The Delta Statement

30/04/2024

Congrats, Grads! Jamelia Mason has your success letter👨‍🎓🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓
Read Mason's newest satire article along with the rest of Delta State's online publication!

Dear college seniors, Here’s what you need to know. Don’t believe people when they say you have time to figure it out. You don’t. After you flip your tassel to the side, you will instantly be expected to have job offers that pay $80,000 per month, $960,000 a year. If you declare a major in...

25/04/2024

Delta State's 2024 student literary journal, the Da, is up on our website! Check out the amazing student writers our school has to offer. 📓

Da: A Journal of Delta Arts, 2024

25/04/2024

EXTRA EXTRA!!🗞️🗞️
Lauren Harvey has the inside scoop on the 2024 SLF conference📚📚
Follow the link below to view Harvey's newest article and the rest of Delta State's online publication.

This year, the Southern Literary Festival (SLF) settled in Oxford, Miss. Sixteen southern colleges and universities’ best writers congregated at SLF 2024 for a packed three-day schedule. History of SLF Robert Penn Warren founded SLF at Blue Mountain College (Blue Mountain, Miss.) in 1937. SLF has ...

23/04/2024

NEW NEWS ALERT🚨🚨
Anna Schmitz has the scoop on the Oscars!🏆🏆
Follow the link to see Schmitz's new piece as well as the rest of the fully online Delta State publication.

With the Academy Awards, more colloquially known as the Oscars, wrapping up, many viewers have questions about the program. How are these specific movies nominated and who decides which ones win awards? The Importance of the Academy Awards The Academy Awards is a yearly ceremony dedicated to giving....

18/04/2024

Fresh off the press!!🗞️🗞️
Moukthida Xaygnaphone gives the scoop on online shopping in her new piece.🛍️🛍️
Click the link to see Xaygnaphone's work along with DSU's completely online news publication.

Online shopping has undergone a remarkable evolution in recent years, reshaping consumer behavior and revolutionizing the retail industry. Factors such as e-commerce and advancements in technology drive this transformation. E-commerce impacts businesses and consumers alike. According to a report by....

18/04/2024

EXTRA EXTRA📰📰
Samantha Kirkhart gives an insider look at Greek Life on campus👱‍♀️👱‍♂️
Follow the link to see her article as well as the rest of DSU's student-run publication.

Fraternities and sororities, aka Greek Life, have flourished on college campuses since 1775. Colleges originally created these affiliations to represent and create communities. However, in recent years, Greek Life in the U.S. has experienced a major decline in membership. Why the Fall? Greek Life’...

11/04/2024

New news alert!!🗞️🗞️
Do you ever wonder if books are dying? No need to worry because Lauren Harvey has the scoop in her newest article: Books Are Not Dying.📚📚
Click the link below to view Harvey’s piece and the rest of Delta State’s online news publication.

In 2023, the average American started 12.6 books per year but only finished just over five books per year. This is a sharp decline from 18.5 books started in 1999. This begs the question, are books dying? The Pandemic With the restrictions placed on mobility and work in 2020, people all over the wor...

11/04/2024

Confused about the implications of AI in today’s world? Check out Anna Schmitz’s newest piece.📲📲
Click the link below to view Schmitz’s article and the rest of Delta State’s online news publication.

A new form of art is on the rise in recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) image generation is reaching all corners of the internet. Users can find these images all over reddit, X (Twitter), Facebook, and other social media. While it is mostly likely here to stay, it can create problems for unwi...

11/04/2024

Grab your ramen because Emily Saucier drops the insider look on how to make-do in the kitchen!🍜🍜
Click the link below to view Saucier’s piece and the rest of Delta State’s online news publication.

Struggle Meals 101 Welcome to Make-Do Kitchen, where we don’t have the means, but we work to get it done anyway. I’m Emily, I’ll be your host. Are you hungry? Are you broke? How about chronically tired and low on time? If so, you sound like the typical college kid. You have come to the...

11/04/2024

Fresh off the press!!📰📰
Staff Writer Samantha Kirkhart covers the Mississippi health care crisis in her newest article! 🧑‍⚕️👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️
Click the link below to view Kirkhart’s piece and the rest of Delta State’s online news publication.

As the healthcare crisis worsens, many hospitals throughout Mississippi are in imminent threat of shutting down. According to Mississippi Today, “The Mississippi State Department of Health, an agency that has been gutted by budget cuts and weakened services over the past decade, was not staffed no...

24/03/2024

Read now! New Feature from Co-Editor-In-Chief, Lauren Harvey: Can the Writing Center Really Help Me?

A somewhat hidden gem of Delta State’s student resources is the Writing Center (WC). Located in Kethley Hall 201, the WC employs student workers to offer writing advice to the Delta State student population. The WC is a resource that has been available for student usage since the late 1980s. Even ...

23/03/2024

Read now! new feature article from staff writer Anna Schmitz! "From the Delta To Vienna: Culture, Coffee and Art"

With COVID-19 precautions around the world winding down, opportunities that haven’t been available in the past few years are beginning to make an appearance again. One of those opportunities is the Delta State Art History Trip to Vienna, Austria. Traveling to Another Country Delta State, like othe...

