american river
current Vol. 65, Ed.3 • October 1, 2014
Former athlete put away for life SENTENCED FOR 2009 MURDER By Barbara Harvey barbaraapharvey@ gmail.com A former American River College baseball player was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Aug. 1 for a residential robbery and murder he and and three accomplices committed in 2009, the same year he was on the ARC baseball team. Elias Garcia, 27, was Elias Garcia was a r r e s t e d sentenced to life in 2010 for in prison Aug. 1 the murder of Oak Park resident Donald Kirby, 47, who police believe Garcia shot in his apartment at the 3300 block of V Street, following an attempt to rob him of his marijuana. Detectives believe Garcia, 23 at the time of the murder, arrived at Kirby’s apartment intending to rob him. Garcia knew the victim, and believed him to be “an easy target,” according to court documents. Garcia, along with three accomplices, went to Kirby’s home. Kirby answered his front door for Garcia, then attempted to shut
SEE MURDER, PAGE 2
MONSTER MUSICAL SEE PAGE 6
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Professors and pale ales American River College English professor Michael Angelone stands in his offce with the equipment he uses to brew his own beer at home.
ARC INSTRUCTORS WHO BREW GIVE COLLEGE HOUR LECTURE ON HISTORY OF BEER Professor Michael Angelone’s basic ingredients for beer
WATER:
6 gallons
YEAST:
1-2 packets dry ale yeast
MALT:
6 gallons
SUGAR: f
Beet sugar for clearer beers, brown sugar for darker beers
HOPS:
Five to seven pounds
BEER DICTIONARY
brandon.nelson916@gmail.com Two American River College professors that moonlight as brewers, crafting and bottling their own beer at home, will host a College Hour lecture on the “History and Science of Beer” on Oct. 2, discussing, among other things, how beer potentially “saved western civilization” during the era of the Black Plague. The event will be held at 12:15 p.m. in Raef Hall, where science professor Rick Topinka and English professor Michael Angelone will give a lecture on the chemistry, process and art of brewing beer. Both professors have been brewing beer at home for a varying amount of years. Angelone has been brewing for about 10 years, whereas Topinka has been brewing for 20. Both professors have offices that are across the hall from one another, and they became friends after talking to each other about home brewing. “We share an interest in home brewing, and so we have talked about it. (Angelone) pro-
FOR A DEFINITION AND SHORT HISTORY OF EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF BEER, SEE PAGE 10 posed this idea (the College Hour), and so I figured that I love brewing, I love teaching about biology and it seemed like a great opportunity,” said Topinka. The College Hour will have a traditional lecture format as well as a cooking demonstration. During the lecture, Angelone plans to show the beginning processes of brewing beer at home. Topinka, who has hosted other College Hours in the past, expects to see between 20 to 70 people at the event, mostly due to the interesting topic being discussed.
SEE BEER, PAGE 10
President Greene settles in at ARC NEW ARC PRESIDENT FINDS HIS WAY AROUND CAMPUS AND DEFINES HIS PRIORITIES By Kameron Schmid kameronschmid@gmail.com With a little over a month on the job, American River College President Thomas Greene has clearly established his priorities. His first was to be able to get around campus without help and without getting lost. Greene was president of academic affairs and student services at Lake Tahoe Community College prior to coming to ARC, and admits the two are quite different in terms of size and complexity. “It’s like comparing a hummingbird to an eagle,” said Greene. Because of Greene’s usual outfit of a suit and tie, he was stopped
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and asked for directions more than once in his first few weeks, and was often unable to provide help. According to Greene, one lost student even said she wished Greene was “the president” and could tell her exactly where to go. “I started laughing and said, ‘Well, I am the president,’ and she said, ‘No you’re not, you’re kidding.’ So I handed her a business card and she started laughing hysterically,” said Greene. Greene knows his way around campus now, though, and has done his best to get acclimated with both his surroundings and the people on campus.
SEE GREENE, PAGE 3
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Thomas Greene, right, tours the ARC campus before the start of the semester. With one month on the job, Greene has learned his way around campus.
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@ARCurrent ARC is 4-0 under head coach Jon Osterhout after defeating powerhouse City College of San Francisco on Saturday