by PLAINSMAN PRESS STAFF South Plains College student Sara Marshall was selected as Editor of the Year for two-year colleges and current or former Plainsman Press staff members won 11 other awards during the annual Texas […]
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Category: Spring 2017
University graduate discovers passion in escorting, adult films
by MATT MOLINAR//Associate Editor [Editor’s note: This story is the fifth part of the multi-part series “Risque Business,” examining the dangers of prostitution that begins with Issue #7 and concludes in Issue #12. Several staff members […]
Service animals becoming more common on campus
by TYLER YORK//Online Editor After decades of absence, service animals are becoming more of a fixture at South Plains College. In the Disability Services Office, Linda Young, disability accommodations specialist at SPC, noted that despite her […]
Math Department hosting Advising Day for students
by BRANDI ORTIZ//News Editor Math and Engineering students who are struggling to plan their schedules for the Fall 2017 semester at South Plains College now have the chance to ask for help. Faculty in the Math […]
Former student recalls sexual assault experience
by SHELBY MORGAN//Staff Writer [Be advised: The names and places in this story have been changed or generalized in order to protect the identity of the sexual assault survivor. In order to protect anonymity, the survivor’s […]
Denim Day serves to educate students on sexual assault, victim blaming
by RILEY GOLDEN//Entertainment Editor Students, faculty, and staff at South Plains College are encouraged to wear denim on April 26. They will be joining more than 155,000 people across the United States who have pledged to […]
Board of Regents discuss housing cost increase, curriculum changes
by SARA MARSHALL//Editor-in-Chief Increases in housing costs, curriculum changes and the proposed 2017 employment list were among topics discussed during the April meeting of the South Plains College Board of Regents. Cathy Mitchell, vice president for […]
BackTalk: Controversy develops around proposed wall
Build relationships, not borders by BRITTNY STEGALL//Opinion Editor With President Donald Trump wanting to build a wall, it is making the United States look like cowards. A proposed wall between the United States and Mexico is […]
Medical drug abuse becoming wide spread in college
by VANESSA DELGADO//Staff Writer In this day and age, medications are being over used and abused. Being a college student is stressful, and apparently many students are taking that same complaint to the doctor. Many of […]
College students underrated in eyes of society
by ALEX PEREZ//Feature Editor Welcome to the real world, where you have to juggle school, work and a social life as a college student, all while trying to not drown in debt because of tuition and […]
Controversy arises from recent Pepsi commercial
by RYAN SHANKS//Staff Writer Pepsi is getting a lot of heat for their latest television commercial. It’s official title is “Live for Now Moments Anthem” and features reality star and alleged model Kendall Jenner. It tries to […]
College requirements for students cause frustration
by SHELBY MORGAN//Staff Writer The general education requirements that college students have to complete are ridiculous. Most of the courses that are required have already been taken in high school and are just a repetition of […]
Student sees Border Patrol from different perspective
by TOVI OYERVIDEZ//Photo Editor Building a wall between the United States and Mexico has been a very heated topic ever since President Donald Trump announced it during his campaign. With American’s differences about the wall, has […]
Experience with Border Patrol shatters preconceived notions
by SARA MARSALL//Editor-in-Chief Not all opinions are set in stone…sometimes people can change their minds I used to have this unexplainable negative attitude toward the United States Border Patrol. I’m honestly not sure why. Maybe it […]
Students in college susceptible to more stress, depression
by CHANISE RAY//Staff Writer Untreated mental illness could be seen as an epidemic in the United States. As a college student I can personally say college is very stressful. Students, who conjointly have a load of […]
Cosmetology instructor inspires students with lifetime of experience
by DESIREE MENDEZ//Staff Writer Instructor by day, rock star at night, Juan Partida is a man of many talents. Partida, who some may know as Johnny Rockstar, is an instructor of Cosmetology at South Plains College. […]
Songwriting group allows students to create original music
by HANNAH NELSON//Staff Writer Passionate members of the South Plains College community are uniting to make new music and spark creativity. A few students and staff members have created a song writing group within the college to […]
Hobbs, Thompson shimmy to victory at Dancing With the Texans
by BRANDI ORTIZ//News Editor Costumes, music, and a shiny disco ball. Season Five of “Dancing with the Texans” was held in the Sundown Room at the Student Center on April 13 at South Plains College. Members […]
Synthetic drug use creates risk for teens, young adults
by BRANDI ORTIZ//News Editor While states are focusing on how to control the legalization of marijuana, they might not be paying close enough attention to the lab-created drugs that are even harder to control and are […]
