Category: Photo Gallery
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Picture This: Finding Fall
Photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by Emily Miller.
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Canadian geese return to Brashear Lake
Canadian geese are arriving in large numbers at Brashear Lake as their annual migration brings them back to the South Plains. According to SPC biology instructor Kristin Bingham, some geese live in the region year-round, but the biggest flocks appear in late October to take advantage of the area’s milder winters. The birds will remain…
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No hair, no problem: Students showcase creativity in annual contest
Featured photo by Emily Miller of the third place winner of the Anything But Hair contest, hosted by the cosmetology department for students in the program. South Plains College cosmetology students traded shears for imagination last week in the department’s annual “Anything but Hair” contest, transforming bald mannequins into works of art using everything except…
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Skipping breakfast: A concern for college students?
Author: Benjamin Mashburn, COMM 2311-601; Photographer: Emily Miller, COMM 1318 Photography 1; Featured photo by Emily Miller Be honest, did you eat breakfast this morning? Or were you in a mad dash out the door and forgot? If that’s the case, you may be hurting yourself. Research shows skipping breakfast can harm you academically. For…
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Sleepless on campus: Are students trading sleep for grades?
Author: Jaleigh Hinojosa, COMM 2311-601 Newswriting; Photographs from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1; Featured photo by Etta Berry It’s late, but you still have homework to do. Final exams are getting closer, and your boss just added hours to your part-time job schedule. If that sound familiar, then you probably should be asking yourself…
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Spooky Science Fest 2025
Photographer: Amber Elizondo, Texan Mosiac Staff Giant skeletons with glowing eyes greeted visitors who were brave enough to enter the front doors. Test tubes bubbled with mysterious foam while creepy critters slithered or crawled from person to person. It was all part of the Spooky Science Fest that attracted crowds of students Halloween week inside…
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Solitude: A quiet advantage
Author: Kristy Gomez, COMM 2311-601 Newswriting; Photographer: Etta Berry, COMM 1318 Photography 1 What do you think of when you hear the word “solitude?” Does it evoke positive or negative feelings? If you answered “negative,” you may want to rethink your response. South Plains College student Manuel Gutierrez says the word “solitude” evokes neutral feelings.…
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From the SPC garden to your kitchen: Free fall veggies
Editor’s Note: Featured photo by Etta Berry They may not be there for long, but on any given day free fall vegetables may be available in the biology department outside Biology Department Chair Kristin Bingham’s office. They are grown in the South Plains College garden. When they’re harvested, they appear inside a bushel basket on…
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Camera confidence: Tips for how to ace a video job interview
Editor’s Note: Photos by Giovanni Martinez, COMM 1318 Photography 1. Whether it’s a Zoom call or a Microsoft Teams meeting, video interviews have become a normal part of the hiring process. A 2022 Forbes Council post goes so far as to call the virtual interview the “new resume.” The post cites a 2021 Hiring Trend…
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Will they crack? Students test engineering skills in egg-drop challenge
Editor’s Note: Photos by Kendi Green, COMM 1318 Photography 1 Using raw eggs, recycled materials, and know how, physics students recently put the laws of gravity to the test. And they looked like they had fun doing it. They worked in teams planning and rummaging through a giant pile of recycled materials they could use…
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Through the Lens: The 2025 Cinch Roping Fiesta
Editor’s Note: Story and photo gallery by Kendi Green, COMM 1318 Photography 1. It’s a celebration of Western heritage, horsemanship, and grit. Since 1954, the Cinch Roping Fiesta has stood as a proud San Angelo tradition. What began as an off-season fundraiser for the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Association has evolved into a…
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AI and the sound of emotion
Editor’s note: All photos in this article were generated using Artificial Intelligence for a project in Introduction to Mass Communications designed to educate students about how AI tools can be used to generate images. Students in one Intro to Mass Communications class recently used artificial intelligence and one of their favorite songs to become artists. …
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Stretching the limits: Students investigate Hooke’s Law
Big springs and weights took center stage in a recent physics lab in Physics 1401. Students were learning about something called Hooke’s Law. “It tells you that if you pull a spring one way,” says Physics Professor Kim Bouldin, “there is a force pulling or pushing back the other way.” She goes on to explain…
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Embracing the blur with Bokeh
Photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 Sometimes an assignment looks hard but turns out to be easy. It’s even better if it turns out to be fun. Students in COMM 1318 Photography 1 recently appeared to experience both with Bokeh. Bokeh is a photo technique of creating a pleasing “blur”. They placed…
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From pumpkins to phantoms: Haunting decorations
Photos from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by Giovanni Martinez. In the spirit of the season, photography students recently went hunting for interesting Halloween décor. Some of what they found was too scary to publish. These spooky shots will hopefully make you smile rather than shiver. Happy Halloween.
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The Light Awakens: Light Painting Returns
Photos are from students in COMM 1318 Photography 1. Featured photo by Kendi Green. Light painting is an art skill that photography students are learning to master. To be successful, it takes practice setting the camera’s shutter to a slow speed. The students used flashlights, light wands, and a lot of patience. After some trial…
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‘Blasphemous Nerves’: Solo exhibit featured in SPC’s Fine Arts Showcase
Editor’s note: Photos from William Wilson, COMM 1318, Photography 1 “Fluid color.” “Looks like war.” “A lot going on.” Those are some of the phrases a class of SPC students used to describe their first impression of one of artist Devin Ratheal’s paintings. The painting is called “Sans le Mot.” According to Google, that is…
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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…
