June 17, 2020 General Order #3 — District of Texas — June 19, 1865 “The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property […]
Jo-Musulyn Banks On May 19, 2020, Dr. Tony Allen, the President of Delaware State University, held a university forum in regards to the move-out plan for students. The Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Dr. Stacy Downing, said the move-out process will consist of three phases. […]
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 […]
Recent DSU Mass Communication graduate, Zaire Davis, has accepted admission to Savannah College of Art and Design Graduate Program to pursue a Masters of Arts degree in TV and Film Production. Ms. Davis had applied to several colleges and gained admission to all of them. According to Zaire, […]
“Further delays in implementation will impact the ability of the 1890s to prepare financially for the continued impacts of COVID-19 on their extension programs.” Press Release from: U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin Office of Communications <mceachin.press@mail.house.gov> Tue 5/12/2020 12:20 PM WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) today […]
Jewel Phillips In 1962, Malcolm X said the most unprotected person in America is a black woman. This statement was made 58 years ago and is still relevant today. Black women are more susceptible to unfair treatment in American hospitals and doctor’s offices due to racism, sexism, and […]
Jo-Musulyn Banks Today we live in a digital world which allows us to have easy access to almost anything and everything. In this case, the internet is one of the many reasons why online learning exists today. Online learning, also called “Distant Learning,” gives students the opportunity to […]
London Keemer Climate change is essentially “a change in global or regional climate patterns.” This change of pattern is usually attributed to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. It is no secret that climate change has had adverse effects on […]
Noelle Jeffries Have you been told that milk gives you strong bones? Have you had a health professional tell you to eat dairy because it is full of calcium? Have you seen “Got Milk” advertisements plastered in your schools and on billboards? Are you told that milk and […]
Monet Ford Many individuals in today’s society place Early Childhood Education on the back burner, losing sight of its importance and relevance to the children. Children who don’t receive Early Childhood Education are “25% more likely to drop out of school, 40% more likely to become a teen […]
Labrina VanCliff There is a unified gasp amongst diet soda drinkers as there is a big prevailing myth that diet soda is considered to be unhealthy. Many people believe that diet soda is healthy, as it is a low-calorie alternative to sugary drinks. However mounting evidence suggests that […]
