Jacques Doby Mac Ellison, a role model for many in his community, is nothing short of a busy man. Ellison is a barber, full-time father, a pastor inspired by the works of his father and mother and student. Some people in his shop may call him the perfect […]
UPDATE March 23, 2020 To the University Community, This is a serious time. A time when each of us needs to be mindful of how we take care of ourselves, interact with each other and stay connected with rapidly changing information about a pandemic many scientists say has not been seen […]
Two MCOM Alums covered this year’s NAACP Image award ceremony and joined the league of media personalities to be invited to cover the prestigious award show. EMIR.movEmir Horton Delaware State University BA Mass Communications (267) 582-8642 Ehdonnell@gmail.com
Erin Gordon Plastic products are taking over Earth like a plague. Plastic is a non-biodegradable byproduct of oil that is very cheap to produce, and easily polluting our world. Humans need to turn to eco-friendly products in order to try and cut plastic out of our lives. It […]
Jacques “Dinero” Doby Bitcoin, the biggest digital currency, is trading around $9,700 – 10,000, and has posted more than phenomenal gains since 2010 when it was trading around only 10 cents. Price Chart In 2017, Bitcoin managed to pump above $1,000. By the second quarter of that year, […]
Dominique Selby On Sunday February 9th, 2020 at the Dolby theater in Los Angeles California the 92nd Academy Awards was held. The award ceremony acknowledges movies, films, directors, and actors/actresses. This year’s Oscar’s was a letdown for people of color as according to Variety.com only five black people […]
Jacques “Dinero” Doby The loss of Kobe Bryant was one of the most painful in the history of sports. NBA players cried and mourned publicly and After hearing the terrible news, Barack Obama also came out to say, “Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting […]
Jewel Phillips Delaware State University is in the process of expanding its Honors Program. The program has served as an important part of the recruiting process for incoming students but recently has been in need of growth. Delaware State University changed its initiative slogan to “IT MATTERS” in […]
Jacques “Dinero” Doby Delaware State University’s, Hornets basketball team, lost its most recent away game to NC Central with a score of 45-72. This will turn out to be the team’s 16th loss, keeping them at 8th in the standings. Ameer Bennett, Otherwise known as number 15, […]
Delaware State University has just hired an entirely new training staff for the 2020 Spring Semester. Last semester the University collaborated with PIVOT, a Physical Trainer corporation, to hire temporary and permanent trainers. This past December PIVOT posted that the university was looking for seven permanent trainers. Roger […]
London Keemer Last Wednesday, January 22, was the last day to register for classes at DSU. Students flooded the Delaware State University administration office on Thursday January 23rd, to register for classes in an attempt to beat the deadline. Other things the students have to consider by this […]
Corey St. John The Delaware state football team has officially started it’s spring season. The process goes: rigorous training for a couple months, then smoothly transitions to on field practice in late March 25th. With a new weight lifting coach and new trainers, the hornets have a very […]
Erin Gordon The DSU Equestrian Team is gearing up to be back in action this next week. The Lady Hornets are starting off their 2020 Spring season traveling to Fort Worth, TX to take on the TCU Horned Frogs. The competition will hold Thursday, January 30th and will […]
Jacques “Dinero” Doby Delaware State University’s Hornets basketball team lost its most recent game at home to NC A&T with a score of 98-77. This will turn out to be the team’s 15th loss, dropping them to 8th in the standings. John Crosby, Otherwise known as number 24, […]
Essence Sommers Do you smoke cigarettes or know of anyone close to you that does? How about e-cigarettes? There is a lot of harm that can be done while smoking. Smoking causes damage to the body and can damage the quality of internal organs. Smoking is one of […]
Alicesa Miller According to the U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce, “African-American businesses have grown at an exponential rate in the 21st century.” Currently in the U.S., there are nearly 2.6 million African-American-owned businesses. Due to the inequitable rules or possible racism in some work environments, D.C. native, entrepreneur […]
Nyah Sutherland Recently, The Hornet Newspaper stopped by WDSU Radio: ‘The Hive’ to get exclusive access on all that happens at Delaware State University Radio Station. WDSU Radio gives students at Delaware State University, who look forward to pursuing opportunities in Mass Media, great hand-on experience within the radio […]
Mr. Alpha Hallowell aka King Billz, is a 23-year old senior from Bronx NY. He is a Mass Communications major with a concentration in TV, Radio and Film. Concluding his educational journey at Delaware State University he started getting major interviews. A very entertaining and enthusiastic young man, he […]
