Category: Opinion

  • Austin Film Fest: A Patient Man Interview

    Austin Film Fest: A Patient Man Interview

    The 26th Annual Austin Film Festival came to an end on Thursday, Oct. 31. As a hidden gem among the various film festivals from around the world, a variety of independent film screenings were showcased across the city. One of the screenings was “A Patient Man”, a film about a man who survives a car…

  • Austin Film Festival: A Patient Man Review

    Austin Film Festival: A Patient Man Review

    Independent film reflects on the condition of the human mind in drama thriller. To read ACCENT’s interview with the filmmakers, click here. Review by: Nalani Nuylan  How do we know the people we choose to befriend? By proxy, how well does the audience know the character(s) they are following?   “A Patient Man” is the film…

  • Pocha Concha: Turning Hate Into Love

    Pocha Concha: Turning Hate Into Love

    Finding your strength in your heritage. Column by: McKenna Frausto Bailey With Hispanic Heritage month coming to a close, I wanted to reflect on something new I’ve come to embrace about my Mexican-American heritage. My family on my mother’s side is from Mexico. During the Civil Rights movement, my grandmother faced a lot of racism…

  • Happiness Over Acceptance

    Happiness Over Acceptance

    Written by Alyssa Lopez Acceptance, for many, is feeling welcomed and having a sense of belonging. Happiness is something most of us seek in order to make us feel whole. Worrying about how someone chooses to perceive who we are can have a major impact on us. The constant notion of being judged by people and…

  • ACC Highland Point of Light for Take Back The Night

    Written By Ruben Hernandez Video By Nathaniel Torres Austin Community College hosted its first ever Take Back the Night event, focused on the support of those who have undergone sexual assault or domestic violence. The event not only offered a variety of resources, but also a march through the main Highland Campus building and a…

  • Film Review: “Olympic Dreams” SXSW World Premiere

    Film Review: “Olympic Dreams” SXSW World Premiere

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Review & Photo by Taylor Kokas Olympic Dreams is a sports romantic comedy directed by Jeremy Teicher that was shot during the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The film centers around Penelope (played by Teicher’s wife; Alexi Pappas) a 22 year old cross country skier who is trying to make the most out…

  • Film Review: “Villains” SXSW World Premiere

    Film Review: “Villains” SXSW World Premiere

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Review & Photos by Taylor Kokas Dan Berk and Robert Olsen are back again as director duo for their third feature film, Villain’s. A dark comedy crime thriller about Mickey and Jules (Bill Skarsgard, IT)(Maika Monroe, It Follows), two lovers on their way to Florida. After making a successful gas station robbery their car happens…

  • Film Review: “The Highwaymen”

    Written by – Nathaniel Torres Stories of outlaws, gunslingers, and renegades have a tendency to captivate a wild side of our souls. By 1934 Bonnie and Clyde succeeded in procuring public favor in such a way. They were wanted for multiple murders and countless robberies.  They didn’t evade police, they blew through them; escalating shootouts…

  • Right  to the First  Amendment

    Right to the First Amendment

    While the freedom of speech is one major medium for students to actively use their voice, they can also consider their freedom of the press, a road that seems to be less traveled on. Student journalism is something that students might want to keep an eye out for or get involved in. Written, photos &…

  • The Rise of Vaping

    The Rise of Vaping

    The JUUL: Is it the cause for the rise in nicotine addiction across young adults? Written & Photos by Sheridan SmithVideo by Ruben Hernandez The 1988 Surgeon General’s Report discovered that cigarettes and other forms of tobacco are addicting, the pharmacologic and behavioral processes that determine nicotine addiction are similar to those that determine addiction…