Category: Fall 2025
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Beyond the Blues: How to Start the Spring Semester Strong
Students in COMM 2311-601 helped write this story as a group practicing interviewing skills, weaving together direct and indirect quotes, and organizing paragraphs. These students include: Luisa Dosal, Madison Happley, Saige Jolley, Giovanni Martinez, Michelle Moreno, Tori Underwood, and Noah Wilson. Most photographs are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured Photo by Clay…
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How to Create, Care for Your Own Fairy Garden
Looking for a Christmas gift that feels personal, affordable, and a little magical? SPC reporter Amber Elizondo visited the South Plains College greenhouse to learn how to build a holiday-themed fairy garden you can make at home. Biology Department Chair and botany instructor Kristin Bingham walks Amber through every step, from choosing a container to…
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From giving back to getting ahead: The power of volunteer experience
Author: Hannah Torres, COMM 2311-601. You don’t necessarily need a paycheck to gain valuable experience. Volunteering just might be the key to landing you a job. According to Volunteerhub.com, a provider of cloud-based volunteer management software, those who volunteer regularly have a 27% better chance of gaining employment than those who don’t. “I used to…
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Picture This: Finding Fall
Photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by Emily Miller.
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TM Podcast: Episode 4 | Giving Thanks & Giving Back
In this episode, Robert Wilson and Kam Varnell explore what it really means to give back. They talk about the small and big ways generosity has shaped their lives, why they choose to serve others, and how acts of kindness they once received helped them through personal challenges. They also spent time on campus asking…
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Canadian geese return to Brashear Lake
Canadian geese are arriving in large numbers at Brashear Lake as their annual migration brings them back to the South Plains. According to SPC biology instructor Kristin Bingham, some geese live in the region year-round, but the biggest flocks appear in late October to take advantage of the area’s milder winters. The birds will remain…
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No hair, no problem: Students showcase creativity in annual contest
Featured photo by Emily Miller of the third place winner of the Anything But Hair contest, hosted by the cosmetology department for students in the program. South Plains College cosmetology students traded shears for imagination last week in the department’s annual “Anything but Hair” contest, transforming bald mannequins into works of art using everything except…
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Skipping breakfast: A concern for college students?
Author: Benjamin Mashburn, COMM 2311-601; Photographer: Emily Miller, COMM 1318 Photography 1; Featured photo by Emily Miller Be honest, did you eat breakfast this morning? Or were you in a mad dash out the door and forgot? If that’s the case, you may be hurting yourself. Research shows skipping breakfast can harm you academically. For…
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Sleepless on campus: Are students trading sleep for grades?
Author: Jaleigh Hinojosa, COMM 2311-601 Newswriting; Photographs from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1; Featured photo by Etta Berry It’s late, but you still have homework to do. Final exams are getting closer, and your boss just added hours to your part-time job schedule. If that sound familiar, then you probably should be asking yourself…
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Texan Mosaic Podcast: Episode 3 | Football Fever
Welcome back to the Texan Mosaic Podcast video version! In Episode 3, hosted by Noah Moreno and Robert Wilson, we dive deep into November football fever—we’re midway through the season, the stakes are rising, and playoff dreams are starting to crystallize. From both the college gridiron and the professional level, we explore why this stretch…
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Spooky Science Fest 2025
Photographer: Amber Elizondo, Texan Mosiac Staff Giant skeletons with glowing eyes greeted visitors who were brave enough to enter the front doors. Test tubes bubbled with mysterious foam while creepy critters slithered or crawled from person to person. It was all part of the Spooky Science Fest that attracted crowds of students Halloween week inside…
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Solitude: A quiet advantage
Author: Kristy Gomez, COMM 2311-601 Newswriting; Photographer: Etta Berry, COMM 1318 Photography 1 What do you think of when you hear the word “solitude?” Does it evoke positive or negative feelings? If you answered “negative,” you may want to rethink your response. South Plains College student Manuel Gutierrez says the word “solitude” evokes neutral feelings.…
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From the SPC garden to your kitchen: Free fall veggies
Editor’s Note: Featured photo by Etta Berry They may not be there for long, but on any given day free fall vegetables may be available in the biology department outside Biology Department Chair Kristin Bingham’s office. They are grown in the South Plains College garden. When they’re harvested, they appear inside a bushel basket on…
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Camera confidence: Tips for how to ace a video job interview
Editor’s Note: Photos by Giovanni Martinez, COMM 1318 Photography 1. Whether it’s a Zoom call or a Microsoft Teams meeting, video interviews have become a normal part of the hiring process. A 2022 Forbes Council post goes so far as to call the virtual interview the “new resume.” The post cites a 2021 Hiring Trend…
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Will they crack? Students test engineering skills in egg-drop challenge
Editor’s Note: Photos by Kendi Green, COMM 1318 Photography 1 Using raw eggs, recycled materials, and know how, physics students recently put the laws of gravity to the test. And they looked like they had fun doing it. They worked in teams planning and rummaging through a giant pile of recycled materials they could use…
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Through the Lens: The 2025 Cinch Roping Fiesta
Editor’s Note: Story and photo gallery by Kendi Green, COMM 1318 Photography 1. It’s a celebration of Western heritage, horsemanship, and grit. Since 1954, the Cinch Roping Fiesta has stood as a proud San Angelo tradition. What began as an off-season fundraiser for the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Association has evolved into a…
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Think before you click: How to spot scam text
Editor’s Note: Written by Pedro Figueroa, COMM 2311-601 Newswriting. Photos from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by William Wilson. If you are reading this on your cellphone right now, scammers may be trying to reach you. Scammers may imitate a legitimate site and say they have information regarding an account you have.…
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Student life hosts Halloween carnival tonight
By Sierra Telford/COMM 2311.001, Photos by Marley Nix/COMM 1316 Laughter and screams of excitement fill the air. High on a sugar rush, kids race from station to station in search of one last piece of candy for their already overflowing buckets. South Plains College Student Life will host its annual Spooktacular Carnival on Oct. 30…
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SPC celebrates 50 years of creative arts
Fifty years ago, a big bang of sound and ambition echoed across South Plains College. What began as Dean Tubb’s bold idea for a country music and bluegrass program has evolved into a legacy of innovation, artistry, and a network that spans generations. This week, South Plains College is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its…
