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The Delta Statement

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The Delta Statement

Small Town Murder

Small Town Murder

Rebecca Dickson, Staff Writer February 28, 2018

Every Friday night, I take the same trip home to Hernando, Mississippi. Driving through the Delta at night is always so dark. The long drive gets lonely, so I always listen to my favorite podcast, Small...

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Noble Mask

Noble Mask

Kjirsten Whitsell, Staff Writer February 28, 2018

  Bubbly suds cover the floors as my bristle brush scrub the dirt. The heat in the air evaporates the soapy water before I finish even a small square of the floor. My hands look like prunes from...

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Tonight, I Prayed for You

Tonight, I Prayed for You

Lajuana Banger, Staff Writer February 28, 2018

Tonight, I Prayed for You  Kneeling would put me in so much pain  but not in as much pain as I am now  I'm at war with an enemy, who only speaks tranquility....  dark en-caved thoughts blankly...

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To See or Not to See

To See or Not to See

Kjirsten Whitsell, Staff Writer February 22, 2018

On Feb. 6, the Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) hosted a live adaptation of one of William Shakespeare’s most known plays, Hamlet. The production was put on by the Aquila Theatre, which is based...

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Alone

Alone

Selby Matyakubova, Staff Writer February 20, 2018

As days pass by, And life goes on, I realize: I'm all alone. I get depressed, I feel confused, Can't fight it now, I'm not that strong. As months pass by, And life goes on, I understand: I'm...

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Five Seconds; or The Time it Takes to Decide

Five Seconds; or The Time it Takes to Decide

Kole Oakes, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2018

right now           four drafts of suicide stuffed in pocket – an extension cord wrap around neck not enough alcohol to last through the chokes and spit I am my little brother's birthday....

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Not a Sleeping Beauty

Not a Sleeping Beauty

Avery Wall, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2018

Tick-tock Here we go again Blank walls and counting popcorn The ceiling is slacking Tick-tock Wakefulness drags on Leaving me with no chance The moon rises Bright and proud Tick-tock The sleepless...

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His Eyes

His Eyes

Hailey Alderman, Staff Writer February 20, 2018

His deep blue ocean marbled with wonders of green Underneath that beautiful color multiplied Mysteries that will never be unseen. Creatures swim aimlessly trying to be untied Others trying hard to...

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Chinese singer-actor Kris Wu performs at the Super Bowl Live Concert held in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, Feb 3, 2018.

Wu Yifan First Chinese Star to Perform During the Super Bowl Halftime Show

Fangsu Li, Staff Writer February 20, 2018

On Feb. 4, 2018, the United States celebrated its biggest sporting event, the Super Bowl, which was held in the U.S Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn. The Super Bowl’s halftime show has always been star-studded...

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Who am I

Who am I

Wenqi Hu, Staff Writer February 19, 2018

Lights come out through the window-shades Now I can see the stranger in the glass: Distorted smile The blues tunes are screaming on the radio Raindrops take away remorse tears I moan My despair...

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What are a Few of Your Favorite Things?

What are a Few of Your Favorite Things?

Stormy Ferrell, Publisher February 19, 2018

The Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) marked off an event on Jan. 25, 2018. The brand-new musical, The Sound of Music, produced by Rodgers & Hammerstein, filled up theater seats quickly for...

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In the Cut of the Mountain

In the Cut of the Mountain

Stormy Ferrell, Publisher February 17, 2018

Quiet and still, gazing down the slopes— only blinking when necessary. Vision flickers from one tree to the next. Each never ending from top to bottom. Taking in the large distance between the...

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