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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

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

El Futuro de California

El Futuro de California

Carlos Guerrero and Carlos Guerrero May 7, 2013

The future of California will be vastly different than what it is now, and I’m not talking about metallic, shiny buildings or flying cars. Those should have been here by now anyway. I’m talking...

So close to Hollywood, yet so far away

So close to Hollywood, yet so far away

Carlos Guerrerro and Carlos Guerrero April 23, 2013

Quick, think of a prominent Mexican actor or star. When George Lopez, who barely counts, comes to mind first, there is an issue. There have been few portrayals of Mexicans in any American pictures and...

Arizona: a non-Mexican zone

Arizona: a non-Mexican zone

Carlos Guerrero and Carlos Guerrero April 2, 2013

Arizona: where medical marijuana is legal, but Mexicans are not. It’s true, Arizona and Latinos haven’t had the best of relationships, as Arizona sees its southern neighbors in the same way Homer...

Mexico: still not as bad as Taco Bell

Mexico: still not as bad as Taco Bell

Carlos Guerrero and Carlos Guerrero March 12, 2013

Mexico has got a bad reputation. Don’t drink the water, be careful of the swine flu. Add the struggles of controlling the high levels of violent crime due to the country’s ongoing drug war and you’ve...

Dios Mío, Let’s get a Latin Pope

Dios Mío, Let’s get a Latin Pope

Carlos Guerrero and Carlos Guerrero February 27, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI gave up being pope for Lent. OK, maybe not, but when news broke that the pope would be retiring, it led everyone who heard the news to ask, “wait, popes can do that?” I thought it...

Most exclusive country in the world

Most exclusive country in the world

Carlos Guerrera and Carlos Guerrero February 13, 2013

America is like the exclusive nightclub everyone wants to get into, and immigrants, especially Mexicans and Latinos, are near the bottom of the list. When talking about illegal immigrants, I’ll hear...

¡Viva la Mexican food!

¡Viva la Mexican food!

Carlos Guerrera and Carlos Guerrero December 5, 2012

First, we took over California. We’ll soon take the U.S., and now your snack food. That’s right. The last part of the take over is aimed at America’s pudgy stomach. But this is not something...

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