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Larry Crowne
Tom Hanks directs and co-stars in this rom-com with Julia Roberts, though I suspect neither actor will list it high on their résumés.
"...Hanks' career. As the titular character who returns to college after being fired from his Walmart-esque job, Hanks plays..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Endorsements
The Chronicle endorses Veronica Rivera
"...Austin Community College..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature

ACC Vice-Chair Leaving
Rivera to join Mexican American Legal Defense Fund in DC
"...Scott or Austin ISD kill the heart of their community, now there's a change at Austin Community College...."

July 10, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

To Dust
Two men and a pig become more than porcine comedy in this tender and cunning discussion of death
"...the aid of the recalcitrant Albert (Broderick), a sad-sack community college science professor, to participate in a wildly unorthodox..."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

'Faculty Showcase: Doug Jaques'
Austin Community College pays a memorial tribute to this late, great Austin muralist and teacher
"...Graphics exterior; and the inspiring cultural inclusivity at Austin Community College's Eastview campus, among numerous others. Jaques was of..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Waiting ...
This frequently offensive and doggedly disgusting film about working in the restaurant industry is technically inept and wholly crude.
"...ostensible heart of the film is Dean (Long), a community-college dropout who’s seen his potential dwindle after years of..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Evolution
"...Arizona and creates a 100-foot hole. A couple of community college professors, Ira and Harry (Duchovny and Jones), are..."

June 8, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Doug Jaques: In Memoriam
Remembering the great Austin muralist and teacher
"...the walls of Liberty Lunch, Vreeland Graphics, the Austin Community College Eastview Campus, the building on 24th at Guadalupe,..."

April 12, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

AISD and ACC Early Vote Totals
Sosa may avoid run-off in ACC race
"...totals in the Austin Independent School District and Austin Community College board of trustees elections are below. The biggest..."

May 8, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Endorsements
Austin Community College Board of Trustees Place 6 run-off
"...The Austin Community College run-off election is Saturday, June 19, 7am-7pm. Balloting..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature

University High
Community colleges are pushing "college credit" courses for high school students -- but the education is in doubt.
"...in a U.S. government course offered by her local community college. She'll be a freshman at a state university..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Changing Course
AISD shifts to community-based model for prepping younger kids for college
"...them, because scholars are people who are successful in college."..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

$406M ACC Budget Increases Pay Across the Board
College employees receive 3% raise, hourly workers bumped to $15 an hour
"...The Austin Community College Board of Trustees approved unanimously on Monday, July..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A New Broadcast Home: Austin PBS Prepares to Leave UT for ACC’s Highland Campus
KLRU gets a renewed focus on community outreach
"...offer opportunities and resources to students. But as UT's College of Communications expanded, it grew harder to accommodate Austin..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Features Feature by Cody Song

After Pro-Palestine Campus Protests, State Senators Call Hearing on Antisemitism
Jewish, Muslim students report more hate since October 7
"...that covered some of the most heated issues on college campuses in the state...."

May 15, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Gay Place
Louisa Spaventa's Night of Queer Performance fosters education, support, and celebration for the queer community
"...Louisa Spaventa, an adjunct professor of English at Austin Community College, created her Queer Writings honors class to address..."

April 28, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Chronicle Endorsements
Recommendations for mayor, Council, school and college districts, bonds, and propositions
"...for both the Austin Independent School District and Austin Community College boards. The Chronicle editorial board met with candidates..."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Naked City
MLK Community Celebration
"...Seventeen years after its inception, the Heritage Foundation-sponsored MLK Community Celebration, held annually to celebrate the life and work..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature

Le Bistrette Bistro Open at ACC
On-campus restaurant serves lunch one day a week during semester
"...Culinary students at the Austin Community College Eastview Campus (3401 Webberville Rd) look forward to..."

Feb. 19, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

UT Softball Looks to Remain Undefeated in Exhibition Play
"...record including winning three at last Saturday's Spring Klein College Classic in my hometown of Spring (just north of..."

Oct. 17, 2006 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
Austin Community Television's First Quarter-Century
"...with a group of UT students known as Austin Community Television, they launched what is now one of, if..."

June 5, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

Celia Israel Makes "Exploratory" Move Toward 2022 Mayor's Race
State rep not seeking a fifth term in Texas House
"...Wednesday morning, Sept. 22, announcing her “exploratory committee” of community leaders poised to back her in the 2022 Austin..."

Sept. 22, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Can Mi Trailita y Mas Revitalize "Murder Corner"?
A favorite food truck sets down roots in the community with brick-and-mortar
"...once a center of Black culture, is now a community college surrounded by condos, while Colony Park on Loyola..."

March 18, 2022 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Point Austin: Getting What We Pay For
It costs real money to build a great city
"...also aware that our city, school district, county, and community college systems have made significant investments in public infrastructure..."

July 20, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Otaku* Overload!!!
After Monster Island Studios sank, Austin's acting community and Houston animé giant A.D. Vision unleashed talent bent on vengeance and redemption (*otaku = animé geek)
"...– has left a void in the Austin acting community that has yet to be filled...."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Indoor Creature: Hot AF
New video links local pop outfit with rapper/producer Malik
"...of his childhood home, and his final semester of college...."

Oct. 1, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Swearingen Seeks DNA Testing
Execution scheduled for late February
"...of evidence related to the 1998 murder of 19-year-old college student Melissa Trotter, with just more than a month..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Aggies Hook Horns, Astros Land Lee
"...So the Fightin' Farmers from College Station - who, according to a front-page article in..."

Nov. 25, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Public Notice: Top 10 Stories of 2021
Some top topics on the community news front
"...2½-hour hearing at the city's Historic Landmark Commission, Austin Community College agreed (for now) not to demolish a storefront..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

ACCESS News Back on the Air
Innovative news program for Austin's deaf community
"...developed to communicate with Austin's sizable deaf and hard-of-hearing community, is set for its second season on KLRU, beginning..."

Sept. 17, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

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