The Delta Statement

Alumni Association and Foundation

Alumni Association and Foundation

Penny Bedford March 27, 2017

The Delta State Alumni Association provides the connection linking the University with over 30,000 graduates. It exists to connect graduates for continued support, fellowship, and networking across the...

GSA president Jess Bennett

The GSA Screens Pariah

Kole Oakes March 26, 2017

The first GSA Movie Night of the Spring 2017 semester was held on Feb 20. The organization screened the 2011 film Pariah, which is about a young gay black woman coming of age in the Bronx. The screening...

The Delta Players Present Speech and Debate

The Delta Players Present Speech and Debate

Kole Oakes March 25, 2017

The Delta Players premiered their production of Stephen Karam's “Speech and Debate” on Mar 22. This is Dr. Kilby Allen's directorial debut at Delta State. The cast is comprised of Layla Young, Logan...

BPAC’s Ambassador Program

BPAC’s Ambassador Program

Penny Bedford March 25, 2017

The Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) is searching for new volunteers for the Ambassador Program. The Ambassador Program began in 1996, a year after the BPAC was opened. The ambassadors are volunteers...

Purple and white calla lilies which symbolize charm and innocence respectively.

Surviving High School: Chapter 2

Avery Wall March 24, 2017

“Ah, our newest student has finally graced us with her presence,” Mr. Tillridge, the biology teacher, sneered from the blackboard. She winced at his disapproving glare as she walked hurriedly to an...

Purple Ivory

Purple Ivory

Kendall Morrow March 19, 2017

Lady Statesmen Send Falcons into Frenzy

Lady Statesmen Send Falcons into Frenzy

Bugg Davis March 11, 2017

The Lady Statesmen softball team traveled outside Mississippi state lines to take on five different teams in Montevallo, Alabama during the second weekend of February.  In a weekend tournament they called...

A view of the new planetarium from the theater room.

Check Out the Wiley Planetarium

Penny Bedford March 9, 2017

The Roy L. and Clara Belle Wiley Planetarium, originally built in 1976, has been newly renovated and reopened to students and the public as of Oct., 2016. Located at the end of the Caylor-White-Walters...

Who are You Calling a Rooster?

Who are You Calling a Rooster?

By Rachel Red March 7, 2017

The Chinese zodiac has long captivated people across the globe, but with its fame have come some misconceptions. Like, isn’t the Chinese zodiac just a rip-off of the Western zodiac? It’s not! Yes,...

There’s a New Sherriff in Town

There’s a New Sherriff in Town

Nick Houston March 6, 2017

After serving for nearly 25 years on the Delta State police force, Chief Lynn Buford retired on January 17, 2017. Now, there’s a new sheriff in town, Chief Jeff Johns. In light of the new hire, The...

Every cloud has a silver lining and a paradise within its light.

Paradise

Avery Wall March 5, 2017

Gray. Nothing but dull gray. No color.  No sound.  No brightness or life. Just Gray.   It is the color of nothing. Bleak and Cold. A color for mind-numbing.   There...