Nations, representing the Islamic Republic of Iran
Re: Denial of education to citizens
Dear Ambassador Khazaee,
Since when is education illegal? This letter is to re-inform and remind you of a grave injustice committed by your government against some of its own citizens. It's about education. This injustice occurs in the nation you represent, the Islamic Republic of Iran. Your government has denied many of the most basic rights to the Bahai minority, simply because of their religious faith. The denial of rights includes denial of access to education. Since when is education illegal?
I'm an ACC student and I recently got a bulk e-mail message about "ACC Emergency Preparedness Week." One particular line bothered me: "There is no harm in reporting something. You know the saying – It's better to be safe than sorry."
It is my pleasure to welcome new and returning students for another ACC semester and another step in your journey to "get there," as the ACC motto says.
Dear Fellow Students,
As the school year comes to an end, I hope you are able to find time to take deep breathes and relax. It is important to remember to take good care of yourself; physically, mentally, spiritually, intellectually for with out students, Austin Community (continued)
The Accent loves to hear feedback from its readers. Here is a letter to the editor we received in March:
I recently visited the beautiful new campus at Round Rock. As a nursing student I will utilize the campus as much as possible. I have a suggestion: The 12,000 students leaving the campus have no stop light on 1431. Eventually there will be an accident at (continued)
A few weeks ago, during his State of the Union address to Congress, President Obama focused on the future, arguing that each of us deserves the chance to shape our own destiny. He drew inspiration from Robert Kennedy, who said, "The future is not a gift.
I believe that ending the add/drop period before classes begin may be a good idea. Comments by faculty member Devorah Feldman and the staff of The ACCent in the paper's most recent issue suggest that this would violate the college's open door policy. Of course it doesn't. We still welcome everyone and relish the diversity.
Open Letter from Devorah Feldman
"Start Here": The Need For Grace
ACC belongs to the community. So when the college that boasts of accessibility and open doors proposes changes that will shut the doors on many students, eyebrows are raised.
The recommendation is to end registration and add/drop the Friday before classes start with no option for late registrants to enter 16-week classes.
Welcome to another semester at ACC. As I have noted to recent graduates, when I delivered my first ACC commencement speech in 1977, the entire graduating class could sit on the front ledge at Symphony Square. This illustrates how many more students are choosing to "start here to get there." At its current rate of growth, sometime in the not-so-distant future, the ACC student body will likely outnumber that of the University of Texas.
I delivered my first Austin Community College commencement speech in 1977. In those days, the entire ACC graduating class could sit on the small front ledge at Symphony square.
This school year marks the 35th anniversary of Austin Community College. Later this week, a delegation of student leaders from ACC will visit my Washington office. For over a generation, ACC has benefited from a strong student government, and I am pleased to see students getting involved in making their school a better place.
Dear Editors, I used to teach at ACC. My office was Room 221 (1988-1992). Mysterious fluids dripped into my office occasionally from the chemistry lab above. I smelled chemicals reeking throughout RGC. I spent four more years under another RGC lab. I first was tested in 1996 by a toxicologist, who stated that my levels were not just elevated for petrochemicals and mercury but were "very grossly elevated" and "markedly above levels that the average individual would obtain with routine exposure.
Liberal support Dear College Veteran, I enjoyed your article! Such an objective view of what some of the soldiers over there experience initially. Everyone has their opinion on the war and they are entitled to share it ... yell it, even ... freely, without persecution.
I should be president [Feb. 4] Dear Up in Arms, It takes more than a paragraph-sized sound-bite to provide substance. While in the editorial realm there are fairly clear guidelines on length that limit the ability to elaborate, if your idea of a substantive outline from a major political candidate can be laid out in the simple forum that is laid out here, then it is possible that while your heart is in the right place, your mind may not be.
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.
Finding the modern nomad
The last time I went to Alaska, four years ago, I came back stacked with epiphanies and self-revelations. I won't bore anyone with any self-aggrandizing speeches, but among the multitudes of things I learned about myself, I came to understand the gravity of my life as a modern nomad.
No Confidence
{Oct. 20} Dear Editor, If the issue of torture of prisoners most concerns [student columnist Jonathan Sack], then perhaps you are better off voting for a third party candidate. While torture is an important issue, there are more pressing problems that need to be addressed first.
Investigative Reporting for Accent Having read Morales's 13 March 2007 article via the Accent Online "Posts" archives, I want to comment on a related experience. While a staff writer for the Accent a couple of semesters ago, I asked an ACCPD officer how to consult the department about a story idea dealing with crime on campus.
Our View [Nov. 3]
Dear Editor, Your assertion that requiring legitimate identification to vote "will make minorities, and the elderly feel discriminated against" is erroneous. It is not necessary to drive in order to obtain an official ID. They are available to drivers and non drivers alike at the Department of Public Safety.
Pit bulls [Nov. 26] Dear Editor, Too bad that the article, just like all other articles, fails to note the large amount of bias in the stats on dog attacks/deaths, starting off with the condition, history, breeding of the dog ...whether or not it was spayed/neutered, its health, etc.
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