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I hope my legacy is that I helped and provided leadership toward the achievement of that vision (of creating the best learning environment) and to move us forward toward that path.”

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Riley’s ASB win nullified

THOMASGREENE

NEW ELECTION SET FOR PRESIDENCY

By John Ferrannini jferr1995@gmail.com There will be a special election to fill the vacant position of American River College ASB Student Senate president Sept. 9.

Students can vote from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. that day on their eServices accounts.

ASB Student Senate Vice President Leslie Milan Fisher will serve as interim ASB Student Senate president until a new president is elected.

According to unofficial results announced April 10, former ASB Student Senate Director of Finance Jorge Riley won the position in the spring ASB elections.

The results for Student Senate president were invalidated based on a recommendation to the Los Rios Chancellor’s Office by former American River College interim President Pam Walker when the ASB election results were made official in June.

Multiple attempts to reach Pam Walker at her new position at the California Community College Chancellor’s Office have been unsuccessful as of Wednesday.

Jeff Gonzales was on the committee that looked into possible campaign violations during the spring ASB elections.

“We asked (Pam Walker) if the task was to make a recommendation,” Gonzales said. “The task was not that. All we did was review the complaints provided to us and determine what was a vio-

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New American River College President Thomas Greene plans to focus on the upcoming accreditation process and community outreach.

THOMAS GREENE TAKES ON POSITION AS PRESIDENT

By Emily K. Rabasto rabastoe@gmail.com

PAM WALKER LEAVES ARC

American River College says goodbye to former interim president Pam Walker, right, as she leaves to work in the California Community College Chancellors Office. For the full story, SEE PAGE 3.

SEE GREENE, PAGE 3

Football season kicks off with new head coach

OSTERHOUT TO FOCUS ON ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF PLAYERS

By Kameron Schmid kameronschmid@gmail.com Jon Osterhout is a big man with big ideas for his football team.

A former All-American offensive lineman at Sacramento State, football has been Osterhout’s way of life since his freshman season in 1995. American River College football, however, has been his job since he joined the staff as offensive line coach in 2011, a season in which the team went undefeated.

“I was fortunate enough to be in that 2011 season, when we won all those games and went undefeated. It takes a certain group of individuals, and it

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American River College President Thomas Greene will not even be a month into his new position when the fall 2014 semester begins, but he said he is already taking steps to connect with the staff and students of ARC to recognize the challenges the school may face.

Greene, who most recently worked at Lake Tahoe Community College as the vice president of Academic Affairs and Student Services, said that making lasting connections within the local community will help ARC see continued success and enrollment.

“One of my initial and most important priorities is to learn about ARC, the students and their challenges, the programs, and to get to know the staff and the community,” said Greene. “It’s through that process that I’m really going to understand what are the needs.”

President Greene worked within his community in Lake Tahoe to encourage students as young as middle school-aged to seek a higher education after high school. He plans to continue that work

takes a coaching staff that’s committed to helping players evolve and develop,” said Osterhout.

Osterhout has clear priorities for what responsibilities he and his staff have to fulfill in regards to the athletes on his team.

“I think first and foremost it’s the success of them academically,” said Osterhout.

“I feel we do a tremendous job here,” he added. “The academics report with the Dusty Baker Center, with the LRC, with having the academic advisor specifically for the student athletes on campus—we’re very well-rounded in

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New head coach Jon Osterhout explains the details of a play to the football team during the first practice of the season.

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A sign on a pay station in parking lot A at American River College has been modified by visitors upset about the doubling of daily parking fees.

Parking pass prices doubled DISTRICT INCREASES PRICE FOR FIRST TIME IN SEVENTEEN YEARS

By Brooke Purves brookempurves@gmail.com Students coming to campus this week after the summer break may have found that the change in their car consoles wasn’t quite enough to pay for a daily parking permit.

Effective July 1, in the middle of summer semester, daily parking passes throughout the Los Rios Community College District doubled, from $1 to $2, according to multiple campus sources.

This was the first parking fee increase since 1997, when the daily parking fee was 75 cents, said LRPD Officer Kathy Church, who was resetting pay stations throughout the American River College campus July 1.

