Category: Fall 2025
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Hope in Harvest: Farmers prepare for cotton harvest across region
Story By Caleb McDonald, COMM 2311.001, News Writing; Photos by Matt Brown, COMM 1316 News Photography As the sun rises over fields of white, farmers across Hockley County are preparing for another cotton harvest season. The results of months of hard work under the hot sun rest on these next few weeks. Kerry Siders, senior…
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Texan Mosaic launches podcast on Spotify, YouTube
By Texan Mosaic Staff The Texan Mosaic is expanding its storytelling beyond the written word with the launch of the Texan Mosaic Podcast, now streaming on Spotify and YouTube. The new series gives South Plains College students a space to share their perspectives, talk about campus life, and explore issues shaping the college community. Each…
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AI and the sound of emotion
Editor’s note: All photos in this article were generated using Artificial Intelligence for a project in Introduction to Mass Communications designed to educate students about how AI tools can be used to generate images. Students in one Intro to Mass Communications class recently used artificial intelligence and one of their favorite songs to become artists. …
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Stretching the limits: Students investigate Hooke’s Law
Big springs and weights took center stage in a recent physics lab in Physics 1401. Students were learning about something called Hooke’s Law. “It tells you that if you pull a spring one way,” says Physics Professor Kim Bouldin, “there is a force pulling or pushing back the other way.” She goes on to explain…
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Embracing the blur with Bokeh
Photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 Sometimes an assignment looks hard but turns out to be easy. It’s even better if it turns out to be fun. Students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 recently appeared to experience both with Bokeh. Bokeh is a photo technique of creating a pleasing “blur”. They placed…
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From pumpkins to phantoms: Haunting decorations
Photos from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by Giovanni Martinez. In the spirit of the season, photography students recently went hunting for interesting Halloween décor. Some of what they found was too scary to publish. These spooky shots will hopefully make you smile rather than shiver. Happy Halloween.
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The Light Awakens: Light Painting Returns
Photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by Kendi Green. Light painting is an art skill that photography students are learning to master. To be successful, it takes practice setting the camera’s shutter to a slow speed. The students used flashlights, light wands, and a lot of patience. After some trial…
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‘Blasphemous Nerves’: Solo exhibit featured in SPC’s Fine Arts Showcase
Editor’s note: Photos from William Wilson, COMM 1318, Photography 1 “Fluid color.” “Looks like war.” “A lot going on.” Those are some of the phrases a class of SPC students used to describe their first impression of one of artist Devin Ratheal’s paintings. The painting is called “Sans le Mot.” According to Google, that is…
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Step UP!: Avoiding the Bystander Effect
Editor’s note: Dylan Acosta, COMM 2311-601 Newswriting, contributed to this story. Have you ever been concerned about a situation and wanted to help…but didn’t? That’s the exact question organizers at the national Step UP! Bystander Intervention Program want to help people tackle. What is the “bystander effect? It has to do with that original question,…
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Behind the curtains: SPC drama students audition for scholarships
Featured photo by Emily Miller. Lights are blazing. Fellow students are watching, and all eyes focus center stage. One student stands alone, getting ready to speak. That student is Eliseo “Eli” Espinosa, and he’s practicing his 2-minute monologue for an upcoming audition. “This is for my TXETA audition,” he says, “where I’ll be going to…
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Ag Awareness Day teaches students the impact of agriculture
Editor’s Note: This story was written by students in COMM 2311 — Levelland, including: Isaiah Deleon, Sierra Telford, Paige Vance, and Caleb McDonald. Featured photo: Pictured is Kerry Siders, integrated pest management specialist at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office discussing the importance of cotton at last year’s Ag Awareness Day. Photos were provided courtesy of…
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SPC pool undergoing $6.9 million renovation, set to reopen summer 2026
Photos by students in COMM 1316, News Photography – Levelland The South Plains College Natatorium is in the midst of a complete renovation, transforming the longtime facility into what will soon be called the South Plains College Aquatic Center. Construction costs to date have reached $1.25 million, with the total project expected to come in…
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Paper vs. digital: SPC students debate the best way to stay on schedule
Author and photographer: Sofia Carrillo, COMM 2311-601 Newswriting Free spiral-bound paper planners are available at South Plains College. A stack of them appeared on the front desk at the Lubbock Downtown Center at the start of the semester. But, in an anonymous spot survey, only 4 out of 35 students said they knew the planners…
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In motion: SPC Lady Texans pre-season practice
Editor’s note: photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by Kendi Green. The tip-off of the first scrimmage comes in early October. So, the Lady Texans are pounding the court getting ready. What does Coach Ara Baten see as the keys to this season? “Success for us will come down to…
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From trash to treasure: Repurposed art
Editor’s note: photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by William Wilson One student’s trash can become another student’s masterpiece. Proof of that is on display now inside the Christine Devitt Fine Arts Center on the Levelland campus. Photography students from COMM 1318 Photography 1 recently went to look for it.…
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Power in patterns: Students capture patterns on campus
Editor’s note: photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by Emily Miller. Patterns in photography can be pleasing to the eye. They can be anything that repeat like lines, shapes, or colors. They can be found in nature, or they can be man-made. They are not always obvious. When you find one,…
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Blocks build, students frame: Library hosts Lego Day
South Plains College students tapped into their creativity at “Lego Day” in the SPC Library on the Levelland campus, Wednesday. The event was designed to offer a fun, low-stress way for students to engage with the library. “We wanted to create a fun, low-stress event that brings students into the library in a welcoming way,”…