Monday, November 12, 2007, Issue 5
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Miss Caprock to be crowned Nov. 16

by Beka Rutledge, editorial assistant

It is once again time for each of South Plains College’s clubs and organizations to pick one of their best and brightest members to represent them in the 50th annual Miss Caprock pageant.

Hosted by the Office of Student Activities, the pageant will be held Nov. 16 in the Tom T. Hall Recording and Production Studio in the Creative Arts Building on the Levelland campus. The event begins at 7 p.m.

The contestants will be required to model casual and evening wear. However, this is not a beauty contest. A requirement is that contestants must respond on stage to a question during the contest. The contestants will also have private interviews with three professional judges.

In order to be a contestant, each girl has to meet the following requirements: have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher, be a full-time student, be an active and contributing member of their club, and not be or have ever been on scholastic probation.

The winner for the contest receives a $500 scholarship, and the first runner-up receives a $300 scholarship.

“Being involved in the 50th Miss Caprock pageant is a big privilege,” said Rebecca Mitchell, one of the contestants. “It is exciting to be able to participate in history.”

The pageant has been a tradition from the very beginning of the college.

“The pageant may not have always been called Miss Caprock, but it has been around since the start in some form or fashion,” said Stan Weatherred, director of student activities.

This year’s master of ceremonies will be Julie Gerstenberger, associate professor of speech.

Brittany Bradford, 20, a sophomore print journalism major, will be representing the Press Club. She is the daughter of Todd and Deana Bradford of Lubbock. She is an opinion editor and staff writer for the Plainsman Press.

Chelsea Brown, 19, a freshman special education major, will be representing Mary Gillespie Dorm. She is the daughter of Andrea Couch of Emory and Jeff Brown of Sulphur Bluff.

 

  

World AIDS Day focuses on promoting education

by Courtney Bullard, co-news editor

An estimated 40,000 new HIV cases were reported in the United States last year.        

They were among the 4.3 million people from around the world who contracted the disease. Of the 3 million people who died from AIDS in 2005, 12,000 were Americans. It continues to run rampant.

World AIDS Day is Dec. 1, and it is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic.  AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is a collection of symptoms and infections from damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  Although there are many treatments to decelerate the progression of the virus, there is no cure.

“World AIDS Day is the focus of an international effort in promoting education on the new horizon in the way of treatments, programs and helps to find a way to get medications to countries in need,” said Ann Henneman, the women’s health practitioner for South Plains Community Action in Levelland. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2005, the estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS in the United States and dependent areas was 41,897. Of these, 40,608 were in the 50 states.  In the 50 states, adult and adolescent AIDS cases totaled 40,540, with 29,766 cases in males and 10,774 cases in females.

There also were 68 cases estimated in children under age 13. Also, in 2005, an estimated 1,836 cases of AIDS cases were diagnosed in people ages 20-24.

 


 
  
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