The reaction to the increase was strong, as evidenced by a comment left by one disgruntled campus visitor early that day on the sign on a pay station in parking lot A announcing the change. Scrawled over two handdrawn zeros next to a $2 on the sign read the words,

“Fuck that.”

“Oh, look,” said Church. “A political statement.”

While semester parking passes will remain at $30 for students ($20 for those receiving a Board of Governors Fee Waiver) for fall, they will increase to $35 for general students and $25 for BOG recipients in January. Motorcycle parking passes will also increase then from $15 to $20.

The summer semester parking passes will increase in June from $15 to $20 for cars and $8 to $10 for motorcycles.

The rise in the new daily fee was met with confusion by some students.

“I don’t understand why,” said American River College pre-med student Latasha Hives, who said she was alerted to the change by an email from the district. “It just feels weird. We have to pay to go to school anyway.”

Hives was upset about the parking fees for summer semester specifically, noting, “There’s no summer bus pass, so there’s that,” and questioned the use of the extra money

generated by the increase.

According to LRCCD Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications and Media Relations Mitchel Benson, the fee increase was stimulated by the increasing costs associated with parking facilities maintenance and personnel.

“The parking fee hadn’t gone up in that many years and costs were accumulating,” said LRPD Officer Chris Day. Daily parking passes at California State University, Sacramento, are $6 each, triple what the new LRCCD passes cost.

Even with the relative cost in mind, however, the timing seemed off to some students.

“I think it’s totally wrong,” said Persida Protopopova, an ultrasound technology student at ARC. “Not in the middle of the semester.”

Officer Day said the pay stations in the ARC parking structure were changed at midnight July 1 and that officers changed the parking lot pass machines one by one throughout the day. Students who were lucky enough to get to campus before their machine was changed were able to pay the $1 fee.

Riley: ASB president seat invalidated CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 lation and what was not.”

When asked if the committee members determined if a violation took place, Gonzales said “yes.” When asked if the violation was from the Jorge Riley campaign, Gonzales had no comment.

Daniela Vargas, who was on the committee, did not respond to an email.

LeslieAnn Dameron, who was on the committee, did not respond to an email.

Kenneth Hinton, who was on the committee, did not respond to an email.

Riley said that he had a meeting with Walker about a possible campaign violation regarding his printing campaign flyers in the library. Candidates are not supposed to campaign in the library without permission and Riley said he had permission.

“I asked the front desk if I could print my flyers,” Riley said. “I was getting permission. I was only in the library cutting up my little things.”

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Former ASB Student Senate Director of Finance Jorge Riley speaks in the student center at the candidate forum during last spring’s ASB Elections.

“I just got kicked and slapped and was given no real reason except that they didn’t like the outcome of the election,” he added. “I won by a 25 percent margin. The administration wants a vote on the student government and then they wonder why students don’t vote. If it’s not going to count, why should they?”

Riley has been a controversial figure at ARC since his involvement in supporting a 2008 student government resolution endorsing Proposition 8, which ended gay marriages in the state until the state stopped defending it in federal court.

Riley was ASB Student Senate Director of Finance last year

and interim ASB Student Senate president during fall 2013. During that time, he was handcuffed and ticketed for reportedly being intoxicated on campus. He didn’t gather enough signatures to run in an election to fill the position of Student Senate president for the rest of the year.

The special election was won

by Kenneth Hinton.

Students interested in running for ASB Student Senate president can pick up packets available in the Center for Leadership and Development beginning today at 8:00 a.m.

There are workshops in the club meeting room from Tuesday through Thursday at noon and 6 p.m., and on Friday at noon and 4 p.m.

Candidates must attend at least one workshop and turn in their packet by 5 p.m. Friday in the Center for Leadership and Development.

A candidate forum will be held on Sept. 8 in the Student Center Lobby at noon.

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ARC says farewell to Walker John Ferrannini jferr1995@gmail.com

Dozens of American River College faculty, staff and students came to former ARC interim President Pam Walker’s retirement party July 30.

