Category: News
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Sleepless at SPC: Lack of rest impacts performance
Story by Marley McKay/COMM 2311Photo Illustrations by COMM 1316 students You find yourself yawning in class. You can’t concentrate or remember what your professor just said. Sound familiar? It could be you’re stuck in a boring class. But it could also be something much worse: sleep deprivation or sleep deficiency. According to the National Institutes…
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Students shape art in Design II class
Story by Isabela Salas/COMM 2311Photos by students in MCOM 1316 Yin and yang foxes, glazed fish, and reflective sculptures are some ways art students at South Plains College are given an opportunity to shape their own world. Photo by Anna Gonzales SPC students in professor Donatelli’s Design II art class are studying texture and structure.…
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Performance anxiety impacts students differently
Story & Featured Photo by Cade Dannhaus/COMM 2311 “When the spotlight is literally on you, you get hot and sweaty and start to shake.” That’s how Isabela Salas, a public relations major at South Plains College, describes what happens to her with “stage fright” or performance anxiety. She says she grew up singing and dancing, and that’s when…
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Denim Day raises awareness for sexual assault
Photos & story by students in COMM 1316/News Photography From a distance, it looks a little like halloween came early inside the Student Center on South Plains College’s Levelland campus. Dozens of pairs of jeans–skirts, men’s, women’s, skinny, cut offs – dangle in rows from the ceiling. But on closer look, it’s obvious there’s a message.…
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Prepare yourself: Students deal with test anxiety
Story by Anna Gonzales/MCOM 2311Featured photo by Katie Brackens/MCOM 1316Photo illustrations by students in MCOM 1316 Spring break is long gone. Now, students at South Plains College only have a few weeks left to gear up for final exams. Between home, work and school it might be hard to manage your time. Then, before…
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Phlebotomy classes offer career opportunity
Story & photos by Kaylee Hendricks/COMM 2311 The face of the lab: a phlebotomist. Phlebotomy courses are offered here at South Plains College each spring, summer, and fall semester. But wait. What is phlebotomy? A basic definition offered by Ruben Salazar, a phlebotomy instructor at South Plains College, phlebotomy is: taking someone’s blood. Salazar himself took…
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New police chief takes reins at SPC
Story by Cade Thomas/MCOM 2311Photos by students in MCOM 1316 Do you recognize this man? here is a clue. He’s wearing an SPC police uniform. His name is Jonathan Sullivan. His title is South Plains College Police Chief. Sullivan has been the chief for a little over three months. SPC Dean of Students Lynne Cleavinger sent an @allSPC email in…
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Students gear up for Tin-Man competition
Story & photos by Texan Mosaic Staff “We’re hoping for a fire,” says Billy Tackett, South Plains College assistant professor of Industrial Manufacturing and Emerging Technologies. Tackett is joking. He’s hoping to see mechanical chaos when dozens of SPC and high school students send their robots into the ring at the upcoming 2023 Tin-Man Competition. It…
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Community Culinary classes deliver crash course in cuisine
Story & Photos by Joshua Cantu/COMM 2311 South Plains College has something cooking over in its Lubbock Career and Technical Center. That something is the list of new summer Culinary Community classes. It’s schedule is to be released in the beginning of May. Program officials suggest that people sign up quickly because the classes have…
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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. ”…