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Enrollment, property purchase highlight Regents meeting
by Jason Hartline, staff writer
Fall enrollment and the purchasing of new property for the
South Plains College Plainview Center were among the main
issues discussed during the September meeting of the South
Plains College Board of Regents.
As of the 12th day of
classes, enrollment across all SPC campuses is 9,265. This
number is only 32 students less than the Fall 2007 count.
U.S. Border Patrol expands enforcement since Trade Center
attacks by Caroline Basile, editor-in-chief
MARFA - National security has been an ever-present concern
for the United States, especially since the attacks on Sept.
11, 2001.
Neugebauer speaks about hybrid vehicle tax credits
by
Caroline Basile,
editor-in-chief
With surging energy costs, more efforts are being made to
help ease the spike in fuel expenses.
Texas Congressman Randy Neugebauer recently appeared at
South Plains College to explain a tax credit that will help
people to afford the purchase of hybrid vehicles.
SPC awarded for retention excellence
by Thomas Mooney, staff writer
South Plains College
recently was awarded the Noel-Levitz Retention Excellence
Award for 2008.
South Plains was
chosen from among colleges and universities across the
nation, Canada, and Mexico. South Plains was one of three
schools to receive the Noel-Levitz Retention Excellence
Award for 2008.
SPC helps create unprecedented 'Seamless automotive program'
by Norah Rodriqez, staff writer
South Plains College, the Lubbock Independent School
District, the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, and
Texas Tech University are teaming up to create a pathway for
students majoring in automotive technology.
Faculty, family, friends mourn passing of law enforcement
instructor
by Caroline Basile, editor-in-chief
Members of the South Plains College staff were stunned this
summer when they learned of the sudden death of a fellow
faculty member.
Randy Fesperman, who was a professor of law enforcement and
supervisor for the SPC
Nursing grads achieve perfection on state exam
by Jason Hartline, staff
writer All 79 students who
graduated in the spring of 2008 across the Levelland,
Plainview, and Reese campuses of the South Plains College
Nursing Department recently were credited with a score of
100 percent on the state exam, known as the NCLEX-PN.
Carpool forum aims to help students save
by Beka Rutledge,
entertainment editor Gas
prices continually climbed during the summer, making travel
of any kind difficult financially.
Many South Plains College students
drive at least two days a week back and forth from Lubbock.
Realizing the monetary struggles for
these students, a new feature has been added to MySPC. It is
a forum where students who commute to school can leave posts
to get together with other SPC students to try to get a
carpool together.
Law enforcement program has three-year passing streak
by Jason Hartline, staff
writer All 79 students who
graduated in the spring of 2008 across the Levelland,
Plainview, and Reese campuses of the South Plains College
Nursing Department recently were credited with a score of
100 percent on the state exam, known as the NCLEX-PN.
Mills sentenced for stabbing former student
by Caroline Basile,
editor-in-chief
A Hockley County jury recently sentenced Christopher Mills
to 45 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for repeatedly
stabbing his former girlfriend and ex-South Plains College
student, Ariel Walden, in the Texan Dome parking lot during
March 2007.
Mills, 24, a former South Plains College student, went on
trial for the crime on June 11 in Levelland, and was then
convicted of aggravated assault on June 12. He was sentenced
on June 13 to 45 years in prison. He had plead not guilty by
reason of insanity.
Hinson hired as new police officer
by Daniel Clayton, opinion
editor
You may have noticed a
new face in South Plains College Police Department lately.
It is new police
officer, Toni Hinson, a Levelland native. Her career started
in Sundown as a volunteer for the police department. She
worked for a year, without pay. Then a situation arose in
which the majority of the police force in Sundown resigned.
New tool gives students quick access to information
by Caroline Basile,
editor-in-chief
There is a new service designed to help
students answers their questions at any time of the day.
AskSPC, which officially launched on
Sept. 10, is a new database of frequently asked questions
for current and prospective students to use to help answer
their questions about anything from admissions to financial
aid information.
Student Goverment to hold elections Sept. 16-17
by Andy Garvin, news editor
With the 2008 presidential elections right around the
corner, South Plains College students will have two
elections to think about in the upcoming months.
The Student Government Association fall
elections are here, and a vice president and five senators
will be elected into office this semester. Two students
are running for the vice presidency, while six students are
running for senate.
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