Brookhaven Courier

Phone trips up Mailroom

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Brookhaven College Mailroom and Copy Center, located in the basement of T Building, have had trouble keeping their shared phone line working for months and haven't found a permanent solution.

The Mailroom and Copy Center are two rooms mostly divided by a wall, but they share a small common area with one phone placed at the end of the wall partition.

Professor applies unorthodox style

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hurshel Burton, world literature and English professor, rehearsed back-to-back with two bands after a day of teaching classes. The next morning, Feb. 26, he successfully defended his doctorate dissertation for his Ph.D. with a committee at Brookhaven College before celebrating and performing live at Lakewood Bar & Grill with his rock band Threesome.

Professor shares real-world skills

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Professor Shane Baxter said he is living his fantasy. A graduate of Brookhaven College and currently a professor in the Automotive Technology program, Baxter brings his knowledge and passion to Brookhaven.

While attending Brookhaven from 1986 - 1988 and studying automotive technology, Baxter learned and gathered the information he now shares with his students.

W Building opens

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The completion of the Workforce and Continuing Education W Building at Brookhaven College marks the last of the building projects the campus will receive from the $450 million bond project approved by Dallas County voters in 2004.

The new building opened Jan.

Panel discusses, "Do we live in a post-racial society?"

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Five individuals of various races met to debate discrimination in front of the portion of the student body who cared to hear. From President Barack Obama and the current affairs of race relations to predictions of a racism-free future, the panel explored the question, "Do we live in a post-racial society?"

The student panel was held Feb.

Careers fight crime

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Students interested in pursuing a career in criminal justice can begin at Brookhaven College.

Since the fall semester of 2009, Brookhaven has offered five courses toward an Associate in Arts with a Field of Study in Criminal Justice. The program is designed for students who want to earn a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at a four-year college.

Skills Shops suggest strategies for tests, class, relationships

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Brookhaven College counselors are hosting a weekly Skills Shop to help students improve their study skills so they can be successful in school, Beverly Neu Menassa, licensed professional counselor, said.

She said in the Skills Shops students can learn test and study strategies.

Green Team urges car pooling, gas conservation

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Brookhaven College Green Team has discovered a car pooling Web site that can help students and staff save money while helping reduce carbon dioxide emissions, which can be harmful to the environment.

AlterNetRides.com is a public car pooling Web site that connects commuters through an Internet-based computer program.

Group walks for fitness, fun

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Amy Kersey, English and developmental writing professor, walks around the jogging trail, along with Brookhaven College students, every Monday and Wednesday from 3-4 p.m. Kersey said she wants to build a community with students and faculty.

"I came up with this idea at the end of last semester," Kersey said.

Students to live, learn Spanish in Argentina

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

About 15-20 students will participate in a four-week travel abroad program to Argentina June 5 - July 3.

Rebecca Garcia, Span-ish professor, said the Brookhaven College Credit Spanish Language Program will provide an opportunity to learn and experience Spanish language in Buenos Aires.

Hybrid course reduces accents

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Accent reduction is now available for the first time in the Dallas County Community College District as a hybrid online and on-campus course.

Leslie Neal, professor in the World Languages Division, said she began teaching accent reduction six or seven years ago.

Read-In spotlights black literature

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The 11th annual African-American Read-In was held at Brookhaven College Feb. 23.

About 23 poems were recited, including 11 poems by Langston Hughes.

The program lasted for 50 minutes, and other poets featured were Paul Dunbar, Dudley Randal and Margaret Walker.

Students rehearse after school, plan EP release

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"It's all about the good shive low. I mean, good live show," Mike Warren said.

That incorrectly worded sentence is exactly how Warren, lead singer of Good Shive Low, picked the name for their band.

Made up of five Texas natives and two transplants from California, the band plays a style of music influenced by their life experiences.

Work-study saves time, money

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The student work-study program at Brookhaven College gives students the opportunity to work where they learn.

Pamela Lucas, associate director of financial aid, oversees the work-study program.

She said students must complete a Free Application For Federal Student Aid to apply for on-campus employment positions.

Play explores raw mourning

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In "Our Lady of 121st Street," a dead nun's body has gone missing in Harlem while a flood of mourners gathers in a parlor, all of whom have a connection with the deceased Sister Rose.

A funeral is not usually a happy occasion, but in this case the missing body is somehow not the point of the play.

Former Brookhaven instructor leads master dance class, shares house moves with attendees

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On the cold, dreary evening of Feb. 26, Brookhaven College students were treated to some underground house music and a master dance class hosted by master dance instructor and former Brookhaven dance professor Keith Clark.

The evening was organized by Eva O'Brien, hip-hop dance instructor.

Adulterous themes in media nauseate some

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On the big screen and in real life, infidelity disgusts me. Once a person cheats on his/her spouse or significant other, they have made a decision to end the relationship, or at least that's how I see it.

We see examples every day on the news, and in many Hollywood movies, of the lack of morals in a cheater.

Bipartisan politics halt health care progress

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The highly publicized and televised bipartisan Health Care Summit organized by President Barack Obama seemingly fooled no one.

Even before the meeting, every major media outlet was, in some way or another, writing off the event as a ceremonial display of play-it-safe politics which would show the policy canyon dividing Democrats and Republicans in the typical Washingtonian glare of cameras, microphones, Congressional leaders and the occasional gaffe.

TV sitcoms portray damaging behaviors

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In a scene from the popular (which is not to say quality) television show "Everybody Loves Raymond," Debra almost choked on an orange while her husband, Raymond, turned up the television and ignored her.

"Why didn't you do something?" she asked.

Scriptwriters are running this joke into the ground on almost every sitcom on the airwaves.