Author: theaccent
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Riverbat Cafe: You Get Served
Story by Ryan Fontenette-Mitchell, reporter A quick bite to eat and then off to classes is how many ACC students operate on a daily basis. The Eastview Campus has an option for hungry students —The Riverbat Cafe, located in the campus courtyard. The cafe offers two different menus, the regular menu which changes each week…
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Honoring Hard Work: NSCS
Story by Gaius Straka, reporter The National Society of Collegiate Scholars held its first induction ceremony at ACC. Ranging from high school aged to senior citizens, 91 ACC students received NSCS membership pins during the October 28 ceremony at the Eastview Campus. The inductees took the oath of membership, officially recognizing them as part of…
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Funding Treasured Texts
Story by Tara Belles-Elsea, reporter College Board research shows that students should expect to pay an average of $1,300 during the 2015- 16 school year on textbooks and supplies alone. “Textbook costs are one of the most overlooked barriers to college affordability,” U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D IL) said. “Access [to education] continues to get…
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Secured Schooling
Story by Christian Santiago, reporter Jeanne Clery did not know anyone else was in her dorm room. She was killed by a fellow student on April 5, 1986 at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. Her parents learned that the university had not informed the students of the 38 crimes committed on campus the previous years. In…
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Minimum Wage: No Money — Mo’ Problems
Story by Gaius Straka, reporter Abraham Benski has found a solution to the minimum wage issue, or so he proposes. A former ACC student, Benski developed a proposal to raise the national minimum wage primarily affecting middle class U.S. citizens. However, his proposal has not yet been submitted for review to any member of a…
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SGA Shakily Stands Up
Story and photo by Anthony DeVera, repoter The Student Government Association has had to start from the ground up this school year. “We started off trying to find our sea legs,” William (Peck) Young, Faculty Sponsor and Director of ACC ’s Center for Public Policy and Political Studies said. In the absence of an advisor…
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Cops, Camera, Action
Story by Noor Alahmadi, reporter More police departments around the country have started implementing the use of body cameras. When Eric Garner’s death was caught on camera, massive public outcry spread across the nation calling for the use of body cameras as a solution for police brutality incidents. “We just received about $3,000,000 worth of…
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Allies or Assets
New Group Supports Local Black Lives Matter movement in Unique Relationship Story by Ryan Fontenette-Mitchell, reporter Photos by Anthony DeVera and Ryan Fontenette-Mitchell, reporter Black Lives Matter has a new ally, a resource of an organization called Allies for Black Lives. “We are not part of the Black Lives Matter Austin general meetings,” Sacha Jacobson,…
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Campus Viewpoint: What Does Perseverance Mean to You?
Story and photos by Anthony DeVera, Reporter Amber Galloway – Something along the lines of not giving up, continuing to keep going, keep trying. I would say school is persevering. Continuing to go through school regardless of hardships in your life,…
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Campus Viewpoint
Interviews by Ryan Fontenette-Mitchell and photos by Joseph Lee Featured image courtesy of The Seattletimes newspaper What are your thoughts on the 2016 presidential race?