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The Delta Statement

The student news site of Delta State University

The Delta Statement

The student news site of Delta State University

The Delta Statement

It is better to stay at home to rest and miss class rather than spread the flu virus to everyone around you.

Stay Away, No One Wants Your Germs!

Avery Wall, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2018

Lately, the flu is going around campus. Students and faculty alike are getting sick, and some believe that it is okay to come to class if they are feeling a little under the weather. However, even just...

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First Loves

First Loves

Jamie Martin, Social Media Editor March 22, 2018

When I see you I melt  it’s the strongest thing I’ve ever felt  The way you make me feel  it’s so unreal The thought of you being my first  makes my insides burst  But I want you to...

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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has a list of endangered species as well as ways for people to help save endangered species through the WWF website by adopting an animal or donating.

The Endangered Species List Grows Shorter

Avery Wall, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2018
10 Animals and Their New Statuses
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Flood

Flood

Hailey Alderman, Staff Writer March 22, 2018

It won’t stop raining Rain beats against the tin roof Sounds like it’s going to cave It isn’t strong enough to hold It will flood The water keeps rising Worry rushes over me Soon it will...

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Unanswered

Unanswered

Jamie Martin, Social Media Editor March 22, 2018

Why’d I let you hurt me again You said you were gonna be there ‘til the end Everyone tells me to leave you alone that I’m better off when you’re gone But I can’t let go of you Because...

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Rising Neo-Nazism in America

Rising Neo-Nazism in America

Avery Wall, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2018

In recent news, there has been more talk about neo-Nazism groups taking a more active role in protests and/or rallies. While neo-Nazism has been nearly unheard of in the U.S. until the bloody Charlottesville...

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What Not to Do as a College Student

What Not to Do as a College Student

Avery Wall, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2018

I pace around my private room I received after becoming a resident assistant (RA) this semester. Both sides are decorated, but one side is clearly more lived in than the other. My bed is messy...

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Why Pulling an All-Nighter Is Not a Good Idea

Why Pulling an All-Nighter Is Not a Good Idea

Avery Wall, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2018

College is a fun yet stressful time for young adults starting a new chapter in their lives; however, with university life comes with heavy coursework and projects that take up much of student’s time...

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The Place

The Place

Selby Matyakubova, Staff Writer March 22, 2018

I'll tell you, guys, about a place Where there's no evil, only good, Where there are warm and sunny days, And skies are luminous and blue. I love that place, I miss that place, But there's no...

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that is the rock itself

that is the rock itself

Kole Oakes, Editor-in-Chief March 21, 2018

(mostly,) when Sisyphus was pushing the rock his hands would sting and his bones would start to ache and in those moments he'd be too tired to keep going and let the rock roll   down while...

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Nostalgia

Nostalgia

Fangsu Li, Staff Writer March 21, 2018

The moon is still bright outside, An unspeakable feeling welled up in my mind. The stars are still shining in the sky, But why do I feel chilly and lonely? When I consider everything that grows, A...

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Too Mechanical for Cats

Too Mechanical for Cats

Kole Oakes, Editor-in-Chief March 21, 2018

“spirit want more spirit” in the form of spirit because the form craves spirit   all's the form of spirit no need to look for spirit look at spirit – look at cat   looking...

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