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ACC proposes a broad
prohibition of smoking
Adam Oliphant
Staff Writer
Smoking a quick cigarette
before class might become
more difficult for students if
ACC’s administration decides
to change smoking policies.
The Administrative Service
Council (ASC) is scheduled to
vote on this issue at their next
meeting on April 23 at the
ACC Service Center. The ASC
will consider adding language
to the policy, which would end
all on-campus smoking by
Aug. 31, 2011.
The ACC Student
Government Association is
conducting a student survey to
gauge opinions on this matter.
The survey ends April 3, and
the results will be submitted to
the ASC.
“It makes me mad,” said
David Dunkin, Phi Theta
Kappa president. “How can the
administration say it is a goal
of the college to ban smoking
when they haven’t even seen
if designated smoking area’s
work on most campuses?”
Some campuses, including
the South Austin Campus,
do have designated smoking
areas. “I think that designated
smoking areas work very well.
Occasionally people smoke
in non-designated areas, but
that’s usually because they
usually don’t know they exist,”
said SAC Campus Manager
Betsy Erwin. “I would say that
95 percent of smokers follow
the rules and do not cause any
problems.”
The feasibility of having a
full smoking ban is also being
called into question.
“It will cause class inter-
ruptions,” Dunkin said. “Ten
minutes is not enough time for
someone to walk off campus,
smoke a cigarette, and get to
their next class, and stu-
dents will continue to smoke
between classes.”
The proposed ban could
also be difficult to enforce.
“When ACC District Police
Officers observe smoking in
prohibited areas, the smokers
Presidential photos
are requested to comply with
the rule,” said Chief Frankie
Waller.
However, ACC police to
do not have the authority to
write tickets to persons who
create controversy
continue to smoke because
there is no state statute that
prohibits smoking outside col-
lege campuses.
“Students who continue to
smoke in prohibited areas will
be referred to the dean of stu-
dents for appropriate adminis-
trative action according to the
internal disciplinary policies
of ACC,” Waller said.
The Full-time Faculty
Senate is in support of the
smoking ban with 64.4
percent in favor of the ban.
The Classified Employee
Association, which is made
up mostly of the non-teaching
employees at ACC were largely
in favor of allowing smoking
in designated areas.
“Students smoking at ACC
only affect me when I walk
between the Annex and the
Main building at Rio Grande.
I only avoid walking on the
corridor because the cigarette
smoke triggers my asthma,”
computer science major Nicole
Smith said. Christopher Smith • Staff Photographer
“This is a suggested date Obama posters decorate the floor of Frank Taylor’s office before administration reversed their decision. The posters were removed
that would give the ACC com- on Feb. 26 and ACC formally reversed their decision on March 26.
munity time to transition to
a smoke-free environment,
giving groups like Human While formal policy is being debated, original
decision to remove posters has been reversed
Resources, Student Life, and
SGA time to promote the
changes and also offer assis-
tance like cessation work- Christopher A. Smith Taylor said he believed the posters promoted “hope and
shops,” Brette Lea, executive Staff Writer gave motivation to a community of students that I feel need
director of public information The decision to have posters of President Obama and that type of motivation and inspiration.”
and college marketing, said. Michelle Obama removed from the walls of administrative Because February was Black History Month, he assumed it
The ASC is still gathering offices on the Riverside Campus and other ACC offices was was appropriate to hang posters of the first black president.
information and debating the formally reversed Thursday, March 26. Since the posters were enlargements of Ebony magazine
issue. Executive Vice President Until a new policy is crafted, the posters of President covers and did not mention politics, Taylor said he did not
of Business Services Ben Obama will be allowed on the walls of the administrative believe they promoted or supported any particular party or
Ferrell said that “Designated offices. political ideology.
areas seem to be a reasonable “After we received numerous calls from employees express- “I never anticipated that we would be asked to take them
compromise reached through ing concern about their inability to show pictures of our new down,” said Taylor.
much discussion. There seems President, the president (of ACC) decided to revisit the issue,” Taylor received the anonymous letter questioning the
to be general consensus that said Gerry Tucker, vp of human resources for ACC, at a meet- legality of the posters on Feb. 24 along with Dr. Stephen
this is the way to go, and if fol- ing of concerned citizens at Carver Library. Kinslow president of ACC, and the members of the board
lowed responsibly (designated The four posters, enlarged copies of Ebony magazine of trustees. The letter asked the administration to consider
smoking areas) will continue covers with pictures of the president alone and with Michelle whether the posters violated Subsection 556.0004c of the
in the future.” Obama, were taken down after an anonymous letter question- Texas Government Code and stated that “ACC facilities never
ing whether it was legal or ethical to have posters of President displayed a poster … glowingly supporting George Bush’s
Obama on ACC property was sent to the administration on election.’
Feb. 24. After meeting with ACC’s legal counsel, the administra-
Based on the recommendations of the administration’s tion decided that the posters should be removed. On Feb. 26
legal counsel, the posters were removed on Feb. 26. Taylor complied with the administration’s decision and took
“Unfortunately we followed that advice,” said Tucker, “we the posters down.
are trying to reverse that and do the right thing.” The speed with which administration reacted to the
Frank Taylor, campus manager for Riverside Campus, anonymous letter and the idea that pictures of the president
hung the posters on the walls of his administrative office at of the United States could not be displayed on campus caused
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Riverside on Feb. 1.
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Despite federal law, ACC not reporting timely crime info