Walker, who has held numerous positions in her years at ARC, is moving on to work in the California Community College chancellor’s office. Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brian King said that she “embodies so many of the characteristics representative of the great people at American River College and in the Los Rios District.”

“I can’t think of a better person to take the mantle as (ARC interim) president during this transition period,” King said. “No one cares more about students than Pam does. This is not a goodbye, this is a celebration of a wonderful life.”

Attendees were invited to go to the podium and share their experiences of Walker.

After those experiences were shared, King provided Walker with an honorary degree from

ARC. Walker was lauded in glowing terms by her family and friends, who also gave her gifts of wine and a $1,000 gift certificate at the Evergreen Lodge at Yosemite.

Los Rios Student Trustee Omba Kipuke said that Walker helped him become better as a student leader.

“Pam Walker has inspired me to be a better leader and student advocate. I’m sad to see her leave, but I congratulate her success.”

In keeping with the aquatic theme of the party, Walker was also gifted with a giant plastic fish with the signatures of the guests, in lieu of a guest book.

“She’s been a great administrator, a personal friend and kind of a mentor for me,” Outreach Specialist Jeri Marshall said. “I want to wish her well in her endeavors.

I hope she’s catching some fish.”

Walker was very grateful for the turnout at the retirement party.

“One of the things that’s important about AR is that we can bring people together to celebrate together and help each other,” she said. “It happens to reflect on me

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Former ARC interim President Pam Walker recieves an honorary degree from Los Rios Chancellor Brian King during Walker’s retirement party in July. Walker now works in the California Community College Chancellor’s Office.

today, but so many people have been involved in what I’ve been a part of.”

In a speech at the party, Walker

said that working in education was about changing the world.

“We can change the world of ours one person at a time,” she

said. “I’ve spent my career doing that. If we do that every day, we will change this incredible, wonderful world we live in.”

Petitioner charged with murder

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President Thomas Greene, left, tours Howard Hall on his 10th day at American River College to “get familiar with the campus and staff to best meet their needs.”

Greene: President seeks outreach CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 with ARC feeder schools as well.

This year ARC faces accreditation, which is a peer-based process designed to review the continual improvement of a college’s quality of education. Greene said he is confident that ARC is a strong institution and is prepared to be analyzed.

“I see (accreditation) as an opportunity to assist all of us in learning about our organization, to identify and celebrate the things that we do extremely well and also use that process to continue to identify those places that are opportunities to improve, learn and even do better,” said Greene.

“Institutions that know that they’re doing a good job and are invested in having their energy focused on doing the right things tend to look at accreditation that way,” he added.

Greene hopes to leave behind a trail of influence with his work.

“As we develop a shared vision (of cre-

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I see (accreditation) as an opportunity to assist all of us in learning about our organization, to identify and celebrate the things that we do extremely well and also use that process to continue to identify those places that are opportunities to improve, learn and even do better.”

ARC PRESIDENT THOMASGREENE ating the best learning environment),” he said, “I hope my legacy is that I helped and provided leadership toward the achievement of that vision and to move us forward toward that path.”

Greene has worked within the Los Rios

Community College District before as the associate vice president of Enrollment and Student Services at Sacramento City College, which he said is helping to familiarize himself with the system here in Sacramento.

The petitioner who was accused of slapping an American River College student in March was arrested on charges of murder in the May 18 shooting death of a 28-yearold man.

Pavel Postelnyak, 24, was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail three days after the shooting of Anthony Johnson and is ineligible for bail, according to the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department.

Postelnyak, who entered no plea to the charge, has “several pending cases,” according to Sacramento County District Attorney media officer Shelly Orio.

Postelnyak has also been charged with two counts of battery and one count of possession of metal knuckles, court records indicate. Some of these charges may stem from the ARC campus altercation in which he was arrested for allegedly slapping ARC theater major Peter Messick on March 4.

Orio said that the murder case won’t go forward until the court can receive Postelnyak’s “doctor’s report.”

Orio also indicated that the District Attorney’s Office was also not releasing Postelnyak’s mug shot at this time.

The Current published a story March 26 in which Postelnyak’s mother spoke about her son’s alleged mental illness, saying that as a teen he was attacked and beaten with a baseball bat.

