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57th AnnualGrammy® Awards

57th AnnualGrammy® AwardsBy Naomi RichardVillager Entertainment

Columnist

A diverse, all-starlineup of celebrities tookthe stage as presenters forthe 57th AnnualGRAMMY Awards®. Thisyear’s presenters includedDierks Bentley, JamesCorden, Miley Cyrus, JoshDuhamel, Jamie Foxx,Barry Gibb, Dave Grohl,Jennifer Hudson, EnriqueIglesias, Nick Jonas, AnnaKendrick, Shia LaBeouf,Katharine McPhee, NickiMinaj, Gwyneth Paltrow,Pentatonix, SmokeyRobinson, Nile Rodgers,Gina Rodriguez, RyanSeacrest, Taylor Swift,Meghan Trainor, KeithUrban, Stevie Wonder

and singer The Weeknd.Entertainment icon andtwo-time GRAMMY winnerLL COOL J returned as thehost.

Performers includedGRAMMY-winning bandAC/DC, Beyoncé, Beck,Tony Bennett, Mary J.Blige, Eric Church,Brandy Clark, and Com-mon. Ariana Grande,Herbie Hancock, Hozier,Jessie J, Tom Jones,Juanes, Lady Gaga,Miranda Lambert, LangLang, John Legend, AnnieLennox, Adam Levine,Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Ma-donna, Paul McCartneyand Chris Martin. JohnMayer, Katy Perry,Questlove, Rihanna, EdSheeran, Sia, Sam Smith,HOLY GOLDIE - Beyoncé displays her Grammy

Awards in Press Room. Photo by Associated Press. See GRAMMY, page 2

Black HistoryMonth SpotlightsJohn L. Warfield

John Lewis Warfieldwas the former Director ofthe Center for African andAfrican-American Studiesand Associate Professor ofEducational Psychology atthe University of Texas atAustin. For 26 years, hisremarkable career as aclinical and consulting psy-chologist as well as ascholar, community activ-ist, grassroots leader, andCivil Rights visionaryserved both the Universityof Texas and the AustinAfrican-American commu-nities with distinction. Un-der his leadership, the Af-rican and Afro-AmericanStudies and Research Cen-ter were successfully inte-grated into one compo-nent in order to develop acloser relationship be-tween the study of AfricanDiaspora Studies and re-search.

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Kerry Washington’s‘InStyle’ Magazine

Cover SparksControversy

by Chelsea Lenora WhiteSpecial to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times

Kerry Washingtonwill be on the cover of theMarch issue of InStyle. Andwhile the issue hasn’t hitnewsstands yet,Washington’s Instagrampost of the cover photohas already garnered criti-cism from fans accusingthe magazine of lighteningthe actress’s skin, reportsUs Weekly. Onecommenter wrote: “Gladyou made the cover Kerry,but this isn’t right. I’msorry. It’s not. Don’t letthem do that to you,” andanother simply asked,“Why is she white in thispicture?”

Rather than deny the

accusations, InStyle re-sponded swiftly with astatement and an explana-tion on its site: “We aresuper fans of Kerry Wash-ington here at InStyle. Tofeature her on the cover ofour March spring fashionissue is both an honor anda delight. We have heardfrom those who have spo-ken out about our news-stand cover photograph,concerned that Kerry’sskin tone was lightened.While we did not digitallylighten Kerry’s skin tone,our cover lighting has likelycontributed to this con-cern. We understand thatthis has resulted in disap-

pointment and hurt. Weare listening, and the feed-back has been valuable.We are committed to en-suring that this experiencehas a positive influence onthe ways in which wepresent all women goingforward.”

In recent years, otherpublications have facedsimilar accusations. In2010, Elle received criti-cism from readers whoaccused the publication oflightening Gabourey

Sidibe’s skin, and in 2014,fans felt Vanity Fair digi-tally manipulated LupitaNyong’o’s skin tone. In re-sponse to InStyle’s state-ment, Washington tweeted

about the importance of thisconversation by tweeting:“Beautiful statement.Thank u 4 opening thisconvo. It’s an important 1that needs to be had.”

JUST A TOUCH...UP? - Lupita Nyong’o (L) vs. LupitaNyong’o’s 2014 Vanity Fair cover photo (R)

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The Gift ThatKeeps On Giving On Tuesday, February 17,2015 there was a pressconference called to announcethe partnership betweenHuston-Tillotson Universityand the Dell Medical Schoolat the University of Texas atAustin. It is one of thoseinstances when a historicallyBlack University will team upwith the largest university inTexas. It was to announce themanagers of the Sandra JoyAnderson Community Healthand Wellness Center atHuston-Tillotson. This center was madepossible by a donation of $3million from her mother Mrs.Ada Collins Anderson ofAustin. This is one of thelargest gifts that the institutionhas ever received. Andersonis a native Austinite and agraduate of the university. Sheis now 92 years of age and hasno surviving children. The gift is a good exampleof what can happen whengraduates of Historically BlackColleges and Universities(HBCUs) make acommitment to support theseinstitutions. There areexamples of this by a numberof buildings on the HTcampus. Many of the graduates ofthese institutions have beenquite successful in theircareers. However, making acontribution back to theirinstitution is not on the top oftheir list of things to do. But itshould be. Every now and again someone makes the effort that goesa long way to creating a legacyfor our community. While thehealth center will be on thecampus of HT, it will provideservices to the entirecommunity. The Andersoncontribution is the basis forcreating a center, whicheventually will be built into a$35 million complex, that willhelp address mental healthdisparities and increase healthand wellness across thecommunity. It is expected tobe up and running by Augustof 2015. More of us should follow theexample of Ada Anderson andmake plans to give back to ourinstitutions. And it would bemore gratifying if we could doso while we are still living. Ifthat is not possible, then putthem in your will. A gift to amajor institution is one thatkeeps on giving.

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Gwen Stefani, Usher, Kanye West, Pharrell Williamsand Dwight Yoakam.

The GRAMMY® Awards were broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS TelevisionNetwork. Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, Beyoncé and Beckall won multiple awards.

Pharrell won Best Pop Solo Performance for his chart-topping hit “Happy,” Best Urban Contemporary Album for “Girl,”and “Happy” won Best Music Video.

Sam Smith received Record of The Year, Best New Artist,Best Pop Vocal Album and Song of The Year for “Stay WithMe.” After being called to the stage multiple times Sam hadthis to say, “I’m having a really good night!”

In addition to performing Precious Lord, Beyoncé addedthree new GRAMMY® Awards to her mantel winning Best R&BPerformance and Best R&B Song for “Drunk In Love,” alongwith Best Surround Sound Album for “Beyoncé.”

Beck won Best Rock Album and the big award of thenight, Album of The Year for “Morning Phase.”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album went to Tony Bennettand Lady Gaga.

