The American River Current

Didn’t vote? Doesn’t matter: Disenfranchised ASB voters still have no answers

Current Staff September 16, 2014

Following the second Associated Student Body Student Senate special election in one year, Jorge Riley has once again been denied the Student Senate presidency, losing to opponent Tamara Dunning by a margin...

Dear Mr. President.

Current Staff May 6, 2014

Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brian King announced April 22 that he will be recommending Thomas Greene, vice president of Lake Tahoe Community College, to replace American River College...

Consequences of rape culture

Current Editorial Board April 24, 2014

April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month and unfortunately our community has become even more aware of sexual assault with the string of rapes occurring around campus in the past few months. But...

Editorial: Should petitioners be allowed on campus?

Current Staff March 24, 2014

Following the arrest of a petitioner accused of slapping theater major Peter Messick on March 4, American River College students have begun to question the advisability of allowing the campus to operate,...

If we dont award ourselves in some way, no one else on campus is going to. -ASB Student Senate President Kenneth Hinton

Editorial: ASB’s self-awarding banquet shows how little it understand it’s role

Current Staff March 12, 2014

The American River College Associated Student Body Student Senate debated during an official meeting last month how much of the students’ money it would spend to pat itself on the collective back for...

Editorial: Developing trend toward free education to be watched

Current Staff February 24, 2014

During a recent State of the State address, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam urged the adoption of his “Drive to 55” plan, a part of which, dubbed the “Tennessee Promise,” is to make the first two years...

Editorial: Is ACA OK for ARC?

Current Staff February 12, 2014

With the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, many students at American River College are now allowed to stay on their parent’s health care plans until they reach...

Current Editorial: Counseling Gridlock

Current Staff December 12, 2013

It is usually around this time of the year that many of the almost 35,000 students try to utilize one of the 25 counselors on campus to discuss what classes they need to take in the upcoming semester to...

Current Editorial: AB 955: proceed with caution

Current Staff December 12, 2013

At semester’s start, seats are filled in most general education courses. Students who don’t make it in are waitlisted. This happens too often. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 995 on Thursday in...

Current Editorial: No more cutting in line

Current Staff December 3, 2013

Continuing American River College students with more than 90 degree-applicable semester units will lose priority registration status and be eligible for open enrollment only, beginning summer 2014. Currently...

Current Editorial: ARC devoid of school spirit

Current Staff October 30, 2013

When ARC’s undefeated football team took to the field Oct. 19, they did so before a reprehensibly small crowd. Of approximately 350 spectators in attendance, more than 70 were there to see the opposing...

Current Editorial: How the campus crumbles

Current Staff October 1, 2013

Funded district still neglects campus maintenance These are the times at American River College that students take notice of the minor things in need of fixing. At the beginning of this semester, it...

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