Postelnyak’s mother, Larisa Postelnyak, said she believed Pavel’s behavior had changed after the attack and indicated that he had at one point been involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility, although he was given no diagnosis.

Larisa said that she had asked for help for her son, but because he was an adult and had refused further treatment, he would not be eligible to receive professional intervention.

“I’m just crying and praying,” Larisa said in the earlier interview.

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ARC FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE TIPS FROM ARC STAFF FOR STARTING THE NEW SEMESTER OFF RIGHT

TIPS AND INFORMATION TO HELP YOUR FIRST YEAR GO SMOOTHLY

By Barbara Harvey

In a previous interview with The Current, former American River College interim President Pam Walker, who dropped out of ARC in 1967, explained what went wrong.

“I didn’t know how to ask, ‘Where do I go to get this?,’ or, ‘What do I do?’ and it scared me so much, I got back in my car and drove back to my aunt’s house. I registered for all of my classes and never came back. I said, ‘Nope, I can’t do it.’”

When Walker attended in 1967, ARC had 5,000 enrolled students. Today, there are 35,000. On a campus with such a large population, new students may feel lost and overwhelmed.

Fortunately, ARC provides numerous resources to assist stu-

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dents with obtaining the help they need.

The importance of academic resources cannot be overstated in regard to the success of a student. For example, creating an educational plan with a counselor at the start of your collegiate career, as well as visiting once per semester to update the plan, can ensure that you only take the classes you need to graduate and/or transfer, and not extraneous classes that could potentially keep you here longer than needed.

From academic resources like the library and Learning Resource Center to more pragmatic services like the Health Center and the Child Development Center, ARC offers a wide range

of support services for students to take advantage of.

Furthermore, ARC continually adds new ways to assist students, like the recently launched Live Chat service, designed to help students by answering general information questions in real time.

Accessible services combining informational value with convenience can make an enormous difference when it comes to getting the most out of a student’s time here.

In this feature, students will find a basic rundown of phone numbers and open hours for essential and beneficial ARC services, designed to provide a simple guide for navigating their time at ARC.

· If you are driving, arrive at least one hour early for class the first few weeks. · Go to classes you are waitlisted for – and be on time. · Don’t purchase books until you are enrolled in the course. · If you are enrolled in a class, purchase your books during the first week of classes or as soon as possible. If unable to do so, ask the instructor if they can place a copy of the book on file at the reference desk in the library. · Read your course syllabus the first week to be sure you are prepared to succeed in the class. · Become familiar with course add/drop deadlines!

Then, add/drop courses by those deadlines! · Check your class schedule for locations, i.e. main campus, Natomas, McClellan, etc. · There are two locations to pay fees or pick up your parking permit: Business Services in the Administration Building, and for the first week of school, eServices in the Student Center. · Go to classes you are interested in attending, even if you are not enrolled in the class or on a waitlist. · Do not miss the first class session. You risk being dropped! · Most classes will require a permission number from the instructor to get into a class if you are waitlisted. Go to class and get that number, so you can get into the class. · Payment is due the day you enroll. If you don’t pay, you will be dropped. · If you no longer want to take a class, you must drop the class. Do not expect that an instructor will drop

you from a class. If you do not drop a course you no longer want, it can affect your financial aid and/or GPA. · Get a campus map, as some locations are under construction and will require alternative routes to class. · Do not park in staff parking, you will be cited. · DON’T BE SHY - ask questions. · Take care of yourself bring food/snacks in case you do not have time between classes to wait in lines for food, and stay hydrated, as it may be hot out there.

WAIT LIST TIPS · Regularly monitor your waitlist status (check your eServices account). · If you are automatically enrolled from a waitlist, payment of enrollment fees is due by the end of the day. · Waitlists are not available after Aug. 22, even for late start classes. · Students on a waitlist must attend the first class meeting in order to obtain a permission number from the instructor if space is available in the class. You must enroll with the permission number online via eServices and pay enrollment fees by the end of the day. · To use the permission number you must first drop the course and then re-enroll using the permission number in the appropriate box. The permission number must be used within 48 hours. · Your patience is appreciated, as there will be long lines in various locations.

