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The Delta Statement

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The Delta Statement

The student news site of Delta State University

The Delta Statement

The Future

The Future

Jamarrez Davis, Poetry Writer February 27, 2016

Legacy The flowers we blossom today Will be the the source of fruit from which the next generation will eat and flourish from We are all capable of leaving a blueprint But is that blueprint helpful? The...

Within

Within

Sheldon Ransom, Staff Writer February 26, 2016

The madness speaks to us everyday It's the voice we call the other Why ignore Is it the rage The insanity in you that runs through your veins No Its the known of your unknown

The Reality

The Reality

Jamarrez Davis, Poetry Writer February 22, 2016

Strewn across a path so wide Lay fragments that aren't easily hidden A puzzle so complex and impromptu That we never are fully able to see it To each their own because we all possess it Is this...

Crescent Wrench No. 1

Crescent Wrench No. 1

Jimmieria Chillis, Poetry Writer February 16, 2016

Sometimes I need you Although old and weathered with age Your beginning and latter strength has no end. You’re experiencing better days I’m reminded of you as I gaze— At the twilight Whose...

Me

Me

Sheldon Ransom, Staff Writer February 11, 2016

I seek love only to find love’s illusion Like a wolf in sheep's clothing, I was lured to my own sacrifice Scared of what was to come But not seeing what was done What is left of me The shell of...

Green Light: Amber Dodge

Green Light: Amber Dodge

Rebecca Carroll, Staff Writer February 11, 2016

Amber Dodge is a junior majoring in wildlife management from Goldsboro, N.C. Dodge wants to work in a rehabilitation center for animals but is still unsure what kind of animals she would like to work...

Poetic Statement

Poetic Statement

Alecia Wilson, Copy Editor February 11, 2016

They say you should say what you mean and mean what you say. You can do both, but they won't hear you either way. They silenced the noise, but all we did was whisper. Hot off the press, it'd never be...

In the picture of the booth from left to right are Matthew Graham, Emily Hercules, and Amanda Lutz. Photos are of the booth, volunteers working the booth, and pictures from Paw Prints

Saving Paw Prints

Katherine White, Staff Writer February 11, 2016

The music fraternity Mu Phi Epsilon held a fundraiser from Jan. 25 through Jan. 29, to help raise money and awareness for the no kill shelter Paw Prints. Mu Phi Epsilon had a booth set up in the Student...

"Snappin' It Up" In DSU'S Phoneography Class

“Snappin’ It Up” In DSU’S Phoneography Class

Aallyah Wright, Editor February 11, 2016

Phoneography, a new course at Delta State University, is taught by R. Kim Rushing, professor of Art, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:50 – 1:30. Phoneography is a course that teaches students to...

Green Light: Tori Summers

Green Light: Tori Summers

Rebecca Carroll, Staff Writer February 11, 2016

Tori Summers is a senior speech and hearing science major at Delta State. She said she plans to work as a speech-language pathologist until she can continue her path towards a master’s in special...

Constantly Moving

Constantly Moving

Rebecca Carroll, Staff Writer February 11, 2016

Life as a floating dock. Back, Forth, side to side.   Life as a swing. Back, Forth, side to side.   Life as a helicopter. Back, Forth, side to side.