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A Seat at the Table Motivates Me to Love Myself

Aallyah Wright November 4, 2016

Recently, Solange released her third album A Seat At the Table, and it took the world by storm. I must say I am completely in love with it. According to Pitchfork.com,  "it already seems like a document...

Screenshot of the actual #chalkening

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...

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...

Love Sick

Love Sick

Aallyah Wright, Editor February 24, 2016

Why am I here? I seem to tune out the world more and more… Why aren’t you near? I seem to push you away, Even when it hurts me to the core… Why can’t I live? The pressures of...

Officers of the African American Student Council include: (front row, left to right) Aja Buckhalter, Selena Trotter, (back, l to r) Ashley Blackburn, Letia McGee, Symmbol Sanderlin, Veronica Suggs and Alandria Ramsey.

African American Student Council

Aallyah Wright, Editor February 19, 2016

Here are the calendar events for February.

(From Left to Right: Sarah Fortenberry, Alecia Wilson, Kole Oakes, Jess Bennett, and Nick Houston | Photographer: Aallyah Wright)

DSU to Host DA Awards Ceremony

Rebecca Carroll, Staff Writer February 17, 2016

Delta State’s literary magazine, Da, formerly known as Confidante, will be having an awards reading on Wednesday, Feb. 17, in the Capps Archives and Museum from 4:00-5:30. The winning students and...

Is “Formation” Her Greatest Creation?

Aallyah Wright, Editor February 13, 2016

Do you ever feel like an outcast when everyone likes something and you’re the only one who doesn’t, or partially doesn't? This is exactly how I feel about Beyoncé’s new song "Formation." Don’t...

Zetas Embrace  Finer Womanhood Week

Zetas Embrace Finer Womanhood Week

Aallyah Wright, Editor February 11, 2016

The Psi Kappa chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., hosted their Finer Womanhood Week starting Jan. 31, 2016 through Feb. 4, 2016. Shalisa Jackson, president and treasurer of her chapter, explained...

The Old Story Teller, You Say?

The Old Story Teller, You Say?

Aallyah Wright, Editor February 9, 2016

In recognition of Mississippi and to celebrate Mississippi’s Freedom Day and the Abolishment of Slavery, The Reverend George Lee and Fannie Lou Hamer Civil Rights Museum will have The Old Story Teller,...

Green Light: All Gas, No Brakes

Green Light: All Gas, No Brakes

Aallyah Wright, Editor February 9, 2016

Twenty-two year old, Treyzar “Boochie” Eatmon, is an entrepreneur and current student at Delta State University. See why he shines so bright. Eatmon started his own organization, All Gas No Breaks,...