The Brookhaven Courier

Coat drive helps out Head Start children

November 21, 2011

By Obed Manuel Copy Editor Operation Coats for Kids is underway at Brookhaven College. The campaign is being held in order to purchase 152 coats for the children in Brookhaven’s on-campus Head Start program. Terri Edrich,...

SGA president attends national conference

November 21, 2011

By Obed Manuel Copy Editor Daniel Marold, Student Government Association president, attended the American Student Association of Community Colleges’ student leadership conference Nov. 11-13 in Nashville, Tenn. This was the first ...

Success is an open book

November 21, 2011

By Rosi Linda Sanchez Staff Writer Brookhaven College's Open Book Project, a common reader initiative that was introduced in Fall 2010, is proving to be successful, according to several faculty members. Dr. Richard McCrary, former i...

Forecast calls for knowledge

November 21, 2011

By Adrianna Thompson Senior Staff Writer Chasing developing thunderstorms with the Hurricane Hunters and capturing video of lightning striking the airplane is hardly a day-to-day occurrence for meteorologist Greg Fields. But those ki...

Vaccine pushed by big money

November 21, 2011

By Obed Manuel Copy Editor I have no qualms about providing proof of being vaccinated against certain illnesses. I, and surely most who are reading this, was asked to do so throughout my elementary, middle and high school R...

New meningitis requirement

November 21, 2011

By Marycruz Pineda Staff Writer Starting Jan. 1, the state of Texas will require first-time students of all public and private colleges in Texas to show proof of vaccination against bacterial meningitis within the previous five ...

Volunteers race to raise awareness

November 14, 2011

By Diana Abou-Saleh Sports & Opinion Editor Susan G. Komen for the Cure is recognized as the largest non-profit association focused on raising funds and spreading consciousness about the breast cancer movement. One o...

Local outreach centers support abuse survivors

November 14, 2011

By Stephanie Ball Staff Writer Inside the Genesis Women’s Outreach Center a woman buries her face behind a newspaper, occasionally glancing around the room and at her watch, never meeting eyes with the other victims. In the...

Phi Theta Kappa highlights college completion benefits

November 14, 2011

By Gabriel Secundino Staff Writer The tops of the tables in Q201 were filled with assortments of cookies, snacks and two dispensers filled with coffee. Alpha Delta Pi, Brookhaven College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Intern...

BHC honors veterans

November 14, 2011

By Coleman Thompson Editor-in-Chief Brookhaven College celebrated Veteran’s Day, a national holiday to thank the brave men and women who have served in our country’s military. The brief ceremony was held in Read More &r...

Diwali custom conveys spiritual journey

November 14, 2011

Diana Abou-Saleh Sports & Opinion Editor Kalachandji’s Hare Krishna temple on Gurley Avenue in Dallas became the dwelling of religious chants, upbeat music, colorful lights, multicolored Lehengas and an abundance of food ...

EMT program teaches life-saving techniques

November 14, 2011

By Stephanie Ball Staff Writer Glass fragments flew from the car’s windshield and onto the parking lot as the Brookhaven College students used axes to break out the window. Cold rain soaked the students’ firefighter u...