Category: News
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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,”…
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Sweet Success: Harvest at SPC
Editor’s note: Photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Students in COMM 2311-601 news writing worked on choosing quotes, organization, and photo placement. Featured photo by Nayeli Deleon-Hart. The secret to pear picking probably isn’t just the grabbing. It’s also in a twist of the wrist. Just ask the photography students from COMM…
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Stay strong and carry on: How to avoid stress this semester
Students in COMM 2311-601 helped write this story as a group, choosing quotes, discussing sources, organizing paragraphs, and sometimes submitting photos. These students include: Dylan Acosta, Sofia Carrillo, Pedro Figueroa, Kristy Gomez, and Victor Ramirez. Most photographs are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Grab that backpack. School is back at South Plains College. …
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Donuts? Gone. SPC kicks off Welcome Week with free treats
Photos from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 Did someone say “free food?” Well, yes, they did. Free coffee and donuts will be offered in the Game Room in the Student Services Building on the Levelland campus tomorrow, Aug. 28, starting at 8 a.m. It’s part of the Welcome Week activities hosted by the SPC…
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Beauty on a Budget: Inside the SPC Cosmetology Salon
Video shoot by Nayeli Ocampo and edited by Fabiola Carrion Anampa from COMM 1318/ Photography 1
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Duncan Newey: SPC alum drums up success
Story by Conner Kennedy from COMM 2311-151/ Newswriting South Plains College knows a thing or two about successful alumni. A page on SPC’s website lists some of SPC’s “notable alumni” including Lee Ann Womack and Josh Abbott. Now, it looks like SPC has its next memorable student ready to take the stage. Duncan Newey, an…
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Finding spring
Photos by students from COMM 1318/ Photography 1 You probably learned it as a child: April showers bring May flowers. Students in Photography 1, COMM 1318, recently went out with their cameras to find proof. They found splashes of color around the SPC campus in Levelland and TTU campus in Lubbock. Welcome spring.
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Behind the Legend: Supporting South Plains College Ag Students
Story by Rebecca Burgess, COMM 2311-151/ Online News Writing South Plains College has introduced a new organization to support its Livestock Judging Team and Agriculture Science Department. It’s a 501(c)(3), and it’s called Behind the Legend. According to Kirk Clark, an agriculture instructor at SPC, the organization was designed to function as a booster club…
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April News Cast
The Texan Mosaic recorded its April news cast on Thursday! Highlights include a preview of the upcoming Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony honoring those who serve and sacrifice, a look at how SPC’s nationally ranked track team is shifting focus to the outdoor season, and a heartfelt farewell to longtime theater director Daniel Nazworth as he…
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Music matters: Relieve stress through piano.
Story and photos from Ga-Ram Nam, COMM 2311-151/Newswriting Feeling overwhelmed by stress? You’re not alone. Midterm exams may be over, but finals are ahead. Many of us pop in earbuds for some peaceful moments listening to our favorite tunes. But Hye-gyung Ji, professor of music-piano at South Plains College, does more than just listen to…
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Snips and Scissors: SPC’s barber students at work
Story and photos by Nayeli Ocampo, COMM 1318/Photography 1 It’s not all about cutting hair and shaving. The new barber certificate program at South Plains College involves training students to work with hair, skin, and nails. “We are here from 8 to 4 every day,” says Sarah Thompson, the program coordinator for cosmetology/ barber and…
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Sport Psychology: Building mental and physical strength
Story by Keilah Oldaker, COMM 2311-601/Newswriting The American Psychological Association once called it a “hot career”. In fact, that was part of the headline for an APA article in 2012. The article begins with a description of one person who started as a psychologist and then branched into a sport psychology niche. An athlete himself,…