Category: News

  • Protecting College Students in Central Texas Amid Expanding Immigration Raids

    Protecting College Students in Central Texas Amid Expanding Immigration Raids

    As immigration raids by ICE and the DEA increase across the U.S., Central Texas has become a focal point, with new directives from the Trump administration expanding enforcement in sensitive areas. This has led to heightened fear among college students, particularly those who are undocumented or have undocumented family members, as they navigate potential threats…

  • From Thread to Fashion: Creating Wearable Garments by Hand

    From Thread to Fashion: Creating Wearable Garments by Hand

    The fashion industry, driven by creativity and self-expression, offers both inspiration and education to aspiring designers. Austin Community College’s renowned fashion program blends technical skills with artistic vision, preparing students to transform their ideas into wearable art through hands-on experience, industry events, and a Capstone Collection Showcase.

  • Women’s Volleyball and The Future of Sports at ACC

    Women’s Volleyball and The Future of Sports at ACC

    The Women’s Volleyball Club at ACC has been seeing some big changes lately – in both the organization and its members. Meet the team and read about some of ACC Sports’ recent developments here.

  • The Making of “Underground”

    The Making of “Underground”

    Read how ACC and it’s Creative Co-Lab program connected two students for the creation of “Underground,” a music video directed by RTF student Schelby Deady with the titular song written by Christian Glakas, an ACC student musician.

  • OPINION: These Are The Stakes

    OPINION: These Are The Stakes

    Dash Kostka, ACC Student and Political writer for his site The Dash Files, argues for the importance of a win for the Democratic party in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. He says, “We can either choose to preserve our democracy by re-electing Joe Biden, or can choose to end it by allowing Donald Trump to…

  • Painting RED

    Painting RED

    ACC’s Black Box Theater held a production of RED last spring. Read about the Rothko-inspired show and the creative ways ACC’s Drama Department and Art Department collaborated to promote it.

  • Rising Star: Isis Destiny

    Rising Star: Isis Destiny

    ACC student and independent musician, Amira Armstrong – or Isis Destiny, as she’s known in the industry – sat down with us for an interview before her upcoming tour. The multi-talented artist lets us in on the creative influences for her recent EP, “Scorpio Rising” and her experience with ACC’s music department.

  • Meet ACC’s Tech Experts

    Meet ACC’s Tech Experts

    With the arrival of our digital age, new technology is constantly finding ways to be incorporated in the classroom. Who helps Austin Community College tranisition to this new era of complex programs and internet-aided learning? Joey Machado and ACC’s other Educational Technologists.

  • What About the Adults?

    What About the Adults?

    For the next five years after July 1, 2024, ACC will be  covering the cost of tuition for all incoming high school graduates – as part of ACC Chancellor Lowery-Hart’s goal to reach a 70% completion rate. Members of the Student Government Association are now asking for student participation in an ACC board meeting on…

  • SGA Pushes Period Products in ACC Bathrooms

    SGA Pushes Period Products in ACC Bathrooms

    Two student-run clubs at ACC have partnered together to provide free menstrual products in every bathroom at ACC.