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Theft is Top Crime on DSU's Campus

Theft is Top Crime on DSU’s Campus

Nick Houston October 13, 2016

According to Chief Lynn Buford, head of the Delta State University Police Department, larceny is the largest category of crime on any college campus. The combination of college students and bustling...

DSU 91st Anniversary

DSU 91st Anniversary

Najawon Wilson October 12, 2016

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Clowns Come to Cleveland?

Patricia Huddleston October 5, 2016

Some of you may have already heard about the clown epidemic going on predominately in the Southern states. Is this a cause for alarm? Here is some of the information I found then you can decide. The...

Pig Pickin' 2016

Pig Pickin’ 2016

Najawon Wilson October 3, 2016

 

District Judge Comes to DSU

District Judge Comes to DSU

Penny Bedford September 30, 2016

On Sept., 20, Delta State University featured Judge Gustavo Gelpi in the Colloquia Distinguished Speakers Lecture Series. His lecture was called “Police Reform through the Eyes of a United States District...

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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New Media, New America, New Election

Nick Houston, New Media Specialist September 12, 2016

Let’s play a game, what do these statements have in common? Politician calls for all Muslims to be barred from entering America. Politician gets caught using personal laptop for top secret emails....

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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...