Category: Spring 2024
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Gates open for spring rodeo season
Photos & Story by Tess Thurston Let the dust fly. The nearly 30 men and women on the SPC Rodeo team have been practicing hard at the SPC arena. They plan to compete this weekend in their first rodeo of the season. They travel to Odessa to compete over three days in six timed events.…
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A diamond in the rough: SPC’s not so hidden art gallery
Editor’s note: Students in COMM 2311.001, Newswriting on the SPC Levelland campus contributed to this story. Students Hannah Ballejo, Madeleine Davis, Elena Hart-Deleon, Gracie Harvey, Alec Leos, Emma Martin, Kristin Ortiz, Jeremiah Quigley, Taylor Reed, Trista Stanley, and Rebekah Trejo participated in interviewing, helped choose quotes and organize paragraphs. Now, they’re ready to repeat the…
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Around the world in one semester
**Editor’s note: Students in COMM 2311.601, Newswriting at the SPC Lubbock Downtown Center, contributed to this story. Students Nicolaus Bazaldua, Elizabeth Hamilton, Landon Smith, Niria Villa, and Raenell Villamor participated in interviewing and researching. Early on, they brainstormed about a creative way to start the story. They also chose quotes and organized paragraphs. Now, they’re…
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Students band together for athletic injury care and prevention
Students in COMM 1316 News Photography took photos of kinesiology students learning how to use shoulder and wrist wraps during KINE 2356 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries. It’s a wrap…literally. Students in Andres “Andy” Reyes’ KINE 2356 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries class recently practiced wrapping shoulders and wrists in their first day…
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Picture this: Colorful learning
Students in COMM 1318 Photography observed a color lab during a color theory class at the Cosmetology building on the Levelland campus. Students split mannequin hair into four quadrants, then dyed and observed the tone changes on the different quadrants. The lab was led by Jeb Wilcox, cosmetology instructor at SPC. For SPC Cosmetology, instructors…
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Man on the Street: Super Bowl Edition
We asked students around the SPC campus their thoughts about everything regarding the Super Bowl. Check out the Man on the Street video for their responses and leave your own in the comments!
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High school seniors glimpse SPC life
You could think of it as a movie preview. Senior Sneak Preview is a chance for hundreds of area high school seniors to see where and how their lives may play out next fall if they head to SPC. According to Kathryn Perez, dean of Enrollment Services, SPC has been hosting Senior Sneak Preview for…
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Start smart this spring
Story by Elizabeth Hamilton Dust off your backpacks and bring out your planners! The spring semester at South Plains College is back in session. Thousands of students at five different SPC campuses started classes Jan. 16. A new semester can spur a wide variety of emotions. “Anxious” and “stressful” are how second semester student Raenell…