“Help” by Erica Campbell featuring Lecrae won BestGospel Album, and Smokie Norful walked away with his sec-ond GRAMMY® win for Best Gospel Performance/Song for“No Greater Love.”

Please Visit www.grammy.com for a complete list of2015 GRAMMY® Award Winners.

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett on pre-Grammy Award redcarpet during MusiCares Gala. Photo by Naomi Richard.

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From the very begin-ning of his academic ca-reer, Dr. Warfield estab-lished an interactive andunwavering commitmentto combining the aca-demic world to the reali-ties of Black communitiesoutside of the walls of uni-versity life. Prior to join-ing the faculty at the Uni-versity of Texas, Dr.Warfield served as an As-sistant Professor of Psy-chology and the ExecutiveDirector of Expanded Op-portunities Program atMacalester College in St.Paul Minnesota. In 1973,he joined the faculty at theUniversity of Texas in theDepartment of EducationalPsychology as an Associ-ate Professor and was ap-pointed Director of the UTAfro-American Studies andthe African and Afro-American Research Cen-ter.

Noted as an excep-tionally provocative andintellectually stimulatingteacher, Dr. Warfield wasfondly referred to and re-spected by his under-graduate and graduatestudents and local citizensof the Black Austin Com-munity as simply “Doc.”His distinguished pres-ence and voice providedthe necessary leadershipand representation the UTAfrican-American studentbody, faculty, and ex-tended Black communityneeded to address many

Dr. Warfield’s many published workspioneered literature in new areas of study

continued from page 1 of the unresolved and ra-cially institutionalized bar-riers. For years, the Uni-versity of Texas was notan educational institutionknown for its social re-form, cultural inclusion,nor academic diversity.Hence, Dr. Warfield wasnot afraid to present theseshortcomings to UT ad-ministrators and membersof the university commu-nity to examine and fosterimmediate transforma-tions to improve the over-all quality of education forall University of Texas stu-dents and faculty.Warfield once stated be-fore a group of studentsand faculty on campus, “Ithrive on the need for So-

cial Change. I considermyself a scholar activist.”

From 1973 to 1986during his tenure as theDirector of the Center forAfrican and African-Ameri-can Studies, “Doc” was atthe epicenter of the BlackUT community. But hisquest for social changewas not limited to thechallenges presented onthe campus of University ofTexas. Dr. Warfield also

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worked to connect theuniversity’s resourceswith the Black communityoutside the borders of thecampus. Ironically, manyAustin Black citizens re-siding just east of the Uni-versity of Texas had no for-mal or informal relation-ship with the campus. Asa community grassrootsleader, Dr. Warfieldfounded Community Ra-dio, Inc. in 1982, whichruns KAZI-FM and nowproudly representsAustin’s oldest communitynon-commercial stationthat serves the needs ofthe African-American com-munity. In addition tolaunching KAZI, Warfieldalso helped establish the

Black Citizens Task Force,a grassroots organizationcommitted to representingthe concerns and chal-lenges faced by citizens ofthe African-American com-munity in Austin.

Dr. Warfield pub-lished many scholarlyworks, which focused onthe role of Race and aca-demics in intercollegiatesports at a time when theliterature on this area of

study was just beginning.He also published workson the psychology of theBlack Experience, as wellas cross-cultural counsel-ing and multiculturalismimplications of Race,class, and gender forcounseling. All of hisscholarly pursuits directlyreinforced his position asDirector of the Center andas an Activist Scholar. Thisrare combination of per-sonal commitment andscholarly interests were apioneering forces that en-couraged a generation ofBlack scholars, students,faculty, and communityleaders because of Dr.Warfield’s works.

As a lasting tribute to“Doc”, one of the pivotalleaders to initiate the di-versification of the Univer-sity of Texas at Austin andas one of the critical pio-neers to establish theproud traditions of a Blackcommunity on the UT cam-pus and beyond, the Cen-ter for African and African-American Studies was re-named in his honor in No-vember of 2008.

Hi Tech Must Give Higher Priority to Diversity

By Kim M. KeenanNNPA Guest Columnist

This revolution willdefinitely not be televised.

When Intel an-nounced that it wouldspend $300 million overthe next five years to cre-ate a workforce that actu-ally looks like America, thecoverage of the announce-ment was scant.

Here, we have a realgame changer, and thefaint praise of Intel CEOBrian Krzanich’s decisionto establish a $300 milliondollar “Diversity in Tech”initiative – or JesseJackson’s efforts at prod-ding the industry – is al-most as bad as the condi-tions that created theneed for the fund in thefirst place.

Almost.By stepping up and

leading tech companiesout of the same old think-ing about how to create adiverse workforce, Intel isopening the door for oth-ers in the tech world to en-sure that the age of inno-vation looks like all ofAmerica.

Last month, Apple in-cluded two establishedminority-owned firms in its$6.5 billion debt offering,

which was the largesthigh-grade corporate bondsale this year – untilMicrosoft followed with a$10.75 billion debt offer-ing that included four mi-nority-owned firms. This isthe kind of action befittingthe companies in the van-guard of changing theworld we live in.

The business case isclear. People of color andwomen are among thehighest consumers of allthings tech. And there aretoo many of us to be ig-nored.

The Census Bureaufigures tell the story.

“The non-Hispanicwhite population is pro-jected to peak in 2024, at199.6 million, up from197.8 million in 2012. Un-like other race or ethnicgroups, however, its popu-lation is projected toslowly decrease, falling bynearly 20.6 million from2024 to 2060,” the Census

Bureau reported.“Meanwhile, the His-

panic population wouldmore than double, from53.3 million in 2012 to128.8 million in 2060. Con-sequently, by the end ofthe period, nearly one inthree U.S. residents wouldbe Hispanic, up fromabout one in six today.

“The black popula-tion is expected to in-crease from 41.2 million to61.8 million over the sameperiod. Its share of the to-tal population would riseslightly, from 13.1 percentin 2012 to 14.7 percent in2060.

“The Asian popula-tion is projected to morethan double, from 15.9million in 2012 to 34.4 mil-lion in 2060, with its shareof nation’s total popula-tion climbing from 5.1 per-cent to 8.2 percent in thesame period.

“Among the remain-ing race groups, AmericanIndians and Alaska Na-tives would increase bymore than half from nowto 2060, from 3.9 millionto 6.3 million, with theirshare of the total popula-tion edging up from 1.2percent to 1.5 percent. TheNative Hawaiian andOther Pacific Islanderpopulation is expected tonearly double, from706,000 to 1.4 million. The

number of people whoidentify themselves as be-ing of two or more racesis projected to more thantriple, from 7.5 million to26.7 million over the sameperiod.

“The U.S. is projectedto become a majority-mi-nority nation for the firsttime in 2043…”

In that world, a com-pany that only sees whitewill find competitive chal-lenges to keep up with aworld that sees everythingbut white – green will bethe driver of what compa-nies look like, and not justin tech.

