Category: News
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Get your schedule “fit”
by Dayley Mosley If you are taking classes at South Plains College, April 8 is an important date to remember. That’s the day registration opens for the fall 2022 semester. One-hour kinesiology courses are among the first to fill up. SPC is adding a new class to the one-hour kinesiology catalog. Disc Golf, or frisbee…
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Huffhines enjoys new role as director of Plainview Center
by Brittany Marriott Staff Writer The South Plains College Plainview Center has a new director on campus. Victoria Huffhines, who originally served as the advisor at the Plainview campus since 2018, became the new director. Huffhines is known to be optimistic, understanding, and very compassionate about things in life. Her favorite things to do in…
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New ‘Cyberpunk™’ game excites players worldwide
By Michael Ramos Plainsman Online The long awaited game “Cyberpunk™ “ has finally been released after several years of being in production. The developers of the “CD Projekt™” game originally aired a trailer in 2013 which got fans excited. However, the first hint of a launch would be announced at gaming convention E3 in 2018,…
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Lubbock scientists optimistic about COVID vaccine
By Avery Dunlap Plainsman Online Throughout the pandemic, there have been advancements in the vaccine, and many news sources have been sharing that it may be ready to distribute within the next couple of months. The Coronavirus has been an illness that has affected many aspects of all of our lives. Since March, when the…
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What to expect next semester: Returning to campus in 2021
By Avery Dunlap Plainsman Online This semester students, faculty, and staff at South Plains College have seen many changes be implemented for safety from the Coronavirus. The majority of those regulations will continue to be enforced next semester as well. When students returned to college in August, there were several rules put in place…
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Miss Caprock scholarship pageant postponed amid pandemic restrictions
By Michael Ramos Plainsman Online This year’s Miss Caprock Contest has been postponed for the first time ever. The pageant that has continually gone on for 62 years has been postponed this year due to COVID-19. This was set to be the 63rd annual event, with the winner receiving a $750 SPC scholarship and the…
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Registration opens for Spring and Winter Interim semesters
By Emma Keas For Plainsman Online Registration for the Winter Interim and Spring 2021 semesters at South Plains College opened on November 6. Winter Interim classes will be held from Dec. 14 to Jan. 4 and the Spring semester beginning Jan. 19. Students are encouraged to contact their academic advisors if they have any questions…
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‘Free the textbook’: Fighting for more open-ed resources
By Emma Keas For Plainsman Online At this time of a global pandemic, students need free online resources more than ever. One of these sources that college students and faculty are turning to is Open Educational Resources. Openstax is a nonprofit organization that provides openly-licensed (free!) textbooks to students. Daniel Williamson, managing director at Openstax,…
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‘Perfect economic storm’ happening in West Texas
By Abby Hamilton For Plainsman Online Globally, the pandemic and oil crisis have been exacting chaos. Locally, the impact on the economy has been atrocious. James Kemper, assistant professor of economics at South Plains College, gave insight into how local economies are handling the stress of 2020 during his presentation, “Two Crisis at Once: How…
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Students, faculty adapt to changes for fall semester
By Emma Crowder and Avery Dunlap Plainsman Online Coronavirus has spread to more than 180 countries and is affecting approximately 66% of the world’s population. The symptoms of Covid-19 and its effects it has on a person’s physical health are known factors at this point. But something that has not often been discussed, in detail,…
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Residence halls reopen under new safety guidelines
by Michael Ramos Plainsman Online When the pandemic first hit South Plains College back in March, no one was really sure what would happen. With most of the students being sent home, courses and instructors would transition to online. This would affect all on-campus residents, as they had been ready to experience that college life…
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Local businesses reopening after closing due to pandemic
by Michael Ramos Plainsman Online Around spring break, South Plains College closed their doors and moved to online when the coronavirus threatened the students. This not only was a struggle for the students who went to SPC, but also for the owners of small businesses and stores in Levelland. The students were away from the…
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Coronavirus forces college students to adapt to online classes
Editors Note: ‘Covid on Campus’ is a four-part series. This is the fourth part on the Coronavirus and its impact on the College. As colleges closed their campuses in the face of the spread of the novel Coronavirus, course instruction had to be moved to remote and online formats in rapid fashion. This prompted many to…
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Professors face challenges as classes transition online
Editors Note: ‘Covid on Campus’ is a four-part series. This is the third part on the Coronavirus and its impact on the College. Nearly every aspect of normal life has been affected by the spread of the coronavirus. One huge area COVID-19 is impacting is higher education. Colleges across the nation have been thrown into uncertain…
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College nurse shares health tips for avoiding virus, signs to look for regarding COVID-19
Editors Note: ‘Covid on Campus’ is a four-part series. This is the second part on the Coronavirus and its impact on the College. Taking the correct measures for protecting ourselves and those around us from exposure to the Novel Coronavirus depends on any potential interaction with people with suspected or confirmed cases and the possible contamination…
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Kinesiology professor works through local church to help African villages of two students
“It’s a God thing…” by Seth Hall With clean water being a rarity in Central Kenya, two communities have been blessed with that life-sustaining liquid thanks to the influence of one South Plains College professor and two students. Obtaining clean drinkable water is not something people think of when considering villages in Africa. For many,…
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Coronavirus outbreak brings college campuses to close
Editors Note: ‘Covid on Campus’ is a four-part series. This is the first part on the Coronavirus and its impact on the College. Even in the best of times, life for students at South Plains College is not easy. The spread of the Novel Coronavirus has pushed colleges across the nation to transition to online classes. …
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Library becoming social center for students with renovations
by Brandon Hatley The Library on the Levelland campus at South Plains College has gotten a face-lift. Mark Gottschalk, director of libraries at SPC, says some changes happened last summer, some happened last semester, and there are more changes to come. “Everything we are doing is about making the Library a modern campus destination for…
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Students, faculty recognized at Spirit of MLK Awards event
During the month of February, Americans focus their historical hindsight on the contributions that African-American individuals have made to this country. In honor of Black History Month, Student Life at South Plains College presented the Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. to individuals who symbolize leadership through service that Dr. King practiced. The honorees were…
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Groundbreaking ceremony for Science Building additions, renovations held Feb. 29
South Plains College held a ground-breaking ceremony for the Wilburn and Helen Wheeler Science Center on Feb. 29 in the parking lot west of the Student Center on the Levelland campus. The ground-breaking event included a welcome and introductions by Dr. Robin Satterwhite, president of South Plains College, and Mike Box, chairperson of the SPC…