Student overcomes illness

By Aaron Ortega

Opinion Editor

 

An enthusiastic nine-year- old boy, outfitted in a bright red University of Louisville basketball jersey, enjoys a rare opportunity. Sitting courtside on the visiting team’s bench during a college basketball game at Pauley Pavilion on the University of California, Los Angeles campus, Ryan Dant already knows Continue reading

Writers win big in Brookhaven Student Literary Competition

By Bradley Varnell

Staff Writer

 

Students Paulina Lopez and Joe Rowe won Brookhaven College’s Student Literary Competition, part of the national League for Innovation in the Community College Student Literary Competition. Rowe won first place in both the essay and short story categories, while Lopez won first and Continue reading

Understanding safety

Automotive Corner

By Preston Pettit

Contributing Writer

 

Which safety features should a car have? If you ask me, it depends on the car. On the other hand, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is starting to mandate new features on all cars per updates Continue reading

Writing through era of change

By Azure Wedan

Managing Editor

Photos by Kathy Tran | Barry Hoffman details his experiences writing through the turbulent ‘60s.

Photos by Kathy Tran | Barry Hoffman details his experiences writing through the turbulent ‘60s.

 

As the crowd steadily filed in, the sound of metal on metal echoed through the lecture hall. The steel ball rolling across the door latch created a metronome-like beat as the room filled to nearly Continue reading

PTK wins awards

By Adriana Salazar

Page Design Editor

 

Brookhaven College’s Alpha Delta Pi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa society received the Five- Star Chapter Award Continue reading

Bears baseball team brings laurels, titles

By Scott Mitchell

A&E/Sports Editor

 

Three members of the Brookhaven College men’s baseball team have signed letters of intent to attend four-year universities based on their performance with the Bears baseball Continue reading

BHC expands new intramural sports

By Charles Taylor

Staff Writer

Brookhaven College has started an intramural flag football league. There are three teams in the league: Team ATB, the Bears and the Outlaws. The league’s first game took place Continue reading

Shedding light on dim bulbs

By Amy Price & Earl Ward

Editor-In-Chief/Senior Staff Writer

lightbulb

 

Standing in the middle of light bulb section glaring into the wattage overload could leave one riddled with confusion. The bulb aisle at the local home improvement store is not what it used to be, not to mention Continue reading

Lassiter to retire, search begins

By Amy Price

Editor-In-Chief

Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr., Dallas County Community College District chancellor, formally announced his retirement March 1 after nearly 27 years of service in the district. The hunt for his replacement will commence in May after a firm is selected Continue reading

BHC protesters disturb XL pipeline dream

By Scott Mitchell

A&E/Sports Editor

Illustration by Vadim Dozmorov

 

The biggest climate rally in U.S. history included an estimated 40,000 people from all around the country marching on the White House. Three individuals from Brookhaven College were among the horde of protesters who swarmed Washington, D.C Continue reading