This is not a handoutby any means. This is ahand up to a solid futurefor our communities ofcolor. We are drivers of allaspects of this neweconomy. Our money pow-ers micro chips, searchengines, and everyhandheld device on theplanet. Diversity as a corevalue is more about stay-ing connected with yourcustomers so that they donot discard you for the nextnew shiny thing than it isabout giving somethingaway.

Even more key is theIntel’s decision to be thefirst Silicon Valley Firm torecognize Martin LutherKing’s Birthday as a holi-day. The message is clear.

This is not a Black holiday,but a holiday that reflectsthe American spirit. Ser-vice really is the rent wepay for our time here onearth. With all of theprogress and all of thesegadgets, we expect cuttingedge companies to pro-duce cutting edge an-swers. If we can locateyour phone, your keys, andseats to that sold-outgame, it would never makesense that we have no ideawhere or even how to findqualified people of color?Somewhere, someone isfeeling my déjà vu.

The actions taken byIntel, Apple, and Microsoftdemonstrate that they rec-ognize that good businessrequires action to get us ontrack. We cannot wait fora perfect pipeline of engi-neers before we diversifythe tech industry.

The Intel, Apple, andMicrosoft announcementsare signs that we have thetechnology, we have thewill, and we can create aninnovation age with aworkforce that truly lookslike America. We shouldaccept nothing less.

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RRBHO to Commemorate50th Anniversary of March from

Selma to Montgomery(ROUND ROCK,

TX) - The Round RockBlack History Organiza-tion (RRBHO) cordiallyinvite clergy of all faiths,their congregations, citi-zens of Round Rock andthe public to participatein an afternoon of activi-ties commemorating the50th anniversary of themarch from Selma toMontgomery, AL in1965. The Mays Bridgewill be closed for theduration of the marchstarting at 11:30 a.m.and will immediatelyre-open upon the con-clusion of the march.Parking will be avail-able at the city garage,and the lot behind cityhall. The march will be-gin at 12:00 PM and pro-ceed onto Main Streetand into Sharon PretePlaza. After arriving atPrete Plaza, the pro-gram portion of the af-ternoon will include thereading of a mayoralproclamation in recog-nition of the event andvoter registration. Mem-

bers of the communitywill also share their per-sonal memories of“Bloody Sunday.”There will be a keynotespeech on the marchesby Dr. Calvin Kelly fromSt. Edwards University.The worship portion ofthe program will featureSweet Home the Pin-nacle of Praise’s Voicesof Worship choir. Fol-lowing the choir’s per-formance, Pastor KeithFerguson from CityView Bible Church willprovide words of upliftand reflection. The pro-gram will close with aperformance by theRound Rock BalletFolklorico.

The commemora-tive march and programwill be held on Satur-day, March 7, 2015. Themarch will begin at12:00 PM and the pro-gram will begin at 1:00PM. The march will beled by Mayor AlanMcGraw, Police ChiefAllen Banks, membersof the Round Rock City

Council includingformer CouncilmanCarlos Salinas, theRound Rock Black His-tory Organization, andlocal clergy. In honor ofthe significance of theseevents, all members ofthe clergy are asked towear their liturgicalrobes, collars, or suitand tie.

“The Selma-to-Montgomery March forvoting rights endedthree weeks—and threeevents—that repre-sented the political andemotional peak of themodern civil rightsmovement. On ‘BloodySunday,’ March 7, 1965,some 600 civil rightsmarchers headed eastout of Selma on U.S.Route 80. They got onlyas far as the EdmundPettus Bridge six blocksaway, where state andlocal lawmen attackedthem with billy clubsand tear gas and drovethem back into Selma.Two days later, onMarch 9, Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr., led a“symbolic” march to thebridge. Then civil rightsleaders sought courtprotection for a third,full-scale march fromSelma to the state capi-tol in Montgomery. Fed-eral District CourtJudge, Frank M.Johnson, Jr., weighed theright of mobility againstthe right to march andruled in favor of thedemonstrators. On Sun-day, March 21, about3,200 marchers set outfor Montgomery, walk-ing 12 miles a day andsleeping in fields. Bythe time they reachedthe capitol on Thursday,March 25, they were25,000-strong. Less thanfive months after thelast of the threemarches, PresidentLyndon Johnson signedthe Voting Rights Act of1965.”—National ParkService. U.S. Depart-ment of the Interior(http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al4.htm)

CENTRAL TEXAS TO HONOR COLLEGE PRESIDENTSPOWERS (UT), CEDEL (CONCORDIA), EARVIN (HT)

Outgoing Presidents to be honored by students, talk about legacy

President Bill Powers ofthe University of Texas

President Larry Earvinof Huston-Tillotson

University

President Tom Cedel ofConcordia University

Austin, Texas – (February 16, 2015) Leaders fromacross Central Texas will come together to honor threehigher education leader at the annual invitation onlyeducation Summit on Wednesday, February 25 from7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at Ragsdale Center on St.Edward’s University campus.

President Bill Powers of the University of Texas,President Tom Cedel of Concordia University, and Presi-dent Larry Earvin of Huston-Tillotson will be present atthe Annual Leaders Summit of the Blueprint for Educa-tional Change to receive special recognition and anaward. Students have been invited from their respec-tive universities to speak about the legacy and serviceof each man at their institutions of higher learning, aswell as how they touched the individual lives of stu-dents and our region as a whole.

“We have been very fortunate to have these out-standing leaders, friends and partners in education inCentral Texas who have demonstrated through theirvision and leadership how institutions of higher learn-ing can adapt and serve the needs of 21st Century stu-dents,” said Susan Dawson, the President and Execu-tive Director of E3 Alliance.

The Blueprint Leaders Summit is a high-energy,fast-paced event that provides the chance for lead-ers from industry and business, community, govern-ment and philanthropy, to come together to reviewthe accomplishments and measure the progress to-wards the common goals and targets set out in TheBlueprint for Educational Change TM, our regional stra-tegic plan to build the strongest educational pipelinein the country.

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School Dance

On Friday the 13th ourschool had a dance that ev-erybody could attend buteach grade had to go sepa-rately. The dance started at6:00 and ended at 9:00. Wedivided the dance in twogroups the sixth graderswent first to the open gym,and then the dance. Also

Kevin ParishPark Crest M.S.

the seventh and eighthgraders were together forthe dance and the opengym. I’ve heard some songsthat I haven’t heard in a longtime. It was great listeningto them, it brought backmemories.

Open gym was wherewe got to either play bas-ketball, volleyball and orsoccer. I had a lot of fun play-ing basketball with myfriends. It was a great dance.On February 21, 2015 myfriend’s dad will have abirthday trail ride and I willbe in it. My last basketballgame will be on Wednes-day, against Kelly LaneMiddle School. With God’shelping hand I hope we canwin. I will let you know nexttime if we win. Go Pumas.

