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Vol. 39 No. 22 Website: theaustinvillager.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-476-0082 Blog: EastAustinCommunityInfoCenter.blogspot.com October 14, 2011 The Color of Money is Still City of Austin Women’s Hall of Green: Straight Talk About Sustainability Fame awards presented

Mayor, City of Tallahassee, FL, S. Lynn Mays, Vice President, Arcadis Malcolm Pirnie, City of San Antonio, TX, and moder- ated by Arif A. Quraishi, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, RAPPIN’ Energy Solutions Americas, Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwau- Tommy Wyatt kee, WI. The “green” movement presents a number of interest- Are you ready ing challenges and opportuni- ties for cities and counties to vote? across the country. The issue of John R. Marks, Mayor preserving our environment, and It is not too early to make sure City of Tallahassee, FL. that you are ready to vote. There ultimately our communities for Austin, TX – The 2010 has been a lot of talk lately about future generations, has intensi- Chapter of the Year of the Na- changes in the voting require- fied in the current economic cli- tional Forum for Black Public ments for casting your vote in mate. The need for sustainability Administrators (NFBPA) Central upcoming elections. is raising significant policy ques- Texas Chapter is hosting its 3rd We all know that more people tions about how we save both annual summit, Leadership Mat- vote in the presidential elections the planet and the economy. Just (Left to r) Diane Sadler, Bertha Means, Barbara Williams, and Jody Conradt. Photo by Naomi Richard. ters: Building a Foundation for than at any other time. But, there as important to this discussion, The City of Austin’s Com- Limousine Company. For the tous contributions to our com- Community Stewardship, at the are several time that you need is the question of how do we mission for Women has estab- last 27 years she has been the munity and who have served as Omni Austin Hotel Southpark, to cast your ballot before the No- make this billion dollar industry lished the inaugural Austin overseeing the company’s finan- inspirations to so many. I appre- Austin, TX. vember 12, 2012 Presidential more inclusive of all income Women’s Hall of Fame to annu- cial matters. Means has been a ciate the Commission for Women Members of the public are election. groups as the issues that will be ally recognize one or two out- public school teacher and com- taking the initiative on this and welcome to attend the public First of all you will need to vote addressed include: energy con- standing women who have munity activist for many years. for the great work it has done policy forum titled, “The Color in the primary elections to find servation, environmental justice, made significant contributions She is the Honorary Chairperson for Austin since their formation of Money is Still Green: Straight out who will be on the final bal- workforce development, and to this community. Inductees of the Lesotho, Africa Sister City in 1975.” Talk About Sustainability” on lot. That process is going on public health. Please join a dis- were honored for breaking Program. The Commission for Friday, October 14th, 2011 from now as we prepare for the state tinguished panel of public and through ‘barriers’. Jody Conradt was the Women was established by the 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Omni by state primary elections. In private sector professionals as Those honored have powerhouse Women’s Basket- Austin City Council on June 12, ballroom. Texas, we vote in March for the they engage in straight talk helped break through barriers ball Coach at the University of 1975. The Commission for Panelist from across the primary, but other states vote at about the greening of America for women, working to better the Texas at Austin. She has the Women serves as an advisory nation will be sharing at this fo- different times. However, we and sustaining our communities. lives of women and girls; and honor of winning more college body to the City Council and the rum including: Doyle Beneby, will not know who the official To find out more about have contributed through other women’s basketball games than City Manager concerning the President and Chief Executive candidates are until after the Leadership Matters: Building a forms of public or community any other coach in history. She needs and problems of women Officer, CPS Energy, San Anto- Nation conventions are held at Foundation for Community service. also hold the record of coach- in the Austin area and recom- nio, TX, Bob Gedert, Director, the end of the summer 2012. If Stewardship, or to join the Cen- The Inductees were cho- ing more than 1,000 games. She mends programs designed to al- Solid Waste Services, City of you need a practice run, there is tral Texas Chapter of NFBPA visit sen through a nomination pro- was UT’s women’s athletic di- leviate any inequities that may Austin, TX, John R. Marks, an election on November 8, www. NFBPACentralTexas.org cess. The recipients of the first rector from 1992 to 2001. confront women in social, eco- 2011. On this ballot there will be Women’s Hall of Fame Award “I am very excited about nomic and vocational pursuits. 10 proposed amendments to the Robert Organ Attends Global are Bertha Sadler Means and the creation of the Austin The commission develops goals Texas Constitution that we are Conference in Brazil Jody Conradt. The awards were Women’s Hall of Fame,” said and coordinates research for required for some of the bills presented on September 30, Laura Morrison, sponsoring planning, programming, and ac- passed during the last legisla- 2011 at City Hall. Council Member. “This will be a tion relating to opportunities, tive session. There are also Bertha Sadler Means is a wonderful way to recognize needs, problems and contribu- some that will be decided at the principle in Austin Taxi Cab and women who have made momen- tions of women in the city. local level. One of the more talked about laws that was passed during the OCCUPY AUSTIN: THE OCCUPATION CONTINUES last session was one that deals Joins actions in sixty US cities and others across the globe with Voter ID. As of January 1, 2012, the voter registration card that will arrive at your door over the next few weeks will no longer guarantee your ability to cast a vote. Under the new Texas law, all voters will be required to show an approved form of photo ID in order to vote. Conference attendees--(l to r) Robert Organ, Sonja Thorn and Under the new state law, there Kristin Grayson. are seven forms of photo identi- The Fourth International sentation topic, entitled: Cul- fication that will allow you to Conference on Global Studies ture and Corruption Correla- cast your ballot; A Texas driver’s was held in Rio de Janiero, Bra- tions: Perceived Corruption in license or Texas ID card, a U. S. zil, July 18- 23 and attendees in- Countries Using Hofstede’s and military ID, a U. S. passport, a U. cluded local Texas residents, GLOBE Cultural Dimensions. S. citizenship certificate and a Robert M. Organ, Sonja Thorn, The paper evaluates the rela- state-issued concealed hand- and Kristin Grayson. The trio, a tionship between the 2010 Cor- gun license. In addition, a new part of Doctoral Cohort 16, the ruption Perception Index (CPI) free voter certificate was created Leadership Studies Department and Hofstede’s cultural dimen- for persons who cannot afford of OLLU University, San Anto- sions, and the GLOBE cultural or do not have the other accept- nio, Texas was invited to present and leadership values. It was able forms of identification. All their research findings on the well received and will result in documents must be current or Stream: Environmental Per- publication by Common Ground not have expired for more than spectives, Holistic and Theoreti- Publishing-University of Illinois, 60 days to be eligible. cal Perspectives. The actual pre- Urbana-Champaign, USA. Seniors who do not hold or cannot afford a Texas driver’s license, state-ID or other eligible document may obtain the free Crowds continue to grow. Photo by Tsoke Adjavon. voter certificate. It does not ex- AUSTIN, TX OCT. 7, America and distribute alterna- throughout the duration of pire if issued to a person 70 years 2011: Occupy Austin will con- tive information as to where the occupation. or older. Texas is one of seven tinue in a national day of ac- the customers may relocate Occupy Austin is a states to have passed new laws tion by occupying City Hall. their monies. grass roots movement that this year that will require a form This action takes place along- The group’s mission has formed in response to of photo ID to vote. side others carried out by in- continues to evolve and ad- the actions on Wall Street, in I will pay to get started early. dependent grassroots organi- vance through the organic pro- New York City. We gather The new law could also cause zations in over sixty cities cess of conducting open and because our economic and problems for potential voters across the nation and now on democraticcommunity meet- political system is badly bro- whose names have changed two other continents. This ings. These General Assem- ken. It is unsustainable and since they last voted. All voters movement has gone global. blies are held daily.The daily so, by definition, cannot be want to be cleared prior to the There will be direct ac- general assembly will be held sustained. Daily general March 6, 2012 primary elections tions. A magnet team has cho- at the Austin Texas City Hall assembly meetings are being followed by possible run offs FIRST AAMB Conference of the new school year, and one sen action against the local to Plaza. All are welcomed. held where anyone may come and local elections in May. It you won’t want to miss! The dynamic keynote, and Youth Motiva- downtown- Bank Of America. Subcommittees are now and participate in the pro- may be a difficult process for tor Extraordinare is none other than Ahmad J. Bell!! Will be held at A sidewalk march is planned. formed to identify and enact cess aimed at ensuring that some, but should not be taken LBJ High School (cafeteria), Oct.15, 2011, from 10am-2pm. Confer- The team will OCCUPY nonviolent actions . These the inevitable change is posi- lightly. Are you ready to vote? ence location is - 7309 Lazy Creek Dr., Austin, Texas 78724. the sidewalks at Bank of are planned to take place tive. THE VILLAGER Page 2 ~ October 14, 2011 www.theaustinvillager.com EDITORIALS/COMMENTARY Obama’s Solution to Minority Business – Kill it: Part I Martin Luther King Jr. and to- use discriminatory practices in ing down Michigan Avenue to- istration. Most Valuable Player in this up tally supported by people like your business interaction. The morrow morning and take your As we improved and ben- tic). Then, as the Obama Admin- Whitney Young, Rev. Joseph way to prove that you don’t is city over”. The Mayor backed efited from these programs, ad- istration moved in, and to the Lowery, Benjamin Chavis, Julian to have a formal program of in- the goons off and affirmative versaries tried to stop the pro- shock of all of us watching, the Bond and legions of other com- clusion, such as affirmative ac- action proceeded on. grams. There was the Croson “rug” was pulled from under us. mitted heroes. We won and tion. Some of the labor unions On the direct contracting Decision and the Adarand De- The new movement was to put President Lyndon B. Johnson were very racist and they pro- front was another giant to cision by the U.S. Supreme unions back into power and ran the “N___ Bill” (as he off tested to the max. Art had a emerge, the Honorable Con- Court, which caused a pause in eliminate small business, inclu- the record called it) through. union/mob contract put on his gressman Parren J. Mitchell (D- the programs. But the reality of sive of minority business, from Harry