The American River Current

Shaken and stirred

Jeff Gonzales and Jeff Gonzales • November 7, 2013

Nibiru still hasn't struck us and the Reptilians have yet to pour from a hollow Earth to take over with Illuminati help. But don't be sad, conspiracy theorists. You were right about the whole, crazy Big...

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...

What does the Fawkes say?

Jeff Gonzales and Jeff Gonzales • October 24, 2013

I feel like I should wear my tinfoil hat before I start this column. It is, after all, one of my favorite hats to wear. My love of a good conspiracy is what first brought the "hacktivist" group Anonymous...

Never mind the gap

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves • October 24, 2013

The quest for beauty is a rough one for us women. I’m told that while I want my breasts to squish together and pour out of my shirt, I want my thighs as far apart from each other as possible. This “thigh...

Democracy is dead, long live Democracy

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki • October 14, 2013

Republican Senator Ted Cruz spoke for 21 continuous hours Sept. 24 to 25 on the supposed evils of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), colloquially “Obamacare.” This was a pseudo-filibuster; he had to...

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...

Say no to cyberbullying

Melissa Hurtado and Melissa Hurtado • September 25, 2013

October is National Bully Prevention Month and it’s important to take a look at what a bully really is and why we want to prevent bullying. When someone mentions the word bully, most people visualize...

Keep your risk factors to yourself, please

Jessica Maynard and Jessica Maynard • September 24, 2013

Pregnancy can be a daunting time for any woman, especially when she’s trying to finish her college degree. The concerns that already run through a pregnant woman’s mind are amplified when she comes...

Current Editorial: Can the ASB and its acting president get their act together?

Current Staff • September 18, 2013

In politics, rookies get eaten alive. It doesn't help when the tumultuous waters in which the Associated Student Body Student Senate swim are full of obstacles that lie just below the surface. The fact...

Punishment, not treatment, for Manning in Prison

Nikita McGee-Davis and Nikita McGee-Davis • September 17, 2013

Chelsea Elizabeth Manning is a former U.S. soldier who was convicted in July 2013 of violating the Espionage Act; Manning also happens to be transgendered. Manning, formerly taking the first name Bradley,...

For here or to go?

Zach Tierney and Zach Tierney • September 10, 2013

When I was first introduced to the world of fast food I was a naïve high school graduate. My world was simple: good and bad, right and wrong, black and white. Then a certain red-haired mistress introduced...

Poetic Justice

Natasha Honeywood and Natasha Honeywood • May 13, 2013

Hip-hop should return to the social activism of the past, in lieu of the lewdness of the present Poetry is essentially a puzzle, the words have to be moved around a million times until they fit and...