Should You Get Vaccinated? Keion Smiley Throughout history, many diseases have surfaced and made their dents in the population of humanity as well as left permanent damage for some. According to the CDC, Vaccines contain the same germs that cause the disease. The germs have either been killed […]
Christian Chapman There are several campus organizations at Delaware State University. Such as Greek organizations like Kappa Alpha Psi, Phi Beta Sigma, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and many others. Other organizations that are offered by the school that students campaign and run for to become student […]
Carrington Jones From video games to 4Lokos to social media, the American youth has a new addiction: Juuling. Look around any teenage party and I bet you’ll find yourself a couple of patrons with a cup full of their mother’s vodka in one hand and a black USB-shaped device […]
Elisabeth Trzyzewski On September 20th, the youth of America filled the streets and joined together in protest about climate change. Climate change has been a very important topic in science and politics. For years there has been the ongoing debate about wether or not climate change is really […]
Elisabeth Trzyzewski The Delaware State University Aviation program has officially received its 11 newest aircraft. This information was revealed at a program held at the Delaware Airpark on September 18th. With the help of the Delaware Higher Education Economic Development Funds’ $3.4 million grant, the university has purchased a fleet of […]
Kayla Bennett All college students know about the “University Struggle.” Struggling with finances, asking our parents for money all of the time, even splitting Wendy’s 4-for-4’s— sadly we’ve all been there. Delaware State University student, Roger Louisaire, is changing that narrative for himself by making money on his […]
Alicesa Miller Ayn Rand once said: “The question isn’t who’s going to let me, it’s who’s going to stop me.” This is a quote Ms. Senior for the 2019-2020 academic school year, Damaria Joyner, chooses to live by and keep her motivated. Raised in the Foster care […]
Cayla Jones Delaware State University’s annual homecoming concert takes a twist as it’s on a Wednesday rather than a Friday. This hasn’t deterred students at all as the excitement for Megan Thee Stallion has made students rather frantic to get tickets before they are sold out. The line-up […]
Brian Cavicante If you missed the home opener for the Hornets at Alumni Stadium on Saturday, you missed a good one! The Delaware State University Hornets got their first win of the season by defeating the Lincoln University Lions in a lopsided victory. The final score was 58-12. […]
Jadyn Batch Some Delaware State University Mass Communications students have volunteered as the production Team for ESPN’s First Take Live with Stephen A. Smith. From Thursday to Friday, September 19th and 20th, the students will be involved in assisting VIP, managing social hubs, setting up and taking down the event, […]
Christian Chapman Three years ago, Marcus Dunn was completely not into campus politics– he had never held a student leadership position. The most he had done was become Vice President of the on-campus organization, The Godbrothers. Now he is the 15th Mister Delaware State University under the Legacy […]
Delaware State University has canceled classes and on-campus activities for Tuesday, September 17, including the Freshman Convocation that was slated for 11a.m. today. The cancelation of activities was prompted because, “earlier, some students reported receiving anonymous texts of a potential shooter on campus,” said Tony Allen, the Executive […]
Demaurea Moore DSU Alumni President, Cliff Burrell, has invited the lady Hornets basketball team to the Alumni’s Cookout tent for Homecoming. Mr. Burrell saw the team picture of the girlsat Welcome Back night and contacted Coach Dave Caputo. “Bring the girls by and we will feed them and […]
D’Aja Christopher DSU Students gathered Thursday, September 12, at the basketball courts to celebrate Delaware State Hornets Football Team, as they prepare to go head to head with Lincoln University in the year’s first home game. To start off the pep rally, The Approaching Storm Marching Band, came in […]
Vanaija Shelton The Fairy Godsisters of Delaware participated in the annual org fair at Martin Luther King Student Center on Wednesday Sept. 4th. The Fairy Godsisters of Delaware is a nonprofit community service organization whose mission is to “Help Heal a Hurting Humanity.” President Joy White says her […]
Jonae Adams Thursday, August 30, 2019 all of the spotlights were on the Delaware State Hornets as they took on University of Delaware’s Fightin’ Blue Hens. Thursday night’s football game against the Blue Hen’s, DSU was tied in both first and second quarters. In the end hornets fell […]
Azonn Cale Delaware State University Hornet Activities Committee on Wednesday, Sept 4th, hosted it’s organization fair, allowing newly enrolled students to see what campus life has to offer. There were over 30+ organizations and student-owned businesses on display. The Fairy God Sisters, The God Brothers, L.I.F.T, and CSA […]
Cayla Jones On Thursday, September 5, 2019 Delaware State University’s HerCampus chapter hosted its first meeting of the semester. The HerCampus organization held its first interest meeting on the first floor of the new apartment building, Tubman Laws Hall at 11:00 am. It was coordinated and directed by […]