C. Alford This bill ended institutional dis- life and as he integrated federal MD). Parren used the bully pul- it was that it was the law and all federal procurement. Today, NNPA Columnist crimination in fact. But the key jobs and contracting across the pit of the Chair of the House we had to do was strictly abide Black business is at 0.3 percent I never thought it would was to get the bill implemented. nation he had to have two se- Small Business Committee and by the law. We did and the pro- and falling. It is a direct assault get this low. Here we are with President Johnson was cret service agents shadow him wrote various programs for mi- grams proceeded. We still get and a disaster. Keep in mind that the first “Black” president and distracted with the Vietnam War for his protection. nority business development nuisance lawsuits opposing 70 percent of all jobs are created the first Black attorney general debacle. It would be his succes- The biggest example of with federal dollars. The Small these programs by entities such by small business. This admin- and they move to kill enforce- sor, Richard M. Nixon, who be- the intensity was in Chicago Disadvantaged Business Pro- as the Associated General Con- istration is killing small business ment of Title VI of the Civil gan the implementation in 1968. where a direct attempt of mob gram (SDB), the 8(a) program, tractors, US Road Builders and and that is the reason for Black Rights Act of 1964. The shock My mentor, Arthur A. Fletcher, action against Dr. Fletcher was the Disabled Veteran Program, a few ultra right wing think tanks. unemployment to be at record is that they dare do it. The real- was working in the Department enacted at the Palmer Hotel. A the Disadvantaged Business Still, we prevail and move on. levels. ity is they can’t win at this as of Labor and saw the great op- mob made various attempts to Program (DBE) at the Depart- The Black percentage of This administration is kill- this is the law. But still they work portunity. He implemented the break into his room and kill him. ment of Transportation and oth- federal business peaked during ing us and it is time for the Con- to hurt small business per se Philadelphia Plan, which He contacted the White House ers were implemented by this the Reagan Administration at six gressional Black Caucus and all and Black, Hispanic and Asian brought affirmative action to and that led to a call from Presi- giant. The number of Black mil- percent of the total. It started to Black concerned associations business specifically. This sin- hiring in federal contracting. The dent Richard Nixon to Chicago lionaires and new jobs in the decline during the Clinton Ad- and citizens to say “enough”. ister action is to promote their vehicle was Title VI of the Civil Mayor Richard “Dick” Daley. Black community created by ministration but then leveled off This Obama experiment has socialistic pro union manifesto. Rights Act, which stated that if The President told the Mayor Congressman Mitchell exceeds and began an upswing during failed us miserably and a real The Civil Rights Act of you do business with the fed- that “if my guy doesn’t arrive in all other programs combined. the George W. Bush Adminis- change is drastically needed. 1964 was the prize of the Civil eral government or benefit from D.C. this evening or is harmed Most of this growth came dur- tration (HUD Secretary We will get through this but big Rights Movement led by Dr. a federal program you cannot the 101st Airborne will be march- ing the Ronald Reagan Admin- Alphonso Jackson was the decisions lay in front of us. President Obama Energizes Black America to

“Let’s put our people “Press On” for Jobs and Equality gress pass this jobs bill now, I back to work doing the work have also urged improvements America needs done.” for big business and the surance. with the President. These in- to ensure that its benefits do not President Barack Obama wealthy. He also reminded us This real progress has clude summer jobs for teens, bypass urban communities. After months of reaching that despite fierce opposition, largely been drowned out by the infrastructure investments and For example, infrastruc- out to the other side to find com- his Administration, with the loud and raucous partisan op- direct job creation. The Presi- ture spending needs to be ex- mon ground on the issues of job help of the CBC, has accom- position that has dominated dent also shares our belief that panded beyond schools and creation and deficit reduction, plished much that has benefit- much of the President’s first funding for these and other pro- transportation to include work President Obama’s speech at the ted African Americans. This in- term in office. But President visions in his bill requires that on community centers and li- By. Marc H. Morial Congressional Black Caucus cludes a payroll tax cut; an ex- Obama also acknowledged that the wealthiest Americans and braries to bring more jobs to NNPA Columnist dinner on September 25th sig- pansion of the Earned Income with unemployment approach- the biggest corporations pay urban neighborhoods. Job train- naled a shift towards a more ro- Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit; ing 17 percent among African their fair share. He said, “War- ing is also needed to prepare paid homage to the leadership bust defense of the progressive enactment of the strongest Americans and almost half of ren Buffet’s secretary shouldn’t more urban residents for work and sacrifices of civil rights leg- values he shares with the CBC, consumer financial protections African American children liv- pay a higher tax rate than War- refurbishing foreclosed proper- ends like Rev. Joseph Lowery the National Urban League and in history; making college loans ing in poverty, much more ren Buffet. A teacher or a nurse ties. And funding for these and and Congressman John Lewis. millions of middle class and more affordable; investments in needs to be done. or a construction worker mak- other projects should be pro- He urged all of us to follow their working class Americans. early childhood education, The blueprint for the ing $50,000 a year shouldn’t pay vided directly to municipalities example and “press on” for the The President used the community colleges and work that lies ahead is con- higher tax rates than somebody rather than through the states sake of jobs, equality and our speech to contrast his vision of HBCUs; and passage of a tained in his American Jobs Act, making $50 million a year. That’s to ensure that communities children. I urge him to keep up equal opportunity and shared health care law that has already which includes a number of just common sense.” We agree. hardest hit by unemployment the pressure and carry that mes- sacrifice with those in Con- resulted in one million more measures I have personally And while I support the are not left behind. sage to every corner of this gress who are only looking out young people having health in- pushed for in direct meetings President’s demand that Con- The President’s speech country.

that we treaded water. The un- One in Three ency is enjoying a 9.1 percent employment rate remained at a dering. They talk bout the lives rated response. Instead, Black ebrated our “progress”, we gen- unemployment rate. But there high of 9.1 percent, 8 percent for they once had, the lives the now folks are unemployed and no- erated just 103,000 jobs. We are too many who are experienc- white folks, and 16 percent for have. Once upon a time, they body really cares. aren’t moving ahead, we are fall- ing much more than that. Throw Black folks. Some pundits were had homes, mortgages, and op- Go to church and count it ing behind. Our reality is that a stone into the Black commu- jazzed at the rates, thinking that portunities. Now they have lost out. If there are three people the jobs market is broken and nity. See who it hits. It is one in they meant we are doing okay. jobs, homes, and their opportu- huddled over water, one of them nobody wants to fix it. three, one in three, one in three. What’s okay? The real unem- nities. They are the folks that is unemployed. If there are three Instead, we see a nation What that means is that the pox ployment rate for African Ameri- stand in the middle of the sta- people passing out programs, at political gridlock. The con- called unemployment affects cans is close to thirty percent. tistics. We know the numbers, one of them is unemployed. If gressional republicans don’t everyone. When the reality of This means that a third of but we don’t know their pain. there are three people, or four, want to pass the President’s worklessness hits so so many, the Black world is not working. The pain is more acute for or five, or six, this pox called jobs bill, and they have offered the fact is that it affects us all. By. Julianne Malveaux This means that there are too African Americans than it is for unemployment has visited them. few alternatives. So we sit and The numbers come out NNPA Columnist many Black folks who are trip- others. President Obama has not Who is he, who is she? Mother, wait to see if anyone will break every first Friday. The reality The first Friday of the ping. This means that too many fully addressed that, although father, brother. Sister, somebody the gridlock that keeps our leg- visits our community each and month is a day when economists are managing pain. And with the his spirited anger at the recent who brought a quarter to the islators from moving forward. every day. One in three adult like me are riveted to the news. Congress ignoring the reality, Congressional Black Caucus table, and the quarter isn’t there, This is drama, it is trauma, it is African Americans cannot find We want to know what’s up with failing to offer the relief from the dinner was a great step in the not anymore. bless you, mama, cause it is work. This is a depression level the unemployment rate, and jobs bill, this means that nobody right direction. Still, I have to In order to just stay even, overtime for there to be some unemployment rate. People are with the changes that have cares. think that if there were a crisis our nation needs to generate forward movement. hurting, but nobody really cares. taken place in the last month. I hear from people all the in Appalachia or in New Mexico, 275,000 jobs each month. Last Perhaps this is not an is- One in three. One in three. One Last week, our nation learned time. Their stories are heart ren- there would be a more invigo- month, a month where some cel- sue for those whose constitu- in three. Civil Rights Warrior Fred Shuttlesworth Wasn’t Fred Shuttlesworth, who Lewis, now a member of Con- recently died in his native Ala- gress. “When Bull Connor, bama at the age of 89, has been Afraid of Death Commissioner of Public Safety widely acknowledged as the premacists that Birmingham was know they would go this far. If I replied, ‘When did the Lord start Birmingham, put Freedom Rid- Civil Rights Movement’s most dubbed ‘Bombingham,’” was you, I’d get out of town.’ sending my messages through ers out in the heart of danger courageous warrior. He was so Davidson wrote. “A city library “Shuttlesworth replied, you?...The Lord told me to call it near the lonely Alabama/Ten- hell-bent on shattering the walls list compiled from police surveil- ‘Well, you’re not me. And tell on.’” nessee state line, people were of segregation in Birmingham lance files documents 61 bomb- your friends God didn’t save me In September 1957, three afraid to help us after a bus had and throughout the South that ings during those years, includ- to run. I’m here for the duration years after the Brown v. Board been burned in Anniston. It was he wanted to die for the free- ing 45 racially related ones. Two and the war is just beginning.’” of Education Supreme Court a brave and daring Fred dom of African-Americans. of those were meant for The next day, Shuttlesworth decision outlawing