Stories from the current online edition of Accent. en-us http://www.theaccent.org Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:37:42 GMT 20 http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Cover/To.Build.Or.Not.To.Build.The.May.10.Question-3335505.shtml On May 10, voters in the two-thirds of the Round Rock Independent School District not already in the Austin Community College taxing district will decide whether to be annexed by the college. Only one-third of RRISD is currently in-district because that part of RRISD is located in an Austin zip code. bd203ef7-c6b9-4a3f-b64b-ea591e4628e1 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Cover 4/21/08 Round Rock campus now in the hands of voters Nancy Crawford Staff Writer http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Cover/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Cover/green.Fever.Hits.Rgc.Rvs-3335510.shtml The sunshine will be sprouting more "green" in Austin this spring with the building of a new solar panel at Austin Community College's Rio Grande Campus (RGC), as well as at the Riverside Campus (RVS). With recent approval from the Texas Historical Society (THS), ACC's plans for building and installation at RGC will soon be underway. 1fdbb3af-d86c-4dc7-8d22-422803ec14cf Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Cover 4/21/08 Energy turns green this spring at ACC Elizabeth Carson http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_ezs9j3e7.jpg http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Cover/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Cover/Asian.Spring.Festival-3338604.shtml f22b4bb8-7959-44b2-9cca-1adbe41d3468 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Cover 4/21/08 Jaqueline Mermea Photographer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_1pt46h26.jpg http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Cover/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Cover/Lights.Camera.Acction-3335516.shtml An Austin Community College professor had his hand in creating a documentary that is receiving international attention. Professor Mike Scannell edited and co-produced "Six Man, Texas," a film about dying rural Texas towns and the unifying game of six man football. 2c369a89-9249-4174-8518-04750b408fbc Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Cover 4/21/08 Editor, co-producer of "Six Man, Texas" brings big screen experience to classroom David Rodriguez Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_56eabkr3.jpg http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Cover/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Cover/Student.Government.ELection-3335520.shtml Voting for Student Government Association positions ended last Friday with what was one of Austin Community College's largest turnouts in recent history. In previous years, less than one percent of the student body contributed to the election process. But those numbers appear to be trending upward, according to SGA advisor Marisa Walden. 3cf945e3-a1d1-4951-8c7c-1af37cbf4e03 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Cover 4/21/08 Burnett wins presidency John O'Connor writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_46g8l401.jpg http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Cover/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/News/New-Faces.For.Board.Of.Trustees-3335540.shtml Four seats on the Austin Community College Board of Trustees will be up for vote in May 10 municipal elections. The six-year terms of Lillian Davis (Place 1), Nan McRaven (Place 3), and John Hernandez (Place 2) will expire this year. In addition, Place 5 is up for election because current member Rafael Quintanilla will vacate his position after moving out of the district he represents. f174e1b4-a39d-4364-a0c9-2c732ee6e425 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/21/08 Except for McRaven, unfamiliar names grace May ballot Spencer Crowl columnist http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/News/ Campus News http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/News/Professor.Mixes.History.And.Politics-3335532.shtml "Every generation needs a new revolution now and then … a little Revolution now and then is a good thing; The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson made this statement in a 1787 letter to William Steven Smith; and if followed every 20 years (generic length of a generation), we would be in our eleventh revolution at this time. 2a8d733d-68ab-462f-97d3-bec44f7ca04d Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/21/08 Allison Bumsted writer http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/News/ Campus News http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Forum/Letters.To.The.Editor-3338556.shtml Dear Editors, I am writing in response to Spencer Crowl's enlightening Up In Arms article "Support the Truth - The Iraq War is not making us safer." I would have thought a more apt title for the article would have been "Why Iraq veterans are War Criminals worthy of America's condemnation," as this was more appropriately descriptive of Mr. 91e8b1eb-fd44-4720-b22e-578ecd2b15cb Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Forum Opinion 4/21/08 http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Forum/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Forum/Hitler.Began.The.Olympic.Torch.Relay-3335522.shtml Historically, the Olympic flame is a symbol of Prometheus' stealing Zeus's fire and giving it to humans. For the ancient Greeks, fire was divine and ever-present, so lighting some extra candles during the Olympics wasn't a big deal. The flame was brought back in the 1928 Amsterdam games, but the relay itself was brought about in the 1936 Berlin games. 