Category: Fall 2017
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Art Club creates relaxed environment for students
During the past few months, Art Club has brought students together, given students an escape from life, and an outlet to express themselves.
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‘The Haunting of Hill House’ leaves audience spooked
The scariest moment of “The Haunting of Hill House” was a perfect metaphor for the performance of the play itself. Two women who are guests in the house sat huddled on top of a bed together, holding each other for comfort. As an intangible knocking sound emanated from the depths of the house, a spectral…
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‘Jigsaw’ disappoints with lack of creativity
After seven sequels of the movie “Saw”, the movie “Jigsaw” promised to deliver an expectable twist to it. “Jigsaw” starts with a man named Edgar (played by Josiah Black) running away from the cops claiming that if he pressed the trigger he had in his hand new games would start. As he gets shot, he…
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Newest Mario game sends players on nostalgic Odyssey
Join Mario and his unlikely friend Cappy are on a nostalgia-filled Odyssey to rescue Princess Peach from her forced marriage to the King Koopa. Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch, the 3D platform game “Super Mario Odyssey” brings the familiar basic format of a story Nintendo has been telling since its creation in the ‘80s in…
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‘Thor: Ragnorak’ sacrifices intensity for humor
Thor, Loki, and Hulk go on a cosmic mission to save Asgard. “Thor: Ragnorak,” the third Thor film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, premiered on Nov. 3 and had a largely successful opening weekend. The movie begins with Thor Odinson (Chris Hemsworth) imprisoned by Surtur (Taika Waititi), a Fire Giant of Musplheim. Thor is telling…
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Video game composer discovers niche through unexpected events
Grant Kirkhope can’t understand how he got so lucky. When he was growing up, Kirkhope never considered being a video game composer. He went to school in the United Kingdom, and music has always been part of the majority of his life. “I played the trumpet and recorder when I was younger,” says Kirkhope. “I…
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BackTalk: Cultural appropriation raises questions regarding ethics
Culture misappropriation takes away from original meaning // Appreciation of minority cultures not appropriation
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Growing up in a small town teaches life lessons
I am thankful I grew up in a small town because I learned a lot of life lessons from the negative and positive experiences.
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Makeup provides opportunity for individuality, learning experiences
Covering flaws, being creative, expressing style, or showing the world your idea of what makeup is for, is up to you.
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Servers not treated fairly in food industry
Being a server, you have to rely on the customer that you’re waiting on to tip you. If you don’t earn tips just because customers don’t want to, you are the one that gets in trouble.
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Hollywood should stop making movies out of greed
Movie companies making more money is the only reason why these unoriginal and inadequate remakes are continuing to appear.
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‘Origins’ of Assassin’s Creed executes best game in years
In “Assassin’s Creed: Origins,” players take control of Bayek, a man driven by vengeance, like so many assassins that follow in his footsteps.
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Texans place first after dominating regional cross country meet
The South Plains College men’s cross country team defended their regional team title after placing first at the NJCAA Region V Cross Country Championship. South Plains College hosted the Region V Cross Country Championship at Brasher Lake park in Levelland on Oct. 28. The Texans competed in the men’s 8k-race, with three runners placing in…
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Passion for basketball lands Williams assistant coach position
Careers can take people to unexpected locations, which is how Matt Williams landed in West Texas. Originally from Peru, New York, Williams had the opportunity to come to South Plains College to become the new assistant men’s basketball coach. “The past four years, I was at another junior college called Georgia Highlands, outside of Atlanta,”…
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Lady Texans rodeo team finishes fall season ranked first in region
The South Plains College men’s and women’s rodeo teams capped off their fall season earning a pair of top-10 finishes. Both teams finished their fall rodeo semester on the road at the Sul Ross State University Rodeo in Alpine on Nov. 2. Finishing fifth overall, the Lady Texans scored a total of 130 points, and…
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Covering college football brings exciting experiences for sports journalist
Covering football at different levels can bring many experiences for a sports journalist. But covering college football is by far the most exciting. I had the opportunity to cover the Texas Tech Red Raiders for the Homecoming game against Iowa State on Oct. 21 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock. Having worked for the local…
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Pizza founder speculates NFL protests leading to lack of dough
Trouble is rising in the world of pepperoni and cheese, as John Schnatter has claimed his business isn’t raking in the dough due to the NFL protests. Schnatter, founder and CEO of Papa John’s, hasn’t weighed in on the NFL protests, but he did have something to say to the media recently when it comes…
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Comic Culture: Impact of comics apparent in society
Comics are a form of social history. “They tell us about the time,” according to Robert Weiner, humanities librarian at Texas Tech University. “Comics have always been like any part of pop culture. They tell us something about who we are.” Comics, specifically American comics, have a tendency to reflect the social and political landscape…