segregated Shuttlesworth who did not hesi- That exceptional insight Shuttlesworth.” was sitting in the front seat of city public schools, Shuttlesworth tate to meet us at the Greyhound into the man who led the cam- Davidson continued, buses, defying the city’s segrega- led a group that included his Bus station and then even en- By George E. Curry paign to desegregate Birming- “One exploded on Christmas tion laws. wife, Ruby, and their two daugh- tertained us at his home, along NNPA Columnist ham long before Dr. Martin night 1956. Earlier, U.W. Clemon, Alabama’s first ters, Patricia and Ruby, to inte- with 12 others, before we re- is immortalized in Birmingham. A Luther King, Jr. arrived on the Shuttlesworth had announced Black federal judge, said of grate Phillips High School. turned to the rides.” street is named in his honor, a statue scene was chronicled by Joe plans to desegregate city buses Shuttlesworth: “He was the first Shuttlesworth was savagely It was the 1963 Birmingham of him stands in front of the Bir- Davidson, his former son-in- on Dec. 26. He was in his bed- Black man I knew who was totally beaten by White segregation- campaign that made Shuttlesworth mingham Civil Rights Institute and law, in an article published in the room in the parsonage, adjacent unafraid of White folks.” ists wielding knives, brass famous. three years ago, the airport was re- September 1998 edition of to Bethel Baptist. Fifteen sticks In his book, Why We Can’t knuckles, bicycle chains and Grainy black and white named the Birmingham- Emerge magazine and reprinted of dynamite were placed be- Wait, Dr. King praised baseball bats. His wife was television images of police dogs Shuttlesworth International Airport. in a book I edited, The Best of tween the church and the par- Shuttlesworth, who estimates he stabbed and one of their daugh- and fire hoses turned on pro- There will be three days of Emerge Magazine. sonage, about 2 feet from where was arrested 30 to 40 times, as “one ters’ ankle was crushed in their testors, including children, memorials to Shuttlesworth in Bir- “I tried to get killed in Bir- Shuttlesworth was relaxing. His of the nation’s most courageous car door. awakened the nation’s moral mingham, beginning Oct. 22 and mingham,” he told Davidson. “I wife and four children also were freedom fighters.” When doctors at the hos- conscience that spring and was culminating with his funeral Oct. 24. tried to widow my wife and my in the house, as was a deacon Not everyone supported pital expressed surprise that instrumental in President John Bishop Calvin Woods, children for God’s sake, because and his wife. The bomb blew a Shuttlesworth’s efforts. Shuttlesworth hadn’t suffered a F. Kennedy’s decision to sign president of the Birmingham I literally believed that scripture hole in the floor, and its force After the NAACP was concussion or broken bones, he the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Fire- chapter of SCLC, told the Bir- that says ‘…whosoever will lose blew Shuttlesworth into the banned from operating in Ala- remarked, “The Lord knew I lived men aimed high-powered hoses mingham News, “He was a hard his life for my sake shall find it.’ I hole. The bomb destroyed the bama, Shuttlesworth announced in a hard town, so he gave me a at Shuttlesworth, knocking him man for a hard town, who dealt had no fear, you understand.” house. Miraculously, no one plans to form a new group, the hard head.” Hard-headed up against a wall. with problems in a way no one There were more than was seriously injured. As Alabama Christian Movement for Shuttlesworth was not afraid to Eugene “Bull” Connor, told else had ever dealt with them. enough volunteers eager to grant Shuttlesworth walked from Human Rights. act. reporters, “I’m sorry I missed it…I He was a man of love, courage, Shuttlesworth his death wish. rubble, a police officer, whom “One Black minister told “On the Freedom Rides in wish they’d carry him away in a faith, and he certainly was man “In the 15-year period be- Shuttlesworth believes was a Shuttlesworth the Lord wanted May 1961, he took action when hearse.” of action. Because of his cour- ginning in 1950, there were so Klansman, told him: ‘I know him to call off the meeting,” others were stricken, immobi- They didn’t. Shuttlesworth age, he engendered courage in many bombings by White su- these people, Reverend. I didn’t Davidson wrote. “Shuttlesworth lized by fear,” recalled John lived another 48 years and his name many of us.” www.theaustinvillager.com THE VILLAGER Page 3 ~ October 14, 2011 CHURCH & TOWN BULLETIN those schools, as the admin- estimates of teacher pay dis- istration proposes, could parities and other measures The Disparity in Teacher Pay: A Civil boost instruction in different of educational equity. By Kenneth J. Cooper ways, Ali said. When the teacher pay Special to the NNPA from “The extra money to data were released Sept. 27, thedefendersonline.com Rights Issue schools with teachers who Ali said: “To repair our edu- New federal research Teachers are also a get paid less could be used cation system requires that shows that African American district’s most important for many purposes, such as we be able to identify where and Hispanic students are educational resource. How retaining effective teachers problems exist. Collecting being shortchanged, literally, the best teachers are distrib- in high-poverty schools or these data and making them when it comes to school bud- uted is a matter of educa- providing extra learning time, widely accessible is a pow- gets, in most districts with tional equity. Because of and not necessarily to ex- erful way to make the case for diverse enrollments. relatively low pay and poor pand their staffs,” she said. action.” The U.S. Education De- working conditions com- “The administration’s pro- Kenneth J. Cooper, a partment study found that pared to other professions, posal requiring comparable Pulitzer-Prize winning jour- teachers in schools with more the unfortunate fact is there resources phases in over nalist, is a freelancer based Latino and African American aren’t enough top-notch time so districts can adjust in Boston. He also edits the enrollment get paid an aver- teachers to go around, budgets over multiple Trotter Review at the Uni- age of $2,500 less than teach- therefore they get rationed years.” versity of Massachusetts- ers in the whole district. The one way or another. Examining the compa- Boston. pay disparity reflects earlier “America has been rability of school resources research that found students battling inequity in educa- has been part of the Nappy Edges in public schools with heavy tion for decades but these administration’s strategy for minority enrollments receive data show that we cannot let enforcing civil rights. BRAIDER NEEDED instruction more often from up.” Education Secretary As of June, the inexperienced teachers, who Arne Duncan said in releas- department’s Office for Civil earn less because of salary ing the survey results last Rights was investigating 11 schedules based on senior- month. “Children who need cases having to do with com- ity. the most too often get the parable resources, including In the 2009-2010 aca- least. It’s a civil rights issue, the experience and pay of demic year, the disparity ex- an economic security issue teachers. Those cases in- ists in 59 percent of 2,217 di- and a moral issue.” volve eight complaints filed verse districts, those defined In its proposal for by individuals and three as having between 20 percent changes in the No Child Left compliance reviews initiated and 80 percent African Behind Act, which has been by the office. American and Hispanic en- struck in Congress, the Those cases involve rollment. The survey was the Obama administration asks districts in nine states: South FREE HAIR Relaxers, Styles, first time federal education the legislation be revised to Carolina, Maryland, Texas, New York, Colorado, Indi- Cuts, Braids, officials have collected infor- require that “comparable re- Tree Braids, mation to compare individu- sources” be spent on low- ana, California, North Caro- Sewed Weaves als schools based on teacher income students at the lina and Virginia. and Much More Call 499-8969 salaries, which consume school level, rather than dis- schools with mostly white, support additional instruc- Later this year, the Education Department will or go to the website: about 60 percent of a trict wide. non-poor students, may get tion for disadvantaged stu- nappyedgesudu.com district’s budget on average. “Currently, some as much as $1 million more a dents. 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St. Peter’s United Methodist Church JOSHUA CHAPEL CHRISTIAN METHODIST Rosewood Avenue Missionary Baptist Church 4509 Springdale Road Austin, Tx 78723 EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1820 Rosewood Avenue, Austin, Texas 78702 Office 512- 926-1686 Fax 512-929-7281 1006 Yeager Lane, Suite 102-A Austin, Texas (512) 476-8201 Fax (512) 476-5693 Christian Web Site- Weekly Services stpetersaustintx.ning.com Sunday Services [email protected] Sunday School 9:30 a.m. THE PLACE WHERE WE STEP OUT ON FAITH. Sunday School 10:00 A.M. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. COME AND STEP OUT ON FAITH WITH US Worship Service 11:00 A.M. Wed. Night Bible Fellowship 6:30 p.m. Sunday School 8:45 a.m. WEDNESDAY Bible Study 6:30 P.M. Praise and Worship 10:15 a.m. SATURDAY New The Spencer & Ora Lee Nobles Wednesday Bible Study 12:00 p.m. Member Assimilation 10:00 A.M. “Hope Center” (512) 476-6722 Rev. Jack C. Gause and Praise /Bible Study 6:30 p.m. (to include Children’s Choir Rehersaland Rev. Coby Shorter, III Website: Pastor Rev. Lois Hayes, Pastor Bible Study with age appropiate Activities) Pastor www.rosewoodbaptistchurch.org Ebenezer Baptist Church AFRICAN ASSEMBLIES of GOD Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church 1010 East 10th Street 512-478-1875 Fax: 512-478-1892 CHURCH 5900 Cameron Road Austin, Texas 78723-1843 A growing church ministering to African American and (512) 451-0808 (512) 302-4575 Fax Bus Ministry Call 512-478-1875 other nationals Web Site - www.themount.net Come worship with us Sunday Services WORSHIP SERVICES Worship Service 8:00 A.M. Sunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:00 A.M. Sunday Worship 11:30 A.M. Church School - 9:45 a.m. Discipleship Training 10:00 A.M. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:45 P.M. Bible Studies - Mon, 6:30 p.m. & Wed., 12 noon Worship Service 11:00 A.M. Wednesday Night Worship - 7 p.m. Place of Worship Wednesday “Ministries For Mankind” Luke 4:18 Midweek Prayer Service 7:00 P.M. The Church of Glad Tidings 2700 Northland Dr. Austin, TX 78756 Rev. Rodney L Swisher, Child Development Center For more information, contact Pastor Jonah Ghartey B.A., M. Div., Interim Pastor Ages 0-5 years (Daily) 512-478-6709 512-873-8103 [email protected] A.W.. Anthony Mays, Senior Pastor

If you have church news St Annie A.M.E. Church Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Chruch 1711 Newton Street 1701 Chestnut Avenue Austin, TX 78702 or Austin, Texas 78704 Church Phone (512) 476-0838 Voice mail (512) 444-4509 to have your church included on E-mail: [email protected] Morning Worship Service @ 11 a.m. Sundays @ 9:00a.m.- Sunday school Advancing the Ministry - Sunday @ 10:00am Bible Study this page, send information to Expanding the Church Monday @ 6:30 pm Bible Study Church School 9:30 A.M. Sun Mid-Week Service each Wednesday [email protected] Morning Worship 10:45 A.M. Sun evening at 6:30 p.m., where there Bible Study 7:30 P.M. Sun. is Prayer, Praising, and Preaching or going on. Come and worship with Rev. Derwin D. Gipson, Pastor us!!! call 512-476-0082. Rev. Ralph H. Daniels, Pastor THE VILLAGER Page 4 ~ October 14, 2011 www.theaustinvillager.com YOUTH BRIGADE Youth of Today Managing campaigns for corporations around the clock, around the world.

