Alcoholic Climbs From Bottom of Bottle

by Jordan Williams, staff writer

Toren Volkmann graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology at the University of San Diego. He was also a volunteer in the Peace Corps and came from a fairly well-off family. He has two older brothers who he looks up to with respect. His father is a doctor, and his mother is a former teacher. There was just one secret that he hid in his perfect life, and that he is an alcoholic.

Visitors Get Lost in Maize

by Amilia Gonzales, staff writer

Family Farm Created Into a Giant Maize 

Imagine purposely walking into a giant field of corn stalks, not knowing where each turn will lead  to next.

To the right, left and front to back, a person is surrounded by corn. All you hear are the sounds of autumn, the laughter and some screams of those who are experiencing the same thing. Then all of a sudden a loud bang is ringing through the air. All these things and much more are offered at the Simpson Farm, formally known as The Maize.

Running at Full-Speech With Holt-Day

by Brandye Huggs staff writer

Janna Holt-Day loves to teach young people and truly enjoys her students at South Plains College.

Janna, as she prefers to be called, is an assistant professor of speech at SPC, however, she did not start out wanting a career as a teacher.

Finding Faith with Grayson: St. Michael's Catholic Church

by Grayson Thomas, entertainment editor

Church Stop: St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Levelland. 

The last time that I was in a Catholic church, I was 12 and it was a blur. 

I was young and had only been exposed to a sliver of the world’s religion.  For all I knew to expect, it was going to be the same.  I was wrong.  The traditions that I am accustomed to are solemn and simple, while the Catholic traditions are more ceremonious and the congregation is more involved than I was expecting.