193d88dd-241f-49e7-82f1-57e4a9f27af6 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Forum Opinion 4/21/08 Spencer Crowl columnist http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Forum/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Forum/World.Stands.Up.To.Olympics.bumps.Head-3335526.shtml The people rallying against China, the host of this year's Olympics, have succeeded in disrupting the torch's world tour. Still, the protestors are not happy, and neither is China.  Think about it this way: a number of people on this planet think that it is a great idea to rid the world of cigarettes. 6ccbf74a-677d-49fe-bcde-44d094a04240 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Forum Opinion 4/21/08 John O'Connor writer http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Forum/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/say-Hello.To.The.Angels.And.Meet.A.Band.That.Cares-3335547.shtml After the disbandment of the Riddlin' Kids, singer/guitarist Dustin Stroud was jamming with a buddy, Joe Flagger, and decided to call-up drummer Ben Benitez (Rubberhed) to jam out an idea. "We had this idea that we wanted to all play together and just play fun songs. 03ba9bb6-3b37-4ca6-b16a-c64da1ff0127 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Style 4/21/08 Sarah Vasquez writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_31h94ltl.jpg http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/Accs-Got.Talent.Slideshow-3338682.shtml 455703cf-dbe6-48bc-9e49-745e07090bf9 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Style 4/21/08 Lauren Aduddell Photographer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_j2yxs475.jpg http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/The-Hanks.distance.Goes.Extra.Mile-3335551.shtml I first came across The Hanks during South by Southwest in 2007. Drummer Shane Mayo skated over to me in confidence that I would like his band and had me listen to an MP3 player loaded with their then-released album, "Your New Attraction." He was right. I was then handed a handwritten flyer with the upcoming shows they were playing that week and a complimentary comic strip. 199c50d0-b334-45a5-81de-d6f79f177638 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Style 4/21/08 Sarah Vasquez writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_x65zz1y5.jpg http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/Bistro.EntreeDucing.Austinites.To.Talents.Of.Acc-3335555.shtml Austin Community College's Bistro 3158, a restaurant put on by their culinary students, offers a tantalizing selection of food from different cultures and gives you an upscale dining experience. The restaurant, located at the Eastview Campus, is an elegant dining experience from the moment you walk through the door. 2ee60441-bf6d-4684-a5b5-2fe4651717a8 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Style 4/21/08 Tara Dreyer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_5cu1fhnx.jpg http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/The-Come.Latelys.Come.None.Too.Late.For.Music.Lovers-3335559.shtml The Come Latelys are a band very true to form: they are definitely up-and-coming on the local music scene. They have recently released their debut album, "Essential," through Phono Records, and with the vintage look of the red cover it is hard to miss. Band members Mike Harmeier, Mike Raub, Mike Gibson, and Kyle Ponder bring a strong presence to any stage on which they perform. 2ad9cbca-7951-4dd7-adb3-454a81e21803 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Style 4/21/08 Lauren Reed Writer/Photographer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_kp96o45i.jpg http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/U23d-The.New.World.Of.Concert.Viewing-3335922.shtml The future of the concert experience has arrived, and who better to usher in the new age of the music experience than a band that has stood the test of time ... U2. "U23D" is more of a direct concert experience compared to their other releases, like "Rattle and Hum. 120ca444-4b66-477a-abfc-9c70d3ea9441 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Style 4/21/08 Scott Andrews Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_pezgo2aq.jpg http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/ Features/Campus Life http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/Student.Art.Exhibit.2008-3338818.shtml The exhibit will be open from April 3, 2008 through April 29, 2008 at the Dougherty Arts Center 1110 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 (512) 397-1468 6bcfa151-8868-4c86-b1b1-e36f2f2ef402 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Style 4/21/08 Stephen Hooker Photographer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1074/thumbs/t_4f2s77j9.gif http://www.theaccent.org/news/2008/04/21/Style/ Features/Campus Life