Vol.64 Edition 3_Fall 2012_American River Current

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SPORTS

Head Cases Bryce Fraser / fraserb@imail.losrios.edu

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ARCurrent.com @ARCurrent Facebook.com/ARCurrentcom Vol. 64, Ed. 3 • Oct. 24, 2012

NEWS

Online textbooks bills signed into law

BILLS 1052, 1053 CREATE ONLINE LIBRARY TO HELP STUDENTS AFFORD TEXTBOOKS FOR CLASSES

ARC COACHES, ATHLETIC STAFF SEEK TO DECREASE CONCUSSION RISK, INCREASE SAFETY FOR ALL SPORTS TEAMS By Jessica Maynard & Sergio Portela maynarj@imail.losrios.edu portels@imail.losrios.edu

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forgot the play that I made,” Nicole Lopes said. “I didn’t know the day. I thought it was the day before. I was dizzy. I had an instant headache. When I was on the ground trying to get up, I couldn’t. My eyes wouldn’t open and I didn’t know where I was.” Lopes, a sophomore forward on the American River College women’s soccer team, was diagnosed with a concussion after going up for a routine header when she collided heads with another player on Aug. 31

versus Butte College. Concussions have become an epidemic that has not gone unnoticed. Although most of the stories that have come out are focused on head injuries sustained by male athletes, studies have proven that women are more vulnerable when it comes to sustaining a concussion. According to the Sports Concussion Institute, women who play soccer have a 50 percent chance of receiving a concussion during play due to the lack of muscle in their neck and because of their smaller

SEE CONCUSSIONS, PAGE 8

By Sergio Portela portels@imail.losrios.edu

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Bryce Fraser / fraserb@imail.losrios.edu

ov. Jerry Brown signed Senate bills 1052 and 1053 into law on Sept. 27 in front of a group of college students. One of them was American River College Associated Student Body President Quierra Robey, who helped advocate the bill. “Honestly, it’s something I’m so proud of because it’s the first bill I advocated on, that I got to see pass and ASB President Quierra Robey signed,” said Robey. “So it’s dear to my heart. It’s very personal.” The bills, introduced by Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, plans to make it easier for students to get access to textbooks. The bills will create an online library where the 50 most popular lower level college textbooks can be downloaded for free, or $20 for hard copies, for California State Universities, University of California and community colleges. “The current cost of traditional textbooks is so high, some college students are forced to struggle through a required class without the textbook, forced to drop classes or sometimes even drop out of college altogether,” Steinberg said in a prepared

TECHNOLOGY

PHONE WARS

By Lance Gawthrop

gawthrl@imail.losrios.edu

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ith so many handheld devices at hand, it is easy for students to be confused by options and commercials when it comes to selecting the right phone for their personal needs, so the Current went shopping for you. On the journey to the market, the Current selected the iPhone 5 with iOS 6 operating system, Samsung Galaxy S3 using Android technology, and the Windows HTC 8x that is scheduled for release in November. According to Nielsen, 50 percent of cellphone consumers in the U.S. own a smartphone. Forty-eight percent of all smartphone users use Google’s Android operating system, 32 percent use Apple’s iOS, while the other 20 percent use other operating systems such as Windows Phone or Blackberry RIM.

SEE ONLINE, PAGE 2

A LOOK INSIDE

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THEATRE REVIEW A review of ARC’s latest play, “Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”

THE PROS AND CONS OF THE THREE HOTTEST SMARTPHONES ON THE MARKET

SEE PHONES, PAGE 2

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BIG WEIGHT LOSS

Student Samuel Ayala undergoes an amazing transformation by losing more than 500 pounds.

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RACIAL OUTCAST

The Current’s Daniel Romandia shares what it’s like not belonging to either of his two races.


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