Category: Fall 2018
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Lady texans start 2018-2019 season with impressive showings
The South Plains College women’s basketball team started off the 2018-2019 season by dominating their first three games. The Lady Texans, ranked No. 15 in NJCAA Pre-Season Poll, improve to 3-0 after a 56-38 victory against Mesa Community College on Nov. 3 at the OC Sports Center in Odessa. Sophomore Kiki Hunter grabbed her third…
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Texans tip off the season with impressive victories
The No. 2-ranked South Plains College men’s basketball team is looking for another national title to add to the trophy case after kicking off the 2018-2019 season with a pair of impressive showings. The Texans took on Panloa College on Nov. 4 at the Farmer Activity Center in Lewisville. SPC trailed Panloa 37-34 at the…
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Rodeo teams impress at final competition fall season
The South Plains College men’s and women’s rodeo teams finished the 2018 fall season with strong showings at the Texas Tech University Rodeo. The Lady Texans and Texans placed third and fourth, respectively, during the event held Oct. 25 – Oct. 27 at the Texas Tech Equestrian Center in Lubbock. Freshman Kaytlyn Miller took home…
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Cross Country tams place second at NJCAA Region V Championship
The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed second at the NJCAA Region V Cross Country Championship. The meet was held Oct. 27 at Ranger Community College in Ranger. In the men’s 8-kilometer race, sophomore Filmon Beyene placed third, clocking a time of 26:08. Sophomore Andrew Bosquez placed sixth with a…
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Dia de los Muertos celebration of life after death
Creating an altar for deceased ancestors in order to keep their memory alive, families celebrate the long practiced rituals of Dia de los Muertos. Dia de los Muertos was celebrated in the exhibit hall of the Civic Center in Lubbock on Nov. 4. The event featured the work of Latino artists, offered cultural experiences through…
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Diesel Technology Program receives AED accreditation
South Plains College is the first institution in Texas to receive national accreditation for the Diesel Service Technology Program from the Association of Equipment Dealers. The program has been working on getting accredited for four and a half to five years, according to Whitney Owens, program coordinator and professor of diesel service technology. “There were…
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Biology Club helps with monarch migration tracking efforts
Every year, monarch butterflies travel more than 3,000 miles before winter for a warmer climate. The South Plains College Biology Club and Dr. Scott Starr, biology instructor, tagged 25 monarchs during their recent migration to help researchers track their journey. “So it’s a fun little exercise for students to do,” Dr. Starr said. “We used…
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Graphic Arts Club, distributes original T-shirts
by Geneva Natal One of a kind designs by the Graphics Arts Club are being made and put on t-shirts for sale. Each design is unique, created, screened, and printed by talented students to help them afford their trip to Las Vegas for a convention during the spring semester. For the past eight years,…
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Teams impress at WTAM Rodeo
The South Plains College men’s and women’s rodeo teams continue to post strong performances with only one rodeo left in the season. The teams competed at the West Texas A&M University Rodeo on Oct. 11 – Oct. 13 in Amarillo. The Texans placed fifth overall in the team standings with a total of 250 points.…
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Renowned journalist discusses necessity for weaker central government
John Stossel recently made an appearance in Lubbock to discuss freedom and its enemies. The Free Market Institute (FMI) and the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University (TTU), in collaboration with the Young America’s Foundation, hosted the award-winning journalist, on Oct. 16 in the Red Raider Ballroom in the Student Union Building…
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Alum achieves goal of becoming law enforcement officer
Weapon drawn, preparing to apprehend a criminal, Blake Blanscett’s first-ever traffic stop turned into a situation you would only see in the movies. Blanscett is a police officer for Midland Police Department. He began working for the department as soon as he graduated from South Plains College in 2017. Blanscett started as a student in…
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New Math Department Chair planning on expanding STEM programs
Dr. Sheyleah Harris-Plant shares fundamental lessons with her students by providing insights through the use of mathematics. Dr. Harris-Plant is an Alabama native and a military dependent whose father served in the United States Army. She says being raised in a military family taught her the importance of discipline, hard work, teamwork, and respect for…
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Veteran uses past experiences as guide to success
by Geneva Natal College is a time to find yourself. But for Sebastian Livermore, he is ready to start his new chapter and new career with the help of his past experiences that shaped him into who he is today. Throughout his life, Livermore has always traveled, because he is a member of a…
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Not enough head chomping in new ‘Venom’ movie
Not enough head-chomping in new “Venom” movie. The new “Venom” movie is loosely based on Marvel’s “Lethal Protector” story arc, with aliens called “Symbiotes” planning on invading earth. The infamous anti-hero, Venom, is introduced in another Marvel movie adaptation of a classic comic book title. This iteration of “Venom” featured Eddie Brock as Venom’s first…
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‘Night School’ gets good grade for comedic storyline
“Night School” is a comedy that portrays a young adult man who hits rock bottom in order to build his life up once more. The movie “Night School” was great! However, this comedy is not one to bring your children to. This hilarious, inappropriate movie was about a man, Teddy Walker, played by Kevin Hart,…
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YouTuber investigates dangerous content creator
Young teens stare intently at their television screen as they watch their idol engulf the pool in his backyard into flames. Jake Paul sits back and watches as the flames continue to grow to the point when his house, as wells as his neighbors, are in danger of being burned to the ground. “The Mind…
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Parent involvement can help child cope with divorce
In today’s society, divorce rates are higher than ever and show no signs of slowing down. Relationships and marriages are seeming to come quickly to an end due to lack of communication, among other reasons. In a marriage that’s coming to an end, it can be more difficult when kids are involved. Divorce can be…
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Struggle with dyslexia adds to difficulty of education
by Debra Montandon Struggle with dyslexia adds to difficulty of education It is not easy to open up about one’s weakness. But throughout my life, I struggled academically. Many of my instructors through the years may not have come right out and said I was dumb, but they treated me in a way that…