{"id":36356,"date":"2015-09-21T12:42:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T12:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=36356"},"modified":"2015-09-30T12:52:13","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T12:52:13","slug":"acc-students-tackle-political-conflicts-at-constitution-day-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/09\/21\/acc-students-tackle-political-conflicts-at-constitution-day-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC students tackle political conflicts at Constitution Day Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Community College District (ACC) hosts Austin Mayor Steve Adler at its ninth annual Constitution Day Debate Celebration honoring the signing of the U.S. Constitution.<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2015\/09\/CDD.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-36357\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2015\/09\/CDD.png\" alt=\"CDD\" width=\"258\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2015\/09\/CDD.png 576w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2015\/09\/CDD-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2015\/09\/CDD-115x150.png 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Students will discuss current critical issues such as religious beliefs, social media access, and Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>The event is 6 to 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, in the Palmer Events Center (900 Barton Springs Rd.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are shades of gray in important issues. Students will work together to develop a deep understanding about the political issues in our society,\u201d says Peck Young, director of ACC\u2019s Center for Public Policy and Political Studies (CPPPS). \u201cThis is a unique opportunity for ACC students. We\u2019re the only community college in the nation that does this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning event, hosted by CPPPS, ACC\u2019s Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the ACC Department of External Affairs, and the Student Government Association, is free and open to all students. Refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more and pre-register at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/cppps\/news.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/cppps<\/a>. For more information, contact Keisha Gray at 512-223-7050 or <a href=\"mailto:keisha.gray@austincc.edu\">keisha.gray@austincc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Community College District (ACC) hosts Austin Mayor Steve Adler at its ninth annual Constitution Day Debate Celebration honoring the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Students will discuss current critical issues such as religious &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/09\/21\/acc-students-tackle-political-conflicts-at-constitution-day-debate\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3556,"featured_media":36357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,17,18],"tags":[498,160,499],"class_list":["post-36356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-news-and-announcements","category-official-acc-press-releases","tag-constitution-day-debate","tag-cppps","tag-mayor-adler"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}