Hope of Tomorrow Fight through Phsics Trying to end Bullying Pflugerville Pfamily Pfun Run Plan, so I am required to take In school there are hun- Pflugerville. The run will be Physics. dreds of bullies and a large por- hosted by the MOMS Club of Physics has been difficult tion of them are usually smaller Pflugerville to raise money for and challenging for me. I am not than their prey. I have witnessed the further improvement of our a strong math student or science somebody get bullied plenty of city parks. student. English and Spanish times, and I must admit that I Packets and on-site reg- are what I excel in. Physics is didn’t even attempt to intervene istration will start at 8 am. The complicated, and it takes time to in some instances. I have been 5k run will begin at 9 am and fully visualize and understand bullied before, and I haven’t the Kids Fun run will start at what is happening. met one person who hasn’t 10:15, and then the winners will Even though I struggle, I been. be given their trophies, med- make the effort and time to at- als, and ribbons. Jaquarry Wilson Whether the reason of tend tutorials, so I can master Marshay Hatcher There will be fruit, ba- Del Valle High School bullying is because of clothes Pflugerville High School gels, snacks, and plenty of Olivia Smith the class. Just remember if you According to dictionary. or skin color, it still hurts and Lockhart H.S. water for hydration, so come are struggling with any of your com, the word ‘bully’ is defined can potentially scar someone The 2nd Annual Pfluger- on out and support our city Physics is the study of classes, keep your head up and as “a blustering, quarrelsome, for life. Bullies come in all ville Pfamily Pfun Run will be park improvements. Bring the math and science. I am currently fight through it. I hope I have overbearing person who habitu- shapes and sizes and can be held on Saturday, October 15, family and have fun. signed up for the Distinguished inspired someone. ally badgers and intimidates very dangerous. After our 2011 at 9 am, around Lake smaller or weaker people”, which school was visited by a group Pflugerville Pfall Concert is, in my opinion, slightly incor- of people who worked to pre- Capital Area Food Bank rect. vent bullying a couple of weeks that I am a part of called Top Dressed in our formal at- The improper connotation ago, I realized that bullying is Teens Of America. tire we sang “Lord Bless You that we give the simple word all around us and we all need to The organization that I am and Keep You” and the “bully” is one of the reasons why, try to stop bullying all together. a part of is centered around “Pflugerville School Anthem”. on average, every 1 out of 10 chil- It may seem very diffi- community service . For this We have practiced for this since dren and adults will be bullied cult, but if we work together particular community service the first week of school and are every day. The part of the defini- anything is possible. If you see project we arrive at the food very proud of our performance. tion that I believe isn’t true is any bullying taking place at any bank. Then we sign in and get I enjoyed this event and where it says “smaller or weaker school, it is best to tell a teacher, name tags, to identify ourselves. had fun putting in the hard work people.” That, I can say, is only counselor, or any responsible Next we walk to where items and showcasing our talents. At sometimes true. adult. the end of the week for, all of our have been returned. When we Adrian Jackson hard work, and the success of arrive they tell us how to deal Pflugerville High School the concert, we plan to have a District Football Begins with the different items in the Our first district game choir party to celebrate. cart. October 4, 2011 Pfluger- was against Kelly Lane Middle The choir students would Rickey Hayes After the instructors have ville High School Choir per- School. Our B-team tried their like to thank everyone who came Manor New Tech HS told us what to do, we get formed and presented our Fall best, but lost 6-14. Our quar- out to support us and a special This upcoming Saturday, started. Basically we look at Concert to parents, students, terback (#6) Nathan Wilson thanks to Ms.Hendrix and October 15th, I will be partici- food items and toiletry items. If and staff. The concert started at scored a touchdown, at second Ms.Neff for all their hard work, pating in a volunteer project at something is spoiled or has 7pm in the Pflugerville audito- and goal. dedication, and motivation. Capital Area Food Bank. I have been opened then it is thrown A-team defeated Kelly rium. participated in this volunteer away. However when stuff is Lane 14-8. In the game( #4) Gre- project the last two years. This found that can be put to use, it gory Bowens scored a touch- Open Gym at Pflugerville MS would be my third year doing is given to people in need. Giv- down and a two point conver- this particular event. I do this ing to people in need is the gym instead of waiting in the sion. Evan McDonald (#3) project through an organization bestpart of the experience. front of the school. Students are scored a touchdown also and allowed to play football, basket- Darius Hatcher made the two point conversion. ball, soccer, and many other Pflugerville Middle School And for the first time our Dailey’s First Newspaper games. Giving students a chance District Football has just backup quarterback (#5) Avery Dailey students we will be dis- to enjoy the gym with no pres- begun for the PISD middle Sullivan threw a 10 yard pass missed at 1pm. Mark your cal- sure of making the grade, and schools. The middle schools are to( #8) Evan Flores. endar Timberwolves for Friday some good old fashioned exer- competing to become the Dis- Now our main focus is to October 14th Picture Day. cise. trict Champs for 2011. The stu- practice, practice, practice. We The Timberwolves 7th Open Gym will end at 7:30 dents are training hard to be the want to be District Champs and grade football team won their am to give students a chance to best, and bring home that tro- that is going to take hard work game against Del Valle Middle eat breakfast and get to their phy. and determination. School. The 7th grade A team classes on time. The athletic co- beat the Cardinals 30-0 our next ordinators will be chaperoning Andrae Hatcher This weel in Sports game is Monday October 10th the students while they are in Pflugerville Middle School against Bastrop. I will update the gym. There will also be some 7th grade “A” and “B” team, for you on the score next week. The Pflugerville Panthers contests and prizes for students volleyball, lost. The football 7th Jaylon Knighten The Capital City Bearcats are having our first Open Gym. to win. grade “A” team tied with Dailey Middle School Senior, Rookie and Junior teams We will have Open Gym every I plan to have fun playing Goodnight Rattlers, but the 7th Dailey Middle School played against the Manor Mus- Friday, in the gym when stu- sports with my friends, and win grade “B” team lost. This week journalism class will publish tang and all teams defeated the dents arrive they may enter the some great prizes. the volleyball team (7th grade) Mustangs. Congratulations to played against Miller here in their first newspaper called The all division only two more games Lockhart, will have winnings Dailey Times. This will be the JV Black is undefeated at to go and we are off to the play- next week. first year for the newspaper. The offs. This weekend is Homecom- Also this week the foot- Dailey Times will be coming out ing weekend for the Bearcats it Cedar Ridge! ball team(7th grade) played soon for the students to pickup will be kickoff with a Pep rally called Rumors. The play was held against Miller, again will have and read about what is happen- on Friday night. Good Luck to on October 5th – 8th. Great job winnings next week. This week ing around our school. October th everyone. Drama Club keeps the great plays also the cross country will go to 12 is early released day for coming! a Gonzales Apache Invitational Tori Smith, Cheer Clinic by Tierra Good The Raider Varsity Volleyball Lockhart Junior HighSchool in Gonzales. Also from this week Team played at home against Elgin we have had a lot of rain hope- Hornsby-Dunlap elementary, and to show we had school spirit So last week the only fully a lot of it went over by and other elementary school we were encouraged to attend the teams in season right now went Bastrop. Well that’s all for now girls, jumps, cheering and danc- game wearing purple or black and if against Goodnight Rattlers, the see ya’ll next week. ing. The cheer clinic is open to you had your student ID the game girls in 2nd through 5th grade. Marcus Austin was free. The Lady Raiders lost but School Pep Rally The time is from 4:00 to 6:30. The Cedar Ridge High School they should be back on the wining playing along too. cheer clinic is in Dailey Middle The student PTSA had a track next week. Good job Lady Raid- We had the pep rally in our School’s gymnasium and it’s party for being involved with Cedar ers! big gym. The pep rally was really only $5.00. The cheer clinic Ridge PTSA. The party was an open The Cedar Ridge JV Black fun , we did activities such as teach- probably won’t be hard because celebration for all students to have Football Team played against ers vs students. The band per- my homeroom teacher is Dailey the chance to join the PTSA. The Pflugerville and won 22-6. This win formed popular songs. One game Tierra Good Middle School’s cheerleading party consisted of fun, snacks, and makes them undefeated at 6-0, so they played was where every group Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary coach. It might be fun. There games. Also during all the lunch keep it up Raiders you have the had to hold hands in a circle and On Friday, October 14th, will be no school on Monday, th periods on Friday October 7 the chance to have the first ever unde- put a hoop in between each groups Dailey Middle School cheerlead- October 17 . This day will be PTSA had nachos for all the stu- feated football season in Cedar hands. ers are going to teach the for parent conferences. dents who are members of the Ridge history! Deria Good The students and teachers PTSA. We all have the opportunity The Cedar Ridge JV Purple Dailey Middle School were separted into differrent groups. Now Compiling and we are highly encouraged to Football Team played against Ce- On Friday, October 7th , Then you had to get the hoop join PTSA for the 2011-12 school dar Creek and won in a blowout 44- Dailey had a pep rally. We had a around the group two times ,then THE BLACK REGISTRY 2011 year. The PTSA will be involved in 6! They are now 5-1 