Category: News
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Rodeo teams have success at first competition
Story & photos by Emery Mask/Texan Mosaic Staff The chutes for the spring rodeo season cracked open Feb. 23 as all members of the team competed vigorously at the Odessa College Wrangler Rodeo. Events ran from Thursday through Saturday, and the weekend brought good fortune to many of the team’s members. All members of the…
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Get away for a day this spring break
Photos by Dakota Whitlock/MCOM 1316 News Photography Grab your keys, a good podcast or playlist, some friends, and get ready to explore. With spring break finally here, some folks may have the money for airfare to head miles away. But for the rest of us, there are some wonderful attractions nearby- ones you can get…
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Cheerleaders bring hype to SPC events
South Plains College cheerleaders are bringing excitement to SPC athletics and other events this semester. There are eight cheerleaders and two students serve as the mascot, Tex. Samantha Jasso has the story in the video below.
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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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Alum gives tips for success at SPC
By Alec Leos/Texan Mosaic Staff Life can be confusing sometimes, especially when you’re moving into a new, big, and stressful moment in your life—like going to college. Nancy Munoz, an alumnus from South Plains College, hosted a professional development event for SPC students where she recapped her times at the school while explaining the benefits…
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Homecoming festivities set Thursday
By Chloe Martin/Texan Mosaic Staff South Plains College will host its Boots and Beads Homecoming Celebration this year on Thursday, February 23. The festivities include basketball matchups between SPC and Western Texas College in the Texan Dome, as well as the half-time presentation of the homecoming court including this year’s king and queen, followed by…
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Artistic mishaps open to interpretation at new SPC art exhibit
Editor’s note: The authors for this story include 10 students from Margaret Kirby’s COMM 2311 News Writing. They helped write this story as a group during class and tackled issues such as how to write a lead, what quotes to use, how to organize information, and how to end a story. Student names are: Joshua…
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Gala raises funds for student scholarships
By Chloe Martin/Texan Mosaic Staff The silver anniversary of the annual scholarship gala will take place February 24 in the Mallet Event Center and promises to be a sparkling festivity. “The gala is a wonderful way for the community to raise money for scholarships for SPC students and a fun time for the community to…
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Eagles expected to outlast Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII
By Isaac Castillo/Texan Mosaic Staff This year’s Super Bowl is stacked with talent as both the conference leaders advance to the final game of the season. Texas Tech’s very own Patrick Mahomes managed to edge a win versus the talented Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals (23-20). This win was anything but easy, as the…
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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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Students represent SPC at Community College Day
By Noah Lopez/Texan Mosaic Staff The future of community colleges is dependent on the decisions of a few, but those decisions will impact students across the state. Recently, a group of South Plains College students traveled to the Texas Capitol to advocate for the college’s future. Student Life Director Josh Meredith organized the trip. ”…
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Lifting the mask: ANT Club provides safe space for students
By Alec Leos/Texan Mosaic Staff Often times people who identify as neurodivergent don’t feel like they necessarily fit in with typical student clubs. This is why Claire Young, president of the Autistic and Neurodivergent Texans (ANT), founded the ANT Club in August last year. “It’s nice to have a safe space when not everywhere in…
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SPC proud to host Honor Guard Academy
By Texan Mosaic Staff Honor is something those in law enforcement and other service organizations hold to the utmost priority and officers from across the region got a real feel for honor at the first Honor Guard Academy hosted at South Plains College last week. “This is the first time we’ve ever done it and…
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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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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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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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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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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…