Category: Feature
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Rodeo spotlight: Guthrie finds home at SPC
Story & Photo By Emery Mask/Texan Mosaic Staff Halley Guthrie, a sophomore at South Plains College, is no stranger to the rodeo world. Growing up in Idaho, she was raised around the equine industry thanks to her parent’s passion for horses. The Shelley, Idaho native is an all-around cowgirl, competing in breakaway roping, goat tying,…
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Attention to detail: Coach Barker hones craft on & off field
Photos by Gabriel Nieland/Texan Mosaic Staff At 80, Coach Frank Barker continues to go the distance. At this time of year on most afternoons you’ll find him standing on the South Plains College track at 2:30 p.m. sharp with a stopwatch in his hand. Barker is an assistant track and field coach at SPC. He has been…
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Artists display culture through exhibits at Fine Arts building
Editor’s note: The authors for this story are eight students from COMM 2311 News Writing. They wrote this story as a group during class and tackled tough areas such as how to write a lead, what direct versus indirect quotes to use, how to organize information, and how to end a story. Student names are: …
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Levelland to Ozona
by Jennifer Sosa Staff Writer If you enjoy the outdoors and wildlife, then the Biology-2306 Introductory Wildlife class at South Plains College may be just for you. This three-hour course is offered every spring. It meets once a week on Thursdays. And best of all, the class takes two SPC funded wildlife trips every year.…
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Finding Spring Survey
Photography Students in COMM 1318 and 1316 recently finished a “Finding Spring” assignment. Their task was to submit 2 photographs that show the Spring season. This project was designed for students to practice using their school issued DSLR cameras. Students were required to submit at least one close up. In class, students practiced shooting with…
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Howard College Rodeo, Barrel Racing
Emery Mask won 3rd overall in Barrel Racing at the Howard College Rodeo in Big Spring, TX.
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SPC theater to open “Working” the musical
By Kensey Mayer Staff Writer South Plains College Theater Department gets ready to open their spring musical, “Working,” under the direction of Dr. Dan Nazworth and Dr. Debbie Gelber, for the last week of March. While building the sets on the Helen Devitt Theater’s stage, Dan Nazworth, the director of the college’s musical, discusses details…
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Farm and Ranch voting results
We are going to show how the photography students voted first. Each first-place survey vote earned 3 points. Each second-place vote earned 2 points. And each third-place vote earned 1 point. The results were tabulated. The final numbers were close. Here are the results along with quotes of what students said about their choices. Then,…
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Farm and Ranch survey
Students in COMM 1316 News Photography were given a Farm and Ranch photo assignment the first week of February. Their challenge was to find a wide, medium, and closeup of the same subject on a farm or ranch. Some students did not have easily accessible photo opportunities at farms or ranches, so they had to…
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Native Americans owed gratitude for contributions to U.S. history, culture
by Manuel Muniz Staff Writer There are nearly 10 million Native Americans living in the United States. There are more than 500 recognized tribes, with different cultures that are unique. From art to literature to food and music, there is so much to appreciate and learn about Indigenous people While many of us refer to…
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Alum releases first book about Lubbock music scene
Juliet Ramirez For Plainsman Online An author and podcaster, former South Plains College journalism student Thomas Mooney recently spoke to a group of journalism students, urging them to never stop chasing their dreams. On Oct. 14, Mooney, former SPC journalism student and the author of the recently-released book, “The Lubbock Way: A Collection of Wallflower…
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YEEZY sneakers making footwear fashionable
by Manuel Muniz Staff Writer It is nearly impossible to find a corner of the word to hide from the YEEZY sneaker drops. With a man who dares to compare himself to Jesus leading with his in-your-face personality, his shoe designs have gathered admiration, envy and even confusion in some cases. Kanye West has changed…
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NBA returns with intense competition, storylines for championship battle
by Manuel Muniz Staff Writer The fall is here, which means only one thing: The NBA is back! The league is set to celebrate its 75th anniversary this season after a year of countless postponed games and empty arenas due to COVID-19. So now there is hope some normalcy will be the case in 2021-2022.…
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Huffhines enjoys new role as director of Plainview Center
by Brittany Marriott Staff Writer The South Plains College Plainview Center has a new director on campus. Victoria Huffhines, who originally served as the advisor at the Plainview campus since 2018, became the new director. Huffhines is known to be optimistic, understanding, and very compassionate about things in life. Her favorite things to do in…
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Kanye, Drake continue duel with release of new albums
by Manuel Muniz Staff Writer The Kanye vs Drake saga has intensified as both rappers recently released their highly anticipated albums. Drake and Kanye West’s friendship goes back to 2010. But it has been a bumpy decade of highs and lows for the two rappers. Both albums have had a very confusing rollout this year.…
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No experience necessary in learning to dance
by Saul Eli Rosa Staff Writer Cross body lead, neck trap, cupid, hair combs. These are all moves taught in Kinesiology 1126, also known as Dance I. Dance I is offered at South Plains College as a basic dance class giving students the opportunity to learn partner dancing, leading, and following skills with all different…
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Improve chances for college success with helpful ideas
by Saul Eli Rosa Staff Writer With the semester under way and assignments and exams are piling up, students at South Plains College should be aware that are they can tackle their workload with careful strategy. Utilizing suggestions adopted from counselors, instructors and peers, students are implementing these proven tips of success to finish their…
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Encouraging words from Jacob Patrick, director of Student Life
By Saul Eli Rosa Plainsman Online Jacob Patrick has a passion for first-generation college students and their success because he can relate to them well. Raised in the rural town of Elizabeth, Colorado with his older sister and parents, Patrick moved to Kansas shortly after high school to attend McPherson College and pursue his undergraduate…
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Fine Arts student presents passionate piece in local gallery
By Emma Crowder Plainsman Online Emily Roger was one of the few South Plains College students who were selected to presentart work in a recent gallery show held in Levelland. The Fine Arts Department at SPC was supposed to hold a gallery show last semester but the effects of COVID-19 prevented the show from happening.…
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Sorry, wrong number… Professor saves life through misdialed phone call
By Emma Crowder Plainsman Online Ed Marsh heard his phone ringing one day and picked it up to hear a woman in distress. The professor of commercial music at South Plains College said he was walking to thecafeteria in the Student Center on the Levelland campus to have lunch with his wife Martha on Feb.…