Ideas of Kindness

Genesis StiggersElgin Middle School

I think about my lifeand am amazed about howmuch people do for me ev-eryday. My teachers, myfriends, my siblings, andmost of all my parents. I re-alize that people give upsacrifices everyday to makesomeone else feel better.Living in the world todaythere are so many thingsthat can bring you down, butthere is always someonewho stops and lifts youback up, because they be-lieve in you. I can sit hereand sulk about the sadthings in my life, or I can tryto help the people around

me that make sacrifices ev-eryday.

In my backpack I havea list of things I can give asgifts. I know that my parentsdeserve something specialand it is my job to give itthem. My siblings are al-ways complaining abouthow much stuff they don’thave but don’t do anythingto earn it. I used to be oneof those people whowanted everything withoutgiving the effort. After somelessons about my habits Ilearned that earning whatyou have gets you respectand pride.

My future depends onmy willingness to work myhardest in order to succeed.Being lazy and deciding toget other people to do thehard work for you gets no-where. If you ride someoneelse’s coat tail all your life itwon’t be long till theychange to jackets. Respect,pride, confidence, and de-termination will turn youinto success. So make surebefore you complain to getsome ideas of kindness.

Montrae NelsonRiverplace Elementary

Valentine's Day

Hello everyone, thisweek my class had ourValentine's Day party on Fri-day February 13,2015. Be-fore the party we had tomake our own box anddecorate it or bring a bag tohold our candy and cardsgiven by other students. Idecided to bring a bag andmy brother made a box. Ididn't have to add anythingto my bag because it was al-

ready decorated. When Friday arrived

I had decided to give all theboys in my class chewy jollyranchers and nerds for thegirls. Everyone brought intheir boxes and bags. We satthem outside of the class-room because the teachershad set up games in theclassroom for our party. Ev-eryone had fun playinggames and taking pictures.

We passed out ourvalentine's candy and cardsand talked and laughed. Ihad fun on Friday becauseof our party and it was Fri-day! At the end of the day Imet my brothers and mydad and we walked home.My mom brought gifts foreach of us at home and thatwas really nice! I also madea card for her at school andput chocolates on it for herto eat and she loved it! Ihope all of you had a funValentine's weekend!

NBA’s 3-point Contest

On Saturday, February14, 2015, the Barclay’s Cen-ter in Brooklyn hosted theNBA All-Star 3-point Con-test. Some of the league’sbest shooters competed inthe contest but only threemade it to the champion-ship round. Kyrie Irving, KlayThompson, and StephenCurry were the top three fi-nalists.

Ira “T.J.” WilliamsRidgeview M. S.

Kyrie Irving was thefirst shooter to start thechampionship round. Irvinghad a slow start but gradu-ally got into his “shootinggroove” and ended with afinal of 17 points. StephenCurry was the secondshooter in the champion-ship round. Curry’s perfor-mance was crisp through-out the championshipround. He ended with anoutstanding final of 27points. Klay Thompson wasthe third and final shooterin the championship.Thompson’s shooting accu-racy failed him in the cham-pionship, which resulted inhim getting a final of 14points and last place in the3-point championshipround.

Stephen Curry finallytook home the 3-pointcrown after losing threeyears in a row.

SaNaya WhiteCedars Int’l Academy

Youth Extravaganza

The kids and youth inmy church hosted and par-ticipated in a kids/youthextravaganza this past Fri-day. There were lots of vis-iting churches there! Eachchurch had some youth par-ticipating in the extrava-ganza. Some youth sung

with their choir, some praisedanced, some mimed, andsome rapped. The kids choirfrom my church, SimpsonUnited Methodist, sang andthen the praise dancegroup, I'm a part of, danced.I also did the welcome andspoke about CIA, sayingwhat it is and why we weredoing it. CIA stands forChristians In Action. We didit to not only give the youthsomething positive to dobut to allow the kids/youthto praise the Lord in anyway they chose to.

Afterwards we atehotdogs and Frito pie! I hadso much fun praising Godwith other kids and I thinkthat everyone there hadfun to!

Erika LipscombManor Elementary

Valentine's DayFirst of all, I hope ev-

eryone had a wonderfulValentine's Day. MyValentine's was fine. Myparty at school was awe-some. I brought Spongebobcards with little heartshaped lollipops. I got lotsof Valentines and fun stuffto eat. It was all delicious.Everybody had a great time.

Senioritis

Alon RodgersHendrickson Highschool

It was a short week atHendrickson with Fridaythe 13th and Valentine’sDay student holidayswrapped into one. Ourprincipal Devin Padavilposted a comment in hisblog this week aboutsenioritis. It is hard to be-lieve that I am about tobecome the sixth child inmy family to graduatefrom high school and goon to college. It has beena difficult year for me butI have high expectationsfor the future. I have todecide between a handfulof universities who are re-cruiting me to play basket-ball. I cannot wait to start.I know I have a lot of workahead of me and that my

high school performancewill have to be surpassedif I am to succeed. I thinkthe school that I choosewill be one that will sup-port me to become thebest basketball player I canbe and to start me on mycareer.

This week the danceteam won a trophy but theydid not say where. Theywill compete again on the28th at Vista Ridge. The Ger-man team competed atSprachfest in San Antonio.Nyssa Kruse – 2nd in DigitalLogo Design, 9th in Gram-mar, 6th in Poetry Memory,10th in Reading Compre-hension, 8th in Spelling;Lance Smith – 5th in OriginalModel and Advances toState; Samantha Zinni – 2nd

in Vocal Solo, 5th in Needle-work, 8th in Vocabulary, 7th

in Gingerbread House andAdvances to State.

Upcoming events areThursday: Prom FashionShow and Softball Tourna-ment at Brenham; Friday:Soccer at Westwood; BoysBasketball at Westwood;Saturday: Powerlifting atConnally; SAT prep ses-sion; Next week Girls Golfcompetes at Star Ranchagainst Hutto.

On This Day In Black History...February 20, 1929

Writer Wallace Thurman'splay Harlem opens in NYC.It is the first successful play

by an African Americanplaywright.

STEM Fair 2015

Jarian GallowayHarmony Academy

On March 7th, myschool will be having their

annual STEM Fair. STEMstands for Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering and Math.It's where students andteachers demonstrate coolexperiments and thingsthey've learned/taughtduring the year.

There will, of course,be food, dancing, and fun!This year I will be helpingwith the science section,since last year I did mostlymath. Although no onewants to be at school on aSaturday, a lot of peopleusually show up!

Kingsman: Movie Review

Wesley DickersonCedar Ridge H. S.

This past weekend Igot the chance to see agreat movie with my fam-i ly. We went to seeKingsman: The Secret Ser-vice. This is an amazingmovie for young people tosee and it especially ap-peals boys my age.Kingsman: The Secret Ser-vice is a movie that takesplace in present day En-gland, specifically London,about a troubled boy com-ing up on hard times afterthe death of his father.Eggsy is a young man thathas a great amount of un-tapped potential, whokeeps running into issuesof all sorts in his impover-

ished neighborhood. Afterhaving a serious encoun-ter with the law Eggsy isintroduced to a man thatonce knew his father, andhe starts to give him cluesto what actually happenedto him.

