Category: News
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Riding high: SPC hosts successful rodeo
Photos from Clay Patton and Peyton Thomas, COMM 1318 Photography 1 South Plains College Rodeo finished its regular season last week hosting the inaugural Joe Dee Brooks Memorial Rodeo. The Texans and Lady Texans qualified seven athletes for the College National Finals Rodeo. For the Caprock Region standings, the Texans finished seventh overall with 2,090…
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Energy drinks: Safe sip or serious concern?
Author: Madison Happley, COMM2311-601 Newswriting; photos from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by Clay Patton. For many college students, pulling an all-nighter or having lengthy study sessions is almost a rite of passage. And for some, the easy solution to staying awake has become the quick energy in a can. “I reach…
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Elevated education: Bucket truck training takes learning to new heights
Photos by Peyton Thomas, COMM 1318 Photography 1 Twice a week, students in the South Plains College Electrical and Power Transmission Technology (ELPT) program gear up to for hands-on training on the Levelland campus. “We have a climbing class, we climb poles, and learn how to work with climbing belt and hooks,” ELPT student Noah…
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Junior judges show their skills: SPC Livestock Judging Contest 2026
Photos from Tynlea Wilson and Jaylee Parker, COMM 1318 Photography 1. Feature photo by Tynlea Wilson. More than 500 contestants from across the state showed off their skills at the South Plains College Livestock Judging Contest at the Mallet Event Center last week. Young people of all ages from FFA and 4H, many carrying clipboards,…
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SPC Track teams build momentum for outdoor season
The South Plains College Texans and Lady Texans continue to rank among the top track and field programs in the nation as the outdoor season reaches its final stretch. In this interview, the head track coach discusses the team’s success during the indoor season, standout performances this spring, and how athletes are preparing for the…
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Fur-tography Poll: Which Pet Portrait Wins?
UPDATE: 4/24/2026 11:30 a.m. The winners are in! You voted, you persisted, and now the winners will be revealed. Drum roll please… In third place: In second place: And in first place: Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for their favorite fur-baby!
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More than metal: Tin-Man 2026 at South Plains College
Author & Photographer: Luisa Dosal, COMM 2311-601 Newswriting; File photos from Alex Lowe in COMM 1316 News Photography “You build a robot, you put it in the arena, and you fight to the death,” says Wheeler Osborne, South Plains College instructor of Industrial Manufacturing and Emerging Technologies. In one sentence, that describes what the Tin-Man…
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Gig Lab 101: Inside SPC Creative Arts Reality Series
South Plains College is taking a behind-the-scenes approach to creative arts education with Gig Lab 101, a student-produced reality-style series that follows the ensemble No Ballads. The project highlights the day-to-day operations of the Creative Arts Department, bringing together students from multiple disciplines including music, video production, and media. From filming and editing to marketing…
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Texan Mosaic Podcast | Student Healthcare
The Texan Mosaic podcast continues this week with a conversation about student healthcare at South Plains College. Hosts Jaxson Putman and Tanner Hurd sit down with DeEtte Edens, Associate Director of Health and Wellness, to discuss the on-campus clinic available to students. The episode explores how students can access care, including low- to no-cost appointments…
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Picture this: Finding spring
Feature photo by Cale Horton You might have spotted patches of color cropping up in gardens or tree lines. Tiny, bright green leaves started arriving. Baby animals started arriving too. The calendar shows spring officially started last month, and there have been signs of it everywhere for weeks. Students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 recently…
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Arbor Day: Texas style
Photos from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Feature photo by Jaylee Parker. National Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April. It’s a day dedicated to planting and appreciating trees. While it’s not a federal holiday, the Arbor Day Foundation explains many communities host volunteer events, have tree-planting ceremonies, and…
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Jeans for justice: Denim Day raises awareness for sexual assault
Author: Saige Jolley, COMM 2311.601 Newswriting. File photos from students in COMM 1316 News Photography They are startling. And they’re meant to be. Dozens of pairs of jeans, skirts, and shorts- both men’s and women’s- dangle inside the Student Center on the South Plains College Levelland Campus as part of its 2023 Denim Day observance.…
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Too big to eat: Student art pieces now on display
Photos by Cale Horton, COMM 1318 Photography 1 There’s still time to swing by and feast your eyes on the latest papier-mâché art projects from students in Kara Donatelli’s design class. The super-sized art pieces are on display now in the Fine Arts building on the Levelland campus. “This project was about scale,” Donatelli says,…
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On the right track: The freight trains rolling through our backyard
Photos by Gavin Carr, COMM 1318 Photography 1 They do more than just slow you down at a railroad crossing. The trains you see chugging around Lubbock and Levelland transfer a lot of freight. The engines and cars you see generally operate through the Lubbock and Western Railway. LBWR has been owned by Watco since…
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Beyond the numbers: Tackling math anxiety at South Plains College
Story and photos by Giovanni Martinez, COMM 2311.601 (Lubbock) “Mentally Blocked.” “Panicked.” “Stressed.” Those are some of the words South Plains College students used on a recent anonymous survey to describe how they feel when facing a math test. That survey asked 25 students questions about whether they have “math anxiety”. SPC Math Professor Morgan…
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Groove Day featuring Omar Hakim set Saturday
Story by Marley Nix, COMM 2311.001 (Levelland) South Plains College is holding its fourth annual Groove Day in the Tom T Hall on March 28 starting at 9:30 a.m. The staff encourages students to come and enjoy this free event. The Creative Arts Program describes it as a day for “celebrating music” and having the…
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BSM keeps 50-cent lunches despite rising food costs
Story and photos by Cale Horton, COMM 2311.001 (Levelland) While national food prices continue to rise across the country, the Baptist Student Ministry, a program at South Plains College, is holding steady at a price point affordable for all. The Baptist Student Ministry’s 50-cent lunch program provides a budget meal option for students as well…
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From scraps to masterpieces
Photos by Koie Hill, COMM 1318 Photography Old clothes might ordinarily be thrown away, but one local artist is choosing to repurpose them instead. Kate Petrin is the multimedia artist behind “Hemlines”, the large art exhibit now on display inside the South Plains College Christine Devitt Fine Arts Center on the Levelland campus. The exhibit…
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How small changes can have a big impact
By Tori Underwood, COMM 2311-601; Photos by students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Feature photo by Tynlea Wilson. It can start with something small: baby steps. Maybe it’s stepping outside, drinking a glass of water, or making your bed every morning. Many people think they need to make big changes to improve their lives. But…
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Marble madness: Students build rollercoasters in physics lab
Photographer: Clay Patton, COMM 1318 Photography 1 It took a lot of planning, scissors, and tape. But students in physics lab recently turned recycled junk into “rollercoasters” strong enough to race marbles. Physics Professor Kim Bouldin says this lab gets students to think “outside the box”. Although ironically, students sorted through boxes and shelves of…