their only lost pep rally to support our volleyball sit down. Eventually , the teachers A DIRECTORY OF MINORITY OWNED AND MANAGED many activities and fundraisers and was against Stony Point High and our football teams. Also to play won. Also some of the teachers and BUSINESSES IN THE AUSTIN AREA will be organizing school dances. school. mini-activities and for the dancers students danced for fun to some For information on how to be included The Cedar Ridge Drama Great job Raiders and keep and the cheerleaders to do their hip-hop music. It was funny, I can’t Club was proud to present the play the wins coming! own performance, with the band wait to have another one. call (512) 476-0082 www.theaustinvillager.com THE VILlAGER Page 5 ~ October 14, 2011 YOUTH BRIGADE/LOCAL NEWS Events at LBJ More than $458,000 in Federal Funds for East Austin This past Monday, the Class of 2012 Seniors hosted a College Prep’s Project FIT to EXCEL Program community event involving barbeque, fun games, and prizes. that success depends not just on and positive attitude about (www.eaprep.org) is a tuition- This is a great moment especially academics but on a student’s physical activity to overall in- free Full Service Community for the seniors because they feel all-around sense of health and crease student learning. Much School open to 6th, 7th and like they have done something well-being, supported by parents of the educational work will be 8th graders living in East great for their community and and members of the commu- spearheaded by East Austin Austin. The school will open they can look back on it once nity.” College Prep’s team of highly- to 9th graders in 2012. The they are finished with high Dr. Joe Gonzales, Superin- qualified P.E. Instructors and mission of East Austin College school and off to college. tendent of East Austin College Facilitators, and occur during the Prep is to inspire students to Another exciting, new Prep was pleased to hear news scope of the school and directly have clear college aspirations event at LBJ is the Jag Radio. of the funding. “My experience after. However, through partner- along with the academic skills We currently are in progress of over the last 50 years as an edu- ships with Boys and Girls Club, and passion to fulfill their Bria Good having our own school radio sta- cator confirms what research Capital Area Food Bank, and 360 dreams. As a model school that LBJ High School tion called, Jag Radio. I plan to shows to be the significant re- Leadership and many other or- successfully prepares all stu- LBJ has stepped up in take an interest in this lationship between health-re- ganizations, youth, parents, dents, regardless of economic school activities and everyone oppurtunity because it will give lated fitness and academic community residents will be af- background, for graduation is loving it. LBJ Student Council me more of a voice at the school Congressman Lloyd Doggett achievement. At East Austin forded enhanced health, physi- and success in college, East will be in charge of our Hallow- and it will look great on my col- Washington— Today, U.S. College Prep we are always cal, nutritional activities and Austin College Prep stands een dance on Oct.22, 2011. I lege resume. I love music and Rep. Lloyd Doggett announced looking for ways to inspire our special extracurricular activities. apart with its extended school think it’s a great idea to have talking about issues, so Jag Ra- East Austin College Prep will re- students to become more active Through this project, stu- day, highly qualified instruc- more dances than just Home- dio will be a great experience for ceive $458,134 for its Project FIT and health conscious, and this dents will gain increased knowl- tors on-call until 9:00 pm coming and Prom because a lot me. We will have our first meet- to EXCEL program, which will grant will boost our school’s edge and awareness on healthy each day, 3 week summer ses- of people may have nothing to ing, Wednesday, Oct. 19. serve over 2,300 participants in physical education program and living, exercise, physical fitness, sion, small culturally relevant do on the weekends so it can I will update you on the East Austin community. The provide the tools students need behavior, attitude, responsibil- classes with individualized occupy us. more events at the J. GO JAGS! project is a collaborative effort to lead healthier lives,” he said. ity, and making sound well-be- instruction, intensive paren- of the East Austin Children’s The program is a compre- ing decisions. New high-tech tal and community involve- High School Seniors Invited to Promise initiative, with goals to hensive strategy to increase equipment will be offered to not ment program, and a college promote a quality comprehen- physical activity school/commu- only motivate students and prep curriculum based on Rams Preview Day sive community-based and nity-wide: adults but also to engage them award-winning model. Lo- (AUSTIN, Texas) — High African American Studies. Busi- school-based physical educa- o Daily classroom physi- in new 21st century physical fit- cated at Southwest Key’s school seniors are invited to ness administration, education, tion program that empowers lo- cal activity breaks; ness practices and exercises us- state-of-the-art Centro de Fa- Huston-Tillotson University’s kinesiology, criminal justice, and cal youth to meet the state’s o Organized after school ing hands on, innovative tech- milia, the school is the cen- Rams Preview Day on Saturday, English are the five most popu- physical education standards. physical activity programs; nology to increase motor skills tral component of the East Oct. 29, 2011, on the campus at lar majors. Communication was Project FIT to EXCEL is a sys- o Walking and biking to/ and physical activities that en- Austin Children’s Promise 900 Chicon Street. Rams Preview added as a major during the Fall tematic approach to revitalize a from school; hance development. Exercise will (www.swkey.org/promise), a Day, beginning at 9:00 a.m., pro- 2011 term. The updated commu- community through health, edu- o Access to fitness club- be made more appealing and en- strategy to ensure student vides prospective students the nication major integrates con- cation, wellness and capacity- type equipment at school; joyable via a variety of activi- success by providing compre- opportunity to visit the campus, temporary applications across building activities of a rigorous o Gym in the morning be- ties that are interactive and age hensive wraparound services meet faculty and staff, obtain multiple platforms for the next physical education program fore school begins; appropriate so that students are to meet the needs of the whole information about majors, and generation of media profession- through the overall improvement o Intramural sport teams; more likely to exercise regularly family and revitalize the sur- receive scholarship and finan- als. of students’ awareness in, tak- o Evening events for stu- and form lifelong habits. rounding neighborhood. cial aid information. The University also offers ing ownership of and monitor- dents to engage in physical ac- East Austin College Prep Huston-Tillotson Univer- the Advancement via Individual ing personal fitness and health; tivity; and sity offers Bachelor of Arts or Determination (AVID) Hip- Hop parental education and involve- o Annual campus or com- AFRICAN NIGHT LIVE MUSIC By Bachelor of Science degrees in Learning Community. AVID is a ment to support lifelong health/ munity events to heighten com- ZOUMOUNTCHI English, communication, college readiness system de- wellness; and community con- munity awareness of physical Every Saturday history, music, criminal justice, signed to increase academic per- nection with partners and resi- activity and health. 10 pm to 12 am political science, psychology, formance that uses research dents to promote a healthier The program will offer be- “Real Music from the Heart of sociology, education, kinesiol- based methods to provide mean- lifestyle. fore/during school, evening, “East Austin College weekend and summer physical Civilization” ogy, biology, chemistry, math- ingful academic support in or- SAHARA LOUNGE ematics, business administra- der to help students succeed. Prep and its community part- fitness activities and nutritional tion, computer science, and Register online at ners are working hard to give programs for students, parents (Formerly TC’s Lounge ) computer information systems. www.htu.edu or contact Enroll- young Texans the tools to suc- and community citizens to de- 1413 Webberville A minor can be earned in most ment Management at 512. ceed in life,” said Rep. Doggett. velop health-related fitness ap- www.Saharalounge.com (512) 927-0700 of the disciplines, including reli- 505.3028 or [email protected]. “This program acknowledges titudes, physical competence gious studies and African and Free and open to the public. Huston-Tillotson Dell to receive largest rebate University to Celebrate from Austin its Founding With a Energy for data server Focus on Health and virtualization

Wellness Dell is receiving the larg- est data server rebate ever is- dents. sued by Austin Energy at Charter Day Convocation, $122,402 for consolidating more held on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at 10 than 600 servers to about 50 at a.m. in King-Seabrook Chapel will its Park Center Drive facilities. feature Ashton Cumber batch, Vice The consolidation will President of Advocacy and Com- save Dell about 2.5 million kilo- munity Relations, Seton Family of watt-hours of electricity a year – Hospitals, as the keynote speaker. or the equivalent power used by In addition, the program profiles top 208 average-size homes in Aus- ranking seniors, features the con- tin year-round – and reduce its cert choir under the direction of peak demand by about 285 kilo- Gloria Quinlan, and showcases the watts. The electricity savings for jazz combo under the direction of Dell are estimated at $150,000 an- Ashton Cumberbath Javier Stuppard. nually. The Austin City Council (AUSTIN, Texas) — The A fall symposium, entitled approved the rebate on Thurs- commemoration of two higher edu- “Vocation as Call” opens the Char- day, Oct. 6. cation institutions will be honored ter Day celebration on Thursday, Austin Energy was one of during Huston-Tillotson Uni- Oct. 27 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the the first electric utilities outside versity’s four-day Charter celebra- Agard-Lovinggood Auditorium. of California to offer rebates for tion Oct. 27-30, 2011, that will focus The symposium features recent server virtualization. Server on health and wellness. The two graduates in the medical profession