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The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

ARC Campus resources operation hours exclude students and staff with evening classes (Photo courtesy of Pexels/Ellie Burgin)

American River College Should Extend Campus Operating Hours

Abigail Harless and Joshua Zezzo May 21, 2025

The last month of the spring semester is underway as students begin studying, researching and mentally preparing for final exams or projects. The feeling of stress and anxiety hovers over the American...

Charli XCX is among other rising stars that are at the forefront of this movement (Photo illustration by Jose Herrera)

The Return of Recession Pop and Why It’s Needed Now More Than Ever

Jose Herrera, Arts & Culture Editor May 18, 2025

As of late, the global economy is facing the increasing fear of re-entering a recession. The current United States President, Donald Trump, has been making questionable moves left and right, and one of...

The artists that dominated and defined the cultural landscape of 2024. (Photo Illustration by Jose Herrera)

The 12 Best Albums of 2024: A Retrospective

Jose Herrera, Staff Writer December 19, 2024

The year 2024 was full of many unforgettable moments within the music space. 2024 was stacked with music releases back-to-back from some of the biggest artists in the world. From Taylor Swift’s record-breaking,...

“It Ends With Us” is not the movie Blake Lively portrayed it to be. (Photo courtesy of Wayfarer Studios)

Blake Lively failed women everywhere with the release of “It Ends With Us”

Abigail Harless, Staff Writer and Copy Editor December 19, 2024

The summer of 2024 was a successful time for the movie industry, with two major films hitting the big screen. It was also a period of great success for the celebrity power couple, Ryan Reynolds and Blake...

With Trump taking office early next year, students at ARC may expect a lack of support when it comes to debt relief and greater consequences for the nation as a whole. (Photo courtesy of Dreamstime/Lim Cheng En)

ARC Students Under Trump Administration: Debt Relief

Carter Chitiva, Staff Writer December 5, 2024

With Donald Trump's re-election campaign achieving victory on Nov. 6, questions for the outgoing administration come up. Student debt relief was a major aim for Joe Biden’s campaign, being both a rallying...

 Aerial pictures of Los Angeles (top) and New York City (bottom). (Photo illustration by Laryn Godbold)

A Tale of Coasts: East vs. West

Laryn Godbold, Staff Writer November 1, 2024

The West and East are battling once again. The most notorious matchup was the dispute between West Coast and East Coast hip-hop artists in the mid-1990s, specifically Los Angeles and New York. After 43...

As students go about selecting their classes through eServices, they have the option of selecting classes that are fully in-person, meet through zoom, asynchronous or a hybrid class that combines multiple formats. (Photo Illustration by Joseph Bianchini)

ARC should provide more consistency across class formats

The Current Staff May 6, 2024

What makes the community college route appealing for students is the flexibility it provides in terms of one’s schedule. However, the scheduling inconsistency from class to class makes a student’s...

“Try That In a Small Town,” by Jason Aldean does no justice for country music. (Photo courtesy of BBR Music Group)

“Try That In a Small Town” is a cryptic condescension towards Black people

Shy Bell, A&C Editor December 14, 2023

Not too long ago, I was returning from the store down the street from my house. I was walking through my middle-class suburban neighborhood in Sacramento, California, when I peered to the left and something...

Based on the renderings made available, Railyards Stadium is set to hold 12,000 people and become a new hub for sports and entertainment within Sacramento. (Photo Illustration courtesy of Sacramento Republic Football Club)

Proposed Sac Republic stadium will only benefit Sacramento

Joseph Bianchini, Opinion Editor October 17, 2023

Back in June, according to a press release, Sacramento Republic Football Club came out and said that they were to announce the plans for a new soccer stadium. It’s now October, and we are still awaiting...

The Los Rios Community College District offers students the Promise Program, a way to get your tuition and enrollment fees waived. Issues arise when applying for the program though, and students often end up in the Financial Aid Office to solve them. (Photo by Joseph Bianchini)

The Los Rios Promise Program is more difficult than it should be

Joseph Bianchini, Staff Writer September 24, 2023

The Los Rios Promise Program allows students to attend their first two years of community college without having to pay tuition or enrollment fees. This process is made out to be easy, but incoming students...

Unchecked thinking can lead to mental and emotional overload. (Photo Illustration by Gina Gangursky)

Mental quietude can give us the answers we seek

Gina Gangursky, Staff Writer November 29, 2022

Knowledge is, and always has been, the coin of the realm. We send children to school with the hope that, with care and attention, we will see them graduate. We lean on experts to help us solve society’s...

Female sports journalists have to work in a male-dominated world without protection. (Photo by Lorraine Barron)

Female journalists need to be protected from unwanted sexual attention

Lorraine Barron, Managing Editor November 7, 2022

Ask any female journalist and she has her own horror stories of sexual mistreatment. I have my own.  As a journalist I have had to deal with this. My very first sporting event I covered was a water...

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