After this Eggsy isthrusted into a rigoroustraining program for a spyagency known asKingsman. This is as muchas I can say without spoil-ing the plot, but I will saythat Kingsman was a fan-tastic film and I do not seewhy any boy my age wouldnot love it. Kingsman: TheSecret Service is an in-tense action movie thatalso has a number of co-medic elements to it thatshould appeal to a widerange of viewers. I shouldwarn you that Kingsman israted R, this is most likelydue to the moments ofvulgar language and thesignificant amount of goryscenes.

Personally Kingsman:The Secret Service hasbeen one of my favoritemovies of 2015 and I rec-ommend that all people ofthe appropriate age gosee it sometime soon.

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Decisions

Zyon HillReagan High School

De’Ja HillLamar Middle School

Hello Readers,I know I shared my

exciting news of being ac-cepted into McCallumHigh school. I receivedmail from McCallum say-ing that I had to choose

what classes I want to takefor the next four years,crazy huh? I will probablyget my brother, Zyon, tohelp me this weekend andfinish with my counselorat school.

Friday was mynephew, Deshaun’s birth-day and we celebrated atthe Millennium. Every-one decided that wewould skate for a certainamount of time then wewould switch to some-thing else. We got ourskates on and my brother,Desmond, thought he stillhad the moves but real-ized he did not after he fellthree times, we had ablast.

Until next time, De’ja’.

Fundraising Time

Hello Readers,This week at Reagan

high school in Communitiesin Schools (C.I.S.), our X-Y

Zone group have been con-tinuing to brainstorm ofways to raise money to do-nate to the Maggie JohnsonHome.

The Maggie JohnsonHome is a senior citizensfacility that is in jeopardy ofhaving their place closeddown because they are inneed of a new fence. Nothaving a fence is a violationcode and if they cannot re-place the fence they will beforced to close their doors.This is why the X-Y Zone istrying to raise money so ifanyone feels the need tohelp out please do so.

Until next time, Zyon.

Aaron WilliamsKealing M.S.

Black History

Rosa Parks is yet an-other person that I admire,because of her actions amovement was startedand it also the beginningof more rights for AfricanAmericans. Rosa Parksand all other AfricanAmericans had to stand at

the back of the city buswhen riding, which issomething that Mrs. Parksrefused to do one day af-ter work. After beingkicked off the bus a boy-cott was started and allblacks stopped riding thebus. The bus company lostso much money that theyagreed to let black peopleride the bus and sit wherethey wanted.

My cousin had abirthday on Friday, heturned 13-years old. Wewent to the Millenniumand skated for a while,one of my cousins fellthree times. Some of uscontinued to skate whilethe others went to playthe arcade games, we hada lot of fun.

Until next time, Aaron.

Letter of Intent

Many h igh schoolstudents-ath letes re-cently signed letters ofintent to cont inue toplay sports at var iouscolleges and universitiesaround the country. Themore wel l knownsign ings were footbal lplayers; however there

Hannah RobertsonConnally High School

were other sports l ikesoccer, softball, basket-ball, track and volleyballthat signed athletes fromaround the area.

This past week I hadthe honor of signing myletter of intent to con-tinue to play volleyballat Tennessee WesleyanCollege in Athens Tennes-see. A lot of family andfriends, teammates andclassmates, teachers andadministrators were thereto witness and supportedme. It’s truly an honor tobe able to take my talentsto the next level on schol-arship to pay for my edu-cation as well. For thisoppurtunity I am thankfulto God for my parents andextended family for ev-erything.

Inspirations

Hello Readers,What is your meaning

of inspiration? Google de-fines it as “the process ofbeing mentally stimulatedto do or feel something”.That is a magnificent defi-nition to me. Though I won-der who uses the processfor its intended use. To behonest, I don’t. I use themany different types of in-spirations I gain to motivateme to a common goal. I can-not draw. I cannot createmusic. The best I can do iscreate an idea. In most in-stances, these ideas turninto goals and from that

Whitney BrownS. F. Austin H. S.

grows a success or a failure.Once again leading to an-other inspiration as thecycle goes on and on. Theend of the school year iscreeping near and thatmeans the college talk andpreparation has become aneveryday topic.

The worst feeling tohave this time of year is tofeel stagnant. You are alivebut you are not making anyprogress in your life. I feltmyself coming into thisslump as the New Yearopened new doors. I triedto line them up and walkthrough all of them at onetime. I do love the varietyof titles I hold as a younghigh school student. At thesame time I to take time topause and reflect on themany actions needed tomake to reach all of the goalsI intend to reach. During thisseason of my life i havelearned to be content withwhat God has providedwhile being hungry formore. I can do all things inChrist which strengthensme. (Philippians 4:13 KJV)

On Febuary 9 2015my whole school had toa test that te l l s theteachers what welearned over the yearunt i l the b ig , majorSTAAR test. First ( 3rd-8th) had to take Math. Per-sonally I think that themath test was prettyhard because i t had

Benchmarks

Zachariah WashingtonCedars Academy

things that we did notknow yet.On Febuary 10( 3rd - 8th ) had to takeReading which was veryeasy to me.

On the 11th ( 5th and8th ) had to take the Sci-ence test. The 7th and 4thgraders took the f i rs tpart of the writing test.On the last day of test-ing 8th grade had to takeSocial Studies test and (4th and 7th ) graders hadto take the second partof the writing test.

I personal ly dontlike the Benchmarks be-cause we cant ta lk , ormove, or do anything itpretty boring. We cant doanyth ing for 4 hours .they give us snacks likegold f ish, f ruit snacks,pretzels and other stuffthats really the only partI like about it.

Valentine’s Day

Valentines Day is de-fined as a day celebratedFebruary 14th. A day whenit’s traditional to send a cardoften anonymously to aperson one is romanticallyinvolved or attracted to.

In my opinion Valen-tines means a day whenmen and women familyhave a romantic date to cel-ebrate their love. This Val-

Malakhi WashingtonCedars Int’l Academy

entines day my family wentto eat Chinese Food at a res-taurant called Buffet Pal-ace. We ate teriyakichicken, steak and ricewhich was so delicious. Wehad a great time at the res-taurant!

Since it wasValentine’s Day, my grand-father took my grand-mother shopping at BartonCreek Mall. My grand-mother could buy whatevershe wanted on her specialday. Me and my brother feltspecial too on this day. Iwent to the Lego store andbought a Lego packagecalled Mixel. When I put ittogether it turned out socool. My brother went to astore called Hot topics andbought a batman flashlight.

We had a greatValentine’s Day hanging outwith our family.