virtualization partitions a physi- colleges—Tillotson College, along with Kurt Senske and other cal server into smaller “virtual” founded by what is now the United community leaders in the health pro- servers. Software is used to di- Church of Christ, and Samuel fession. Senske, author of “The vide the physical server into Huston College, founded by The Calling: Live a Life of Significance”, multiple virtual environments. United Methodist Church—have is the Chief Executive Officer of Virtualization requires less hard- roots that date to 1875. Lutheran Social Services of the ware, less maintenance and re- Charter Day represents the South and the Chair of the Board of duces air conditioning use. official designated celebration of the Directors of the Fortune 500 finan- Recent studies have found trustee signing of the Charter of In- cial services organization Thrivent that electricity use by data centers corporation by the State of Texas Financial. Pastor Karl A. Gronberg, grew by about 36% in the U.S. from that established Huston-Tillotson Gethsemane Lutheran Church, will 2006 to 2010 and 56% globally but College (now known as Huston- facilitate the panel discussion. is lower than the doubling of data Tillotson University). The 1952 The celebration will con- center electricity use that occurred merger created one of the largest clude on Sunday, Oct. 30 during a 4 from 2000 to 2005. The lower growth black Protestant church-related col- p.m. “Healthy Wholeness” worship is attributed to a greater focus on leges in the country. Today the Uni- with Tyrone D. Gordon, Senior Pas- energy-efficiency measures such as versity is experiencing its highest tor, St. Luke “Community” United virtualization and other technologies enrollment since the 1952 merger Methodist Church, bringing the as well as the slowed economy. with 904 students matriculating and message. The scripture from 1 Austin Energy offers com- a campus expansion with the pro- Corinthians 2:9—Eyes have not mercial customers rebates of up posed Health and Wellness Center. seen, ears have not heard, nor has it to $200,000 to make data center The increase represents 12 years of entered into the hearts of men the energy-efficiency improvements growth under Larry L. Earvin who wonderful things God has prepared such as virtualization, massive ar- became president in 2000. The Cen- for they that love Him!—is the fo- ray idle disk (MAID) storage, ter will serve as a catalyst for aware- cus for the service that also features uninterruptible power supplies ness and preventive health care for the concert choir during this one- (UPS) and other custom tech- AA Youth HT students and East Austin resi- hour program. nologies. THE VILLAGER Page 6 ~ October 14, 2011 www.theaustinvillager.com CITY ~ STATE ~ NATIONAL ~ WORLD “Occupy Wall Street Movement” Travis County Bond Proposition By Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon 1 and 2 Elections On October 6, 2011, the Moreover, “Occupy Wall Unlike the right wing movement Occupy Wall Street Street “ rally had various speak- movement groups, “Occupy By Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon held a rally at the Austin City ers who mentioned the reason Wall Street” does not affiliate it- As a another November the bond as it accrues and to natural resource, maintain or Hall. About 150 people of vari- why they came to the rally. For self to a particular political party comes around, residents liv- create a sinking fund to pay enhance water quality or con- ous races, ages, and ethnicity example, a University of Texas nor are they disrespectful to- ing within the Travis county the principal of the bond as it serve water quantity and the took part of the rally. Moreover, at Austin attended the rally to ward leadership. In other words, limit will be going to the polls. matures.” levying of the tax in the pay- the people at the rally had a di- point “Wall Street” is not prac- they are not a re-named branch Moreover, the resident of Proposition 2 of the ment of there-off.” verse political view but agreed ticing the real “free market theo- of a political party. However, they Travis County will be going bond, Travis county is asking Moreover, early voting to come together, in order, to ries”; consequently, the are indeed asking for a separa- to the polls to vote for or whether or not people would locations will began from fight against “Wall Street”. Ac- economy is not growing. An- tion between “Wall Street and against Bond Proposition 1 accept the following “the is- October 24 to November 4, cording to the participant “Wall other person mentioned that the political process.” In other and Bond Proposition 2. suance of 82,105,000 of bond 2011. There will be voting Street” has too much influence “She came to the rally to stand words Wall Street should stay Moreover Proposition 1 for the purpose of construc- centers throughout Travis on politics; consequently, their in solidarity with those who are out of politics. The group also would allow the commis- tion and improving county County. For instance, on influence needs to be stopped. less fortunate than her family.” believe that the “Wall Street sioner court to use the money parks and the acquisition of October 24, 2011 people at For instance, the 2008 housing She also stated that “Although bankers and financial gurus” for the “construction, main- land and interest in land in Huston-Tillson University. crash was caused by “Wall her family made a few financial have created the majority of so- tenance, and operation of connection therewith, includ- Then, the regular voting day Street” due the fact that the mistakes, they have been cial ills, such as: low wages, vari- gravel pave roads and turn- ing without limitation, the ac- will be November 8, 2011. banks issued new types of mort- heavily penalized by “Wall ous banking fees; restriction in pike or in aid there-off, includ- quisition of open space land, Moreover, it is very impor- gage loans that were deem to fail. Street banks.” Another partici- health coverage. Consequently, ing, without limitation, related and acquiring conservation tant for the resident of Travis Eventually, the housing crash pant mentioned that “Wall they hope that once again the road drainage, bike lanes, and easement on the land for any County to vote due to the led to the recession and to the Street need to stop to influence regular American would take sidewalks, and replacement authorized purpose, including. fact that the bond would slow economy. politicians through lobbying.” their own destiny at hand. and improvement of road without limitation, to retain or directly go too the develop- bridges and to levy taxes with- protect natural, scenic, or ment and improvement of the U.S. Funds Liberian Elections in the out limits as to rate or amount, open space values of real prop- County. The final voter upon taxable property within erty or assure its availability registration by mail deadline, Hopes of Averting Violence the county annually suffi- for agricultural, recreational, in order, to take part in this Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network cient to pay the interest on or open space use, protect election is November 1, 2011. ing candidates, including President Liberian election through interna- Water Rate May Increase In Johnson-Sirleaf, have met the 10- tional observation. year residence requirement needed Despite what she called to run. “some innuendo and some reference Pflugerville In an interview with the Voice to violence that has all of us feeling of America, U.S. Ambassador Linda somewhat uncomfortable,” the am- By Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon Thomas-Greenfield acknowledged bassador said progress is being The Pflugerville city City of Pflugerville council will ter utilities called Monarch is that a sizeable amount of election made although Liberians have yet council will convene to dis- discuss their role in the Mu- proposing to increase the water support had already come through to realize a “democracy dividend.” cuss, and vote on items on nicipal Separate Storm Sewer rate for some Pflugerville resi- the pipeline from Washington. Corruption is still the number one certain. The city council will System (MS4) Phase II require- dents, unless the Pflugerville city “The U.S. has done every- problem facing Liberia and the jus- discuss and vote on issues ments and the draft Storm council votes against it. More- thing possible to make the Liberian tice sector needs some attention. that range to the following: Water Pollution Control Ordi- over, the water increase rate elections free, fair and transparent,” emergency medical services; nance. Then, the city council would effect the Western sec- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf she said, including technical train- police and fire department; will go into an executive ses- tion of the city of Pflugerville, U.S. funds are pouring into ing, capacity building assistance, health and human services; sion Executive Session Item: including parts the neighbor- Liberia, which holds a second round commodity procurement, and voter legal cases; energy and also Discussion of personnel mat- hood of Windmere and of national elections later this month. education. “You name it, (we sup- neighborhood and commu- ters pursuant to Chapter Healthwide. Moreover, the city Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first Afri- plied it) to the National Elections nity services. Furthermore, the 551.074 of the Texas Govern- of Pflugerville should intervene can female President, is considered Commission,” she said. Pflugerville city council’s vote ment Code regarding search by: offer residents who are the front-runner in the upcoming The U.S. is also paying for would affect the addition or and hiring for the position of serve by Monarch the opportu- polls which could give her a second an election observer team from the deletion of certain rules and City Attorney. 2.) Open Ses- nity to leave and use another term in office. She is one of three Carter Center, and working with the regulation in Pflugerville. sion Item: Discuss and con- water utility company. In other serious contenders. Economic Community of West Af- After approving the last sider action regarding search words, those resident affect The elections are scheduled rican States, the African Union and meeting agenda, the city and hiring for the position of would have the option to either for Oct. 11 awaiting a ruling by the the Mano River Union to give as would began voting on cer- City Attorney. stay with Monarch or either Supreme Court on whether the lead- much coverage as possible to the tain items. For example, the Furthermore, the local wa- leave.