Crime logs are
not completed,
not compliant
Sarah Neve
Editor in Chief
Former ACC student Rita
Pena was stabbed in 2006 by
ACC student Reginald Cooper,
whom she did not know. She
was trying to get in her car,
parked at a meter just off ACC
Rio Grande Campus. She was
leaving her ACC math class.
ACC Officer Joanna Weaver
found Pena on the ground
while patrolling near the
campus.
Trevor Goodchild• Staff Photographer
According to ACC Police
Debra Stewart pre-pharmacy major smokes a cigarette in front of ACC.
Chief Frankie Waller this was
not an ACC crime.
This is one example of
several ways that the ACC
campus police are potentially
out of compliance with federal
guidelines set up to keep col-
lege campuses safe.
In an arguable violation
of the federal Clery Act, the
college police department did
not report this crime to the
Department of Education in
the required annual report. In
a clear violation, the reports
filed about this and other
crimes are not readily acces-
sible to students.
Last semester, after prompt-
ing from The Accent, the
college’s police department
launched a website to start
reporting daily crimes. This
website was an attempt to
satisfy requirements for the
Clery Act.
Under the Act, daily crime
logs are supposed to be a run-
ning account of crimes as they
are reported.
This is the biggest viola-
tion of the Act that ACC is
committing.
The law specifies that
crimes have to be reported
within two business days. The
running crime log has to be
available to students imme-
diately for the 60 days prior,
and any log from before those
60 days needs to be furnished Photo Courtesy • Rita Pena
within two business days of Former student Rita Pena. was
the request. As of March 31 stabbed near Rio Grande in 2006
that information was not avail- has decided that they will
able to the public. only update the crime logs
Currently ACC crime quarterly, according to Chief
logs indicate that no crime Waller.
has occurred since early This means that the last
November of last year. This is 60 days of crime logs are not
not because there hasn’t been available to students.
a crime reported, but because “Crimes have to be reported
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R edress of
Grievances
Scholarships
Jamie Carpenter
Campus Editor
It’s almost the end of the
school year and although a lot
of students are starting to feel
relief that all their hard work
has started to pay off, still one
very important issue remains:
paying for the next school
year. Here in Austin there are
several popular ways to get
your money for nothing and
your cheques for free or at least
help you gain an education.
There’s the ACC tuition
installment plan, which has
recently been given a face lift
to now include the option of
four payments (the previous
plan had only three payments
and required a larger initial
deposit). This is definitely an
option that can help make the
cost of tuition and books more
manageable.
There is also the old reli-
able FAFSA form which you
can fill out online or in person
which can help you gain access
to various loans, grants and a
shiny new ACC One Card. I
have found the Financial Aid
Department to be helpful with
my numerous questions and
concerns.
Then of course, there is one
last method of paying for col-
lege that has proven success-
ful and is yet under utilized,
and no it’s not pan-handling
on I-35 (although that seems
to work for some people).
It seems as if the last resort
among students searching
for ways to afford college is to
apply for scholarships.
Unfortunately, I don’t think
students take full advantage
of scholarships here. Speaking
from personal experience,
I have noticed that there is
a large tendency for people
If you own a cell phone with
a camera and text messaging
capabilities, congratulations
you are capable of participat-
ing in the latest trend for teens
and young adults.
Sexting is a disturbing
trend in which one person
electronically sends sexually
explicit photos to another
person. This is a dangerous
practice that has serious reper-
cussions that students and the
general public need to be made
more aware of.
The media has focused a lot
of attention on how dangerous
sexting is for teens to par-
ticipate in, but there has been
significantly less attention
given to college students who
participate in sexting.
It may seem like its okay for
college students to participate
in sexting because owning
nude pictures of someone over
the age of 18 is not illegal, but
there are still several repercus-
sions college students can face
if they do participate.
Students who “sext” face
public embarrassment or even
having a difficult time finding
a job.
Obviously, once a picture
is out there it can be shared or
forwarded to others without
Forum
to overlook the scholarship
option. I have been hesitant
myself to file for scholarships.
Usually this is because I think
I would never win them and I
am unsure of what exactly to
write that would be suitable,
but mainly because I never
really took the time to educate
myself on what scholarships
were made available.
I was pretty surprised to see
how available ACC is trying to
make access to scholarships.
ACC has prepared a small
booklet of available scholar-
ships and applications for the
over 200 scholarships for the
2009-2010 school year that can
be found in the financial aid
office. This information can
also be found online.
The Austin Community
College Foundation, which
was founded in 1991, can
be credited with helping to
increase the amount of fund-
ing made available to students.
It would behoove students
to take advantage of these
resources instead of moaning
about their lack of money.
According to Ann Schubert,
ACC Foundation Operation
Coordinator, ACC has scholar-
ships available to different
majors, single mothers, women
who are returning to school,
honor programs, and many
general scholarships that are
available to everyone. It would
be beneficial for students to
apply.
The deadline for most of
these scholarships is June 1, so
before you begin to relax and
unwind from the school year
you should probably go ahead
and fill out an application.
Barton Springs and the Alamo
Draft house will still be there.
Sexting
Karissa Rodriguez
Columnist
the owner’s
permission
and even
posted
online.
This can
lead to sev-
eral embar-
rassing
situations.
If you
do decide to
“sext,” do you
really want
your fellow
classmates to
know what you
look like in the
bedroom? You
will always be
known as “that
guy/girl” and the
chances of being
taken seriously sig-
nificantly diminish.
College admin-
istrators won’t take
you seriously either.
If they find out you
have “sexted” in the
past, they may decide
to pull that scholarship
you worked so hard to
earn.
As technology
improves, so does the
process of choosing who
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Vote no on smoking ban
Our View
Karen Kuhn • Staff Artist
Staff Editorial
Sarah Neve Editor-in-Chief • David Rodriguez Assistant Editor
Jamie Carpenter Campus Editor • Alma Hernandez Photo/Web Editor
Jana Lelek Layout Editor • Chris Scott Layout Intern
Designated smoking areas a better solution
than full collegewide ban on smoking
The newest punishment for Austin on each campus that students could go to tickets because it’s not actually illegal to
smokers is geared toward ACC students. smoke. Best of all, other students could smoke outside in the City of Austin. Yet.
The Administrative Service Council avoid that area if they wanted. Designated smoking areas would be
(ASC) is scheduled to vote on whether A ban, besides being a ridiculous pain, a much more effective way to separate
or not to completely ban smoking on causes problems for students who dart smoking students from students who
ACC campuses. If they vote yes, it would around through traffic to go off campus don’t want to be around smoke. It would
be a complete overreaction to a minor and grab a smoke, and are subsequently be a true compromise. The added bonus
issue that could easily be fixed with less late to class. to corralling all the smokers in one place
extreme measures. There have been arguments that non- is that the cigarette butts left behind by
Cigarette prices have jumped up to smokers shouldn’t have to walk through less courteous smokers would be local-
over $7.00 a pack, and smokers can’t have a cloud of smoke to get where they are ized in one area, making them more
a cigarette with their drink in bars in going. They don’t. manageable.
Austin, and in the past they just grum- They could walk around, go a different The ASC should vote to create desig-
bled and quietly shuffled 15 feet away direction, hold their breath for a second, nated smoking areas on campuses that
from the door without much protest. look a different way when they pass, or don’t have them, and politely ask those
It’s not unreasonable to give the stu- realize that they’re outside and get over it. in favor of banning smoking to get over
dents here, who would like to spend their Another problem with a full ban is it. It’s time to focus on more impor-
10 minute break between classes smoking that it would be hard to enforce. ACC tant overreactions to policy issues, like
a cigarette, a spot somewhere on campus police, who are already understaffed, whether or not ACC should ban pictures
to indulge. shouldn’t have to spend their time asking of the president of the United States on
All they need is one picnic table, one people to put out their cigarettes. And school grounds.
small section of a courtyard, far away asking students to put them out is about
from other students. Even one stairwell all they can do. Campus police can’t issue
should be admitted
as a student or even
hired as an employee.
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a student Christopher Smith, Matt Thompson, Tovah Olmo
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Rodriguez, Trevor Goodchild, Sarah Vasquez, Christopher Smith, Jonathan Sack
they want Artists Karen Kuhn, Anny Ibarra
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confusion and anger among

Rio Review celebrates creativity much of the staff and faculty.
“I am overwhelmed with
The Spring 2009 Rio Review Release Party, sponsored by the sadness,” said Cheryl Richard,
Creative Writing department, will be held on Thursday, April 30 Student Life director, of the
at 7 p.m. inside the Rio Grande Campus’s Gallery Theater. The administration’s original deci-
Rio Review is a literary journal that features poetry, short fiction, sion to take down the poster.
non-fiction, photography, screenplays and interviews with poets Richard said that many other
that were all selected by student editors. The event is open to the staff members felt the same
public and will include readings of selected works from the jour- way.
nal by the writers. For more information, please visit the Creative “Maybe the effect this
Writing department’s webpage at www.austincc.edu/crw/. decision would have on this
institution hasn’t been thought
Le’Bistrette reopens for spring through,” said Richard.
On March 13, Kinslow
Le’Bistrette, sponsored by the Culinary Arts Department class sent out a memo to the ACC
on American Cuisine Restaurants, reopened April 1 and will be faculty and staff in which
running through May 6 and serving lunch from 11: 30 a.m. to he attempted to explain the
1 p.m. at the Eastview Campus Building 3000. The restaurant is administration’s decision by
run by students as chefs, waitstaff and a maitres d’ along with the stating that, “The College is
supervision by program faculty members of the Culinary Arts expected to present a non-par-
and Hospitality Management Department. Menus are available tisan face to our students and
by going to the Hospitality Management website at http://www. all our constituents.”
austincc.edu/hospmgmt/. Reservations are encouraged at least “It strikes me as a little
24 hours in advance. Because as it is a class, there is a limited bit formalistic to rush to
amount of production. take down all these posters,”
said University of Texas Law
Professor Daniel Rodriguez
Asian Festival returns to ACC when asked to comment on
the situation at ACC, “It seems
The Asian Spring Festival 2008, sponsored by the Foreign to be that best reading of the
Language Department, Student Life, and the Society of East Texas Government Code is not
Asian Cultures, will take place at Riverside Campus Circle on to render every effort at politi- Christopher Smith • Staff Photographer
Thursday, April 16 at 5 p.m . The event will feature food, Asian cal expression as violative of
themed vendors, games, a Kung Fu demo, and Japanese, Korean, the government code.” Frank Taylor, Campus Manager at Riverside poses with Obama photo, “I appreciate the decision to reverse it
and Chinese dances. The event is free and open to the public. For A number of faculty mem- and I think that was the only right thing to do,” Frank comments on the administrations reversal decision.
more information, contact Student Life. bers voiced their complaints
to the administration. Ann
ACC students invited to lecture Palmer, a Developmental
Writing Professor, sent a
President or to not acknowl-
edge the historic nature of
around campus.
On the same day Gerry
governance a chance to work,”
said Tucker.
letter and spoke to the board the first African American Tucker sent out a memo with The posters are once more
ACC students have been invited to attend the University Meet of trustees urging them to president,” said Kinslow at the time and place of three dif- on the walls of the admin-
and Greet at Texas State University. They will have the oppor- reconsider the decision to an informal meeting open to ferent forums where employees istrative office on Riverside
tunity to hear President Lyndon B. Johnson’s daughters speak remove the posters. She argued faculty, staff, and students on will be able to discuss and Campus, and Taylor believes
on his achievements and legacy on April 14. The event, which is that President Obama is a role March 26. make policy suggestions. Two the administration did the
coordinated by ACC’s The Center for Public Policy & Political model to students and more Kinslow expressed his of the forums are April 3, one right thing in reversing its
Studies, has 70 spots for ACC students. Students will be leaving pictures of role models are desire for employees to use at Northridge Campus at 10:00 decision.
from Highland Business Center on April 14 at 2:30 p.m. and will needed, not less. ACC’s shared governance pro- a.m., and the next at Riverside “Its great to still know
return at 7:00 p.m. The event is free to students, but reservations “There’s never been an cess to discuss the issue and to Campus at 2:00 p.m.. that in our society and in a
are needed. R.S.V.P’s for the event are due by April 9. To RSVP, intent to violate anyone’s free- help craft a policy regarding “We are delighted to reverse democracy, the voice of the
contact Carla L. Jackson, Associate Director of the CPPPS, at dom of expression or intend what should and should not the decision in favor of the people does have an impact on
cjackso3@austincc.edu by the deadline. any disrespect to the sitting be posted on public spaces employees and give the shared things,” said Taylor.