Our goal is to serve you to the best of our ability, so please hang in there!

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USE THIS PAGE AS REFERENCE TO GET AROUND CAMPUS AND HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS

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August 25, 2014

E-Cigs held to same standard

Arts&Culture/Scene

By Brooke Purves brookempurves@gmail.com

Vapor pens and e-cigarettes are devices that may look like cigarettes but are still held to the same standards of an ordinary cigarette, according to school officials.

Although American River College hasn’t officially adopted a policy on e-cigarettes as of this writing, the devices are treated just as traditional cigarettes are throughout much of the district.

These devices hold a liquid containing varying amounts of nicotine, which is sometimes mixed with different flavorings and is mechanically heated to produce a vapor that is inhaled by the user and then exhaled into the surrounding air.

This liquid functions much the same way tabacco does in traditional cigarettes.

“The campus views e-cigarettes the same way as any tobacco-related product,” said ARC Public Information Officer Scott Crow in an email with The Current. “People must follow the existing smoking guidelines and policies. Even if e-cigarettes are not explicitly mentioned in a current policy, the act of smoking is prohibited regardless of the implement/ product used to do it.”

Other Los Rios community colleges have already put in place policy indicating that e-cigarettes are regulated the same way tobacco cigarettes are.

For example, Folsom Lake College rolled the use of e-cigarettes into the policy governing tobacco use on campus last year.

A representative from the Los Rios Police Department confirmed that e-cigarette users must follow the same rules as tobacco smokers concerning where on campus they can smoke.

Students smoking anything must stay 30 feet from building entrances or they are violating code and subject to disciplinary action – including suspension.

Although a study published in the Oxford Journals indicates that e-cigarettes do not emit the same “combustion toxicants” that regular cigarettes do, it does show that they are a source of secondhand nicotine exposure.

And because vapor pens are unregulated, it is unclear clear if there are any other “trace chemicals in that vapor that will harm bystanders,” according to Prevention magazine’s website.

INBRIEF

STAFFING CHANGE: Former Director of Administrative Services Laduan Smedley has left American River College to be the new vice president of Administrative Services at Sacramento City College. l

RESUME WORKSHOP: The Career Center will be hosting a resume development workshop 2-3 p.m. Tuesday in the Student Services building. This workshop focuses on the physical appearance of a resume, including different types of formats and the kinds of information that should be included.

Interested students must call (916) 484-8492 to register for this event.

Photo courtesy of ARC Theatre

Man in Chair (Daniel W. Slauson) is the narrator of ‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ which is currently playing at Fair Oaks Theatre Festival.

‘Drowsy’ sends up ‘20s Broadway PARODY OF CLASSIC THEATER IS AN AUDIENCE PLEASING FOURTH WALL BREAKER

By Kameron Schmid kameronschmid@gmail.com The first line of “The Drowsy Chaperone,” directed by American River College adjunct professor Bob Irving, is a simple three words meant to make the audience laugh. These three words are said by the musical’s narrator, Man in Chair (Daniel W. Slauson).

“I hate theater,” says Man in Chair.

But he doesn’t really hate theater. He just misses the Broadway theater of the 1920’s.

With their broad archetypal stereotypes and classic tropes, the soundtracks in Man in Chair’s record collection are the only cure he has for feeling blue.

His favorite recording, “Drowsy,” is a preeminent example of the classic ’20s theater. Racial insensitivity, gruesome sincerity, wise talking gangsters posing as low-key bakers, you name it.

“Do you hear that sound? The static?

To me, that’s the sound of a time machine starting up,” says Man in Chair as he drops the needle.

From the first musical number to the

sion must complete FAFSA and GPA verification

by Sept. 2.

