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Da: A Journal of Delta Arts 2023-2024

Da: A Journal of Delta Arts 2023-2024

April 23, 2024

Da: A Journal of Delta Arts, 2024

Girl standing in burning lavender garden (Design by Naia)

Calling a Storm Cloud Shelter

Naia Marie Loper, Co-Editor-In-Chief February 22, 2024

I will survive you as I had before you, and will continue on after. I will remember who I was before we met, and resurrect her ashes from all the gardens that I burned. I cleared my lungs of all the pollen...

Da: A Journal of Delta Arts 2022-2023

Da: A Journal of Delta Arts 2022-2023

April 27, 2023

Da: A Journal of Delta Arts 2023

The Bloody Lollipop

I Knew Her: Blood and Sugar

Naia Marie Loper, Columnist/Da Editor March 20, 2023

By the smell of iron and roses By the taste of sugar and blood  By the sound of her voice laced  with kudzu blossoms and honey suckle, nectar dripping against  my neck.  I knew her...

Red Red Wine

Red Red Wine

Naia M. Lanton, Columnist/Da Editor March 9, 2023

With rose colored eyes she invites me in past her lips to where teeth penetrate the skin or who's skin is penetrated ? I have laid inside her grave  and naked we were  buried in roses...

Da: A Journal of Delta Arts 2021-2022

Da: A Journal of Delta Arts 2021-2022

February 9, 2023

Da: A Journal of Delta Arts 2022  

A collage of historical pictures from legendary Delta State women’s basketball teams that includes Harris. This one of the few physical pieces of memorabilia recognizing her.

Photo Gallery

February 9, 2023

Colorful question mark tiles

Ask August: Dear Stressed and Not Blessed

August Lovell, Advice Column April 29, 2022

"Hi August! School is coming to an end and I am super stressed! I am burnt out and I want it to just end, but I still have exams! What can I do?" - Stressed and Not Blessed Dear Stressed and Not Blessed, I...

We aren’t here for a long time, just a good time.

A Family Vacation With a Twist: The Deason Shit Show

Jaclyn Deason, Copy Editor May 6, 2021

Family vacations are fun, relaxing and a great way for families to bond with each other and create memories.  What could be more appealing than a relaxing trip to the beautiful Colorado mountains?...

 The Fighting Okra believes in you! (credit: Delta State Twitter)

102 Covid Cases and Counting: How does DSU compare to Ole Miss and Mississippi State?

Ethan Burnett, Copy Editor October 8, 2020

As of Sept. 21, 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases at DSU is just above 100. Many attribute this to the decisive way administration has handled the pandemic. Other Mississippi colleges that have...

Delta State University VS. COVID-19

Delta State University VS. COVID-19

Tasha Toms October 7, 2020

COVID-19 has caused university life as we know it to change. This year there's online classes, fewer campus activities and a restricted union. It’s hard to feel as though any aspect of regular student...

Woman holding a delicate rose to her lips

Am I Just Your Fragile Flower?

Hannah Alley, Delta Arts Journal Editor May 4, 2020

“I mean no offense, but I need a man to help me. I don't want you to hurt your chance of having kids one day.” What he’d said sent me reeling. I never thought such a sweet gentleman could actually...