Where Did the Time Go

This week was alright.I need to start setting moregoals for myself. Just to doa little better. Yeah I’m do-

Imani DempsDel Valle High School

ing okay but I could be do-ing better. I have 4 months Ijust have to pull throughand go strong. I got ac-cepted in to Blinn JuniorCollege. I have applied to acouple more schools. Hope-fully I hear back fromAngelo state because that’sreally where I won’t to go. Ijust sent my scores off tothem that should takeabout a week. I swear itfeels like I was just in pre-kI remember the very firstday. Now I’m down to mylast time really flies by!

Sarah RobertsonAthlos Leadership Acad.

Valentine Day

A lot of schoolshave valentine dances orparties but do you knowthe rea l h is tory ofValent ine’s Day? Fromsome research on theinternet here is the realstory behind Valentine’sDay.

A French manCharles Duke of Orleans

was captured by the En-glish Doing the battle ofAgincourt and 1415. OnValentine’s Day he senthis wife a rhyming loveletter from where he im-prisoned. That is how theidea of Valentine’s Daywas created.

Another story goesdur ing the Roman Em-peror, Claudius the II for-bade young men to marryin 200 AD. He believedthat s ing le men madebetter soldiers. A priestnamed Valentine didn’tl ike the rules and mar-ried couples in secrets.So rather than ca l ledtheir spouses their wivesthey would ca l l themtheir Valentine. Therewere other stories but Iliked these two.

My school had a val-entine dance and now Iknow the reason why.

In my 10th grade En-glish class we are workingpreparing speeches about

Jaylon KnightenDel Valle High School

English Classsocial issues around theworld. Issues l ike childabuse, wars and violence.My topic is talking aboutall the Black AfricanAmericans teens that havebeen shot and choked todeath by police officers ofother races.

I am really puttingemphasizes on howpeople feel when theseevents go down. The foot-ball team and other sportprograms have started aclub call FCA (FellowChristians Athletics) hereat Del Valle High. I am look-ing forward being a part ofthis organization it shouldbe a great experience.

@TheVillagerATX

TheVillagerAndBlackRegistryCompany

Over time, I realizetime passes by fast. Oneday I'm standing next tomy coach looking at thegame winning touchdown,the next time I hear abouthim, it's death. I could be

better and do the rightthings but sometimes Ijust give up and let timepass me by. I know I'll suc-ceed but I have to ask my-self the big question:When? The things peopledo just to make their timeon Earth longer are thepeople we need to look upto. I'm talking about thelawyers and the doctors.

I personaly look up tothe musicians like KendrickLamar and Nas becausethey came through thesame struggle but they tookthat different path just tomake time go their way.Time is a valuable thing thatwe should cherish becausewe don't know when ourtime is going to striketwelve and run out forever.

Damon Luckett IIHays High School

Time

(l - r) Parents, Nathan Robertson, Sharon Robertson,Hannah Robertson and sister Sarah Robertson.

CITY ~ STATE ~ NATIONAL ~ WORLDPage 6 ~ February 20, 2015/THE VILLAGER www.theaustinvillager.com

As the Legislature ismeeting, there have beenseveral "hot button top-ics" such as the ability toopenly carry one's gun oncampus. During the pastelection cycle, the Repub-lican leadership madesome promises to theirvoters that "Open GunCarry" will be passed dur-ing this Legislative cycle.

After a vigorous de-bate from both sides the"Open Gun Carry" and the"Campus Carry of GunsBill" made it out of thecommittee. Moreover, thebill was voted out of com-mittee based on Party Onein which 7 Republicansvoted for it; while the 2Democrats voted againstit. Now that it has left thecommittee, the bill will begoing to the full Texas Sen-ate for an up or down vote.

TheAfrican

Diaspora

TheGun

Debate

Over the years, Cen-tral Texas has seen agrowth of a prosperousAfrican Diaspora whichis becoming more visiblein the community. TheAfrican Diaspora in Cen-tral, Texas is starting tomake its mark on the lo-cal music, art and nowthe film industry. For in-stance, a group of indi-viduals have decided tolocate their film makingseries project called a“Woman’s Delay” in Aus-tin Texas.

According to Bryce,the director and theproject leader, aWoman’s Delay is sup-posed to be a series ofepisodes. According toBryce, their plans are forthe, “Series to appear onplaces like V imeo andYou-tube and to be also

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon

Lynne Pascalle and Bryce of Woman Delay.Photo by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

sent to certain T.V. chan-nels in Europe.” Accord-ing to the project direc-tor, they have found theirmain character but arestill seeking other castmembers.

According to LynnePascale, the main charac-ter in the Woman's Delay

is for a series of shortscreens and the issuesand topics discussed todayshould appeal to allwomen. Moreover, thisseries will have topics thatwill address items and is-sues that are relevant towomen living in the Afri-can Diaspora.

Michael Cargill, owner of Gun Works andTexas Liuetnant Governor Dan Patrick, who

supports the open campus and open carry bill.Photo by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

Despite the fact thatthe bills left the commit-tee, there have been nu-merous vocal oppositionsagainst these two bills.Numerous law enforce-ment agencies have beenagainst the bills. For in-stance Austin's Police

Chief testified against thebills. Also, numerous col-lege campus leaders havecome out against thesebills. For instance, theleadership at the Univer-sity of Texas Austin op-posed the "Campus Carryof Guns" bill.

The Women’s Community Center Celebrate Black Womenby Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

On February, 14, the Women’s Community Center and the Mama Sane VibrantWoman Clinic hosted the documentary movie called, “We Always Resist: Trust BlackWomen.” Moreover the movie was a 24 minutes short documentary about “aninformative history of the struggle for reproductive justice, showing how black womenhave always considered reproductive rights and justice a fundamental part of howthey defined liberation for themselves and their communities.” Not only was thedocumentary informative, but it also served as a fundraiser for the group.

Moreover, the organizers held two viewing sessions which were from 6pm to6:30pm and the second screening began around 7:30pm. The event was well at-tended and there were very good discussions regarding the reproductive justice ofBlack women. Also, the group was able to raise some funds for their activities.Since it is Black History Month, it was important for the group to highlight Blackwomen.

In addition, the Women’s Community Center and the other women organiza-tions are planning the “WE Con Event” on March 7-8. The WE Con Event is acommunity conversation and resource fair. WE Con is a free event that provides thefollowing: Workshops for Adults; Workshops for Teens and Job Training. Moreover,the We Con is an Annual Conference that is held at the Austin Community CollegeEast View Campus. Women Community Center. Photo courtesy of Andrea Zarate

The NewTexas

Two-Step

Vehicle registration & inspection stickers partnering up in Travis County

Bruce Elfant,Travis County TaxAssessor-Collector

Austin, TX – TravisCounty is gearing up fora new Texas Two-Step.

