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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

Protesters wave Mexican and United Farm Workers flags at a pro-immigrant rally at Cesar Chavez Park in Sacramento on Feb 22 (Photo by Will Forseth)

LRCCD and Sacramento Residents Fight Tyranny

The Current Staff March 22, 2025

On either side of a debate over federal overreach, distrust and animosity are to be found. In Washington D.C., federal employees and career politicians are being ordered to tow the company line. Federal...

Leagues of protesters look on the dais under the view of Sacramento City Hall. (Photo by Will Forseth)

César Chávez Park Hosts Pro-Immigrant Rally

Janelle Germain and Will Forseth March 3, 2025

On Feb. 22, César Chávez Park was flooded with the sounds of cultural celebration and cries for justice. This event was posted on social media by Norcal Resist to rally Sacramento citizens together in...

Isolationist stances on labor, trade and education should be expected to have negative consequences for American River College student’s prosperity. (Photo courtesy of Alex Bello/Unsplash)

ARC Students Under Trump Administration: Employment

Will Forseth, Staff Writer and Cheif Editor December 10, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump will take office in January, and while he and his family may be well off, many Americans have found that the cost of goods has skyrocketed. American River College students...

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...

While the economy looms heavy on the minds of American voters, the policies of the incoming Trump administration may have a negative impact on U.S. global commerce. (Photo courtesy of Unsplash/Christine Roy)

ARC Students Under Trump Administration: Tariffs

Will Forseth, Staff Writer and Chief Editor November 22, 2024

The recent election results have a lot of people discussing the effects the new administration will have on the rights of women, undocumented immigrants, POC and LGBTQ+ people. These concerns, however,...

Former Associated Student Body Student Senate Director of Finance, Jorge Riley, speaks in the American River College Student Center at the candidate forum during the Spring 2014 ASB elections. (File Photo)

Jorge Riley’s path to U.S. Capitol insurrection started at ARC

Oden Taylor, Editor-In-Chief March 3, 2021

American River College alumnus Jorge Riley’s name has dominated local headlines since he and many other supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. Though...

Trump’s recent loss in the 2020 election has caused him to spiral and attack the very foundation of our country by claiming widespread voter fraud. However, multiple studies have shown little to no voter fraud, and any that was reported didn’t provide the quantity needed to change the election. (Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com)

Trump’s unwarranted victory declaration proves his oblivious mindset

Dylan Lillie, Arts & Culture/Sports Co-Editor November 25, 2020

What we saw the night of Nov. 3 was nothing short of an embarrassment for President Donald Trump, but nobody can say they were surprised. The Trump campaign’s issue over the last four years has been...

 Even during the raging COVID-19 pandemic millions of Americans do not have access to healthcare. Medicare for all is seen by some as too “radical” and “wishful thinking”. (Photo from pixabay.com)

The reality of “radical politics”

Oden Taylor, Feature Editor November 1, 2020

The term “radical politics” has been thrown around more this year than baseballs in the World Series. People from both the left and right sides of the political spectrum use this term, though it seems...

 A USPS van is parked in Sacramento, CA with the words written “We deliver for you” on its side on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. The federal agency has come under attack with budget cuts by the Trump administration, politically aimed to stop mail-in voting. The agency is currently facing an influx of mail-in voting because of COVID-19. This is as Americans and congress are working to save the struggling agency. (Photo by Irvis Orozco)

Americans must save the post office and mail-in voting from political influence

Irvis Orozco, Staff Writer October 29, 2020

Earlier this summer, President Donald Trump, fearing low approval polling numbers for his 2020 re-election, attacked one of the cornerstones of American culture: the United States Postal Service. Trump’s...

Professional athletes are making their voices heard in the charge toward social justice and police reform. (Photo courtesy of pixabay.com)

Pro athletes lead the charge in 2020 culture war

Nick Subia, Staff Writer October 7, 2020

In an era when human decency and non-politicized love for our fellow humans has all but disappeared from the cultural norm, it’s not politicians who are leading the charge toward a better tomorrow; it...

Art New Media student Miguel Gonzalez-Miranda, pictured here standing next to his works at the James Kaneko art Gallery at American River College in 2014, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on June, 2019. (File Photo)

Art student detained by ICE

Jennah Booth September 30, 2019

American River College art student Miguel Gonzalez-Miranda’s portrait “Inner Puzzle” has sat in a narrow closet in the back of the James Kaneko Gallery since early spring. Intended to hang in...

T-shirts that read “Vota”, “Rise up as One” and “Resist” hang in the Puente counseling office in the Hub to raise awareness for immigrants rights and presence on campus at American River College on Nov. 26, 2018. (Photo by Christian Sutton)

ARC responds to proposed revocation of birthright citizenship

Christian Sutton November 26, 2018

On Oct. 30, President Donald Trump’s administration said they planned to prepare an executive order that would revoke the birthright citizenship for children of immigrants in the United States. The...

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