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SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE @plainsman_press PLAINSMAN PRESS www.plainsmanpress.com Levelland, Texas A bi-weekly collegiate publication Vol. 61 • Issue 4 • October 29, 2018 Atmospheric scientist discusses enviromental issues with expert panel by REECE TURNER experts, facilitated by Dr. and a former congress- Energy Resources, and informative slides in her peratures, natural disaster Entertainmemt Editor Katherine Hayhoe. The man; and Michael Web- Professor of Mechanical presentation, with easy- risk assessments, national panel was held in the Al- len Theatre on the campus LUBBOCK -- Texas of Texas Tech University leads the way in energy on Oct. 12. production and carbon Dr. Hayhoe is a talent- emissions. ed atmospheric scientist. If Texas were its own She was featured by For- country, it would be eign Policy as one of the ranked third in the world top 100 Global Thinkers, for gas production, yet and by Time Magazine in first in the United States 2014 as one of the top 100 (tied with California) for Most Influential People carbon emissions. Texas in the World. In 2017, Dr. also has more natural di- Heyhoe was named one sasters than any other of Fortune Magazine’s state. This makes Texas world’s greatest leaders. one of the most vulnerable The panelists included states concerning disas- Joey Hall, executive vice ters in the event of higher president for Permian global temperatures. Operations, for Pioneer Texas Tech Univer- Natural Resources; Bob sity’s Presidential Lecture Inglis, executive direc- & Performance Series tor for republicEn.org at featured a panel of climate George Mason University, Panelists Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Bob Inglis, Joey Hall and Michael Webber discuss cli- Diesel Technology mate change issues at Allen Theater at Texas Tech University on Oct. 12 as a part of the Program receives Presidential Lecture and Performace Series. KENDALL RAINER/PLAINSMAN PRESS AED accreditation ber, acting director of the Engineering at The Uni- to-interpret graphs il- rankings regarding energy by MAKAYLA longer than what it would Energy Institute, Josey versity of Texas at Austin. lustrating stats such as production and consump- have taken, which is about KNEISLEY Centennial Professor in Dr. Hayhoe had many nationwide average tem- See “Climate” on pg. 4 News Editor two to three years. The Diesel Service South Plains College is Technology Program had the first school in Texas to to pass several require- Biology Club helps with monarch migration tracking efforts receive national accredita- ments listed in a book by AUTUMN and we supply Monarch arch butterfly, their habi- people so they can learn tion for their Diesel Ser- of standards, which is BIPPERT Watch with that informa- tat and fall migration. Dr. about the butterflies more vice Technology Program. available on Association Editor-in-Chief tion. So if somebody finds Starr said that Monarch and what they can do if The program has been of Equipment Dealers a butterfly that is tagged Watch runs the tagging they would like to have working on getting ac- (AED) website, in order Every year, monarch on the way (to Mexico), program, while also pro- them in their backyard.” credited for four and a to get accredited. The butterflies travel more Dr. Starr says that half to five years. Whit- professors teaching in than 3,000 miles before he has participated in ney Owens, Program Co- this program had to make winter for a warmer cli- tagging the monarchs ordinator and Professor sure hey were teaching mate. in the past. But get- of Diesel Service Tech- classes to full extent. “It’s The South Plains Col- ting to tag and handle nology, said “there were technical standards like lege Biology Club and them is something some major hurtles we are you teaching electri- Dr. Scott Starr, biolo- new to the students had to overcome. One cal systems to the full ex- gy instructor, tagged 25 that they enjoyed. of which was we had to tent.” Owens said. “Same monarchs during their “This year we had have a certain number of thing with engines, power recent migration to help a really high amount researchers track their of monarch butter- journey. flies going through “So it’s a fun little ex- our area,” Dr. Starr ercise for students to do,” said, “so it was a little Dr. Starr said. “We used bit more prevalent for nets to catch the butterflies them to see. They’re off of flowers and other helping with a larger vegetation matter they project, and often we landed on. Or sometimes Dr. Scott Starr, biology professor, shows stu- refer to these types in the air when they’re fly- dents in the Biology Club how to tag monarch of projects as citi- pieces of