Meet ‘09-’10 SGA candidates
The Meet the Candidates Event, sponsored by the Student
Government Association, will be held on April 10 at Eastview
Campus in the Multi-Purpose room from 1 to 3 p.m. The three
candidates for president; students Joshua Bacak, Jonathan Sack,
and Christine Sattler will be participating in a presidential
debate moderated by Peck Young, Director of the ACC Center
for Public Policy and Political Studies.
Postponed pay raises
stirs up controversy
Anne Boyd
Staff Writer
Faculty and staff pay raises
for the coming school year
may be delayed or eliminated
as one of several hedges
against possible revenue short-
falls resulting from the current
economic downturn.
The announcement came
after 19 of the college’s 43
administrators received pay
raises to bring them up to
market compensation levels.
While the administrator
increases may seem incongru-
ent with the goal of strength-
ening the college’s financial
position, these raises were part
of an ongoing effort that began
in 1999.
The endeavor, board policy
F10, called for a market
review of compensation for
all employee classes, the goal
being to ensure that compen-
sation was at a level that could
attract and retain top talent.
Since that time, faculty and
staff have been brought up to
market rates. The last group
to receive the market adjust-
ment was the administrators.
Their salaries were increased
prior to the start of this school
year and before the current
economic downturn.
According to a memo
issued earlier this year by
President Steven Kinslow, the
college is attempting to posi-
tion itself for what could be
“several difficult budget years.”
Although the institution
has experienced increased
revenues recently, anticipated
reductions in state contribu-
tions from property taxes
make it difficult to know how
the college will fare over the
next few years.
Added to this uncertainty
are the impacts of the stimulus
package, enrollment changes,
and the legislature. Rather
than wait, and perhaps be
forced to make hasty cuts later,
the memo continues, the col-
lege will identify possible areas
for belt tightening now.
As the economy was diag-
nosed as being in a recession,
unemployment rose and so
did the number of people
attending community colleges.
Spring enrollment is up 13
percent said executive direc-
tor Brette Lea. The additional
4,200 students bring in more
revenue, but require resources
and staff. Lea says the pri-
mary objective is to serve the
students and cuts will be made
only where it does not impact
the college’s ability to do so.
Some other budget items
being reviewed include main-
tenance, new staff and technol-
ogy allocation.
During the coming year,
the administrators will moni-
tor the budget and the needs
of the college closely including
making appropriate spending
decisions. None of the pro-
posed budget freezes, delays,
or cuts are definite, as the
financial planning process is
ongoing. If economic condi-
tions improve, expenditures
may stay at previously planned
levels.
These measures have been
taken not only to ensure the
institution remains fiscally
responsible, but also to keep
in-district tuition at its current
rate.
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and made available in two
business days. The law is
explicit here. Where did he
get the idea that it could be
reported quarterly?” asked
S. Daniel Carter, director of
public policy for Security on
Campus.
Security on Campus is
a non-profit organization
founded by the parents of
Jeanne Clery, a 19-year old
Lehigh University student who
was raped and murdered in
her dormitory in 1986.
After Clery’s death, her
parents Connie and Howard
Clery, found out that students
at the university had not been
told of 38 violent crimes that
occurred on the campus in
the three years prior to Clery’s
murder. Along with other vic-
tims, they persuaded Congress
to pass the law, originally the
Crime Awareness and Campus
Security Act of 1990, now
known as the Jeanne Clery
Act.
ACC police are also having
problems reporting everything
that is required to be reported
on the daily crime logs. The
missing information in the
annual reports, and on the
daily logs, means that students
and the police themselves can
not draw accurate conclu-
sions about important security
information like campus crime
rates.
While looking ate the crime
statistics, Carter said “There
are a lot of things here that
don’t seem to be compliant;
they need to break it down
geographically by more than
just campus for one thing.”
The crime logs are located
under the Clery section of the
campus police website.
Because the intent of the
Clery Act is that campus police
report crimes that would
reasonably effect students, not
just on-campus crime has to
be reported.
“Legally if it took place on
public property [around the
campus] it absolutely needs
to be reported. It’s not on
campus, that doesn’t matter,”
Carter said.
The Clery act also states
that a good faith effort has to
be made to contact city police
in order to better report crimes
that affect students’ safety.
“It’s difficult to distinguish
which crimes in the city of
Austin are ACC related,” said
Waller “We don’t know about
them until we read about it in
the paper.”
Reportable public property
areas are defined as beginning
at the sidewalk on the side of
campus property and continu-
ing to the end of the sidewalk
across the street from campus.
In the case of Pena’s attack,
she was off campus by less
then 100 feet, but she was
well within ACC police patrol
jurisdiction, and the Act also
requires off campus crimes
that occur on public prop-
erty near the campus to be
reported on the daily log.
“Personally I have no
patience with people saying
that it’s not in their jurisdic-
tion if it’s on their patrol
route, but it could be arguable
depending on where it hap-
pened,” Carter said.
Pena was stabbed mul-
tiple times while trying to get
into her car, including in her
throat. Due to nerve damage,
she doesn’t have full use of her
left hand.
She spent nine days in the
hospital, and took two years
off from school to recover.
Now 26, she is hoping to
graduate next year from Texas
State University with a degree
in Communications. She has
not been on any ACC campus
since the attack.
“I’m not surprised,” said
Pena, when asked about the
fact that her and other crimes
are not reported. “Anyone
that wants to go to any school
should have access to this kind
of information, so that they
can take it into consideration.”
ACC and the Clery Act
How campus police department
is not following federal law
What the law says
Incidents are to be included [on the daily log] within
two business days… The log must be publicly avail-
able during normal business hours. This means that
in addition to students and employees the general
public such as parents or members of the local press
may access it. Logs remain open for 60 days and sub-
sequently must be available within two business days
of a request.
What ACC is doing
The crime log is not up to date with the last 60 days of
information. The plan is to update it quarterly which
is not in compliance with the Clery Act and doesn’t
provide students with timely information. Daily logs
are not available when requested. As of the time this
was written, Apr. 2, 2009, a new crime has not been
added for 148 days.
What the law says
Schools that maintain a police or security department
are required to disclose in the public crime log “any
crime that occurred on campus…or within the patrol
jurisdiction of the campus police or the campus secu-
rity department and is reported to the campus police
or security department.”
What ACC is doing
ACC does not include crimes that are not imme-
diately on campus, even if they are in the patrol
jurisdiction.
What the law says
The statistics (should be) broken down geographically
into “on campus, residential facilities for students on
campus, non-campus buildings, or on public prop-
erty,” such as streets and sidewalks. Schools can use a
map to denote these areas.
What ACC is doing
ACC only provides date, time, and campus name.
There are no descriptions of where on campus these
crimes occurred, making it less effective in alerting
students to safety risks.
Clery Act information from www.SecurityOnCampus.org
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House Bill, local project fight death penalty