Texas Lottery www.theaustinvillager.com THE VILLAGER Page 7 ~ October 14, 2011 CLASSIFIEDS ~ PUBLIC INFORMATION EMPLOYMENT/BIDS/PROPOSALS/ Confederate License Plates for Texas? PUBLIC INFORMATION/ Just what is it about racist sentiment FOR SALE /FOR RENT/MISC that’s so hard to understand? Faculty, Computer BIDS/PROPOSALS Employment Information Technology eracy. It’s non-ironic that the Ill-intended or not, why Northridge Campus and/or Round Rock ISD is cur- same statewide elected official would African Americans want AUSTIN COMMUNITY High School Locations rently accepting sealed bids for pro- who saw no harm with preserv- to be reminded of a legalized COLLEGE Hours as assigned: Must posals. Solication documents may be ing these vestiges of a shameful system of involuntary servitude, New Jobs for the maintain established schedule. obtained from the RRISD web site period in Texas and American dehumanization, rape and mass Some positions may also include at www.round rock isd. org under history is part of the current de- murder? It’s as undesirable as Week of 10/10/2011 evenings and weekends. “Eroc Purchasing Pro- gram” or by another ethnic community wish- District Police, Salary is assigned zllinb 512-464-6950. bate. Patrol Officer according to the Full-Time At issue is whether the ing to relive the Holocaust. There are those who will scream Service Center Faculty Salary Scale. AUSTIN COMMUNITY Texas Department of Motor Ve- Hours: As Assigned Job# 1109044 COLLEGE DISTRICT (ACC) is hicles (DMV), among its assort- he’s using the race card. But $3,023-$3,779/Monthly Faculty, Culinary Arts soliciting qualifications from firms to ment of specialty license plates, such pronouncements are akin Job# 1109035 Eastview Campus provide Architectural and Engineer- will approve a plate bearing a to blaming the victim for the Faculty, Hospitality Hours as assigned: Must ing Services for Renovation of the depiction of the Confederate crime. Management maintain established schedule. Former J. C. Penney Store at High- battle flag? With the debate de- Eastview Campus Some positions may also include land Mall for Temporary Instruc- This issue has been fined, what now? Your opin- Hours as assigned: Must evenings and weekends. by Royce West tional Space. ion and input can be heard. maintain an established schedule. Salary is assigned Texas Senate visited times over. Blacks in Request for This matter will appear on a Some positions may also include according to the Full-Time Qualifications DALLAS — It’s been South Carolina have taken of- future agenda of the Texas evenings and weekends. Faculty Salary Scale. No. 906-12006RW quite an interesting week. Part fense to the rebel flag flying over Salary is assigned according Job# 1109041 A non-mandatory pre-sub- of it has been spent respond- its statehouse, prompting its re- Department of Motor Ve- to the Full-Time Specialist, OSD mittal meeting will be conducted ing to questions about whether moval in 2000. To date, it remains hicles as early as November Faculty Salary Scale Riverside Campus starting at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, or not I think Gov. Rick Perry is a sore spot. Confederate theme- 10. It failed approval earlier Job# 1109027 Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- October 11, 2011 at ACC Highland images have caused the same this year. To share your opin- Specialist, Financial Aid a racist, to which I’ve re- 5:00 p.m., Some evenings and Business Center, Room 201.0 (ACC debate at numerous colleges ion, you can call the Texas Highland Business Center Saturdays sponded with a resounding no. Board Room), 5930 Middle Fiskville and schools nationwide and DMV toll-free at 1-888-368- Monday-Friday, $2,879-$3,599/Monthly This firestorm was ignited last Road, Austin, Texas 78732. RFQ 4689 or follow instructions at 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Job# 1109032 weekend when the Washington even locally. The University of packages are available on the ACC www.txdmv.gov/ under “E- $2,611-$3,264/Monthly Supervisor, Admissions & Purchasing website at http:// Post ran a story centered on a Texas at Arlington’s athletics Mail Us.” Job# 1109029 Records www.austincc.edu/purchase/. stone at the gate of the program - my alma mater - was Technician, Eastview Campus In addition, the RFQ docu- governor’s hunting camp that once named The Rebels. No Which came first, the Telecommunications Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- ments will be available in the ACC bears an inflammatory inscrip- more! race card or the racism? Service Center 5:00 p.m., some evening and Purchasing Office between the hours tion that’s a derivative of the Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - weekend hours required. Travis County Sheriff’s Office Hosts of 9 am and 4 pm, Monday through African nation of Nigeria. 5:00 p.m. $3,174-$3,968/Monthly Friday (512-223-1044). Free Car Seat Inspections $3,174-$3,968/Monthly Amid pressing matters Job# 1109048 Submittals, when delivered, On Tuesday, October 18, holiday travel and the number Job# 1109031 Faculty, Computer of unemployment - including must be properly identified, sealed, 2011, at 10 AM, the Travis of vehicles on the roadways the Assistant, Senior Student Information Technology that of teachers, growing pov- and returned to the ACC Purchasing County Sheriff’s Office with increases, the opportunity for Financial Aid Rio Grande Campus Office, ACC Service Center, 9101 erty, smoldering wildfires and a Austin-Travis County EMS and Riverside Campus Hours as assigned: Must Tuscany Way, Austin, Texas 78754, still-teetering national economy, being involved in a motor ve- Monday-Friday maintain established schedule. by the deadline. Late proposals will I’ve become aware of a pend- Texans in Motion at Scott & hicle collision also increases. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Some positions may also include be retained unopened. ing vote on a proposed Texas White, will conduct free child There is never a time to take for Occasional evenings evenings and weekends. ACC reserves the right to ac- license plate that commemo- passenger safety seat inspec- granted the safety of your chil- and Saturdays. Salary is assigned cept or reject any or all proposals, in rates the Confederacy. It’s an- tions at Richard Moya Park dren when you travel. Learn the $2,369-$2,961/Monthly according to the Full-Time whole or in part, to waive informali- (10001 Burleson Rd., Austin, TX safest practices to keep your Job# 1109047 other reminder of the ‘good ole Faculty Salary Scale. ties or technicalities, to clarify ambi- 78617). This event is scheduled child passengers safe. It is the Assistant, Testing-Part- Job# 1109043 days’ that weren’t so good if the guities, and to award items or groups from 10 AM – 1 PM (last appoint- goal of the Sheriff’s Office to Time (50%) Faculty, Computer color of your skin happened to of items as may be in the best inter- ment begins at 12:30 PM.) educate as many families as pos- Riverside Campus Information Technology est of ACC. be Black 150 years ago. Friday 4:30-10:00 p.m., Northridge Campus and/or It was just a few years Inspections will be con- sible to ensure each child is Saturday High School Locations FOR RENT ago that a similar discourse ducted by appointment only. properly restrained, every time. 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., Hours as assigned: Must Blackland Community Devel- emerged over the presence of Please call (512) 854-3248 or For more information on Sunday 11:30- 6:00 p.m. opment Corporation, an affordable maintain established schedule. numerous plaques on display emailkimberly.ortco.travis.tx.us these events or on Child Passen- $928-$1,160/Monthly Some positions may also include housing non-profit, is accepting within the state capital complex to schedule an appointment. ger Safety, contact Deputy Kim- Job# 1109040 evenings and weekends. applications for our waiting list for As motorists prepare for berly Orts at (512) 854-3248. Coordinator, SACS Salary is assigned homes for rent in the Blackland that also celebrated the Confed- Highland Business Center according to the Full-Time neighborhood. Rents are based on Monday-Friday, Faculty Salary Scale. income. Income and other eligibility 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Job# 1109044 requirements apply. For more in- $4,051-$5,064/Monthly Faculty, Culinary Arts formation, please call Pam Johnson Job# 1110004 Eastview Campus at 972-5795. Blackland CDC is an Counselor Hours as assigned: Must Equal Opportunity Housing pro- Round Rock Campus maintain established schedule. vider.” Hours as assigned: Must Some positions may also include maintain an evenings and weekends. Now Taking Applications established schedule. Salary is assigned Regular evening and according to the Full-Time EBENEZER VILLAGE weekend hours are required. Faculty Salary Scale. Affordable Independent Salary is assigned according Job# 1109041 Senior Living to the Full-Time Specialist, OSD Faculty Salary Scale Riverside Campus Located at 1015 East 10th Job# 1110001 Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- Street and Waller, District Police, Dispatcher 5:00 p.m., Some evenings and Austin, Texas Service Center Saturdays Hours are as assigned $2,879-$3,599/Monthly $2,148-$2,685/Monthly Job# 1109032 Job# 1109042 Supervisor, Admissions & Greater TEXAS Faculty, Computer Records Information Technology Eastview Campus FCU Raises Rio Grande Campus Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- Hours as assigned: 5:00 p.m., some evening and Money for Fire Must maintain weekend hours required. Victims established schedule. $3,174-$3,968/Monthly Some positions may also Job# 1109048 Austin, TX – Greater include evenings and weekends. Apply at HR TEXAS Federal Credit Union Salary is assigned 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd. according to the 6th Floor, Austin, TX 78752 (GTFCU) sent a check to the Full-Time Faculty Job Line (512 223-5621 Austin Disaster Relief Network Salary Scale. hhtp://www./austincc.ed for over $2,100 that was raised in Job# 1109043 EEOC/AA/M/F/D/V the past month from member and employee donations on Monday, October 10, 2011. City of Austin After the devastating fires in Bastrop and the greater Austin area during Labor Day weekend, the credit union knew it had to do something to make a difference. Purchasing Office These donations will help those in need with cleanup and to start the The City of Austin Purchasing Office invites you rebuilding process. Greater to view current bid solicitations at http://- TEXAS Federal Credit Union www.ci.austin.tx.us/purcase/vs/p2.htm. Vendors also collected food for members in need, offered loan extensions are encouraged to register on-line in the City’s and special emergency fire loans, Vendor Self Service System. Once your com- and members in the Bastrop area pany is registered, you will receive notifications are additionally offered special ac- about new bid opportunities. For additional in- commodations. Funds were accepted at all formation regarding current bid opportunities or 15 credit union branch locations, Vendor Registration, please call the Purchasing and people could also donate online Office at 512-974-2500. through the online banking plat- form. Although GTFCU is no For information on the City of Austin’s Minority- longer taking donations, funds are Owned and Women-Owned Procurement Program still needed for fire victims from and the certification process, please contact the across the state. Those wishing Small & Minority Business Resources Department to contribute can donate directly to the Austin Disaster Relief Net- at 512-974-7600 or visit their website at http://www.- work online or the American Red Black Registry ci.austin.tx.us/smbr. Cross online. THE VILLAGER Page 8 ~ Ocotber 14, 2011 www.theaustinvillager.com SPORTS