heavy equip- trains, hydraulics, air con- ing by. Then you simply butterflies. zen science. Because ment in possession.” He ditioning, all the technical just hold onto them, and Photo courtsey of Scott Starr anybody can do it, it explained that, that alone stuff.” The professors in it is a tiny circular tag that doesn’t have to be was a major hurtle for that program had to come you placed on to them. biology student. It them, however they got up with documentation So it’s not too hard of a there is information on moting research for mon- can be somebody buying started on it and slowly of what they taught and process to do.” the tag for where they archs. these same tags and do it got it put together. That how much time they spent Dr. Starr explains that can report their sighting. “Migration is just one in their own backyard.” was not the only hurtle on the topics. AED also the monarchs are migrat- Each tag has its own little part,” Dr. Starr explains. Dr. Starr plans on par- for them though, they looed at how South Plains ing to Mexico for the win- unique code, so they just “Their website has a lot ticipating again next year, had several more, Ow- College was structured, ter, gathering in a forest have to either call or email of information about the and is hoping for another ens also said “We also such as who is the schools in the mountains that are the one on the information butterflies. They also pro- large sighting of the mi- had to revamp, the state accreditation, which it is northwest of Mexico City. to Monarch Watch.” vide information about gration in the area. mandated some curricu- the Southern Association After they tagged the Monarch Watch is a what type of flowers you “We’ll probably get a lum changes, we had to of Colleges and Schools monarchs, they reported nonprofit education and can put into your few more tags than we did revamp a lot of things (SACS). Ryan Gibbs, Vice the information back to research program based yard to help this year,” Dr. Starr said. there. That caused us to President for Academic the organization that is at the University of attract them. “It was a good one. Hope- restart our curriculum as Affairs, said “they (AED) running the tagging effort, Kansas that fo- The website fully it’ll be just as good it met to their standards,” did a site visit and in that Monarch Watch. cuses on the talks about next year, but we never That is not all however, site visit there’s certain “We record the date mon- different types know. We’re kind of on he continued saying “and requirements. They came that we capture them and of milkweed that the edge of their territory on top of that we also had out, looked through our tag them,” Dr. Starr the larva need to for where they migrate some instructor changes facilities, made a couple explained, “ if they have in order to through.” along the way.” Owens of small recommendations were male or female, grow. So they try to explained that getting ac- and the location of provide a lot of dif- abippert0518@students. credited was stretched out See “SPC” on pg. 2 where it was. We release ferent information for southplaiscollege.edu Cover to Cover Rodeo teams Journalist John Alum uses education Shane Dawson’s Woodrow Haunted Feature page 5 compete strongly at Stossel discusses in successful law new documentary Manor provides Entertainment page 7 the West Texas A&M ‘Freedom and its enforcement career. series investigates looming ambiance. Opinion page 9 University Rodeo. enemies’ at Texas the personal life of Spotlight page 10 Tech. Jake Paul. page 2 page 4 page 5 page 8 page 10 2 News October 29, 2018 Plainsman Press SPC becomes first college in Texas with AED accreditation Continued from pg. 1 Gibbs explained that going to have the knowl- extremely proud.” He programs which in turn new avenue for students receiving the accredita- edge, skills, and abilities also explained that by creates excellent gradu- who want to work on about lighting (it was a tion is an honor. ates, “that’s what heavy equipment, such little dark). It’s everything “It really shows it’s all about.” as dozers, excavators...etc from the cleanliness of the that our faculty Owens explained and improves the students facility to the equipment are looking to that they seeked the who want to go into the ag that we have.” Once the always push the accreditation be- market. program made all the envelope as far as cause it gives more “It’s going to cause changes needed AED told excellence goes.” opportunities to the them (students) to be them they were good. He said. “It was students. “When more marketable,” Gibbs “Having the first in not required for they came out of said, “have more market- Texas to be accredited us by the state of the program before able skills.