The Brookhaven Courier

By Tuyen Anh Hoang

Staff Writer

Photo by Kathy Tran | A flipped SUV rests at the Valley View Lane exit to Brookhaven College. The April 28 accident involved the use of a cell phone, according to the police report. The city of Farmers Branch passed an ordinance March 18 making text-based communications illegal while driving.

A Brookhaven College student was involved in a rollover accident that left spilled gas, a damaged telephone pole and a marred SUV at the Valley View Lane exit, according to the Brookhaven Police Department’s April 28 police report. The report states that two witnesses saw the student texting before the accident. No one was seriously injured.

In an effort to raise public safety for everyone on the road, including pedestrians and bicyclists, the Farmers Branch City Council passed a new ordinance outlawing texting while driving on March 18, council member Ana Reyes said in an email. Continue reading →

By Nicholas Bostick

Managing Editor

The Brookhaven College Budget and Planning Committee has identified possible cuts that can be made to balance the school’s 2014-2015 fiscal year budget. Of the original $1.3 mil- lion in cuts needed to next year’s budget, administrators have already identified nearly a mil- lion dollars of possible budget cuts, Brookhaven President Dr. Thom Chesney said in an email.

Brookhaven administrators will have to cut an additional $450,000 in order to balance the budget, Chesney said. Continue reading →

By Erin Alexis Goldman

Opinion Editor 

Photo by Nicholas Bostick | Award-winning poet Patricia Smith performs for National Poetry Month.

The room was abuzz with chatter among the crowd of people as they claimed their seats to see what some called the most exciting event of the semester.

Poet, author, spoken- word performer, teacher and National Book Award finalist Patricia Smith visited Brookhaven College on April 14 to perform and led two workshops, the first for Early College High School, and the second for the college. Continue reading →

By Tuyen Anh Hoang

Staff Writer

New Dallas County Community College District chancellor Dr. Joe May said his hope is that the community will recognize Brookhaven College as a welcoming institution where people can learn, grow and develop to improve the quality of their lives.

May arrived at Brookhaven April 17, 2014, for his first official visit to the college. Continue reading →

By Ashley Heussner

Staff Writer

Photos by Nicholas Bostick | Brookhaven College art student Kenya Diaz finishes her painting. One of Diaz’s paintings was accepted to be featured at the Founder’s Foyer Rotating Art Exhibition.

Kenya Diaz, Brookhaven College student, just received word that her painting has been selected to be featured in the Founder’s Foyer Rotating Art Exhibition at the Dallas County Community College District Office. A limited number of paintings are accepted for the exhibit.

“At a young age, I always was drawn to art, even to the point where I would be so fully absorbed into drawing and doodling I would stop doing class work,” Diaz said. “From what my mom tells me,[that] would get me in trouble with my teachers.” Continue reading →