Category: Spring 2017
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Simulation Center helps students learn by failing safely
by TYLER YORK // Online Editor Students may not realize that the Reese Center campus of South Plains College is home to several artificial humans. The Center for Clinical Excellence, located in Building 1, is known by its students and staff simply as the Simulation Center. It houses many resources for training students who are…
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Sexual assault victim recalls time spent as child prostitute
by MATT MOLINAR // Associate Editor [Editor’s note: This story is the second part of the multipart series “Risque Business,” examining the dangers of prostitution that begins with Issue #7 and concludes in Issue #12. Several staff members took it upon themselves to interview, take photographs, and conduct research. The results of their combined efforts…
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Dining hall expands menu to better serve students, faculty
by HANNAH NELSON // Staff Writer A variety of changes to the daily menus recently were implemented for Texan Hall. These additions included four new menu options for both the lunch and dinner meal times. Great Western Dining, a contract company, operates the cafeteria and snack bar on the Levelland campus. “We have actually been…
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Board of Regents discuss proposed concealed carry policy
by SARA MARSHALL // Editor-in-Chief The “Concealed Carry of Handguns on Campus” policy, construction updates on the Lubbock Center and an update on the Texas State Legislative Session were among topics discussed during the February meeting of the South Plains College Board of Regents. Cathy Mitchell, vice president for student affairs, presented a draft of…
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19th Annual Scholarship Gala set for Feb. 25
by BRANDI ORTIZ // News Editor South Plains College plans to raise funds for student scholarships during the 19th Annual Scholarship Gala. The event is set for Feb. 25 in the Physical Education Complex on the Levelland campus. The Board of Regents of South Plains College and the directors of the South Plains College Foundation…
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Deadline for graduation applications approaches
by BRANDI ORTIZ // News Editor If you are completing your degree requirements this semester, don’t forget to get your application for graduation in on time. Applications for May graduation are currently available to students who have met all requirements. The deadline for applications is March 8. Students who are not sure if they are…
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Students encouraged to participate in Homecoming week festivities
by SARA MARSHALL // Editor-in-Chief Students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to join in this year’s annual Homecoming festivities. “Showdown at the Dome” is the theme for this year’s event on March 2 at the Texan Dome on the Levelland campus. All SPC clubs, organizations and resident halls were asked to submit two nominees…
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BackTalk: Differences between sexes generates debate
Emotional intuition gives women sizeable advantage by HANNAH NELSON // Staff Writer There is a constant battle between the sexes. Boys and girls are always going to be compared to one another. There are things that boys and girls do very different. However, there are a few things that females are prone to be better at…
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Technology, changing social attitudes make dating challenging
by SHELBY MORGAN//Staff Writer The days of bumping into your soulmate in line at the grocery store, dating, falling in love, and living happily ever after are long gone. We live in a world of social media where everyone is glued to the device in their hands, constantly refreshing their apps to see the latest…
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Sexual orientation spurs unjustifiable degradation
by BRITTNY STEGALL//Opinion Editor Living in the world today, if someone is a homosexual, he or she gets treated as if they are infected with a disease that is going to spread to whoever they come in contact with. Being homosexual is not an infectious disease. Whether someone is gay or lesbian, they are normal…
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Mother draws inspiration from child to pursue higher education
by SHELBY MORGAN//Staff Writer Parenting while going to college is not an easy thing to do. Throw in working a full-time job, and to some, it seems impossible. I was in my first year of college when I found out that I was pregnant. All of a sudden I had a new life to care…
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Fidgeting could make students more productive
by TYLER YORK//Online Editor I am always fidgeting. I twitch, bounce a leg, click a pen, or otherwise repeat some sort of tiny, thoughtless action hundreds of times a day. I used to think this was just an unfortunate quirk of my physiology, that my body was building up this nervous energy caused by boredom,…
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Dog ownership requires preparation, dedication
by SERGIO MADRID//Editorial Assistant Dogs are simple creatures. They eat, sleep, poop, and love you. And if you allow them to do all those things, they are perfectly content. Sometimes a dog will draw a bad hand, and they wind up with a difficult owner who just doesn’t seem to understand them. It’s an odd…
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Convenience of electronic media creates communication boundary
by VANESSA DELGADO//Staff Writer With all the convenience that technology provides, it also portrays a false sense of community. From a business perspective, it has opened a new door. It is faster and easier than ever to reach a company’s consumers. It is more convenient for consumers to shop and review businesses. Customers can now…
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Haines credits Baptist Student Ministry for creating career path
by SARA MARSHALL//Editor-in-Chief Justin Haines has been musically inclined from a young age. The commercial music major was born in New London, Conn., but was raised in Lubbock, graduating from Monterey High School. Haines didn’t grow up in a musical family, but he said he found music to be the coolest thing in the world.…
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Americana band becomes fun outlet for professor
by SHELBY MORGAN//Staff Writer By day, Dr. Morri Hartgraves teaches Anatomy and Physiology, and by night he is a flea market troubadour. The band, Flea Market Pickers, came to fruition when an old friend of his, who he played in a grunge band with in Los Angeles, showed up at his doorstep in Levelland after…
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Valentine’s Day receives bloody makeover by Nightmare on 19th
by DESIREE MENDEZ//Staff Writer It is a quiet night, until you hear screams coming from inside the houses. If you listen carefully, you can hear doors slamming. You may even encounter Twisty or Patches the clown, or even Cupid, outside as you wait. On Feb. 10 and Feb. 11, Nightmare on 19th Street presented My…
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Burton discusses importance of storytelling during recent Lubbock appearance
by RILEY GOLDEN//Entertainment Editor LeVar Burton has been all over the galaxy as Commander Geordi La Forge, experienced the history of slavery as Kunta Kinte, and taught children the importance of reading. Burton’s breakout role was playing African American slave, Kunta Kinte, in 1977, before hosting “Reading Rainbow” from 1983 to 2006 and began…
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Gonzales continues to pursue agriculture career despite tragedy
by MATT MOLINAR//Associate Editor [Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing project in conjunction with the South Plains College Alumni Association. The project highlights former SPC students and their achievements.] Less than one year after graduating from South Plains College, Nancy Gonzales was faced with the biggest challenge of her life – losing…