By Desiree Lopez The Student Government Association at South Plains College will have some new faces for the fall semester. An election was recently held for the offices of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, public […]
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Recent legislative session topic at Town Hall Meeting
By Desiree Lopez The Texas budget, water supply, mental health, education, and transportation were among the many topics discussed at a Town Hall Meeting held on Sept. 10 in the Sundown Room in the Student […]
Mixer connects alumni, current students
By Abi Hernandez Current students had the opportunity to network and hear from former students during the Texan-to-Texan Mixer held at South Plains College The event was held on Aug. 27 in the Sundown Room […]
Enrollment, academic integrity software discussed during Regents meeting
By Autumn Bippert Fall enrollment, housing occupancy, Title IX changes and academic integrity software were among the topics discussed during the September meeting of the South Plains College Board of Regents. Dr. Stan DeMerritt, vice […]
Professor follows new path after career change
By Victoria De Souza Vanessa Moffett aspires to improve the lives of students while having a fun time exercising. Moffett is an assistant professor in the Kinesiology Department at South Plains College. Growing up in […]
International student strives to help her community
By Victoria De Souza Lucy Kayiuki is pursuing her passion for the medical field to have an impactful change in her community. Kayiuki lived in Kenya with her mother and two younger brothers until she […]
Alum opens first Ketamine clinic in Lubbock
By Kendall Rainer and Autumn Bippert [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.] Ben McCauley has always had a desire to help […]
Controversial series ‘13 Reasons Why’ not as far fetched as critics claim by AUTUMN
By Autumn Bippert With the mysterious disappearance of one of their classmates on the minds of Liberty High School students, everyone is trying to figure out what happened to Bryce Walker. The Netflix original series […]
‘The Sun and Her Flowers’ tells life journey of young women through poetry
By Danisha Lewis A young immigrant girl has moved to the United States in hopes of living a better life. In reality, she goes through the torment and bitterness of society while trying to make […]
Disney Studios ruining good franchises with greed
By Kendall Rainer Disney Studios holds the largest film franchise on the planet and is still growing, with new stakes in entertainment companies arising every year. The familiar family-friendly company has made its mark […]
Females should not be excluded from playing football
By Abi Hernandez Football was traditionally a sport for guys since 1869. But now more and more girls are interested in playing football. When guys hear this, they start complaining and bragging that the […]
Toxic traits create harmful friendships
By Autumn Bippert When heading into college, most people have the expectation of meeting life-long friends. With having those hopes so high, many people fall into toxic friendships without realizing because of the exceptions of […]
Student finds community, opportunities after beginning college
By Danisha Lewis When I first came to South Plains College, I did not know what to do. I was down and out, had no friends and I was basically an adult, as we all […]
Pacheco settling into new role as assistant women’s basketball coach
By Victoria De Souza Julio Pacheco brings plenty of enthusiasm to his new job as assistant women’s basketball coach at South Plains College. Pacheco was born and raised in the south of Brazil in the […]
Miller excited for upcoming season as new assistant track coach
By Kendall Rainer Wesley Miller brings a passion for track and field and an abundance of experience to his new role as an assistant track and field coach at South Plains College. Coach Miller spent […]
Deline ready for new coaching opportunity with Lady Texans
By Kendall Rainer Lindsay Deline is ready for his new adventure as an assistant women’s basketball coach at South Plains College. Coach Deline, a recent graduate from the University of Tulsa, is joining Cayla Petree […]
Reyes stepping into new challenges as college trainer
By Abi Hernandez Andy Reyes recently joined the South Plains College staff as the new trainer. Reyes grew up in Andrews, Texas. During high school, Reyes did not play any sports, but chose another way […]
Buffalo Springs Lake hosts annual balloon round-up
Up, Up, & Away…
Feature editor thankful for journalism experience
by REBEKAH HARVEY After 101 days writing for the Plainsman Press, I’m done. That’s really not a long time. One semester of writing and that is it. I’ve always been a curious person. After my […]
Student creates own path through family legacy
by REBEKAH HARVEY For Seth Hall, South Plains College is in his blood. Hall was born and raised in Lubbock, where he lived with his family until they moved to Dallas when he was 10. […]
