The American River Current

Editorial: You are not entitled

Current Editorial Board • March 26, 2015

American River College is very diverse. On this campus, one can find students of every age, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background. Unfortunately, ARC is representative of...

Violent behavior is no fault of gamers: I play violent games, and I’m no criminal

Brandon Nelson and Brandon Nelson • September 26, 2014

Last night, I went on a rampage. I killed several people with my bare hands, and was thoroughly entertained. No, not in real life, but on Xbox live. Gaming does not make people violent. When will...

My Little Brony: Fandom is Freaky

Emily K. Rabasto and Emily K. Rabasto • May 9, 2014

Generation Y is unique in that members are encouraged to be whomever they want – more often than they are told to be responsible, civilized adults – no matter how shameful or awkward they choose to...

Possibility of turning California into six states

Walter Jones and Walter Jones • May 6, 2014

With all the talk about California possibly being divided into six states, one starts to wonder how this will affect us students? Most of the students that I know attend junior colleges. Many will transfer...

Opinion: Campus resources for sexual assault victims lacking

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves • March 21, 2014

Where would you turn for help if you were sexually assaulted? Students can receive on-campus crisis counseling for sexual assault at the counseling office, the campus police hold sexual assault workshops...

Opinion: How do I define myself?

Walter Jones and Walter Jones • March 11, 2014

When people look at me, they see me as an African American male – even though neither I nor any member of my immediate family has been to Africa – but what they don’t know is that there is more to...

Opinion: There’s no shot for this “affluenza”

Melissa Hurtado and Melissa Hurtado • February 22, 2014

Last year, 16-year-old Texan Ethan Couch crashed his car while under the influence of alcohol, killing four people and seriously injuring two others. His punishment, 10 years probation and time in an...

Opinion: Students need to get educated about depression

Brandon Nelson and Brandon Nelson • February 19, 2014

“I failed.” “I will never graduate.” “I will never get a job.” “I will never be good enough.” Real-life issues, such as doing poorly on a test, can send people with major depressive disorder...

Opinion: Women need better representation in STEM fields

Barbara Harvey and Barbara Harvey • February 6, 2014

In 2009, President Obama unveiled his “Educate to Innovate” campaign, which centered on a desire to reassert American dominance in the fields of math and science. Part of Obama’s plan for achieving...

ARC drop policy shows no mercy for students

Antionette Latrese and Antionette • December 2, 2013

Although I have never been one of those students who shows up to classes sporadically or only on exam dates, what has always bothered me is the strict drop policy that professors here at American River...

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...

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...