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The Delta Statement

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The Delta Statement

A photo of the Roberts-LaForge Library in the spring.

Your Library Problems Are Over

Penny Bedford February 13, 2017

“The Roberts-LaForge Library is the backbone of Delta State’s academic environment.” Kristina Claunch, reference and Instructional Services Librarian, stated. The library hosted multiple tours...

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Anthem

Anthem

Nick Houston February 12, 2017

Yellow Brick Roads, Yellow Brick Walls There is no place like home Chocolate Chip Cookies to Dorothy Like Red is to White Like White is to Blue Like Black is to me. Rouge, Rouge, Rouge Ancestors...

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Photo Credits to the DSU Athletic Communications

Lady Statesmen Swimmers Split

Bugg Davis February 11, 2017

On Jan., 21 the No. 4 ranked Lady Statesmen hit the pool running (or swimming, if you will), beating West Florida before falling short to Emory University. Since it was the last meet of the regular season...

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The Rooster's Crow

The Rooster’s Crow

Rachel Red February 9, 2017

  On Jan. 28, 2017, the Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum (MDCHM) celebrated Chinese New Year with a tour-and-tea event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission was free, and visitors had the...

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Chinese Zodiac

Chinese Zodiac

Rachel Red and Hannah Kistemaker February 9, 2017

 

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What is Spring Festival

What is Spring Festival

Bugg Davis and Rachel Red February 9, 2017

https://youtu.be/OIF4AKL0Ons

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A hog pokes it  snout through the planks of its pen in greeting.

How a Pig Taught Me a Lesson

Rachel Red February 7, 2017

I was miserable. Feet shifting, I shoved my gloved hands in my coat pockets and ground my teeth against the chattering that threatened to seize me. Every breath snorted through my nostrils, which were...

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Forced into Femininity performs at 606 on Jan. 29.

606: A Delta Venue

Kole Oakes February 6, 2017

Dylan Crouch turned the house at 606 South Court Street into a venue that hosts a wide variety of acts. 606 has hosted two shows this semester so far and has four more scheduled for February.   The...

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God Provides For The Foxes

God Provides For The Foxes

Kole Oakes February 5, 2017

“Always in the background there is our vague disquiet with the artificiality or 'anti-naturalness' of both Christianity, with its politically ordered cosmology, and technology, with its imperialistic...

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Gilbert (20) fights inside to score

Lady Statesmen Get Their Revenge

Bugg Davis February 4, 2017

On Jan. 28, the Lady Statesmen basketball squad faced up against the North Alabama Lady Lions, hungry for a rematch. Only a couple of weeks ago, the Lady Statesmen fell short to the Lady Lions in their...

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51,736+ Views

51,736+ Views

DSUStatesmen February 3, 2017

Four years ago Delta State Athletics posted a video on their youtube channel, DSUStatesmen, that received 51,736+ views. It was titled 'Sportsmanship on the Diamond.' The caption reads: "In the...

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Jess Bennett tutoring a student in the Writing Center

Write Your Way to Better Papers

Kendall Morrow February 2, 2017

Delta State University’s Writing Center is a place students can get help with any writing assignment for any class. Located on the second floor of Kethley beside the Language and Literature office in...

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