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RUF Has a Dream

RUF Has a Dream

Jimmieria Chillis September 27, 2016

The Reformed University Fellowship, informally known as RUF, is an on-campus ministry. It meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Baioni Conference Center in Broom Hall. Its purpose, as indicated on the...

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Students Share Thoughts On Welcome Week

Patricia Huddleston September 23, 2016

Welcome week is an event held once a year to help new students get integrated in campus life at Delta State. I decided to interview a few students to find out their thoughts on this year’s Welcome Week. Senior...

Westfall Combines Okra Scholars and FYS with Peer Mentors

Westfall Combines Okra Scholars and FYS with Peer Mentors

Avery Wall, Copy Editor September 13, 2016

Dr. Jon Westfall, coordinator of First Year Seminar (FYS) and Okra Scholars, changed both programs for the better. He recently created an established role for the peer mentors in the classrooms of incoming...

Julia Morrisroe Art Exhibit Opens

Julia Morrisroe Art Exhibit Opens

Patricia Huddleston, Asst. Creative Director September 13, 2016

  ulia Morrisroe, an associate professor at the University of Florida, was the featured artist at Delta State’s own campus gallery. The exhibition was opened on Aug. 25. According to Morrisroe’s...

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Delta State Faculty Votes to Remove State Flag

Nick Houston, New Media Specialist September 12, 2016

Tuesday evening, August 30, 2016, Delta State University became the last public University in the state of Mississippi to fly the state flag after Mississippi University for Women and Mississippi State...

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United States Marine Corps Partners with Delta State GIT Program

Hannah Kistemaker, Publisher September 12, 2016

“This program is the first of its kind,” says Chris Smith, the program manager in the Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Technologies at Delta State University. Delta State University...

Delta Hands for Hope Hosts Summer Camp

Delta Hands for Hope Hosts Summer Camp

Lane Riley April 21, 2016

PRESS RELEASE - Shaw, MS 38773  124 E Peeler Avenue, April 18, 2016– Delta Hands for hope is a non profit organization whose mission is to strengthen the community assets related to education, spiritual...

Upsilon Delta Delta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated Hosts Scholarship Matters Poster Contest

Upsilon Delta Delta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated Hosts Scholarship Matters Poster Contest

Linda N. Stringfellow April 10, 2016

Members of the Upsilon Delta Delta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. hosted a “Scholarship Matters” poster contest for students at the Cleveland Career Development and Technology Center...

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Pro-Trump “Chalkening” Hits DSU Campus

Aallyah Wright, Editor April 8, 2016

Students across college campuses have participated in "#thechalkening" challenge in support of Donald Trump. It started when students at Emory University wrote "Trump 2016" on their campus sidewalk...

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Greek Week is in Full Effect

Rebecca Carroll, Staff Writer April 5, 2016

Greek Week will be held April 4-9. It is sponsored by the Interfraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC or The Pan), and the Offices of Student Life and Multicultural...

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Scheduled Events for Greek Week

Rebecca Carroll, Staff Writer April 5, 2016

Sponsored by IFC, Panhellenic, and NPHC In conjunction with the Offices of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs Sunday, April 3 Chapters are encouraged to place their letters on the DSU Quadrangle.  Monday,...

Cleveland Hall Floods due to Leaky Roofs

Aallyah Wright, Editor April 4, 2016

Cleveland Hall experienced a leak that transpired into flooding over Spring Break. During the week of March 7 through 11, Cleveland, Miss., and surrounding areas sustained heavy flooding that resulted...