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Philosophy Department Sponsors Healthcare Debate

The Department of Philosophy, Religion, and Humanities organized a panel on healthcare in an attempt to help the ACC community understand the multiple issues involved in the government-led overhaul of healthcare.

The panel, held December 2 at Eastview, featured speakers Bill Darling, a partner at the Strasburger law firm, ACC Philosophy Professor Don Becker, and Archie Alexander, a physician and attorney. “We thought it would be a great idea to have a general discussion of the aptly–named landscape of healthcare,” said Matthew Daude Laurents…

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ACC Participates East Austin Studio Tour

ACC student and faculty artists got to show off at this year’s East Austin Studio Tour. Nearly 40 artists displayed their work at Graphic Glass Studios on East 5th street. The space was provided by former ACC student Reji Thomas.

“I have been extending my space to artisans of all ages, of all walks of life, for as long as I have been here, for the last 30 years,” said Thomas. She explains that she got the idea of providing the space for ACC artists when she was enrolled in classes at the Rio Grande Campus …

Arts and Humanities Wins Recognition from City

The Arts and Humanities Division at ACC was presented with a Community Arts Award on Oct. 19th by the City of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division. The Division was given the award for its work in bringing together various art education groups in Austin.

“The Arts and Humanities Division has been absolutely integral in pushing the community arts discussion related to the Create Austin Cultural Master Plan recommendation,” said Vincent E. Kitch, Cultural Arts Program Manager for the City of Austin.

In the Create Austin Cultural Plan there was a need for someone…

¡Aventúrate a la lectura! Venture into Reading!

Austin Community College’s Division of Arts and Humanities is one of 269 organizations to receive a Big Read grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The Big Read is a nationwide effort to bring communities together to read and discuss literature.

A 2004 report by the NEA found that literary reading is declining in the US, especially among the young. ACC’s Arts and Humanities Division is trying to reverse that trend. The division…

Carnival ah!

When you say “college fair” to an American student, images of a boring collective of college recruiters with fancy brochures in some outdated meeting place provokes images of bored horror — stale coffee, nervous parents milling around, and shy students huddling in tight knots of apprehension complete the cast.

To say the same to a Japanese student, invokes images of an actual fair — complete with food, booths, and displays of various college clubs and departments throughout the university. For the Rio Grande Campus of Austin Community College…