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Keeping hope alive: Focus on bringing Peggy home
by Amelia Gonzales, feature editor
Keeping hope alive: Focus on bringing
Merimon home
The family of Peggy Merimon has been
waiting anxiously for six months now to hear that she has
been found after disappearing in the late summer of 2006.
'TNL' Brings variety of talented
musicians to SPC stage
by Jennifer Conlee, co-associate editor
South Plains College students have once again been given the
chance to witness future star musicians in action at
“Thursday Nite Live”.
TNL, which is one of the many ensembles
offered in the Commercial Arts program, performs a show on
the first Thursday of every month, featuring several genres
of music, including rock and country.
“We have a new rhythm section,” said
TNL director Cary Banks, “and a saxophone player, so we can
do a wider variety of music, including classic rhythm and
blues, jazz, and pop.”
Former SPC student Caldwell composes score for new movie
by Jennifer Conlee, co-associate editor
South Plains College is becoming known worldwide as the best
school for students who have chosen commercial music as
their field of study.
Many students who have graduated from
SPC with a degree in commercial music have gone on to have a
great career in the music industry, whether they choose to
perform or work in the business.
HPV vaccinations cause concern for parents
by Stephanie Perez, staff writer
Recently,
Governor Rick Perry made a controversial decision to make it
mandatory for all girls starting at age 9 to receive the
Gardasil vaccine starting by September 2008.
The decision
angered many of the members of the Texas House of
Representives along with many of the state’s parents.
The Gardasil
vaccine is designed to prevent the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
This is the most common of all sexually-transmitted diseases
in America. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
estimates that about 6.2 million Americans become infected
with HPV each year. As many as half of American women get
infected by the time they reach 50 years old.
Wheeler rocks geology students
by Amelia Gonzales, feature editor
William “Bill” Wheeler, has impacted students at South
Plains College with a world of science, challenges and
entertaining knowledge for many years.
Wheeler, a geology instructor and
assistant professor of chemistry, says that geology has been
a part of his live since he was young. has been a part of
his life since he was young. Soon after graduating from
Merkel High School, he joined the United States Air Force.
He served as a flight simulator technician, maintaining
planes and instructing student pilots in instrument flying.
Wheeler worked his way up to master sergeant, earning two
commendations for administrative skills He traveled with the
Air Force all around Texas and Mississippi. In the summer of
1976, Wheeler retired from the Air Force after 20 years of
service.
Finding God through tragedy: One student's journey to
happiness
by Isa Torries, staff writer
When life throws the hardest times at you, living those
experiences can lead you to lose the love for life, or it
can lead you to depend on someone, to depend on God.
Haileigh Ballow, a freshman at South Plains College, has had
very hard moments in her life. But nonetheless, she has
learned to give her life to her God.
Overcoming obstacles to live her dreams
by Omar Ojeda, staff writer | 