Category: News
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Students use X-rays to learn about bones
Photos by students in COMM 1318 Photography. Featured photo by Garrett Nowlin. It looked like Halloween arrived early last week at the zoology lab on the Levelland campus. While a toad and salamander watched from the side of the room, 10 tables were scattered with bones of all kinds. Some were obviously broken. Others appeared…
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Texan Food Pantry takes food stress off student plates
Editor’s Note: This story was written by students in COMM 2311.001 News Writing on the Levelland campus. Together, students came up with questions and interviewed D’Liesa Burleson at the Health and Wellness Center. They then chose the quotes and wrote the article individually. Together, the class chose the best quotes and transitions for the article…
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Rubik’s Cube celebrates 50th birthday
Editor’s note: Students in COMM 2311.601 contributed to this story. As a class they conducted interviews, chose quotes, debated how to organize the story along with where to put pictures. Most of the photographs were taken by Raston Copeland from COMM 2311.601 Here at SPC the celebration started as an ice breaker activity… a way…
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Beat stress with massage chairs at Health & Wellness Center
Photos by students in COMM 1318/Photography Tired? Stressed? Check out the two massage chairs in the Peace and Relaxation Room at Health and Wellness on the Levelland Campus. Students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 got the chance to use the chairs last week and practiced snapping photos of themselves doing it. SPC has had the…
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Picture this: TC3 Fair
The Texan Campus, Clubs & Community Fair was held last week on both the Levelland and Lubbock campuses. Organizations associated with the college, and within the community, attended to provide resources and information for students. Students in COMM 1316 News Photography took photos at the event in Levelland. Some of the booths included the cosmetology…
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Picture this: Campus beauty shots
By students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 It could be color or an interesting angle. It might evoke an emotion. What makes a “good” photo? Students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 are beginning to learn. One of their first assignments: grab your smartphone and capture something “pretty” or “interesting” on the Levelland campus. The only…
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Students, faculty prepare for successful fall semester
Editor’s Note: This story is a combined effort by news writing classes on the Levelland campus and news writing students on the Lubbock Downtown Center campus. Students in COMM 2311-001 (Levelland) interviewed and arranged an article based on quotes from faculty members at SPC. Students in COMM 2311-601 (Lubbock) interviewed and arranged an article based…
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Harvest time at SPC
Photos by students in COMM 1318 Photography September isn’t all about “back to school” events. Fall officially arrives in September. And that means it’s also harvest time for many fruits and nuts. “Fall is harvest time for pears and apples, as well as pecans,” says Kristin Bingham, associate professor and chairperson of the SPC Department…
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Texan Mosaic Live – Spring 2024
In this special edition of the Texan Mosaic, students created skits and read their parting words before graduating this semester. These students wrote, shot, recorded, and edited all the footage seen here. The staff of the Texan Mosaic for the Spring 2024 semester included: Noah Lopez, Jacob Trevino, Daniela Villa, Alec Leos, Katie Brackens, Elena…
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Texan Mosaic Podcast – Spring 2024
Daniela Villa and Ana Aguilera-Hinojos bring you this episode of the Texan Mosaic podcast where they discuss budgeting. They gathered answers from SPC students about how they have managed their money as college students and also discuss their own answers.
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Recycled art or reclaimed art?
Photos by students in COMM 1316 News Photography Photos from students in News Photography, COMM 1316 What do beer cans hanging from the ceiling, a spiral cascade of 45 rpm vinyl records, and a headdress that looks like a human spine have in common? Not a lot unless you have a great imagination and…
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It takes a village: SPC supports moms with club
By Taylor Reed Is there any other woman dealing with this? Am I the only one? Those are a couple of questions Student Moms Club organizers at South Plains College want to help answer. “We had a flooding of support of moms wanting this community,” says Mollie Moore, SPC assistant professor of English. “So,…
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Brashear Lake offers outdoor fun near campus
If it seems like the new dock at Brashear Lake appeared overnight, that’s because it did. It was completed in February. “The new fishing dock was constructed in one day by EZ Dock of Texas,” says Dustin Reichelt, Levelland parks & cemetery director. “The concrete sidewalk was about a two-week project that connects to the…
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Tin-Man competition promises battle royale
Photos by Alexis Lowe What is that? Actually, it’s a weapon. A robot weapon. It might not look that dangerous until you picture it spinning on the front of a robot. That’s what’s going to happen during this year’s Tin- Man Competition. The event takes place May 3 at the Reese Campus…
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Shared spaces, unshared tidiness
Story & Photos By Trista Stanley Imagine this: You step into your home expecting an oasis. Instead, you are greeted with mountains of laundry and dishes. And the worst part is, it is not even yours. Sound familiar? It is not that uncommon for someone to find themselves living with a messy partner…
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Therapy dogs help with final exams
Hannah Ballejo from Newswriting COMM 2311-001 contributed to this story If you like dogs, it’s hard to resist this face. In fact, looking irresistible is part of this dog’s job. His name is Oreck. No wait, it might be Dyson. Both dogs are wire-haired miniature dachshunds who are part of the team of therapy dogs,…
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Not-so summertime sadness
By Rebekah Trejo Winter blues. Feeling down. Temporary insanity. All of those are terms that could be used to describe something the National Institute of Mental Health calls seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. According to WebMD, SAD may affect 11 million people in the U.S. each year. Joanna Perez, one of the licensed professional counselors…
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Dune 2: It’s not all sand & worms
Have you been wanting to see the new Dune movie? Check out this review from Noah Lopez to get your excitement up!
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Culinary Arts program serves treats, degrees
The culinary arts program began enrolling students in the fall of 2018. Now, several years later, the program continues to appeal to students. Here’s Joshua Cantu with the story.
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Bakery boasts bombastic bites
By Katie Brackens & Rebekah Trejo Here’s a taste of a local bakery that is setting off a sugar craze. Here’s Rebekah Trejo with the story.