CTE COURSES: Career Technology Education (CTE) courses in carpentry and police training are offered fall 2014. These CTE courses are offered once every two years to allow them to be modernized, are offered based on public demand and are not part of a degree or certificate. l

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CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION: Construction on the Student Services building is due to be completed July 2015, according to timetables released by ARC officials. l

CAL GRANT DEADLINE: Students who want to be considered for a Cal Grant from the California Student Aid Commisl

POLICE CAPTAIN REASSIGNED: In an email dated Aug. 1, Los Rios Police Department Captain Valerie Cox announced her reassignment to Sacramento City College, effective Aug. 4. She will be replaced by Captain John McPeek, formerly assigned to Cosumnes River College. l

MISSING COUNSELOR LOCATED: ARC counselor Michael Sachau, who had been reported missing from his Sacramento home, was found safe outside of the Sacramento area, Sacramento Sheriff deputies confirmed Aug. 6, according to Fox 40. Sachau had last been heard from July 29 when he called in sick to work. l

last note, “Drowsy” is a riotous and energetic parody of old theater and vaudeville.

The show is massively entertaining and sure to please a crowd.

The musical was originally written and performed in 1997 as entertainment by a group of friends for comedian Bob Martin’s bachelor party.

There was no Man in Chair, and the subject matter was more adult and spanned from the ’20s to the ’40s.

Martin soon after became a co-writer and the actor playing Man in Chair, the show was adapted for stage, and it opened on Broadway in 2006, winning five Tonys.

The show has multiple high points, like the titular Drowsy Chaperone’s (Deane Calvin) “rousing anthem for alcoholism” and Aldolpho’s (Corey D. Winfield) song of seduction and name association, “Adolpho.”

Winfield, a veteran actor of ARC productions since 1997, has a deep amount of love for the play. “(Drowsy) has always been one of my favorites … it makes a personal connection without being overbearing,” said Winfield.

All of the actors’ singing and dancing in this production range from solid to sharply spot-on, as the narrator takes you between the main plot, the “B” plot and the resolution that is over the top and happily ludicrous.

Irvin’s directing, as well as vocal directing by adjunct professor Tracy Martin Shearer, choreography by dance professor Sunny Smith and musical direction by adjunct faculty Kirt Shearer, are all very good as well.

The show’s decidedly meta plot is laid out in detail by Man in Chair, and there are a few gags throughout that are too good to spoil here.

All in all, Man in Chair sums up perfectly the appeal of “Drowsy.” “‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ does what a musical is supposed to do,” he explains.

“It takes you to another world and it gives you a little tune to carry in your head for when you’re feeling blue.”

“The Drowsy Chaperone” runs FridaySunday until Sept. 7 at the Fair Oaks Theatre Festival. All shows are at 8 p.m. Go to fairoakstheatrefestival.com or call (916) 966-3683 for more information.

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Head coach Jon Osterhout watches over a tackling drill during the first practice of the 2014 season Aug. 14. Osterhout expects a high level of discipline from the players on his team.

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regards to that.”

But there still is—and always will be—a lot of focus on the team’s success.

ARC’s football team hasn’t had a losing season since 2007, and for the first time since that year, Jerry Haflich won’t be the man in charge. That’s a lot of pressure for a first time head coach.

Osterhout is counting on the precedent that has been set in previous years to provide an example for what is expected.

“It’s the culture that’s been built here over the course of the previous three seasons I’ve been here. We’ve been able to continue to evolve and keep the program here moving forward,” he said.

“I’m extremely passionate about student athletes,” Osterhout added. “I’m an intense coach. We’re just looking at player development. We’re trying to do our job as coaches, to help them develop academically, socially, physically, athletically … it’s our objective as coaches to continue to help young men strive to reach their existing potential. At the end of the day, that’s what I’m about.”

Osterhout brought 11 years of Division I coaching experience with him to ARC, spending two stints at Sacramento State and one at University of Nebraska while notable NFL defensive linemen Adam Carriker and Ndamukong Suh passed through as he mentored them from his position as a graduate assistant.

With that experience, if things go well at ARC, could Osterhout be tempted by a shot in Div. I? “Not really. I took a run at that for the previous 11 years, prior to coming to American River College, and at the end of the day I have a six-year-old son and a three-year-old daughter,” said Osterhout.