Trevor Goodchild
Voting will begin Monday, April 13 at 9 a.m. and will run Staff Writer
through April 17 until 5 p.m.
For the first time in 30
Students can vote by accessing the website years, a bill to abolish the
www3.austincc.edu/it/sga/ death penalty has reached
Any questions should be addressed to SGA Adviser, Jose Aaron Hinojosa. the Texas House Criminal
Jurisprudence subcommittee.
Joshua Bacak HB 682 is sponsored by Texas
House Representative Jessica
Today community college students face many daunting tasks
such as transportation, tuition costs, and finding support services. I Farrar, and depending on what
know that I am the person best suited to solve these problems as your happens in the subcommittee,
Student Government President. could be referred to the Senate.
While serving five years in the Marine Corps I worked hard to In this year alone, Texas
gain the rank of Corporal. As a Marine, I learned that through hard was responsible for 12 of the
work and tenacity, any problem can be solved and any task accom- 18 executions nationwide. In
plished. I have displayed leadership in student government by serv- 2008 Texas accounted for 18
ing in the office of South Austin Campus Senator and subsequently out of the nation’s 37 execu-
rising to the rank of Senate Co-Chair after having been in Student tions according to the Death
Government just over one semester. Because of these experiences, I know I have the ability to lead Penalty Information Center
Student Government as its President. website.
I have had many opportunities to serve the student body of ACC. Over the past six months, I “I became concerned about
lobbied in Washington, D.C. on behalf of ACC during the National Community College Legislative state governments in the cur-
Summit and the American Student Government Conference. I am also currently a student repre- rent economic crisis because
sentative on the Student Services Council where I voted for expanding student registration dead- the cost of pursuing the death
lines to help ease the time constraints placed on students. One of my most noticeable achievements penalty is three times more
was Black Out; an event that I created, planned, and help implemented which over one hundred than life imprisonment with-
and fifty students attended. out parole costs,” said Farrar.
So remember on April 13 – April 17 to vote for the candidate with both the leadership and March 18 of this year New
proven record of helping students. Vote for Josh Bacak for SGA President. Mexico abolished the death
penalty. This makes it the Trevor Goodchild • Staff Photographer
Jonathan Sack second state, the first being
New Jersey, to do away with
Documentary photographer Alan Pogue displays a photo of now ex-
ecuted deathrow inmate Odell Barnes at Amnesty International’s Eye
My name is Jonathan Sack, and I am currently serving in SGA as and Tooth Project at the Off Center on Sunday March 15. Pogue takes
one of two Northridge Campus Senators. I am very pleased to have the death penalty since the
U.S. Supreme Court ruled it photos of who he sees as underdogs to humanize them the public.
had the privilege of representing the students of ACC, and I hope to
bring my experience along with me to The President’s office. I want reinstated in 1976. If HB 682 the event created by Amnesty (TCADP) president Bob Van
to continue to represent you; the students of ACC and work hard to doesn’t become a law in this International, called the Eye Steenburg spoke at length
bring about the changes you want to see. I promise to bring strong legislative session in Texas, and Tooth Project. The project about the importance of
leadership to the office of The President so that ACC can continue to Farrar plans on bringing it up is a forum theater intended Austinites contacting their
grow as an institution that we can all be proud of. in the next one. to start community conver- legislators to influence the
One of my favorite tasks to take on as a representative of the The bill is likely to be met sation on alternatives to the outcome of HB 682. Steenburg
students has been working with administrators. Although adminis- with opposition in the sub- death penalty, and encourage was accompanied by other
trators at ACC are generally willing to act based on student recommendations, the administration committee and the Senate, if it citizens to write their legisla- speakers such as jazz musi-
needs to continue to hear the voice of the SGA loud and clear in order to be able to address issues makes it there. tors on the issue. The event cian Alex Coke who features
that have an effect on students. “We’ve done everything in took place at the Off Center on pictures of people on death
Because SGA is meant to represent the students, it is essential that students be kept aware of our power to ensure the crimi- March 15. row on his albums.
how the student representation system works. Unfortunately, many students are unaware of SGA. nal justice system is fair and “It was a creative form of Coke said, “I put these
I will work to increase SGA visibility on campuses, and work with the various Senators to be avail- impartial and someone that protest, a way to gather people pictures on my album because
able to meet with their constituents frequently on campus. Through increased interaction, and is going to receive the death and move them towards agree- I think a certain sense of
better communication, we can ensure your concerns are addressed, your needs are fulfilled, and penalty has been given every ing the death penalty was humanity is lacking between
your future at ACC is filled with all the opportunities that our college can provide. opportunity to prove their wrong,” said Garcia. us and these inmates. I think
innocence,” said Rep. Berman. At the Eye and Tooth to be a better world, it is our
Christine Sattler Sebastian Garcia, an ACC Project, the Texas Coalition duty to confront this issue.”
When I joined SGA, it was weak, had little credibility and there drama major participated in to Abolish the Death Penalty
were about fifteen members involved. SGA has catapulted from 15
people to over 35. In the past few semesters, SGA has accomplished
more than it has in its entire history.
As a result of being a veteran in SGA, starting as a senator of
North Ridge, then elected to the secretary position, I have a strong
understanding of what SGA’s purpose is and why it is important.
SGA bridges the space between students, the community and
administration. How are students to communicate with authority if
they have no access to voice to their concerns? How are the Board of
Trustees supposed to know what is best for students and the community if there is no one the stu-
dents can talk to? SGA mends that gap creating positive influence for improvement. I care for the
problems of my fellow students seeing that I am one. In the time I have spent in SGA I have formed
relationships with administrators of ACC. They are responsive to all that I have brought forth to
them directly from the opinions of my constituents.
Seeing SGA grow, I know change does not come from an individual; it is a collaboration of indi-
viduals who want something great. I know I cannot inflict change without support and help from
my constituents and from the members of SGA. I am willing to listen and work for the betterment
of all ACC students.
All candidate platform essays printed unedited as submitted to SGA.

Q & A with Sam Osemene

Adam Oliphant
Adjunct government professor Sam Osemene is
running for place six of Austin’s City Council. He Staff Writer
and other city council candidates will participate What impact does the city council have on Austin as
in a debate on April 29 at the Dell Jewish com-
a whole?
munity campus.
City Council policies have a big impact on taxa-
tion and bringing business to the area. Supporting
local businesses is imperative to our city’s economy.
I strongly believed the City Council can help in
promoting local businesses by keeping taxes, fees and
utility rates low while at the same time promoting
and maintaining effective reliable basic services. It is
important we target our tax incentives and economic
subsidies to local businesses.
I was not in support of the Domain subsidies and
was active in the effort to get them reversed. It does
not make sense to give Simon’s (the owner of the
malls in the local area) $65 million dollars. By the
Austin City Council supporting the Domain mall,
they harm local businesses by making it harder for
them to compete with the national chains.
What would you tell ACC students who haven’t had
a previous interest in city politics to change them to
vote in the city council election on May 9th?
Students have to understand that city council
policy affects them directly.For example, the Austin
Police Department are now forcing people to give
blood samples if they refuse a breathalyzer or
sobriety test. I think this is wrong. The police target
students, minorities, and the poor because they are
not likely to have the funds to hire a good lawyer
to defend them. Instituting this program to reduce
Hanlly Sam • Staff Photographer
DWI does give the police the ability to infringe on
our constitutional rights. We live in America, not the
old Soviet Union.
What would you do to represent ACC students?
Currently, no one on the city council represents ACC students. ACC does not employ power-
ful lobbyist, so it does not get represented The new condos downtown and student apartments
are not affordable to many students. So students live in the East Riverside area where the rent is
cheaper but there is much more crime.
The reason for much of the crime is the large number of halfway housed in the Riverside and
Montopolis area. Recently released convicts have a hard time getting a job and many steal to
support a drug habit.
As a city council member, I would work to move those halfway houses areas with a less dense
population.
Another issue affecting students is transportation. It takes over two hours to go from
Slaughter and Manchaca to the Northridge Campus. I would work with ACC and Capitol Metro
to improve bus service to students and add additional routes that serve ACC campuses.
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Students help those in need New blog to cover 80th

Leg. for ACC students
Accent staff reporter Christopher Smith’s new blog will cover
bills that effect ACC students. Look for it at www.theaccent.org

ACC administration is urging Central Texas State Representatives

to support a number of bills in the 81st Legislative Session. For
more on these and other bills check out the blog, and look for
upcoming coverge in the Accent.

HB 3518 would remove community colleges from the

six-drop rule.

HB 2691, which enables external communities to
more easily join junior college districts.

Name • Photographer
HB 2080 and SB 41 deal with state money for
Chelsea Stein, ACC student and Phi Theta Kappa member for four employee health care and the Proportionality issue.
years, poses with Habitat for Humanity sign.
HB 3754 would allow college trustees the option of
Phi Theta Kappa partners being included in health benefits at the group rate,
and at their own expense.
with Habitat for Humanity SB 857 is related to purchasing and contracting
Kaitlin Neve practices.
Staff Writer
Phi Theta Kappa and Habitat For Humanity teamed up to
help out those in need on March 14.
The two organizations will meet once more on April 4 to work New installment plan
on the Chestnut Project, named after the street where the house
they will be working on is located.
Members will make repairs and renovate the home.
promises flexibility,
“Sometimes its labor intensive. On the construction day
we had in March, we re-roofed an entire house for an elderly possible late fees
woman. Other days we landscaped, painted, and even put up
framework,” Phi Theta Kappa member and event Chair Liz Aubrey A. Hovey
Staff Writer
Spinhirne said.
Sheli Harris • Staff Photographer “I contacted [Habitat for Humanity] and let them know what This semester was the first
Above: Kacie Hanslik, ACC student and Phi Theta Kappa VP, pulls nails we wanted to do. Then I contacted all Phi Theta Kappa members
out to prep for new siding. Members of Phi Theta Kappa volunteered involved,” Spinhirne said. in which college administra-
with Habitat for Humanity on March 14. Habitat is dedicated to pro- tion was given the freedom –
April 4 is the last Habitat project on the books for Phi Theta via a recently amended House
viding decent, affordable homes to people in need.
Kappa, but not the last project, according to Spinhirne. Bill – to choose due dates for
“Kappa is really busy this semester,” said Spinhirne. each tuition payment, and it
was also the first semester in
which the installment plan’s
$10 startup fee was eliminated.
Elimination of the $10 setup
fee is meant to benefit stu-
Left: Daniel Lopez, Habitat dents, but the added payment
for Humanity project gen- in the installment plan would
eral manager, instructs ACC benefit the college’s budget,
Phi Theta Kappa member because it would “create the
Kyle on how to cut the roof opportunity for more people
boards. to be late with that additional
payment,” Neil Vickers, the
college’s associate vice presi-
dent of finance and budget
said.
Students are assessed a $20
Sheli Harris • Staff Photographer late fee each time they fail to
pay an installment on time.
In a memo presented
to the board of trustees
in September of 2008, the
college’s Vice President of
Business Services Ben Ferrell
wrote, “Elimination of $10
Left: Kerri Daughety and
Sandra Stearns, both ACC
setup fee will result in a loss of
students and Phi Theta revenue of about $80,000, but
Kappa members, watches this likely will be mostly offset
the progress being made by an increase in late payment
on the roof. fees generated by the addition
of one payment to the install-
ment plan. Net budget impact
Sheli Harris • Staff Photographer
will be minimal.”
The college’s tuition install-
Above: Chelsea Stein, ACC student and Phi Theta Kappa member for
ment plan is set up so that
four years, cuts roof boards.
students don’t have to pay their
Below: ACC students and Phi Theta Kappa members (clockwise from entire tuition up front prior to
left to right) Jackson Pritchett, Chelsea Stein, Sandra Stearns and Kerri attending classes. Rather, it
Sheli Harris • Staff Photgrapher
Daughety measure roof boards. allows a student’s tuition bill
to be split up into payments
throughout the semester.
Before the amendment
of House Bill 2974, students
were required to pay one-half
of their tuition on or before
the semester’s first day. The
second payment was to be
made in the amount of one-
quarter of a student’s total
bill and was required to be
paid prior to the start of the
sixth class week. The section
also required that the last
one-quarter payment be made
before the beginning of the
eleventh class week.
However, the Bill was
amended in the 80th
Legislature, providing
Administrators with more
freedom as to how much of a
student’s tuition was due, and
the dates each payment would
be due.
“Prior to this last semester,
the state decided the dates,”
said Vickers.
With the added freedom,
Vickers said, the administra-
tion chose to eliminate the
installment plan’s initial $10
set-up fee and to split the
payments into four equal
payments instead of the plan’s
previous three.
As of now, payments are
due on Fridays, just before the
15th of the month by 5 p.m. at
the cashier’s office. Payments
can not be made online.
“In previous semesters,
about 1,000 to 1,500 students’
paid late fees,” said Vickers.
resulting in revenue for the
college of $30,000 to $40,000
per semester.
“We’re hopeful that people
aren’t late, but the fact of the
matter is, people are late,” he
said.
When asked how
Administrators chose the
due dates, which are just days
before most students’ get their
bi-monthly paychecks, Vickers
said administrators decided
the dates according to the
academic calendar.
“It’s not a tactic,” Vickers
said. “We broke them into one-
month payments.”
He added that the admin-
istration has not seen an
increase in late-fee revenue
with the new due dates.
“They haven’t gone up,” he
said. “So far, we haven’t seen
that more people are being
later than usual.”
Cypress Creek Interpreting
Major Renee Oakley-Smith
said she didn’t even notice that
installment plan policies were
different this semester. “I just
paid everything when it was
due.”

