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The Delta Statement

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The Delta Statement

Reddit: The Righteous Cause Behind Taking Down Wall Street

Reddit: The Righteous Cause Behind Taking Down Wall Street

Ethan Burnett, Publisher April 22, 2021

By now you’ve probably heard of Reddit and Gamestop. This fiasco has the entire stock market turned upside down, and if you’re confused about how it all works, you’re not alone.    It...

You Aren’t Defined by Test Scores

You Aren’t Defined by Test Scores

Mollie Pinion, Copy Editor April 16, 2021

If you’re a student of any kind, you’re probably all too familiar with this scene. Picture a classroom full of strangers, timers and a blank sheet full of bubbles sitting before you.  You sharpen...

Is One Post Worth the Risk?

Is One Post Worth the Risk?

Vorris Williams, DA Journal Editor April 15, 2021

Like the answer to so many legal questions, it depends.  Social Media Can Be Risky As more and more people are using social media, whether for jobs, school, or even religion, this area has become a...

To Read or Not to Read: The Case Against Censorship

To Read or Not to Read: The Case Against Censorship

Kelly Foster, DA Journal Editor April 13, 2021

“Banned books lists” are lists of books forbidden from being taught and are incredibly controversial in United States high schools. Proponents of such lists are typically school districts, governments...

Does Your Social Class Really Impact Your Desire to Pursue Higher Education?

Does Your Social Class Really Impact Your Desire to Pursue Higher Education?

Sykina Butts, Social Media Manager April 12, 2021

Higher Education Has Its Advantages My Aunt Becky always stressed the need for my cousins and me to get an education. According to her, it was the only way that we would have better lives. Education was...

From Pasture to Plate

From Pasture to Plate

Morgan Raper, DA Journal Editor April 11, 2021

We typically don’t think twice about how the food we put on our plates directly affects the world around us. The meat industrial complex is a perfect example of how one’s decisions can have a large...

Think Before You Tweet!

Think Before You Tweet!

Skylar Andrews, Copy Editor April 10, 2021

Social media influences your everyday life, whether you realize it or not. You use social media as an outlet to share your personal life with the world. However, social media has the power to determine...

Aren't we glad this doesn't happen in college?

Cell-Phone Policies in the K-12 System: Property Invading or Distraction Preventing?

Joanna Johnson, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 31, 2021

Technology is steadily advancing day after day with new gizmos and gadgets to help educate and develop our new skills. Younger generations tend to advance quickly when it comes to new technology, whereas...

You can do it if you put your mind to it!

There’s A Way to Lay a Successful Foundation Without a College Education

Jaclyn Deason, Copy Editor March 30, 2021

Many young adults have been told that they cannot become successful if they do not attend college time and time again. That is not the case, though. There are numerous people who have not attended college...

SHOWDOWN!

Okra vs. Statesman: Who Is Really the Best?

Ethan Burnett, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 29, 2021

Delta State has used the Statesman as its mascot since the founding of the school in 1924. However, students thought that this mascot wasn’t fearsome enough. Around the middle of 1990, the students voted...

Brehanna Daniels, NASCAR's first female tire-changer. Photo Credit: Fox4

Nontraditional Occupation: NASCAR’s Brehanna Daniels

March 24, 2021

Society holds us to many gender stereotypes. Traditionally, we even divide occupations by gender, and some people resist nontraditional jobs for their gender due to stereotypes. However, NASCAR’s Brehanna...

Student, Athlete, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist: The Story Behind the Davontre Henderson Foundation

Student, Athlete, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist: The Story Behind the Davontre Henderson Foundation

Mollie Pinion, Copy Editor March 19, 2021

“I do this for my mama” is a saying not unfamiliar to Delta State student Davontre Henderson. As a full time student, stellar DSU football player, campus leader and passionate philanthropist, it should...