Beginning March 1,2015, a new state lawwill eliminate vehicle in-spection stickers under anew “ Two Steps, OneSticker” program. Underthe new system, Texasvehicle owners will needto “Inspect to Register”by passing inspection

and emissions testing inTravis County before theycan renew or registertheir vehicles.

The familiar blue-bordered Texas Depart-ment of Motor Vehicles(TxDMV) registrationsticker will serve as proofof both inspection andregistration. That meansTexans will only need onesticker on their wind-shields.

“The Travis CountyTax Office is prepared tomake this transition assmooth as possible forour residents,” said BruceElfant, the county tax as-sessor-collector. It willtake two years before allTravis County residentshave their inspectionsaligned to the vehiclesticker expiration date,he added.

What you need toknow:

If your registra-tion and inspection stick-ers currently expire in thesame month of 2015, youwill need an inspectionand emissions test beforeyou can renew. For you,everything proceeds as

normal except you haveto remember the correctorder: Inspect to Regis-ter.

If your registra-tion and inspection stick-ers expire in differentmonths, you must makesure you have a currentinspection to renew yourvehicle registration in2015. To sync the dates,your inspection remainsvalid, or is extended, un-til your registrationsticker expires in 2016.This aligns your inspec-tion or “syncs” the dateto your sticker expirationdate.

Once you aresynced you can renewyour inspection within90-days of the registra-tion sticker expirationdate. Your inspection re-sults are electronicallyrecorded in a Texas De-partment of Public Safetydatabase and checkedwhen you go to renewyour registration. With-out a passing inspection,the vehicle will not beeligible for registrationrenewal.

You can watch a

Travis County public ser-vice announcementabout the program ath t t p : / / y o u t u . b e /8aPLZ3XtQ30.

“When the ‘ TwoSteps, One Sticker’ pro-gram is fully imple-mented, Travis Countyresidents will appreciatehaving just one sticker inthe corner of their wind-shield and only one expi-ration date to worryabout,” said TxDMV Ex-ecutive Director WhitneyBrewster. “And because apassing vehicle inspec-tion will be a require-ment to renew your reg-istration, more vehicleowners will comply withinspection requirementsleading to safer andmore environmentallysound cars on Texasroads.”

The program is ajoint effort by the TxDMV,Texas Department of Pub-lic Safety and Texas Com-mission on Environmen-tal Quality.

For more informa-tion: www.TwoStepsOneSticker.com orwww.TravisCountyTax.org

It won’t be long before a state inspection stationscrapes off your vehicle’s inspection sticker for

the last time. A new state law will align yourinspection and registration expiration dates,

leaving you with one sticker to represent both.

CLASSIFIEDS ~ PUBLIC INFORMATION

City of AustinPurchasing Office

EMPLOYMENT / PROPOSALSPUBLIC

INFORMATIONFOR SALE / FOR RENT / BIDS

MISCELLANEOUS

The City of Austin Purchasing Office invitesyou to view current bid solicitations at https://www.c i . au s t i n . t x . u s / f i nanceon l ine /vendor_connection/solicitation/solicitations.cfm.Vendors are encouraged to register on-line in theCity’s Vendor Self Service System. Once yourcompany is registered, you will receive notifica-tions about new bid opportunities. For addi-tional information regarding current bid opportu-nities or Vendor Registration, please call the Pur-chasing Office at 512-974-2500.

For information on the City of Austin’s Mi-nority Owned and Women-Owned ProcurementProgram and the certification process, pleasecontact the Small & Minority Business ResourcesDepartment at 512-974-7600 or visit their websiteat http://www.austintexas.gov/smbr.

City of Austin Featured JobOpportunities

The City of Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please visit the City of Austin employmentwebsite at www.austincityjobs.org to view

requirements and apply for these and other jobopportunities. We encourage you to check the

employment websiteoften as new job opportunities

are posted daily.If you have any questions or need assistance,

please call 512-974-3210 or email us atemployment.services@austintexas.gov.

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Apply at HRMiddle Fiskville Rd.

6th Floor, Austin, TX 78752Job Line (512 223-5621hhtp://www./austincc.ed

EEOC/AA/M/F/D/V

The City of Austin is currently seeking qualifiedapplicants for the following positions:

• Regional Branch Operations Manager• Administrative Assistant - LibraryCirculation Clerk• MuniProg, Service/Maint-Public EventWorker - 20 Part-Time TemporaryPositions• Neighborhood Liaison• Accountant Associate• Dispatcher Technician- Temporary• Public Health Program Specialist II• Drainage Ops & Maint III• Engineer A• Administrative Specialist

CITATION BY PUBLICATIONTHE STATE OF TEXASTO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF AGNES

LIVESAY SORENSEN Deceased, No.C-1-PB-14-002140 in Pro-bate Court Number One of Travis County, Texas.

KAREN RUTH SORENSON AN ALLThe alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled

estate, filed in Probate Court No. 1, Herman Marion Sweatt TravisCounty Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas, on January29, 2015, an Application to Determine Heirship in the said estateand request (s) that said Court determine who are the heirs and onlyheirs of the said AGNES LIVESAY SORENSEN, Deceased, andtheir representative shares and interests in such estate.

Said application will be heard and acted on by said Court at10:00 o’clock a.m. on the first Monday next after the expiration often days from date of publication of this citation, at the CountyCourthouse in Travis County, Texas.

All persons interested in said estate are hereby cited to ap-pear before said Honorable Court at said above mentioned time andplace by filing a written answer contesting such application shouldthey desire to do so.

If this citation is not served within 90 days after date of itsissuance, it shall be returned unserved.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF SAID COURTat office in Travis County, Texas, on January 29, 2015.

Dana DeBeauvoirCounty Clerk, Travis County, TexasP.O. Box 149325 AUATIN, TEXAS 78714-9325

C-1-PB-14-00214028P - 000001725

New Jobs for theWeek of 02/15/2015

Technician, Senior Computer LabSupport

Highland Campus will be primary,may be asked to cover other

locations as neededWeekly hour vary. Evenings and

weekends may be required$3,023-$3,779/Monthly

Job# 1502020Technician, Senior Computer Lab

Support-Part-Time (50%)Rio Grande Campus will be

primary, may be asked to coverother locations as needed

Evenings and Saturday as assigned$1,511-$1,889/Monthly

Job# 1502019Specialist, Advising/Student

ServicesRound Rock Campus

Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00p.m. Evening and weekend hours

may be required$2,879-$3,599/Monthly

Job# 1502012Duplication/Mail Room-

Part-Time (50%)Round Rock CampusMonday-Thursday,2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.,

Friday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.$884-$1,105/Monthly

Job# 1502016Assistant, Senior Student

Financial AidRio Grande Campus

Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Some evenings and weekends$2,369-$2,961/Monthly

Job# 1502017Assistant, Student Services

South Austin CampusMonday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00p.m. Occasional evenings and

Saturdays$2,256-$2,820/Monthly

Job# 1502018

Austin Community CollegeDistrict is requesting proposals fromqualified firms for the purpose ofselection of a provider for DrainageImprovements to ACC Round RockCampus, Building 3000.

