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The Delta Statement

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The Delta Statement

Ways to Help Decrease Dropout Rates

Ways to Help Decrease Dropout Rates

Jamie Martin, Staff Writer April 10, 2018

Research done by the “Do Something Project” shows that approximately 25% of all high school freshmen will fail to graduate high school. With an increase in high school dropout rates, everyone...

Time’s Up

Time’s Up

Wenqi Hu, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

With all the women standing up for gender equality and supporting each other in every field, the #MeToo and TIME’S UP movements have brought changes to women`s lives in many parts of the world. Women...

Being a Young Parent in College

Being a Young Parent in College

Lajuana Banger, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

The stress that is put on the parent as she/ he tries to pursue their career. Some sources say that parents are the most stressed because it takes a lot of energy to deal with a child. Some parents lack...

Olivier Salad: History and Cooking Secrets

Olivier Salad: History and Cooking Secrets

Selby Matyakubova, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

Olivier, a festive, traditional New Year’s Eve salad, is one of the most popular salads of Russian cuisine. In the 1860’s at a French restaurant called Hermitage in Moscow, there worked a cook,...

Debt: The College Life They Failed to Reveal

Debt: The College Life They Failed to Reveal

Merissa Pittman, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

  From the beginning of high school, we have aspirations of being somebody one day. Our beloved teachers and administrators routinely coached us on college admission and choices. For the next four...

The Opioid Epidemic in America

The Opioid Epidemic in America

Rebecca Dickson, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

The opioid epidemic has taken ahold of a vast majority of people in United States since 1992. Opioids are becoming the most popular drug of choice, creating alarming over-dose and death rates. Prescription...

Sunflower LGBTQ Community is Making a Difference

Sunflower LGBTQ Community is Making a Difference

Wenqi Hu, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

  In Nov. 5, 2017, a crowd of people from all over China gathered outside the Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou, China at 6 a.m. They were there for one single goal: to join in the...

Teacher Strikes and Unions

Teacher Strikes and Unions

Rebecca Dickson, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

  In West Virginia, the state capitol filled with men and women chanting for their rights. Teachers all over the state wanted higher wages, and they decided that they would do whatever it would...

Why Closed Captioning Matters

Why Closed Captioning Matters

Kjirsten Whitsell, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

Recently, the issue of captioning in media has been in the spotlight, especially with celebrities, such as Nyle DiMarco leading the fight for inclusivity. Having captions in media, especially movie theaters,...

Northern Ireland: Past and Present Politics

Northern Ireland: Past and Present Politics

Kjirsten Whitsell, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

If one was to visit Northern Ireland today, they would find tour buses driving along the coast showing film locations for “Game of Thrones,” tours going through Belfast, friendly people along the main...

The Recognition Mental Health Deserves

The Recognition Mental Health Deserves

Hailey Alderman, Staff Writer March 26, 2018
Mental health issues in America are currently being vastly overlooked.
Antifa protest

Antifa and the Fight Against the Far Right

Kole Oakes, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2018

The Black Bloc, more commonly referred to as Antifa, is an Anti-Fascist movement dedicated to stopping the spread of white supremacy and far right ideology wherever it emerges. They are not one unified...