Category: Fall 2022
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Getting outside can help manage stress, other benefits
Finals week is swiftly approaching and students and faculty are making that final push for the end of the semester. According to WebMD, getting outside might help you lower your stress and focus. And both of those results may come in handy as we fly straight into final exams week. Authors in a 2021 article…
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SPC Texans return to action later this month
The South Plains College Texan basketball team is 10-1 on the year and will be back on the floor when they travel to Phoenix, Arizona for the 2022 Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout Dec. 27-29 on the campus of Mesa Community College. The full tournament schedule will be available at spctexans.com, and the tournament will…
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Merry & Bright: SPC hosts tree lighting ceremony
South Plains College hosted its annual tree lighting ceremony Thursday on the front lawn of the college. The ceremony kicked off the community-wide event including the Main Street Lighted Parade and Levelland Marigolds Santa on the Square. Dr. Robin Satterwhite, president of SPC, welcomed the crowd gathered Thursday evening and was joined by Machayla Parkinson,…
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Lubbock library seeking donations for Christmas presents
Just past the big, red poinsettia on the front desk at the South Plains College Lubbock Downtown Center, you might notice several big, red and green boxes. They just appeared this week. Right now, the boxes are mostly empty. But the library staff members at the Lubbock Downtown Center are hoping that’ll change soon.…
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Vote for your favorite “Finding Fall” photo
In October, students in COMM 1316 News Photography and COMM 1318 Photography 1 were given the same long-term assignment. It was called “Finding Fall”. They were instructed to use their school issued DSLR or mirrorless camera to snap three really good shots that illustrate the “fall season” to them. Photos could be a close-up, medium…
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SPC Tree Lighting Ceremony kicks off local holiday event
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and the lights on the SPC campus will soon be aglow. South Plains College will host its annual tree lighting ceremony Thursday at the entrance to the college. The fine arts department, directed by Dr. Gary Hudson, will provide musical entertainment and the SPC band will begin…
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Intramural sports offer friendly competition
By Eymi Reyes, Karina Gonzalez, Alyssa Guevara/COMM 2311 News Writing Got moves? South Plains College Intramural Sports has a place for you to show them off. And you can sign up soon for the spring semester. Kinesiology Instructor Dustin Wimmer says he’s been able to “revamp” the intramural sports program to be more inclusive for…
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Painting with light: Photography students capture illuminating images
Students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 practiced using the manual settings on their DSLR cameras in order to “paint” with light before the Thanksgiving break. Students tried using various slow shutter speeds (along with tripods), large aperture settings, and ISO between 800 and 1600 to capture trails of light. The light came from swinging a…
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Wildlife rehabilitation center takes in migratory birds
Photo gallery by Ashlynn Obannion/COMM 1316 Now that it’s November, the staff at the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Lubbock is dealing with migratory birds. The facility is only about 60% occupied with birds due to the recent cold snap. Samantha Garcia, one of the managers at SPWRC, says current issues include birds flying…
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Library at Levelland campus receives makeover
Story by Angel Flores & Esosa Iyengunmwena/COMM 2311Photos by students in COMM 1318 If you haven’t been to the library on the South Plains College Levelland campus lately, you might not recognize it. The old, retro look is out. What’s in are walls wearing vibrant coats of paint. Every pillar on the first…
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Commercial music program boasts notable past, offers lessons
By Daniela Villa & Rylee “Rose” Garrett/COMM 2311 Imagine a place where guitar music drifts softly out of a closed doorway. Just a few feet away, outside another door, the sound of scales flow up and down a keyboard. That’s often what you hear when you walk down the halls inside South Plains College’s…
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SPC gaming club provides friendly competition
These members of the SPC Casual/Competitive Gaming Club are playing “Super Smash Brothers” in the Game Room of the Levelland campus Student Center. That’s where you’ll find them most Fridays at 2 p.m. They say they play for about an hour each time. Josh Meredith, SPC’s director of student life, says this club got started…
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Photography students snap fast zaps
Students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 are learning how to capture fast motion by adjusting the shutter speed on their school-issued DSLR cameras inside SPC’s Law Enforcement Technology building. Law Enforcement Professor Kenny Burns is firing a taser, and students are trying to photograph his shot. As soon as Burns pulls the trigger, the cartridge…
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Hot air balloon lab elevates learning for physics students
Students in Physics 1410 Elementary Physics are making “hot air balloons.” In groups, students use a careful construction of plastic straws, short birthday candles, and plastic trash bags to create each balloon. Since fire and dripping wax are involved with this project, safety precautions are taken first. Once candles are lit, there is lift off! Professor…
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Texan Tutoring gives all students chance at success
By: Morgan Minnick & Kenzie Bequette, students in COMM 1316 News Writing Would you take a free opportunity to all but guarantee a boost in your academic performance? First instinct, your answer is probably yes. Of course, you would. Yet Texan Tutoring is a free opportunity that’s set up to help South Plains College students.And…
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Theater students rehearse for fall performance of Angel Street aka Gaslight
Photos by Joshua Medina/Texan Mosaic South Plains College theater students perform in one of the last dress rehearsals before opening night of the fall play production of “Angel Street a.k.a. Gaslight.” It is a play involving deceit and trickery all set in Victorian era Britain. The production ran at SPC from Oct. 20 – 23…
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Cosmetology students head up styling challenge
Ghouls, witches, and wizards haunted South Plains College Cosmetology on Halloween. Students worked in the hair and nail labs wearing a variety of costumes. Professors came to class dressed as characters from “The Wizard of Oz.” Students also competed in decorating head mannequins. Instructors say students used these same mannequins, which used to have hair…
