On the evening of Nov. 17, while students were in class, an armed felon trying to evade police capture injured a pedestrian in a hit-and-run in the parking structure before fleeing on foot,
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