ence and the ball rested on a 30 yard field goal with put- the 5 yard line. ting an exclamation point on Hendrickson Hawks Soar The Hippos were the game and silencing the called for a five yard pen- home crowd. alty for an illegal shift and The Hawks gathered Over Hutto started the drive from the 10 mid-field to celebrate and yard line. Higgins then ran Hendrickson Head Coach the ball for five yards. On Chip Killian was pleased. second and five from the “I am fired up,” He five another false start was said. “We had to have this called on the Hippos to one we owed them one from place the ball on the 10 yard last year. This team is not line. On second and goal going to fold they have from the 10 yard line grown up since last year and Higgins’ pass was inter- they are coming together, By: Terry Davis cepted at the goal line by bonding as a team we’ve won On what was a great Jordan Townes giving the a lot of close games this year night for football—tempera- ball to the Hawks for their and it is a testament of their ture in the low 80’s and a very chance for an overtime win. character they are coming brisk wind— the Hendrickson The Hawks started on”. Hawks played area rival the their drive on the 25 yard Coach Killian is not go- undefeated 6-0 Hutto Hippos line and Johnson ran for 10 ing to savor this victory for at Hippo Stadium. The weather yards to the 15 yard line. long. He’s taking the season was nice but the game for the On first down Johnson ran one game at a time and is not Hippos wasn’t. The Hawks 7 yards followed by another looking forward to any pos- would eventually give the 5 on second down moving sible playoff or division cham- Hippos their first loss of the the ball to the 3 yard line. pionship just yet. The Hawks season with a 24-21 overtime On first down Johnson are home next week to face the win would run for one yard and 3-2 Bastrop Bears who haven’t The Hippos took the on second down Helton lost on the road this season. would be sacked for a 11 opening kickoff to the Hawks’ Hendrickson #80 Kingsley Ike prepares to attack the Hippos offense. Hutto will travel to play 5-1 33 yard line, but were unable yard loss on the 13 yard Pflugerville Connally who to get any points on the drive ning and receiving of run with 8:38 left in regula- the 20 yard line the Hawks line. With the wind at his were handed their only loss by and turned the ball over on Howard which led to a quar- tion, this time tying the score were called for pass interfer- back Kicker Will Ward made Hendrickson High. downs. The Hawks’ first pos- terback sneak by Ryan at 21. Johnson finished the session did not gain any yards Higgins from the 1 yard line game with 168 rushing yards. and the Hippos’ defense to retake the lead for the In overtime a great game forced the Hawks to lose 9 Hippos at 14-7. got even better. After win- yards on their drive. The The Hawks’ final drive ning the coin toss Hutto took Hawks scored with a 67 yard of the first half, moved the possession at the 25 yard line. punt. chains 49 yards in just over Howard ran 4 yards on his With 2 seconds left in 4 minutes. They triggered a first play, then his pass was the first quarter, Hutto senior 9 yard run by quarterback incomplete on second and Tae Howard, would take a run Brice Helton and capped off third down. Higgins com- off of a Hawk left tackle to by a 3 yard TD run by pleted his next pass to A. J. break loose for a 63 yard Johnson tying the score at Lopez for 10 yards and a first touchdown. Howard finished 14. Both teams were score- down to the 11 yard line. On the game with 152 rushing less in the third quarter. To first down Higgins would run yards. Not to be outdone the open fourth quarter Daryl the ball for 5 yards to the 6 Hawks’ kickoff returner Harrison caught a 4 yard re- yard line. On second and 4 Samaje Perine would take the ception from Higgins giving from the 6 yard line Howard kick for 75 yards for a touch- the Hippos the lead again at would take a run for six and down to end the quarter tied 21-14. The wind came into the apparent game winning at 7-7. Both defenses held the play again as the Hippos touchdown, but the play was offenses in check for the next punted for a loss of a yard called back for an illegal shift. two series. Hutto started giving the Hawks the ball on On second and 9 from the 11, their next drive on the 32 the Hippos’ 28 yard line. Higgins was sacked losing 9 Hendrickson # 8 Daje Johnson Looking for an opening in the defense. Photos by Terry Davis yard line and with the run- Johnson scored on a 1 yard yards. On third and 18 from Raiders Kick By: Terry Davis Be a Pro Football Writer game with 68 rushing yards, but he had 116 receiving The Texans yards for the day. The last Intern Contest three games have had the So you think you know emailed the official rules for and have the opportunity to same results for the Texans pro football? If so we have a the contests. All entries visit each team’s locker room. offense, get off to a great chance for you to show off must be submitted before This contest has no financial start in the first half and your skills to the rest of Aus- Midnight CST the day be- value. Each contestant must struggle scoring in the sec- tin. Starting this week and fore the Sunday’s NFL be over 18, be able to ride ond half. The Texans only for the next three weeks, you games. All games and with staff writer (or provide scored 6 points in the second will have an opportunity to tiebreakers will be included your own transportation to half against the Raiders. pick the winner in every NFL in the edition of the Villager. Houston), and be willing to The loss may not have football game. The person The winner of the con- obey all rules for the Hous- been the worst news for the who has most correct picks test will have the opportu- ton Texans and the NFL. Texans. All Star Mario Will- plus bonus points for win- nity to travel to Houston, as Additional information will be iams will miss the rest of the ning a weekly contest, after an Intern for the Day. On provided once you submitted season, because of a pecto- three weeks will be the win- game day you will be able your first entry. The email ad- ral injury that will require sur- ner. Once you submit your to go onto the field, watch dress to submit your entries gery and he will be placed on first entry you will be the game from the Press Box to is [email protected]. the injured reserve list and Jesse Nading is expected to Please select the winner in each game and guess the correct the total be signed from the practice amounts of points that will be scored in the tie breaking games. squad toreplace Williams on the active roster. The very good defensive Texans will have to find other players to step up to cover for all of the injuries this team has had if they intend on making the playoffs this year. The Texans will travel to Baltimore to play the Ravens Jason Campbell in Pre game warm ups. who were off this week to play On a day when the Raid- game with 416 passing yard a 3:15 CDT. The Ravens led ers could have been emotion- two touchdown pass, but the AFC North with a 3-1 ally spent with the passing of two inceptions. record. their Owner Al Davis, they In the first half the gave it all they had. Davis Raiders were not able to passed away in his home in move the ball until late in the Oakland on Saturday. The half. Raiders’ kicker team traveled to Houston on Sebastian Janikowski kicked Friday night to prepare for three field goals from 50 or the game against the Texans more yards to keep the Raid- on Sunday. The Raiders won ers close. The Texans de- The Cowboys looks to Stand up the game 25-20. The Texans fense that had been so solid remain tied for first place with the first 28 minutes of the the loss by the Tennessee half allowed the Raiders to against the Pats Titans at 3-2. Matt Schaub go 75 yards in 51 seconds The Dallas Cowboys en- was scrambling looking for to score on a 34 yard touch- game of the Giants. lot of point also. joyed their week off to try to an open receiver for the game down reception by Darrius Miles Austin and Dez In order for the Cow- get healthy. The Cowboys winning touchdown when Heyward-Bey to cut Bryant should be able to play boys to have a competitive should have anyone back from former Longhorn Michael Houston’s lead to 14-12 the at 100 percent against the Pa- chance to win this game they injuries they travel to play the Huff intercepted the pass in 2 point attempt was no triots. Terrence Newman and must play for the entire 30 min- New England Patriots on Sun- the end zone on the last play good. the rest of the defense will be utes and limit the amount their day at 3:15 CDT. The Cow- of the game. Raiders Head The Raiders run de- able to benefit from another mistakes. Tony Romo had not boys actually gain ground in week of learning the Rob Coach Hue Jackson could not fense was good all game Mario Williams played two bad games in a row the division without playing. contain his emotions as he and forced the Texans to be in Pre game Ryan system. The Patriots all season and with all of his Thanks to an unexpected loss went to one knee an shed a a pass first instead of a run before getting injured. have been scoring a lot of weapons at his disposals, he by the New York Giants the few tears for man who hired first team. As a result, Arian Photos submitted by points this year, but their de- should be able to keep the Cowboys moved within a half him. Schaub would finish the Foster only finished the Terry Davis fense has been giving up a Cowboys in the game. Prediction The Ravens will defeat the Texans 24-21 Prediction the Patriots will defeat the Cowboys 28-20.