Keion Smiley “Freshman 15” is a term that refers to an amount of weight gained during a student’s first year at college. There has been a bunch of speculation from students that Conrad and the Village Café are putting fibers into the food to help with the students’ […]
Chad Chevannes Delaware State University’s Career Services department has hired new career coaches. As we enter the Fall, 2019 semester, Tamika Lee, one of three new career coaches will serve as the career coach for students in the College of Humanities, Education & Social Sciences and the College of […]
Essence Sommers After years of cramming for exams, long nights studying in the library … graduation is finally near. It’s crunch time! Applications for graduation and final senior audits are due by Friday, September 27, 2019. To complete the paperwork potential graduates must visit their advisors. 120 credits minimum are needed […]
Jadyn Batch Delaware State University’s homecoming is fast approaching. The annual homecoming date was moved up to September 15th, when in the previous years, the big event took place in October. By doing so, the school’s Welcome Week will take its place in October in order to fill the […]
Canaan Sims Delaware State University located in Dover, Delaware, recently opened its new residence hall on August 23. The hall has been under construction for a year and was planned to open on time, which it did. The new building replaces two residence halls that used to be on the […]
The Friday, August 30th election results held in the Martin Luther King Jr. Building had everyone excited for the upcoming year. D’Aja Z. Christopher Delaware State University held its’ Student Board Elections to elect the freshman board, and other positions that weren’t filled from last semesters’ campaign. Running […]
DOVER, Del. – The Department of Defense has awarded Dr. Mukti Rana, an associate professor of physics and engineering at Delaware State University, a $227,834 grant that will fund the purchase of an X-ray Diffraction System. Known among researchers as an XRD System, the X-ray technology is used […]
Alyssa Coustenis In a tweet over the weekend, President Donald Trump attempts to insult Senator Elizabeth Warren who claims she has indigenous heritage. He attempts to do so by making a joke about the genocide of Native Americans. This feud started after Trump publicly vowed to give 1 […]
Destiny Wharton “Gender equality is a human fight, NOT a female fight.” – Frieda Pinto. It is bad enough women have to deal with the everyday stereotypes such as, they should be the one in the house cooking and cleaning. However, the fact that gender inequalities still exist […]
Loyal Ricks Jr. When college students arrive on campus, the various opportunities of living a self- sufficient life greets them at the freshman dormitories. The days where authority figures watch over your shoulders have been postponed for the upcoming learning process. To some, this new freedom can act […]
Maximilian Farley A last minute blown call that might have changed the team representing the NFC. A controversy stemming from three years ago causing another controversy today. A super star notorious for the way he achieved some of his past successes. And the polar vortex messing up travel plans. […]
Monet Ford Mrs. Nicole Ford, is a 47-year old Mother, Wife and Business Woman from Philadelphia, PA. She attended college at Cheyney University as well as the Community College of Philadelphia. A God-fearing woman who was ready to overcome everything that was sent to destroy her. Mrs. Ford […]
Dominique Selby Alycia Selby is a 24-year-old graduate from Temple University. She’s taking on the challenges of adulthood head-on and adjusting to life after college. Although having an art degree, she is an educator to preschool children in the Howard County area of Maryland. Miss. Selby gave us […]
Jewel Phillips Jelani Bryant is a 19-year-old Freshman majoring in Environmental Science at DSU. He is currently serving as Freshman Class President and was recently elected as the youngest ever Men’s Council President, which oversees all men’s organizations at Delaware State University. He is an advocate for unity […]
Briea Dorsey This is Stacey Dorsey, a mother of a fellow hornet. She is a hard working super mom and beautiful person inside and out. During this crisis that everyone is facing, here is just some input on what Stacey Dorsey has to say. I live life by […]
Loren Perry Renee Perry is one of my oldest sisters. Growing up she is someone I admired and aspired to be everyday in my life. Hopefully after reading this interview, you will see why. I try not let people’s expectations cloud my self-worth. Just try not to live […]
Corey St. John A man of few words, but a lot he has seen in his life. He has seen heart break, had plenty of sleepless nights, and trials and tribulations in his life. That’s what makes him great! My father, Lyndon St. John. Life is all what […]
Erin Gordon We’re here for a good time, not a long time. I am unapologetically me. –Jonathon Graczyk Journalist Erin Gordon sat down with Sr A. John Graczyk of the United States Air Force. Hailing from the great state of Florida, he has traveled the globe during […]
