The Brookhaven Courier

By Wanz Dover

Staff Writer 

Photo by Wanz Dover | A customer shuffles through stacks of vinyl records.

Every Monday night between Expo Park and Deep Ellum, vinyl enthusiasts gather to buy, sell, trade and listen to vinyl of all sorts. Local music scene veteran Mark Ridlen started the night back in 2007 as a singles night. People could bring their favorite seven-inch singles, and he would play them throughout the evening.

Last summer, Ridlen started inviting private dealers Sam Thompson from local shop B4, Ivan Renya from reissue label Lost Records and Bryan Coonrod to come out and sell wax. According to Ridlen, since then, he has had anywhere from three to seven dealers every week. Continue reading →

By Nicholas Bostick

Managing Editor

Photo by Nicholas Bostick | Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins answers a question asked by a student.

As part of Brookhaven College’s Social Science Lecture series, Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins was invited to speak to students. His talk, “Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Reforming the System,” was centered on the involvement of the Innocence Project in Texas’ criminal justice system.

The Innocence Project is an organization dedicated to helping wrongly convicted individuals that also works to prevent wrongful convictions in the future. Continue reading →

By Dillon Piekarsky
Copy Editor

Photo by Ravin Lee | The tables, organized by type of snack, display over 2,500 donated snacks.

The a cappella vocalizations of a barbershop quartet echoed through the S Building at Brookhaven College as the Men of Note Chorus harmonized for the charitable attendees. Volunteers counted and sorted food items stacked high on tables for impoverished Dallas children. On March 4, the Rainbow Days Snack Pack Assembly had its charity donation drive.

Rainbow Days, Inc. is a Dallas non-profit organization devoted to youth and children in high-risk environments. Founded in 1982, Rainbow Days, Inc. has directly served over 170,000 children and trained over 42,000 professionals in the Dallas area, according to its official website, rainbowdays.org. Continue reading →

By Joie’ Thornton

Web Editor 

Illustration by Sophia Espinosa

As part of Earth Day, Brookhaven College will hold Earth Day Fest, hosted by the Green Team Coalition. This event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  April 9 in the Commons Courtyard. Carrie Schweitzer, assistant to the president, said, “Earth Day has become a national and international focus on the environment, ecological movement and sustainability movement.”

This will be Brookhaven’s fifth Earth Day Fest, Schweitzer said. Librarian Lois Wagenseil said Earth Day is a fun event with a purpose where students, staff and faculty as well as the public can learn something that will help preserve the environment and sustain the planet. Continue reading →

By Travis Baugh

Staff Writer

Photo by Travis Baugh | Former Brookhaven College student and professional photographer Steven Visneau poses for a portrait.

JCPenney, Buckle, Neiman Marcus, FD Luxe: This is what Steven Visneau sees when he checks his recent calls. Visneau is a profession- al photographer and former Brookhaven College student.

What he lacks in height, Visneau makes up with his grizzled demeanor. A two- toned beard explodes from his face, settling in a jumble of salt and pepper inches below his chin. Tattoos peek out from the cuffs of his denim shirt, becoming more obvious as he grapples with light stands and cables in preparation for the day’s photo shoot. Continue reading →

By Leah Clark and Maddox Price

Copy Editor/Editor-in- Chief 

Photo by Maddox Price | Brookhaven student Victor Batres, who initiated the petition for a sustainability coordinator position, sits in front of some of the campus greenery.

Brookhaven College is no stranger to going green. With the addition of 50 new recycling bins, last fall’s Clean Economy Series, finishing near the top out of the Dallas County Community College District schools in the intercollegiate recycling competition RecycleMania, and recently being named an official “Tree Campus USA,” it is clear Brookhaven has made extensive efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Continue reading →

By Paula Vasquez

Advertising and Marketing Director

Room B149 at Mountain View College looked like the set of “Oprah,” a duo of enthusiastic women said. They, along with about 100 others, were there for the five women on stage. The open discussion during the luncheon at the Women’s Empowerment Leadership Conference March 7 served as a midday entertainment session. Two of the five women on the stage were Brookhaven College students Lilly Munene and Tiffany Chubb, who brought tough opinions to comment on topics such as hip-hop singer Beyoncé’s approach to the media.

Cathy Edwards, director of student programs and resources at Mountain View, said this year’s conference ended up with 137 registered guests. “We would have had more, but I had to close registration down,” Edwards said. Continue reading →