Request for Proposal No. 912-15014RW

All proposals must be submitted tothe Purchasing Department by nolater than Thursday, March 26, 2015at 2:00PM. Proposal packages areavailable on the ACC Purchasingwebsite at http://www.austincc.edu/purchase/.In addition, the proposal documentswill be available in the ACCPurchasing Office between the hoursof 9 am and 4 pm, Monday throughFriday (512) 223-1044.ACC Business Offices will beclosed for the College SpringBreak 3/14/15 to 3/22/15.All responses must be sealed andreturned to the ACC PurchasingOffice, ACC Service Center, 9101Tuscany Way, Austin, Texas 78754,by the date and time indicated above.Electronically transmitted res-ponses will NOT be accepted unlessotherwise stated in the documents.Optional Pre-Proposal Con-ference will be held on Thursday2/26/15 at 2:00pm at the projectsite located at the Round RockCampus, 4400 College Park Dr.,Round Rock, TX 78665, Building3000.The ACC Board of Trustees reservesthe right to reject any and/or allresponses and waive all formalitiesin the solicitation process

Austin Community CollegeDistrict is requesting qualifica-tions from firms for the purposeof selecting a highly qualified ar-chitectural and engineering firmfor services for the ACC High-land Campus, Phase 2.

Request for QualificationsNo. 906-15015RW

All qualifications must be submit-ted to the ACC Purchasing Depart-ment by no later than 2:00 p.m.,Central Time, on Tuesday March10, 2015. The Request for Qualificationswill be available on February 10,2015 on the ACC Purchasingwebsite at http:/ /www.austincc.edu/purchase/adver-tisedbids.php or in the ACC Pur-chasing Office (512) 223-1300be-tween the hours of 9 AM and 4PM, Monday through Friday. Allresponses must be sealed and re-turned to the ACC PurchasingOffice, ACC Service Center, 9101Tuscany Way, Austin, Texas78754, by the date and time indi-cated above. Electronically trans-mitted responses will NOT beaccepted unless otherwisestatedin the documents. Late submit-tals will be retained unopened. Amandatory pre-submittal confer-ence is scheduled for February 23,2015; 10 am-12pm; at the High-land Mall, Room 1390. The ACCBoard of Trustees reserves theright to reject any and/or all re-sponses and waive all formalitiesinthe solicitation process.

Landmark UT-HT Partnership toExpand Health Services in East Austin

HOUSE of GUARDS - (L to r) Senator Kirk Watson, Dr. Octavio Martinez, Jr., Ms. TrishYoung Brown, David Evans, Mrs. Ada Collins Anderson, Dr. Larry L. Earvin, Dr. Claiborn"Clay" Johnston, Dr. William Lawson, and Dr Gregory J. Vincent. Photo by T. L. Wyatt

(AUSTIN, Texas)2.17.15 — Huston-Tillotson University, a his-torically black university inAustin, and the Dell Medi-cal School at The Univer-sity of Texas at Austin an-nounced a landmark part-nership Tuesday dedi-cated to helping histori-cally underserved resi-dents of Austin get, andstay, healthy.

Through the partner-ship, the universities willwork together to addressmental health challengesin Austin, particularly inunderserved populations.The institutions plan tohire a team that will pro-duce combined trainingprograms, new models ofcares, and research to ad-dress needs in East Aus-tin and communities withdisproportionate burdensof mental illness. A fac-ulty member jointly ap-pointed by both universi-ties will manage what willbe known as the SandraJoy Anderson CommunityHealth and Wellness Cen-ter at Huston-Tillotson, aswell as the services it pro-vides and the medical stu-dent training conductedthere.

Leaders from bothuniversities said the part-nership demonstratestheir institutions’ commit-ment to improving healthand increasing access tohealth care in East Austinand throughoutunderserved communitiesin Central Texas, whilealso improving integratedbehavioral and generalhealth education on bothcampuses.

“This project repre-sents an unprecedentedeffort by each institution,”said Dr. Larry L. Earvin,president and chief execu-tive officer of Huston-Tillotson University. “It isa unique chance forHuston-Tillotson to scaleour health services tomeet our community’sneeds, and it marks a bigstep forward in the DellMedical School’s efforts tomake a difference in thelives of all Travis Countyresidents.”

Dr. Clay Johnston, in-augural dean of the DellMedical School, added:“To open this entirely new,

clearly needed HT Com-munity Health andWellness Center basicallyin our backyard will begood for everyone. It willgive our students thechance to learn, help ourneighbors to get healthyand stay healthy, and al-low our universities to col-laborate with our commu-nity in developing new,culturally appropriatemodels of care.”

The HT CommunityHealth and Wellness Cen-ter also will help relieve thepreviously identified strainon Travis County’s mentalhealth resources by add-ing treatment options andservices that residents andtaxpayers need.

By supporting theimplementation of inte-grated behavioral andphysical health care mod-els at Huston-Tillotson,this partnership will alsohelp further the goals ofthe Dell Medical School inits partnership with Cen-tral Health, the TravisCounty health care district,to improve the delivery ofhealth care to uninsuredand vulnerable residentsacross the county. Huston-Tillotson is working withthe CommUnity Care,which provides health ser-vices at 25 locationsacross Travis County, for itto potentially provide pri-mary care services at theHT Community Health andWellness Center. With thefocus on addressing men-tal health needs, AustinTravis County IntegralCare is anticipated to bethe behavioral health pro-vider, as it is in otherCommUnity Care loca-tions. Through their part-nership Integral Care andCommUnity Care havebeen on the forefront ofbringing community-basedintegrated physical andmental health services tovulnerable populations inour community.

“National data fromvarious sources are point-ing to the prevalence ofmental illness throughoutcommunities—and a dis-parity in access to mentalhealth care services forminority populations,”said Dr. William Lawson,professor and chair of theDepartment of Psychiatry

at the Howard UniversityCollege of Medicine inWashington D.C., who willhelp plan the new programwith HT and UT-Austin,with a role that could ex-pand over time. “The op-portunity to bring solutionsto Austin through thispartnership speaks to thevision of the leaders of allthe entities involved toensure that solution-based care is provided. Iam pleased to be a part ofthis collaboration in orderto address, in many in-stances, hidden commu-nity medical care needs.”

The Sandra JoyAnderson CommunityHealth and Wellness Cen-ter is named for the latedaughter of HT alumnaMrs. Ada Cecilia CollinsAnderson, 92, who gaveHuston-Tillotson Univer-sity $3 million— the larg-est gift in the institution’shistory. Anderson attendedAustin’s two predomi-nantly black colleges,Samuel Huston andT illotson, before theywere merged, and she re-ceived her master’s de-gree in 1965 from UT Aus-tin.

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