Sheli Harris • Staff Photographer

Accent Bloggers’ SXSW
Live Music
Highlights

ChooChoo Horse Feathers

ChooChoo
Words and photos by
Shawn Hinojosa
Loney Dear
A lot of little indie pop gems have come stateside from Sweden
over the past couple of years, and Loney Dear are one of them. Their
melodic charm resonated with me after witnessing them for the first
time in mid-February opening for Andrew Bird. Backed by a new
female keyboardist, singer Emil Svanangen, playfully harmonized with
her haunting vocals creating a stripped folk feel as opposed to their or-
chestral-synth pop exhibited on their latest release. Their new album,
“Dear John,” was released in late January and the standout tracks are
“Airport Surroundings” and “I Was Only Going Out.”

Casxio Horse Feathers

Horse Feathers are one of my favorite discoveries of 2008. Their songs
are enriched layers of violin, cello, mandolin, saw, acoustic guitar, and

sparse drums emphasizing the beautiful hush-folk coming from singer
Justin Ringle’s mouth. The Portland quintet’s 2008 release “House With
No Home” could capture its listeners instantaneously, and the live rec-
reations of songs like “Curs In The Weeds” and “Helen” were even more
beautiful and less restrained than on the record.
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
The perky and playful Thao Nguyen has been writing simple pop mel-
odies ever since she was a teenager. The Virginia-bred, but Portland-
based songwriter debuted with a subdued 2005 solo album “Like the
Linen,” but returned in 2008 with a backing band and introspectively
exuberant lyrics on tracks such as “We Brave Bee Stings And All.” Songs
like “Swimming Pools” speak of ice cream cones and cannonballs, and
she slyly incorporates beat-boxing on the brilliant track “Bag of Ham-
mers.” Live, she’s precocious and has a self-deprecating sense of humor
which is bound to make anyone smile. Thao is performing at the Parish
on Aug. 24.
The Hard Lessons
Detroit’s the Hard Lessons are a sexy three-piece garage rock band
who mix twangy vocals with an alluring stage show. Co-lead singer
Korin Louise Visocchi matches the bluesy sass of Neko Case, and inter-
twined with the rough and raw vocals of Agostine Visocchi they create
an entertaining and endearing duo. Both have different strengths
and play off of each other well, but it’s Agostine’s unpredictable stage
antics that make them a fabulous live band.
Crystal Stilts
The past two years have seen the replacement of the word “The” in
H a rd
TLehsesons
Words and photos by
Sarah Vasquez
El Guapos
Performing at Momo’s for the Underage Showcase, The El Guapos
urged the crowd before their short 15-20 minute set to prepare them-
selves for a show full of high energy. The gussied-up band danced
along with the audience to their folksy indie pop tunes. Meanwhile,
the vocalists/guitarists Aaron Miller and Cory Dennis ran with the
wardrobe idea and wore brightly colored-coordinated suits.
Val Emmich
His face may look familiar to those who tune in to the tv show Ugly
Betty. Val Emmich played one of the title character’s love interests,
“Jesse.” His day performance of his melancholy indie pop music was a
welcoming change from the high-energy in-your-face shows wit-
nessed earlier in the day. He played songs from his May 2008 album
“Little Daggers” such as “Get On With It” and included a newer track,
“Absolutely Still,” which he co-wrote with Better than Ezra who is
releasing the song as a single in the future.

El Guapos every band with the word “Crystal,” but musically, Stilts are less like
Crystal Castles and more like Joy Division. With a haunting deep
baritone, Brooklyn’s Brad Hargett soothes the crowd with his dazing
and reclusive monotone voice, infused perfectly with simple 60’s-style
garage pop.
Folio
This band from Hollywood, California had everyone in Treasure Island
dancing to their electronic dance music, including moms and grand-
mothers. They were very entertaining to watch.

Handsome Furs Choo Choo

“Face Control” is one of the standout albums of 2009 thus far. From
Wolf Parade, Dan Boeckner, fronts this synthetic-punk duo alongside
wife Alexei Perry and their nuanced compatibility is evident on both
their album and live. Boeckner is a rock star through and through, but
he’s kept at bay with Perry’s perfect timing and elaborate sound ef-
fects. The songwriting is great, the delivery is stellar, and the two make
simple music anyone can find themselves dancing to. The opener
“Legal Tender” off “Face Control” suggests dancing, that any listener
will find hard to dispute.
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
From the Mohawk to Emo’s to the Continental Club, Black Joe Lewis
and his group the Honeybears have quickly made a name for them-
selves locally and nationwide. After touring with Okkervil River and
performing at many major music festivals, this Austin nine-piece
garage funk band blends the soulful blues of yesteryear with a gritty
spontaneity. The aggressively wailing Lewis permeates their long-
awaited, just released debut album, “Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is”, with
attitude and vision, and they’re even better live.
Not only was this the first year this Switzerland band participated in
SXSW, it was also their first trip to Austin. Taking advantage of their
trip to our state, they performed nine shows during their week stay in
Austin and other surrounding cities such as San Antonio and Dallas.
Witnessing their power pop songs live was worth the three attempts
to see these guys and gal live.
Fireants
Fireants’ country rock is well written and vocalist Ian Stewart has a
great front man presence motivating the crowd to clap their hands
and chant out phrases to accentuate their songs. There was no weak
link as the entire band was super talented which is impressive for
these youngin’s being the ages of 16, 17 and 18 years old. Luckily for
us, they are from Austin and there will be opportunities to catch one
of their upcoming live shows.
Casxio
Casxio’s show at Barcelona had a late start but it was definitely worth
the wait. They performed an amazing set. The crowd was dancing to
their funky soul pop, and the sound mix featured each instrument
equally allowing no musician to be overshadowed by another. One of

Val Emmi
Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers
She might be a tiny little thing, but Oklahoma crooner Samantha Crain the highlights of the show was when Casxio played a cover of Michael
has a rich, soulful voice that is punctuated by her witty and elaborate Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” adding a modern twist to this 80’s classic.

ch storytelling. Rhythmically, Crain’s folky pop sounds a lot more upbeat

than it really is. On her debut five-song EP “The Confiscation,” the
songs are well-written and incredibly sad. One, in particular, is called
“Traipsing Through The Aisles” and is probably one of my favorite
songs heard recently. In the ending bridge Crain repeats that she “did
something wrong,” and you can’t help but relate to it.

