Recycle, reduce, reuse: Help close the loop

by Laura Cain, co-feature editor

When throwing away that used water bottle or stack of old school papers, it is important to remember that those items are recyclable.

It is a growing trend in the United States to recycle. However, it can still use every effort from every person to make the environment safer and reduce waste. Although recycling is on the rise, there is still a lack of knowledge about what can be recycled, how it can be recycled, where it can be recycled and why it should be recycled. In an effort to increase recycling, it has been made quite convenient and easy to recycle.   

English makes big impact in short time

by Hilary McNamara, entertainment editor

Dr. Sara English has only been at South Plains College for two years, but she is already making her mark.

Interestingly, Dr. English’s childhood dream was not to be a teacher.

Lineman reaches new heights through SPC

by Leah Harbin, staff writer

Every time the power goes out, a lineman goes to work.

Lineworkers are the men and women who build and repair the electrical lines that carry electrical power across the country and around towns. Most often, they simply build or make repairs to the lines. But when bad weather strikes, they are on call. If a line is damaged during a storm, lineworkers head out to repair it right then and there. They climb to the top of 40-foot poles, regardless of the weather the weather.