Tag: Austin Community College
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ACC’s Student Government Association and How You Can Get Involved
Story by Gloria Nguyen Graphics by Kate Korepova Edited by Pete Ramirez The Student Government Association (SGA) is a student organization comprised of members who have been duly elected from the student body of Austin Community College District. According to SGA’s constitution, their goals are to facilitate understanding of democracy in our college, promote involvement…
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Revealing Different Layers of Pedro “Pete” Ramirez, Editor-in-Chief of ACCENT Student Media
The writer’s ever-changing journey to his current position has been a chart of restlessness and recklessness. Story by Angelica Ruzanova Edited by Pete Ramirez Growing up in the border town of Edinburg, Texas in the Lower Rio Grande Valley known for its multicultural populace and immigration controversies, Pedro “Pete” Ramirez’s curiosity about his community and…
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Explore Inside Austin Community College’s Dental Hygiene Program
Dental hygiene is a growing field and in high demand in Austin. With the goal of producing competent entry-level dental hygiene professionals to meet the market requirements, Austin Community College’s Dental Hygiene program strives to provide future dental hygienists with the best education and training program in town. ACC’s Dental Hygiene program is proud to…
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Black Voters Matter Tour Visits ACC
On February 16, 2022, organizers from Black Voters Matter visited Austin Community College’s Highland campus as part of their Campus Blackout Tour. The outreach tour across Texas aimed to educate and register young voters ahead of the recent March 2 primary election. The weeklong bus tour began in Houston, Texas on February 14 and ended…
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Keep You and Yours Cyber Secure
Video by Nathan Lu Story by Pete Ramirez The prominent role the internet plays in our world has highlighted an issue we’ve been dealing with since the creation of the internet: cybersecurity. Every few months there is a new headline in the news about a prominent company or government organization that has been hacked such…
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ACC’s Rio Grande Campus Reopens After $49 Million Renovation
Story by Jonathan Gonzales Edited by Pete Ramirez Austin Community College’s Rio Grande campus reopened for the fall 2021 semester in a limited capacity after undergoing renovations that began four years ago during the fall of 2017. The building that makes up ACC’s Rio Grande Campus has been around for more than 100 years and…
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Valentine’s Day For All
Story by Gloria Nguyen Graphic by Kate Korepova Edited by Pete Ramirez Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Americans have been celebrating Valentine’s Day since the 19th century but the holiday became ubiquitous early in the 20th century. Nowhere in the world is Valentine’s Day celebrated as wildly as in the U.S. Much like…
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Mindfulness for Beginners
Story by Pete Ramirez Graphic by Kate Korepova Let’s face it, life is crazy right now and there is no sugar-coating it. In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to jump from one activity to the next, like a busy bumblebee flying from flower to flower collecting pollen. Don’t you just want to take a break…
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The Company Fighting Food Waste
Start saving food with surprise bags at a lower price. Story Gloria Nguyen Edited by Pete Ramirez Too Good To Go International was founded to make a powerful movement against food waste all over the world. This company has developed an app called “Too Good To Go,” which has become the No. 1 anti-food waste…