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page 8 Accent • April 6, 2009
ACC’s 35th birthday celebrates education, progress
Jamie Carpenter
Campus Editor
After 35 years of provid-
ing educational opportunities
to Austin’s residents, ACC
celebrated with ALL ACCESS:
An Education Celebration
and ACC’s 35th Birthday Bash
with Hip Hop Into College
on Saturday, March 28, at the
Eastview Campus.
The event was open to the
public and every participant
received a VIP Pass with
information on the various
events at the celebration.
The climax of the event
was the noon “HAPPY
BIRTHDAY ACC!”ceremony
on the Birthday Stage.
Sims Elementary
Silvertones provided enter-
tainment as a prelude to the
ceremony singing renditions of
popular songs including “Lean
on Me.”
Dr. Barbara Mink, a board
of trustees member, described
the differences between the
first year ACC opened and
today. In 1973, ACC had one
rented campus with 1, 700 stu-
dents and about 30 programs.
Currently, an eighth campus
is being built and the student
population is about 36,000
with about 200 programs to
choose from.
“[ACC is] an open door
college with programs for
everybody,” Mink said.
Wilhelmina Delco, the first
black official elected to public
office in Austin, described how
in 1972 there were no commu-
nity colleges within 30 miles of
the area, although there were
five universities.
“Community Colleges
provide access. [They do this
by] providing GED’s, voca-
tional certificates, coursework
that can be transferred to a
baccalaureate degree and busy
work for bored housewives.
Take advantage of [ACC]. It’s
here for you, and we are proud
to make it possible.”
Brad Burnett, Student
Government President, spoke
of how ACC has helped him
achieve his goals. A former
high school dropout, he now
plans to graduate from ACC
this semester with honors and
aspires to go to law school.
“Student Life has taught me
how to be a leader. I have had
four internships since I have
been going to ACC, one with
Congressman Lloyd Doggett.
ACC is truly a place where
dreams come true. I speak
from experience,” Burnett
said.
“We need to meet basic
needs. We need to meet work-
force needs. We need to meet
the needs of graduating high
school students.” Raul Alvarez,
board of trustee member , said.
Congressman Lloyd
Doggett, President of ACC
Stephen Kinslow and D.J.
Bobby Bones rounded up the
speakers.
Sports program wraps third year of intramural competition with tournaments
Hanlly Sam • Staff Photographer
With a final score of 15-12, Serves
Up beat Who’s Dat at Parque
Zaragoza on Monday, March 30.
Wilhemina Delco along with President Steven Kinslow and others cheer the lighting of the 35th birthday cake adorned with sparklers in place of candles.
Starting or reentering
higher education was made
available through ACC orga-
nizations like Continuing
Education, Early College Start,
Distance Learning, Adult
Education and ACC’s Youth
Program.
“ACC is trying to create a
college-going atmosphere for a
younger audience and we also
have parenting workshops for
the parents of the students in
our program. We want to show
that college is accessible and
is not just a four year degree,”
Katharine Bennett, Youth
Programs Coordinator for the
Student Recruitment Office
said.
Refreshments, activities,
and vendors were at the event
as well.
Activities included face
painting, I AM ACC photos,
chair massages, mock surger-
ies, Pet CPR, robot demonstra-
tions and photos with cutouts
of The Rock, Barack Obama,
and Beyonce. Various Radio
Stations including KAZI 88.7,
KOOP 91.7 and KXXS 104.9
were there along with several
other non-ACC vendors like
GOARMY.COM, Longhorn
Landing, and Padee’s Fine
Gifts.
Information on different
ACC programs and majors
were available for those who
were interested in pursing or
learning about specific careers;
like mechanics, firefighting or
Kaitlin Neve
Staff Writer
Student athletes in the ACC
intramural program have a
busy month ahead of them.
With tournaments for soccer
finishing April 6, volleyball
taking place April 6 through
13, and basketball playing a
single elimination tournament
on April 18 with regularly
scheduled games beginning on
April 21 and 22. The gaming
season began March 2.
“I’ve been with the
[Student Life] program for four
years now, and the [intramu-
ral sports] program started
three years ago. The idea was
proposed to me, and I wanted
to see if student interest would
pick up. We started with six
students and the word spread
... today we have over 200
students,” Jennifer Flowers,
Student Life’s intramural
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All Access is ACC’s largest event of the year, bringing ACC faculty and
visitors together to enjoy live performances, fun demonstrations, short
classes, and games for all ages.
Real Estate.
An education in real
estate can prove to be help-
ful, especially in light of the
recent housing crisis, and lack
of knowledge that leads many
home-owners to get in over
their heads.
“The More real estate
knowledge you have, the more
you go into the transaction
informed, this is usually the
biggest investment people
go into, and to go into blind
would obviously not be as
beneficial as going into with a
foundation about the indus-
try,” Phylis Molina, Professor
of Real Estate said.
ACC students also played
an active role in the event
coordinator, said.
The program has grown.
There are six leagues partici-
pating at this time, up from
the original two.
“I thought it was a good
way to get involved and have
something to do,” Danial
Pringle, a member of the men’s
basketball league, said.
“All the teams are from
different campuses ... my team
is called Dumamis [Greek for
strength and power]. Most of
my team is out of the Cyprus
Creek Campus ... for practice
we run five miles two to three
times a week and practice
playing every other night ... the
team is pumped. They are on
fire,” Pringle said.
The tournaments and all
games will be played at Parque
Zaragoza recreation center for
updates or more information
contact Jennifer Flowers at
512-223-9172.
Karissa Rodriguez · Staff Photographer
Sarah Vasquez • Staff Photographer
Karissa Rodriguez · Staff Photographer
Members of Rio Grande’s counseling services give away free cotton
candy at ACC’s 35th Birthday Bash. Staff, Faculty, and community
memebers celebrated the growth of the College from a single rented
building in 1973 to seven campuses with over 35,000 students today.
through Student Life, the
nursing program, and the
supplemental life program.
Supplemental life is designed
for students who have experi-
ence and excel in a subject to
be able to offer guidance to
other students who may be
struggling in that particular
subject as well.
“[I choose] to get involved
with supplemental instruction
because of the fact that I am
involved with other students,
and I did it for the money.
It helps you interact with
Sarah Vasquez • Staff Photographer
other students. It stimulates
A member of Early College Start paints the ACC symbol to match the
confidence and interaction
one she has on her face. Face painting was part of the festivities at
with students.” Jared Atkins, All Access. Staff, Faculty, and community memebers celebrated the
Engineering Major said. growth of the College from a single rented building in 1973 to seven
campuses with over 35,000 students today.
Team Showtim (red jerseys)
beat team Los Frijoles (black
jerseys)57-42. The teams played
Wednesday, March 25 at Parke
Zaragoza. Teodora Erbes • Staff Photographer
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W Hang?
Rack Daddy’s
4410 E. Riverside Dr., Ste. 100
Neighborhood pool halls are
not always good news, but

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China Express
1913 E. Riverside Drive
One of the better hole-in-the-wall Chinese
buffets I’ve come across is China Express,
a small, family-owned business that has a
modestly priced lunch buffet for under $6. The
selection isn’t huge, but their General Tso’s
chicken is mouth-watering over their incredible
fried rice. The sweet-and-sour is a little bland,
but I usually go for Tso’s and delicious egg-rolls.
It’s a serve-yourself type of dive, which trans-
lates to a personalized, homely atmosphere.
Their dinner menu is a lot more elaborate, and
Shop?
Rack Daddy’s, which is situated
comfortably on the intersec-
tion of Riverside and Pleasant
Valley, is one of the better ones
I’ve been to. The bar could be
bigger, and they could have
more than one foosball table,
but their many pool tables
The Bazaar 1609 E. Riverside Dr.
Devilish or demure? Do you have an artistic edge? An interest in costume and makeup?
are high quality and are at a The Bazaar is one of the premiere costume shops in Austin, and is located in one of the
reasonably low $7 an hour. most diverse areas of the city. The staff are knowledgable and friendly, offering one-on-
The interior is well-decorated one service to their customers. Their variety of costumes and wigs lead towards profes-
and spacious, and the people sional quality, and the best part of the store is that you can have a great time without even
and employees are incredibly buying anything. Girls, play dress-up in head to toe with everything from tiaras to fishnet.
friendly. There are plenty of Boys, carry their purses while they do!
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Girls Beyond Bars
(far left) leads faculty
and students in Tai Chi Devon Tincknell
as part of the Carni- Staff Writer
val Ah! festivities on
Thursday April 2 in Most Girl Scouts are about
front of the Rio Grande two things; cookies and life
Campus. skills. For the Girl Scouts of
Troop 1500, these life skills are
an urgent necessity. The girls
of Troop 1500 are all united
by a common bond that goes
beyond badges and sashes.
They are the daughters of
women who are serving time
in prison.
Enterprising Girl Scouts
Beyond Bars, the program
behind Troop 1500, is a joint
venture of Girls Scouts of
America, the YWCA, and the
Below: Jayme Lee Crime Prevention Institute.
Ramsay performs a
piece entitled “Fire” by
Started in 1998, Austin’s
chapter was modeled after
creative writing student
Kathy Judge in Carnival the initial Girl Scouts Beyond
Ah’s production of In Bars, but designed to provide
2 The West. featuring more counseling and support,
student writing and are or what is known in the social
performed by students work world as “wrap around
and professional actors. care.”
All photos by Teodora Erbes, Accent Staff Photographer “The girls, it’s a regular
Girl Scout troop for them.
They do regular Girl Scout
Below: Jane Adolph performes a piece entitled “Happy Dancer” by stuff, they sell cookies and
creative writing student Mandy Davidson as part of In 2 The West. In 2 go on trips. Once a month
The West is composed of original monologue portraits of people in the they all go see their moms,”
West inspired by Richard Avedon’s photographic essay entitled “In The Diana Peyton, an instructor
American West.” in Child Development at ACC
East View and Round Rock
Campuses, said.
For the last four years,
Peyton has worked for the
YWCA as a counselor to the
incarcerated women par-
ticipating in the program. She
meets twice a month with the
women and also helps facili-
tate their monthly interactions
with the troop made up of
their daughters.
Most of the women are
single mothers and many
struggle with addiction.
“Probably 70% of the women
in prison are there for drug
charges,” Peyton said. “Men
tend to be more violent;
women tend to be more self
destructive.”
Addiction is often rooted
in early childhood abuse
Peyton explained, and the first
step to stopping it is to heal
that abuse. For the women in
the program, “it gives them
something they’ve never had:
emotional support.”
Enterprising Girl Scouts
Beyond Bars recognizes that
a prison sentence effects more
lives than just the person
behind bars. Children grow-
ing up with a parent in prison
are six times as likely to end
up there at some point in their
own lives.
“The whole idea is to keep
[the girls] out of prison and
give them the resources that
their moms didn’t have,” said
Peyton.
In addition to the lessons
in conflict resolution, basic
hygiene, and domestic duties
aimed at the younger mem-
bers, the troop continues to
provide support and assistance
as the girls grow older and
enter the difficult high school
years.
Peyton stated, “The girls
are in forever, it doesn’t matter
if their mom’s get out....What
they do with the older girls is
things like, ‘Ok, how do you
apply to college?’ They did a
road trip recently and saw dif-
ferent colleges all around this
area.”
For almost all of the girls in
Troop 1500, the program has
been a success. A total of about
40 girls have participated.
Except for one incident, all of
the girls have avoided the legal
troubles that their mothers did
not.
For the mothers, the results
are more mixed. Diana Peyton
works with women who have
deep emotional scars, and
upon their release it is all
too easy to fall back into old
routines and bad habits. As
their counselor Peyton works
intimately with the women,
making every victory is a per-
sonal one.
Asked about the recidi-
vism rate of the adult women,
Peyton hazards a guess that it
is probably about 50/50. Still,
there are many success stories
and Peyton is quick to point
one out. “She was hard edge
when I first met her. And over
the months, she was in for a
couple of years in the program,
she just gradually, gradually
softened, and one day she
actually cried. That just blew
me away. She’s one of the
moms that got out, got a job,
and just hasn’t gotten in any
trouble.”
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4Life, an end to a legacy Real gangsters, real life

