The American River Current

The current experience

Josh Baumbach and Josh Baumbach May 8, 2013

Editor-in-Chief Josh Baumbach recounts his four semesters at The Current When I decided to go back to school after working full-time for a few years, the first class I wanted to take was Introduction...

Current Editorial: ARC should learn from its Prop 8 mistakes

Current Editorial April 24, 2013

American River College has a history with Proposition 8. That history includes everything from vocal protests in Rose Marks Quad during a moment of silence, to the Associated Student Body at the Supreme...

Crashing waves on a cerebral theory

Cesar Ramirez and Cesar Ramirez April 24, 2013

The tsunami known as social media is changing the way we process relationships The strangest part about the Internet is the fact that it never runs out of room for us to surf. We are surrounded by the...

Sacramento should remember its past as it plans the future

Jorden Hales and Jorden Hales April 24, 2013

Local soccer fans should pressure city officials to build new stadium downtown rather than Elk Grove to avoid losing out once again. Last month, it was reported that the city of Elk Grove is working...

Mormon: Same look, new tastes

Emily K. Rabasto and Emily K. Rabasto April 3, 2013

Same look, new tastes Let me tell you what you believe. I haven't lived your life, but I know your type. You are all the same anyway. You're a bigot. You hate gays. You have a dozen wives. Your Christ...

Medical marijuana is not but smoke and mirrors

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki April 3, 2013

Pot should be legal, but not for the reasons advocates argue Certainly, the intake of THC, the narcotic substance within cannabis, has medical benefits. But so do the intake of nicotine and alcohol....

Current Editorial: ARC students fail to step up

Current Staff April 3, 2013

ASB elections approach fast while student voter turnout remains low It doesn't take much observation on campus to notice that American River College students have many opinions. It also seems they have...

“No” means “no”

Jeff Gonzales and Jeff Gonzales March 13, 2013

Sexual harassment on the ARC campus has gotten out of hand Walking around the campus at ARC can sometimes feel like a bad after-school special. The complete lack of decorum and tact can be offensive....

Graphic by: Emily Rabasto

Recession goes punk

Daniel Romandia and Daniel Romandia March 13, 2013

While society crumbles, music flourishes The economy is still falling. Memories of an unwanted war are fresh in the minds of the American people, Detroit and the auto industry are nearing a complete...

Act for the freedom of information

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki March 13, 2013

Ideas cannot be caged I am a pirate. I drink and carouse with my friends, I traverse a frontier fraught with danger, wonder and potential wealth and freedom, I flagrantly disregard social mores and...

I need a Facebook vacation

Tracy Johnson Novak and Tracy Johnson-Novak February 27, 2013

Absence of social media makes the heart grow fonder I need a vacation. Not a weekend get-away, where you sleep in, see where the day takes you, and return refreshed and ready to tackle the next few...

Current Editorial: VAWA deserves to be law of the land

Current Staff February 27, 2013

US without VAWA would be a more dangerous place for women It is unfortunate that nearly all of us know someone who has been affected by a violent crime. In 1994, the Violence Against Women Act was...

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