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Constitution Day motivates
Students practice
critical thinking
by debating their
rights
Trevor W. Goodchild, Staff
Writer
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Constitution Day, created
Miss Austin looks
by the longest serving sena-
from Riverside to
tor, Dean of the U.S. Senate,
Robert Byrd, was celebrated
state pageant
on Thursday, Sept. 25, at
Austin Community College’s
Eastview Campus.
“Senator Byrd thinks we
should pledge allegiance not
to the flag, but to the constitu-
tion,” stated Peck Young, the
director of the ACC Center
for Public Policy and Political
Studies, the group that hosts
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Constitution Day. Thus, the
law was passed for all schools
editorial - With
that receive federal funding to
banks failing and
create Constitution Day.
credit getting harder
Previously, Constitution
to get, what should Day mainly involved lectures,
studentd do?
but starting last year students
could debate the principles of
Karissa Rodriguez • Staff Photographer
the Constitution and enter into
Constitution Debate – Over 200 students turned out for the Constitutional Debate held at Eastview campus Thursday, Sept.. 25th. Here, expert
an art contest.
Alice Ortiz, Attorney at Law leads a discussion with students.
Over 180 people turned out
last Constitution Day, and over unequal.” He motivated the who is also a professor at the discussed along with its specialist attorney and profes-
200 this year. crowd of students, judges, law- UT Law School gained renown conflict with the Fourth sor, debated with students as
Gregory Vincent, Vice yers and professors into mul- for authoring, “Deciding To Amendment’s guaranteed to whether or not a hard drive
President for Diversity and tiple rounds of applause when Decide,” a comprehensive protection against unreason- should be ghosted by airport
Community Engagement at he remarked, “What unifies us analysis on the Supreme Court. able searches without probable security or, if so, why certain
UT and a UT Law School all is our ability to be engaged Young then directed cause. people should be searched and
professor, gave a speech about in our communities.” everyone into groups and the Another topic was the not others. Lashus discussed
aspects of equality in America. The next speaker was debating began. First Amendment’s protection the idea of probable cause and
Vincent said that the found- Professor Jeff Millstone who Each group of students was of free speech. The scenario its relation to warrants and
ing fathers were great men and acknowledged the experts given scenarios that actually debated involved a university searches.
got many things right, but also available to the students. The took place in the U.S., and one student who wore a T-shirt Baylor Law School gradu-
Remember ACL with
many things wrong, referring final speaker was a nationally of the experts or facilitators sat saying, “F--- Bush’s War” was ate Alice Ortiz moderated the
photos and reviews
to past racial struggles and known expert on constitu- with them as they debated the ordered to leave by the Dean debate concnering a provision
that “separation is inherently tional law, H.W. Perry. Perry, constitutionality of the issues. and never return wearing it. in the First Amendment that
The Patriot Act, was Kevin Lashus, immigration ȩ debates continued on page 6
Solar Shack
High school students paid to
study, college students to tutor
Sarah Neve for Public Policy and Political donations as a 501(c) 3 non
Campus Editor Studies (CPPPS). profit organization. Unlike
The program is scheduled other center programs, TIP is
An opportunity to include 20-30 students who not run by CPPPS, just funded
to make $6.00 an hour will work during school, after though them.
for studying is going school, and on weekends. The goal is to raise
to become available to Tutors will be selected from $300,000 to pay tutors and get
qualifying students at the Austin Community College, the program started, as well as
new Eastside Memorial The University of Texas at $75,000 to cover the cost of the
High School at Johnston Austin, Huston-Tillotson student’s incentives program.
Campus, formally University, St. Edwards So far about $50,000 has been
Johnston High School. University, and Concordia. pledged, and according to
Johnathan Sack • Staff Photographer
The Tutoring Incentives Tutors will make $12.00 an Young, the money is coming
This structure found on ACC’s Riverside Campus will convert electricity
Program (TIP) is the hour. in, and the program is set to
from solar panels that will supply electricity to Riverside campus. proposal of former Mayor “Our center is the vehicle start up in the spring semester.
Renewable Energy on the horizon
Bruce Todd, who chairs by which you contribute,”
the board of directors that Peck Young, CPPPS director ȩ Continued on page 3
Johnathan Sack
construction of a solar array at oversees the ACC Center said. The center collects the
Staff Writer
Riverside Campus is already
underway in front of the main
The Austin City Council campus buildings.
has declared a renewable The building that will house
energy initiative committing the power conversion equip-
Austin Energy to produce ment at Riverside has already
electrical power through solar been built. Austin Energy still
and wind power. The initiative needs to install the solar panels
states that Austin Energy will and wiring.
be producing 100 megawatts of “By the end of the semester,
electricity in Austin by the year you should see an array,” said
2020. Hector Aguilar, Department
“The City of Austin is Chair for Electronics and
committed to solar energy,” Applied Technologies.
said Fred Yebra, Director of The Texas Workforce
Demand Side Management at Commission, through
Austin Energy. Austin Energy WorkSource Austin, has issued
will be erecting two solar a grant to ACC to develop
arrays at Austin Community the new Renewable Energy
College through their Solar on Technology degree plan and
Schools Program. curriculum.
Construction at Rio Grande Two new classes are now
Campus, where solar panels available at Riverside Campus.
will be installed on the roof, ȩ solar continued on page 3
Teodora Erbes• Staff Photographer
should begin this year. The
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