David Rodriguez
Assistant Editor
The Underground Kingz
hailing from Port Arthur,
Texas have been a ubiquitous
presence in Texas rap music
since their debut album “Too
Hard To Swallow” was released
in 1992, when group members
Pimp C (Chad Butler) and Bun
B (Bernard Freeman) were just
teenagers.
Unfortunately, with the
unexpected death of Butler
in December of 2007 Bun B
decided to release “UGK 4 Life”
(officially released on March
31, 2009) as the conclusion to
UGK’s prolific and influential
tenure in the rap world.
Even though UGK has
released eight full length
albums under Jive’s banner and
one album independently, it
feels like just a couple of years
ago I was flipping over their
debut L.P. in my Walkman
and the plastic wrapping from
that first album,“Too Hard
To Swallow,” is still sitting in
my mother’s waste basket in
he left us. The Lindsay Preston
intelligent Staff Writer
word play and
succinct deliv- Directed by Matteo
ery of Bun B Garrone, Gomorrah offers an
has become a incredibly stark and honest
science at this portrayal of how organized
point in his crime operates in, and around
career, and Naples, Italy.
the content he Gomorrah is based on
chooses has the international best-seller
aggrandized “Camorra” (inviting the pun),
intelligently. published in October, 2007,
Albeit,the Roberto Saviano’s journal-
absence of istic expose of the infamous
Pimp C’s Camorra crime family. The
production on book’s success resulted in
almost three numerous threats against
quarters of the Photo Courtesy of Jive Zomba Saviano, who has required
album is definitely felt, Corey Recordings police protection since its
Mo and Steve Below did a great publication.
job trying to mimic the gritty what Butler had in store for Unlike any other mob epic,
soulful beats that Butler has UGK fans. It still has the same Gomorrah avoids romanticiz-
consistently been putting out driving drum beats and adds ing its characters or the risks
since “Too Hard To Swallow’s” an acoustic guitar, blended and rewards of organized
release, a innovative style that with an electrified Dick Dale crime. Instead, it presents a
placed UGK on a different style riff over a solid hook that gritty and bleak picture of
tier above most southern rap has come to epitomize UGK’s life within Naples’ decrepit
groups. sound. If you are unfamiliar tenement housing, where
UGK created a new breed with UGK’s music, this is a most inhabitants are either in
of country rap infused with great album to pick up and service of, or exploited by, the
blues and soul that influenced work your way backwards. Comorra mafia. Photo Courtesy of RAI Cinema

Houston.
Classic soul godfather
Ronald Isley, Dungeon Family
crooner Sleepy Brown, and
Hyphy movement founder and
Bay Area institution E-40 are
just a few of the guest artists
appearing on the album.
With the sudden and
untimely death of Butler, the
album feels like a eulogy, but by
no means a downer. The candid
country rap and patented blues
influenced production that
fans of Pimp C have come to
covet is definitely present on
the handful of tracks that Pimp
C was able to produce before
every gangster rap outfit in the
south since the mid nineties.
UGK made Port Arthur the
new Delta, and neighbor-
ing Houston was akin to
Chicago, the catalyst to allow
their unique sound to reach a
broader audience.
Pimp C’s production on the
two interludes, tracks seven
and 13, are classic. Thick beats
and raw words of wisdom are
delivered by Butler on track
seven and Freeman on track 13,
over the same soporific blues
riff.
Track 15, “Da Game Been
Good To Me,” is a glimpse of
UGK is an institution. Many
people grew up with their
music, and it’s hard to see them
end on such a tragic note. All
in all, “UGK 4 Life” does their
legacy justice as Bun B wouldn’t
have it any other way, and I
highly recommend fans of rap
music to cop it.
Bun B wraps up the album
in classic UGK fashion; “… we
are the Underground Kingz,
in case you aint know. I’ll see
you on the slab baby. Chunk a
deuce. Holla at your boys.”
Gomorrah is filmed like a
documentary, predominantly
shot with hand-held cameras
and using only ambient sound
in place of a musical sound-
track. This creates a more inti-
mate and believable cinematic
experience as we witness five
stories interweave and unfold.
The characters are all
too human: the innocence
of a young boy haphazardly
initiated into gang life; two
teenagers quipping Scarface
and posturing as crime lords;
a middle-aged long time
employee who oversees the
finances and payoffs of the
Camorra; a tailor involved in
of the food chain.
Through these characters,
the viewer is exposed to the
varied underground interests
and assets the Comorra uses to
fund their seedy empire.
One would expect the drug
trade and arms dealing, as
well as “protection” dues to
be investments employed by
the mob. However, one of the
most interesting narratives
Gomorrah follows is that of
an apprentice to a Comorra
employee tasked to sell illegal
dumping grounds around
Italy for industrial and/or toxic
waste. These areas inevitably
perversely rationalizes the
purpose of their work.
The violence portrayed
through Gomorrah is graphic,
but not indulgent, simply
necessary and matter-of-fact.
Rather, it is the looming and
relentless threat of impending
violence threaded through the
lives of those we witness that
makes the film, as well as the
reality, so horrifying.
Gomorrah is a brutally
engaging, raw, and exceedingly
well-crafted piece of filmmak-
ing. I would encourage any
with a curiosity of organized
crime, stripped of its glory and

What is it? It’s The Script

Sarah Vasquez
Staff Writer
Is it hip-hop? Is it
rock? Is it pop? Is it
R&B?
All these questions
come up when you
hear The Script’s self
titled debut album
released on March 17
in the U.S.
Each song con-
tains elements from a
variety of genres that
attract the listeners’
different musical
tastes, whether it is
the melodic piano,
the poignant bass
Photo Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment
lines, or the emotive delivery
of the hopeful lyrics. The best
part is that the three piece
from Dublin, Ireland adds just words, whether spoken or
enough of each diverse ele-
ment to avoid sounding like a
complete mess.
Vocalist Danny
O’Donaghue’s delivery of his
sung, is conveyed in a haunt-
ingly soothing voice that will
stay in your head days after
you hear him. The beats are
the production of haute cou- result in higher cancer rates for mystique, to please find time to
ture knockoffs; and, of course, its surrounding inhabitants. see this amazing film.
the greed and tyrannical indif- The young man struggles with
ference of the thugs at the top his conscience as his mentor
simple, but enough to
get the body moving.
The album’s eleven
tracks are similar
enough that they could
be played to sound
No Strings Attached in May
like one continuous
song, but within each
song there are subtle
changes that make
them distinguishable
from one another.
Fans will either
really love, or really
hate The Script.
Pop sensibility can
make or break a band,
and for the music
snobs this album may
contain too much
radio friendliness that may
be unappealing, but with a
variety of poetic themes and
a sampler of simplistic genre
styles The Script will draw in
fans of eclectic music.

Jonathan Sack • Staff Photographer

Co-Owner of No Strings Attached Media, Nicholas Ro, works to edit a radio talk show from a small
apartment following a recorded interview. NSA Media frequently travels to cover live events or record
interviews.