22/03/2024

Read now! New feature from Staff Writer, Moukthida Xaygnaphone: Tamari Tateshvili's Journey!

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15/03/2024

Read Now! Christian music is "Coming In Hot" From co-editor in chief Jamelia Mason--

Left to Our Own Devices, Literally The global pandemic had a lot of people quarantined and socially isolated, which led people to start developing hobbies. The pandemic provided users the opportunity to create big and lasting digital communities on social media platforms. Faith-based content creator...

14/03/2024

Read Now! New Poem from Co-Editor in Chief, Emily Saucier: "Paring Knife"

I’m not skilled at wielding a paring knife. Never have been. My mother always has been, though- Snatching the blade and its victim deftly From my hands to slice through Quicker and cleaner herself. She tells me every time That my father couldn’t bear to watch- Too afraid that she would cut her t...

13/03/2024

Read Now from staff writer: Samantha Kirkhart! "Taylor Swift in her Business "Era'"

Beyond the blitz and glamor of the stage, Taylor Swift is thriving in the business world. Not only is she officially the number one artist in the world according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, but she is a savvy businesswoman all over the globe. Swift’s Rising in Soc...

11/03/2024

We have several exciting stories scheduled over the course of spring break! This way you'll have something to read while catching up on homework, or spending some much needed time rotting in bed! Grab a cup of coffee and you favorite blanket--

05/03/2024

Read Now! New poem By Co-Editor in Chief Naia Loper CALLING A STORM CLOUD SHELTER

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 and replaced the air with something sweeter. I knew who I was before...

03/03/2024

Read Now! THE SWEATSHIRT By Co-Editor In Chief, Lauren Harvey!

Mom thrusts it into my arms out of a dust-covered storage bin. A smile graces her face as her fingers run over the embroidered letters: OLE MISS. That wasn’t an expression I saw on Mom’s face often. I want to reach out for her hand; hold it like I always do. My fingers twitch, holding...

27/02/2024

Read Now! From the Delta State DA Journal By Co-Editor in Chief Lauren Harvey In Creative Non fiction: SELF REFLECTIONS

I tried to avoid mirrors. I would pass them and instantly look away. My eyes were always cast down as I brushed my teeth, and my back turned as I changed clothes. Don’t get me started on the moments before a shower, naked with the mirror staring me back. It was a cycle. We would...

26/02/2024

26/02/2024

Remember to join us THIS THURSDAY in Jobe Hall Auditorium at 5 PM for Dr. Ossorio's book launch event! This is a great opportunity to ask questions about her writing and research process and the book itself. We hope to see everyone there!

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Riley Hardin at [email protected].

23/02/2024

Domestic Violence: What It Is and Why You Need to Know About It

By Co-Editor-in-Chief Lauren Harvey

Content Warning: Detailed Discussion of Domestic Violence Domestic violence (DV) is a topic that college and university circles don’t discuss enough. According to official statistics, a shocking number of college-aged women have experienced DV. According to Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC),...

23/02/2024

Samantha Kirkhart's first article as staff writer for the Delta Statement is your "guide to all things SGA."

As spring semester begins, Delta State’s very own Student Government Association (SGA) is on the lookout for interested new members to complete their cabinet. This is the Delta State student guide to all things SGA. What is SGA? The Delta State Student Government Association functions among three ...

23/02/2024

Delta: We Have A Problem

Jamelia Mason reports on how Delta State's budget affects students.

Delta State welcomed President Daniel J. Ennis with not just Okra and Statement pride, but also with an insurmountable amount of debt. This led President Ennis to make the tough decision to instigate budget cuts across the board. According to Ennis at Jan. 23 campus Town Hall event, the school has b...

19/02/2024

Read Now: Fighting Okra Goes Global

Welcoming and supporting international students at delta state

by staff writer Moukthida Xaygnaphone

Delta State is breaking new ground with its initiative, “Fighting Okra Goes Global,” aiming to provide a warm and supportive environment for international students. Assistant Advisor of International Student Services (ISS) Elizabeth Wickliffe and two international students Francisco da Conceicao...

12/02/2024

Check out our (very serious) Spring 24 Statement staff! New content bi-weekly at deltastatement.com.

06/02/2024

TONIGHT!!! 7 PM in Jobe Hall Auditorium we will welcome Dr. Beverly Tsacoyianis from the University of Memphis!

Her talk entitled "Gaza: War and Trauma in Historical Context" will put the war in Gaza in historical context by connecting examples of ethnic cleansing, antisemistism, and Islamophobia to recent regional conflicts in the Middle East - and to reactions in the United States.

Beverly Tsacoyianis is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Memphis, with a background in trauma studies and disability studies. Her first book, Disturbing Spirits: Mental Health, Trauma, and Treatment in Modern Syria and Lebanon (University of Notre Dame Press, 2021) won an Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE in 2022. She is co-editor (with Sara Scalenghe) of a forthcoming volume with Bloomsbury Press on disability history in the modern Middle East and is also working on her second single-authored monograph, about disability and trauma in Israel and Palestine.

For more information on this event, please contact Dr. Chuck Westmoreland at [email protected].

05/02/2024

Congratulations to the winners of this year's contest brought to you by Da: A Journal of Delta Arts. See you all on Feb. 22 for a reading and reception to celebrate these exceptional student writers!