“I’ve taken a liking to the junior college student athletes. The people here on campus are incredible. The support staff, from the athletic director Greg Warzecka down through the equipment managers, it’s just phenomenal,” he added. “The faculty support here is second to none. And really, I just aspire to do a tremendous job here at American River College.”

How long will Osterhout be at ARC? “As long as they’ll have me,” Osterhout said with a laugh.

ARC ’14 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 09/06 HOME vs. Modesto Junior College 09/13 AWAY vs. De Anza College

09/20 AWAY vs. San Joaquin Delta 09/27 HOME vs. CC San Francisco 10/04 HOME vs. College of San Mateo 10/18 AWAY vs. College of the Siskiyous 10/25 HOME vs. Feather River College 11/01 AWAY vs. Sierra College 11/08 HOME vs. Butte College 11/15 AWAY vs. Sacramento City College

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For the first time since the 2007 season, ARC will take the field with a new head coach. Jon Osterhout took over for Jerry Haflich during the spring offseason and will attempt to continue the team’s winning ways. Haflich coached the Beavers to a perfect record in 2011 and five straight winning seasons dating back to 2008. Last year they finished third in Northern California with an 8-2 record.

This is what consistency looks like.

The men’s cross-country team won state last year, for the third year in a row. Head coach Rick Anderson has made this group a premier contender in meets. If the incoming freshman are up to speed, and the returning sophomores keep up the pace set by record-setting runners like now-departed Will Reyes, everything should work out for ARC cross country.

The women’s cross country team finished 2013 third in Northern California and third in the Big 8 Conference Championships. Sophomore scholar athlete, second-team all Big 8 Conference athlete and team captain Natalie Berania has transferred to Southern Oregon University. Then freshman Kandace Compton earned all-Nor Cal and all-Big 8 Conference honors, as well as sophomore Alexa Lua.

Finishing with a 10-4-7 record, the men’s soccer team came just shy of the playoffs last season, coming in at 11th in the state rankings, and sixth in the Nor Cal rankings. In the Big 8 Conference, they were only two points short of Santa Rosa College, and their season highlight was a home win against College of Sequoia with 11-0. Their first of seven matches at home was Tuesday.

Head coach Eric Black lead the team to a 13-10 overall record, including 4-1 in conference, during the 2013 season. The team was 2-5 before going on a six game winning streak and winning nine out of 11. The end of the season was less successful though, and the Beavers only managed to win the first round of the Nor Cal Finals before being eliminated.

A perfect 10-0 record in Big 8 Conference play led the women’s water polo team to a 19-7 overall record and a Nor Cal championship, during which tournament freshman Emily Perry won tournament MVP, and freshman goalie Avery Dotterer was named to the All-Conference team. They went on to finish third in the state championships.

Finishing atop the Big 8 Conference with a perfect 14-0 conference record and going deep into both the Nor Cal and state championships was enough to give Ashlie Frame 2013 Coach of the Year honors in Nor Cal. Middle hitter Nicole Hareland was an all-state selection, and Hareland, Sophi Lozano, Lauren Kirschke and Jessica Condit were named All Big-8 Conference players.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Last year was a downer for the women’s soccer team. The Beavers will look to bounce back from a 4-15 record and 3-11 in the Big 8 Conference. The team has had success in the recent past, finishing with winning records the previous five years. They begin their season Sept. 2 at home against West Valley College at 4 p.m.

MEN’S WATER POLO

WOMEN’S WATER POLO

VOLLEYBALL

Bernardo Botello faces his cheering family after receiving his diploma in Spanish education. Botello played for the American River College men’s tennis team while earning his degree.

ARC class of 2014

FAMILIES AND FACULTY CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS DURING GRADUATION Photos by Emily K. Rabasto

Beaver Stadium overflowed with visitors in May for the American River College 2014 graduation ceremony. The powerful cheers in support of the graduates from their friends and family proved how ARC is connected with the members of the community.

Many graduates displayed their school pride by decorating their caps in creative ways.

Funeral services majors Lindsey Kuchik and Kori Conley move their tassels from the right to the left side of their caps during the turning of the tassel ceremony symbolizing their transition from candidate to graduate.

Two graduates celebrate as they find their families in the sea of people in attendance before graduation.