Jonathan Sack
Staff Writer
No Strings Attached Media
Group co-founded by Austin
Community College students
Colin Moore and Nick Ro is a
local media outlet that plans
to begin broadcasting Internet
radio on May 10 at nsaradio.
com.
The network will feature
talk radio, political com-
mentary, live music events,
and local music for free. NSA
is currently staffed by two
volunteers, in addition to the
two co-founders. Other vol-
unteers will create talk shows,
music and news content for the
network.
“We like to promote and
encourage the creative process,
foster and promote it without
our biases or influence,” said
Ro who also hosts the program
‘The Peripheral.’
“We call it No Strings
Attached Media because we
do not intend to attach our
strings to our show hosts,” said
Moore. “We also don’t want to
tell our listeners what to think.
We just let the hosts tell the
truth, and allow the listen-
ers to think for themselves,”
Moore also stated.
The entrepreneurs plan to
expand from Internet based
radio to an F.M. station within
one year. Their plans also
include a television show, and
a quarterly Internet journal.
“We want to build each one
independently, and let each
one stand on its own,” Moore
said regarding the three media
mediums.
Moore has stated that the
radio content would “only
advertise local businesses.”
When the website launches
in May, Moore and Ro expect
to have 10 programs on the air.
Programming will be available
24 hours a day on the website
and most of the shows will
update once per week with
new content.
Currently, NSA has one
daily program, yet Moore
and Ro expect to increase the
number of programs with
daily showings.
As a part of operating the
media network, Moore and
Ro take an active role in the
political process by lobbying to
the Texas Legislature, and by
attending rallies and protests.
“We feel we need to have an
active presence in activism”
said Moore, “in order to help
other people make the transi-
tion into activism.”
Moore explained that “We
have to set the example for
our audience. We can’t just do
everything by ourselves …”
And Ro concluded that “step
one is realizing that there is
a need to change something.
Step two is researching and
trying to get involved.”
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SXSW Film festival standouts, must sees for 2009 Lindsay Preston
David Rodriguez
Assistant Editor Staff Writer
In a documentary film world The incredible documentary 45365, about the city of Sidney, Ohio, won
saturated with infomercials, the SXSW Grand Jury award, although I felt it deserved best documen-
indiscreet agendas and irrel- tary. The two filmmakers who brought us 45365, Bill and Turner Ross,
evance, Blood Trail was a true grew up in Sidney and are both extremely talented. I would expect to see
breath of fresh air. No hidden more exceptional projects from these two in the future.
agendas or subliminal political
philosophies are contained in this
epic documentary that follows Know Your Mushrooms, directed
war photo-journalist Robert King by Ron Mann, was a very enjoyable
for 15 years through his sucesses documentary feature, especially for a
and lack there of. The film begins film about mushrooms. Ron Mann has
in Sarajevo and concludes with a particular gift for creating documen-
King’s frustrating embed in Iraq. taries that are playful, insightful, and
Director Richard Parry lost bursting with life.
half of his team during the making of this film and from the raw footage that is presented in
a candid and, at times, unforgiving manner, the audience is able to vicariously experience the
savagery of modern warfare. The Korean narrative feature, Daytime
What these two gentlemen have offered with Blood Trail is a pertinent study of war and its Drinking, should not be missed. Daytime
effects on both the people who document its ubiquitous presence and the bystanders that are Drinking is a sad, hilarious, and well-bal-
rattled by its never ending aftershocks. anced tale of a young man nursing (and
Blood Trail is a work in progress and after 15 years of filming how do you lay down the sousing) his broken heart. Furthermore,
lens and call the project complete. Following its SXSW premiere King and Parry were travel- it was impressively created on a shoe-
ing to the Texas/Mexico border to document the infighting between the cartels, and their war string budget by debut filmmaker, Noh
with numerous Mexican and U.S. law enforcement agencies. I anticipate some really emotive Young-eok, who wrote, directed, edited,
footage will be added to the odyssey that is Blood Trail. and produced the film.
There is no official release date for this film.
St. Nick was an excellent narrative feature. Texas film-
Sam Rockwell is what initially perked my interest to maker, David Lowry, has crafted an exceedingly beauti-
Moon, but everything about the film was well done, intelli- ful, austere, and haunting film about two young siblings
gent and cool looking. The style of the film was old sci-fi, and who have run away from home. Be on the lookout for St.
they accomplished the nostalgia in spades. Instead of recre- Nick, and any future projects by Lowry.
ating from older films, they allowed their access to modern
filmmaking techniques and all around great cinematogra-
phy, sets, and makeup to deliver a smart sci-fi mystery with
political undertones.
Drop your 9 to 5, head to the bar
Director Duncan Jones is a very successful commercial Rusty Tolliver media, roadies) and to keep festival so great for me year
director in the U.K. and his subliminal prowess was defi- Staff Writer
all the normals out. It was a after year.
nitely evident within all of Moon, which will enable the film During spring break this great change from my day job, There’s just such a positive
to transcend all film catagories and genres. year, I put my 9 to 5 sale’s job but I managed to make the vibe that seems to float in on
There really can’t be enough said about the cleverness of on hold and took to the bars to transition just fine. I mean, I the wings of SXSW, that is if
Moon and the way Rockwell dominated at least 95 percent work the SXSW music festival. got paid to watch and hang out SXSW had wings.
of the screen time, playing more than one character, without I love being an Austinite with bands from all over the The friends that you make
boring the audience or displaying some type of narcissistic during spring break. The world. What’s better than that? during the festival, the celebri-
love affair with himself. college students leave for the The highlight of the time ties and musicians that you
Moon is in the tradition of Midnight Cowboy, Alien, 2001: warm beaches, and the out-of- spent working security at run in to on a regular basis,
A Space Odyssey, and Sybil. towners invade the streets by Buffalo came when I ran in to and the good times that you
Moon is to be released June 12 during blockbuster season. the thousands for SXSW. I just one of my favorite musicians. experience will never leave
have to say that it was my first The band Riverboat you.
time working the festival, but Gamblers had just put on an If you have any plans for
will not be my last. amazing and energetic set and next spring break and you
I got on at Buffalo Billiards, were headed to the green room want to work the festival, I rec-
located at Sixth and Brazos, to to catch a breath. Following ommend asking around your
do security. Since I frequent shortly behind them was favorite bars and restaurants
the bar, it was fairly easy to none other than Goldfinger’s if they might need an extra
get on to work there. All I had drummer, Darrin Pfeiffer. hand.
to do was talk to the head of Wow, I got a chance to talk to The festival is a great
security, Big John, and that the same man who places a experience for all music fans,
was that. He went on to tell twinkie in a certain part of his or for any one who is looking
me that most places have to body during live shows and for a change from their lousy
hire out extra help during gets a lucky fan to eat it out. desk job.
SXSW, which they hate to do, During our chat we Another tip, make it easy
so getting locals who know talked about some past gigs on yourself and take the bus
the layout of the given bar or Goldfinger has had in Austin, downtown, it’s fun, safe, and
restaurant is a relief for them. and the tour that they had you don’t have to worry about
They stationed me upstairs just finished in Australia, the dreadful parking, or lack
by the stage to watch the door which featured The Riverboat there of. So do your self a
that led to the green room. Gamblers. favor and take off spring break
My duties consisted of let- It was great to meet such next year and let SXSW flow
ting only authorized people a musician, and it’s just one through your veins ever so
in to the green room (bands, more thing that makes this freely.

Notable, new and live in Austin, Tx

David Rodriguez
Assistant Editor
Right Of The Dial; The Rise Of Clear Channel And The Fall Of Commercial Radio is a
non-fiction account of Clear Channel’s meteoric rise from a local radio station to
one of the largest media conglomerates in the country. Written by Alec Foege and
published by Faber and Faber, Right Of The Dial will be available on April 14.
We Who Are Alive and Remain is an addition to HBO’s Band of Brothers series.
Author Marcus Brotherton tells untold stories about Easy Company’s fallen
brothers including a story containing a victory toast in Hitler’s hideout and
other biographical and autobiographical vignettes of war. To be released May 5 by
Penguin.

Self described “browngrass pillbilly from Akron, Ohio” The Misery Jackals will be performing
April 7 @ The Hole In The Wall (doors open at 8 p.m.).
Journeyman and Merle Haggard’s former guitarist Redd Volkaert will be play-
ing April 9 @ Threadgill’s South in the Beer Garden ($10, 9 p.m.).
Legendary vulgar poet and pioneering pimp rap superstar Blowfly will be
playing @ Emo’s inside on April 10 ($12 advance tix., doors open at 9 p.m.).
Southern rockers Dertybird will be playing @ the Saxon Pub on April 14 ($5,
12:30 a.m.).
Accidental cool kid phenomenon Crystal Castles will be performing April
13 @ La Zona Rosa. ($22 advance tix & $24 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m.)
The Old Settlers Music Festival will be kicking off on April 16 @ The Salt
Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCullouch. The 3 day extravaganza will feature the
likes of Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Fireants, and Robert Earl Keen (tix range from $20-$425, it’s a
camping festival).
Legendary pianist and former member of the Muddy Waters Band, this guy is a real deal vet-
eran of the Delta, Pinetop Perkins will be performing with Gary Louris and Mark Olson April 18 @
Antone’s ($18-20 advance tix., doors open at 8 p.m.).
The long awaited White Rhino debut c.d. is out now and they are having a release party/show
April 19 @ Emo’s inside (doors open at 8 p.m.).

SXSW red carpet premiere film Observe and Report will be opening April 10 @
select theatres. Writer and director Jody Hill is the same funny man that brought us
the HBO miniseries Eastbound and Down and instant comedy cult classic The Foot
Fist Way.
Set to be an uber-thriller/action film with an all-star cast, State of Play will be
opening April 17 @ select theatres. Screenwriter Tony Gilroy wrote the screen-
plays for the Bourne series and wrote political thriller Michael Clayton.