New generation of reality dating programs maintaining unrealistic expectations

by Emily Gillespie, staff writer

With stress constantly brewing in our daily lives, it would be nice to simply get away from it all.

Maybe go to a mansion, where your only responsibility is that of only playing games? Somewhere secluded from everything, with an opportunity to meet new people? Where a bar is locked and loaded 24/7 with unlimited alcohol and drinks? No, this is not the real world, just VH1’s love series “Contestant Life.”

Lubbock City Council attempts to tighten pants

by Heather Daniel, co-news editor

I have always known that Lubbock has been considerably more conservative than other cities.

But with the possibility of a new city ordinance outlawing saggy pants, Lubbock city officials are going too far. The Lubbock City Council is considering whether to start fining saggy pants offenders. In the words of my Brazilian friend Hugo, that is ridiculous.

Moving up, moving on

by Jon Seaborn, editor-in-chief

Wow, it’s hard to believe that this is it.

After two years, this is my last column ever for the award-winning Plainsman Press.  I have gone from a shy staff member who took his photos, wrote his stories and was out of the classroom without saying a word to anyone to the editor-in-chief. It’s been a crazy ride, and I have really enjoyed it.

No direction home: One night homeless

by Hugo Reis, editorial assistant

I like to face the unknown and see what happens.

Recently, I tried to see what it was like to be homeless in a strange, distant city for pure choice. When I grew tired of pretending, I bottomed out on a public bench, punished for my audacity and wept to myself, thinking, “I want to go home.”

Strong morals nondenominational

by Sasha Malaeb, staff writer

A lot of Christians are unlike their Christ, and I think that is what gives them a bad reputation.

Lubbock is ranked as one of the most conservative cities in America, according to a 2004 report by the Bay Area Center for Voting Research that gave Lubbock the No. 2  spot after collecting 2004 presidential voting statistics from 236 American cities. That doesn’t surprise me one bit.

Learning about life through my windshield

by Brittany Bradford, co-opinion editor

Every day, many of us scramble to find our keys, put on our sunglasses, walk out the door to the pile of steel, fiberglass and rubber that we know as our “rides.”

We put the key in the ignition and engage in one of the most overlooked parts of our day. We drive.

Family makes Christmas special, not material things

by Ali Flores, staff writer

With Christmas right around the corner, everyone is hurrying, rushing around.

We all have desserts to make, gifts to buy, and trees to put up. But, it seems as if everyone has forgotten the true meaning of Christmas.
 

Through life's negatives, I continue to develop

by Vondee Langehennig, staff writer

So I have figured out that I am not completely hopeless, and I do actually have the honor of finding a passion. 

I was really uncertain for those first years out of high school, bouncing between the university scenes and trying out everyone’s last resort, South Plains College. 

Editor-in-chief will be missed greatly

by Laura Cain, co-feature editor

Change is inevitable.

It can come slowly or suddenly, positively or negatively. It can be easy or hard.            

Learning about life through my windshield

by Brittany Bradford, co-opinion editor

Every day, many of us scramble to find our keys, put on our sunglasses, walk out the door to the pile of steel, fiberglass and rubber that we know as our “rides.”

We put the key in the ignition and engage in one of the most overlooked parts of our day. We drive.

Family makes Christmas special, not material things

by Ali Flores, staff writer

With Christmas right around the corner, everyone is hurrying, rushing around.

We all have desserts to make, gifts to buy, and trees to put up. But, it seems as if everyone has forgotten the true meaning of Christmas.
 

More activity needed to keep students trim

by Beka Rutledge, editorial assistant

Every day, many of us scramble to find our keys, put on our sunglasses, walk out the door to the pile of steel, fiberglass and rubber that we know as our “rides.”

We put the key in the ignition and engage in one of the most overlooked parts of our day. We drive.

Peer pressure should not shape popularity

by Kendra Halsell, staff writer

They say that high school is supposed to be the four best years of your life.

But now your high school years can be the worst four years of your life. There are so many expectations for high school students. These expectations are not from just parents, grandparents, teachers, and other school officials, but also from peers. Their peers have very high expectations for each other.

Learning moderation key in life

by Alex Everett, co-feature editor

With school coming to a fast finish, it’s crunch time.

I, along with many other students, am excited about the Christmas break and the start of the spring semester. With that excitement of the break comes the end of the fall semester. This also means that the instructors are going to make many students take those dreaded final exams. .

Required courses should pertain to degree

by Brenda Cuellar, staff writer

The fall semester is finally coming to an end.

As I look back at the classes that I have taken, I realize “what a waste of time.” Don’t get me wrong, not all of my classes have been a waste. I have enjoyed many and have learned many things from them. But what I am trying to get at is when you have to take a class that you know will never benefit you in the future. So, why take it?