The Brookhaven Courier

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 →

By Ashley Heussner

Staff Writer 

Photos by Ravin Lee | Debbie Stromquist, Chloe Hedrick, Rebecca White and Mar Llavador stand seductively on the second story of the saloon.

A crowd of approximately 50 people filtered into the auditorium for the opening night of “Liz Estrada.” The show began with Brookhaven College student Joseph Taylor introducing the character Ms. Martley, played by Doris Simons, before the curtain was lifted. Simons became a Brookhaven student after retiring as a math teacher at Southern Methodist University.

Ms. Martley’s role is that of the witty but absent-minded narrator who loses her cue cards and makes up the story as she goes along. “Ms. Martley was hilarious,” Brookhaven student Cindy Few said. That seemed to be the sentiment of many, as Simons received raucous laughter during her performance. Continue reading →

By Brigitte Zumaya

Layout Editor

Actors, technicians, the director and others are coming together to make William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” come alive onstage this semester. Open auditions were for Brookhaven College’s Performance Hall March 18-20. The play opens April 24. The process of creating costumes, memorizing lines, setting up the stage and so on, began weeks in advance.

During the auditions, the actors whispered and mum- bled lines to themselves, using what little time was left to commit their lines to memory. Actors sat down and read the script of “Macbeth” under dim light. This process is called cold reading because the actors have a short time to read over the script, Brookhaven student Amber Marles said. Continue reading →

By Ludmila Mitula

Staff Writer

Photos by Ravin Lee | Students embraced the spirit of Mardi Gras by donning masks and celebrating with food and dance.

Beads, masks, party games, Creole and Cajun food, good music and colorful celebrations were part for the festivities organized for Brookhaven College’s first Mardi Gras party. Fat Tuesday was very chilly, but inside the S Building it was warm enough to feel the spirit of the last day of the carnival.

On the first floor, there were purple, green and gold decorations; the colors of Mardi Gras symbolize justice, faith and power. The neutral walls were changed that evening to a vibrant mix of styles, from the French burlesque theme with feathered boas to science-fiction accents. Continue reading →

By Brigitte Zumaya

Layout Editor 

Brookhaven College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapter has organized a contest for the Outstanding Professor Recognition Award.

“Basically, we, Phi Theta Kappa, realized that we have had many professors at Brookhaven that have changed our lives in positive ways,” Angel Gonzalez, Brookhaven student and PTK member, said in an email. “Therefore, we are doing a project in which we want to recognize the out- standing professors.” Continue reading →

By Paula Vasquez

Advertising & Marketing Director 

Photo by Paula Vasquez | Brookhaven students Sandy Gonzalez and Casandra Vazquez pose for a photo after the IGNITE conference Feb. 22.

The winning raffle ticket, 928112, read the exact same numbers Sandy Gonzalez, Brookhaven College student, squeezed in her hand. In addition to winning Froswa’ Booker-Drew’s book “Rules of Engagement: Making Connections Last,” attending the 2014 Young Women’s Political Leadership Conference rewarded  Gonzalez with political advice and a chance to meet former Dallas Mayor Laura Miller and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price.

Gonzalez said the conference motivated her to spread the word about becoming informed about politics. The conference, titled “Transforming Your Passion into Action!” was held on Feb. 22. The Inspiring Girls Now In Technology Evolution program serves to build political ambition in young women. Continue reading →