Category: Spring 2025
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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,…
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Student art roundup: Celebrating creativity
Photos from students in COMM 1318/Photography 1 You never quite know what kind of art you’ll see perched, draped, or suspended from the ceiling on display inside SPC’s Christine Devitt Fine Arts Center on the Levelland campus. Just before spring break the front lobby and main hallways were dotted with dozens of student art projects.…
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Time to chill: Winter leisure
Photos from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 What do you do when temperatures drop and the winds are wicked? First of all, you probably stay inside. And sure, it may be nice outside now, but before spring break photography students in COMM 1318 combed the buildings on the Levelland campus to spot…
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Fur and feathers: Fun with pet photography
Photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 It’s always the eyes, right? They seem to speak to you. Students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 recently grabbed their cameras to try to capture their pet’s personality. Some students had multiple beasties to photograph. While they seemed to have fun doing it, they said it…
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Young voters speak up: Understanding SPC students’ political engagement
Story by Chloe Crittendon COMM 2311.001/News Writing College students have lower voting percentages than its out-of-college counterparts. According to Tufts College Circle, only 42% of youth ages 18-29 voted in the 2024 election. Which is 10% lower than the 2020 election. Less than half of the 2024 youth voters were college students. With the rise…
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Texans grab gold at National Indoor Track & Field Championships
Photos by Ricardo Bazaldua COMM 1318/Photography The South Plains College Texans showcased their dominance at the NJCAA 2025 National Indoor Track and Field Championships, capturing the national title with an outstanding 119.5 points. The Lady Texans also put up a strong fight, finishing ninth with 23 points at the two-day meet held at the Texas Tech Sports Performance Center…
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Patterns and Lines
Photos from students in COMM 1318/Photography 1 They can be vertical, horizontal, diagonal, zigzag, curved, wavy, cross hatched…and the list goes on. Any way you find them, patterns and lines in a photograph can be an attention-getter. Sometimes patterns are right in front of you. Other times you have to look for them. It takes…
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It’s ok to not be ok: SPC students can take advantage of mental health services on campus
Story by Amber Froese COMM 2311.001/News Writing, South Plains College provides students with free mental support and counseling services at the Levelland and Reese campuses. College counseling is one hundred percent accessible and counselors are there to help students struggling with college stress, depression, anxiety, and grief. Miranda English has served as a counselor and…
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Bubbling lights: Fun with depth of field
Photos from students in COMM 1318/Photography 1 They appear to pour out of headphones, jars, and bottles. Students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 practiced adjusting their apertures this week in creative ways. The size of the camera’s aperture, basically the lens opening, controls how much light comes into the camera as well as depth of…
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New Year’s resolutions: This year I will….
Story by Conner Kennedy, COMM 2311-151 Newswriting The fireworks are done. The ball has long since dropped in New York’s Times Square. So, what about those New Year’s resolutions you made? How’s the gym going? Are you still reading every day? Those are common resolutions. According to research done last year by the Pew…