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DSU Budget in New Surveillance After Multiple Car Burglaries

Hollie Williams, Publisher February 9, 2019

Multiple auto burglaries on DSU residential property have resulted in surveillance installations.   According to Delta State University’s online daily crime log report, the campus auto burglaries...

October: The Month of Pink

October: The Month of Pink

Jasmine McGill, Photography October 22, 2018

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. During October, people from all over the country host and participate in events that...

Going a Long Way for the Longboarders

Going a Long Way for the Longboarders

Trey Wright, Publisher October 22, 2018

Since the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester at DSU, there has been a huge increase in skateboarders on campus.  One of those boarders is Dillon Brown, a freshman majoring in Commercial Aviation at Delta...

No offense, but… Maybe You’re Missing What These Sororities are Looking For

No offense, but… Maybe You’re Missing What These Sororities are Looking For

Madison Kalia, Copy Editor October 7, 2018

Delta State University is encountering inconsistencies between its overall racial demographics and those within its sororities. According to Mississippi.edu, in the fall of 2016, approximately 41% of...

Even when you have everything written neatly, sometimes it’s still a blur.

School, Schedules, and Spanish: Professor Ferreira Considers Students when Creating Syllabus

Hayley Cross, Social Media October 2, 2018

In the life of a college student, homework and extra-curricular activities tend to take up most of a college student’s time. Trying to juggle work, friends, academics, clubs and teams is exhausting....

DSU Writing Center Receives New Computers

DSU Writing Center Receives New Computers

Kjirsten Whitsell, Editor in Chief September 28, 2018

At the beginning of the 2018 Fall semester, Writing Center Director Dr. Judith Coleman received news that the campus Writing Center would be getting new computers. The four current computers that the...

Short-Term Memory Loss: How the Statesmen Plan to Turn Around the Season

Short-Term Memory Loss: How the Statesmen Plan to Turn Around the Season

Delvin Weems, Photography September 28, 2018

With three losses already this season, Delta State's football team is moving on with some help from selective short-term memory loss.   The team is no longer focused on the past games. The Statesmen...

Tri Delta has raised over $55M for St. Jude since their philanthropic partnership began.

Tri Delta: St. Jude Fund Raising

Tasha Toms, Staff Writer March 23, 2018
Tri Delta have exceeded $30,000,000 in St. Jude fund raising as part of their 10 year commitment.
DSU Connects Students from All Over the World

DSU Connects Students from All Over the World

Wenqi Hu, Staff Writer March 23, 2018

Have you ever wondered how many international students are here in DSU? With over 3,000 students in DSU, 4% of them come from different countries. There are 127 international students that represent 45...

DSU Men's Swim and Dive Team

DSU Men’s Swim and Dive Team Wins 10th NSISC Championship

Tasha Toms, Staff Writer March 23, 2018

Last weekend at the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference championship, held on campus here at Delta State, DSU men’s swim and dive team managed a 1st place overall finish to win their conference....

DSU celebrates Anoucke Baas' winning goal.

National Signing Day Success for DSU Women’s Soccer

Tasha Toms, Staff Writer March 23, 2018

Delta State Women’s Soccer had a near record season in Fall 2017 with the best conference record they’ve had in nine years and are hoping their 13 signees who committed this week on National Signing...

To See or Not to See

To See or Not to See

Kjirsten Whitsell, Staff Writer February 22, 2018

On Feb. 6, the Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) hosted a live adaptation of one of William Shakespeare’s most known plays, Hamlet. The production was put on by the Aquila Theatre, which is based...